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Obligatory license for stablecoins? What do the latest FSB guidelines mean

Normally, the numerous reports published by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) don’t contain particularly bold suggestions. The international monitoring body, comprised of financial authority representatives from the 20 largest economies of the world (G-20), the FSB limits its scope to risk analysis, not bothering itself with a global vision for economic

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Japanese startup to use stablecoins and CBDC to link Asian countries

Japanese blockchain startup Soramitsu is exploring new central bank digital currency (CBDC) applications with a new project on the cross-border payment system for Asian countries.Soramitsu will deploy Cambodia's CBDC and fiat-pegged stablecoins as part of its new payment system targeting countries like India, China, Japan and regions like Southeast Asia.The

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Bank of England will get more power in regulating stablecoins

The United Kingdom government could rebalance the power between the Bank of England (BoE) and the country’s principal financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), in the former’s favor, according to a 40-page consultation response published by His Majesty’s Treasury on Aug. 7. The British government launched the consultation under the headline

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Former CFTC chairman says stablecoins can be a bridge between two worlds

The former chairman of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Timothy Massad, highlighted the importance of government attention being paid to the stablecoin ecosystem in an interview with CNBC. On July 24, Massad told the CNBC interviewer that he sees stablecoins as a bridge between “the crypto world and

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