BIS Project Agorá Shows Tokenized Payments Can Settle in Seconds
Project Agorá combines tokenized central bank reserves and commercial deposits on a shared platform to eliminate traditional settlement delays and risks.
Project Agorá combines tokenized central bank reserves and commercial deposits on a shared platform to eliminate traditional settlement delays and risks.
Bitcoin could reach a seven-figure valuation within five years as young investors and central banks drive a mega-trend similar to the global rise of the gaming industry.
Kazakhstan’s central bank plans to allocate up to $350 million from its reserves into cryptocurrency-related assets and technology firms tied to digital finance.
Investor Ray Dalio said gold remains the dominant reserve asset and questioned Bitcoin’s role as a long-term safe haven, citing privacy and structural concerns.
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said the central bank will test blockchain-based systems for reserve settlement and explore tokenized central bank money.
The Bank of Thailand is monitoring USDT activity after finding that a significant share of stablecoin trading on local platforms involves foreign participants, raising concerns about grey money flows.
Ghana has passed legislation legalizing cryptocurrency trading and granting its central bank authority to license and supervise digital asset providers.
South Korea’s financial regulator missed a key deadline to submit a stablecoin bill, extending uncertainty as lawmakers debate issuer eligibility and the central bank’s role.
China’s central bank has opened high-level policy talks to strengthen enforcement against stablecoin and crypto payments amid the renewed trading activity.