CONTENT 1. Legislative Gaps as Wide as the Grand Canyon 2. A Digital Coin with Potentially Hollow Promises 3. A Tangled Web of Governance In the world of financial innovations, the anticipation of a digital euro was met with much fanfare. Yet, as the glitter begins to settle, it seems that the grand European project might be riddled with legislative …
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CONTENT 1. The metaverse under the legislative lens TLDR On Tuesday, the U.K. Parliament passed the Online Safety Bill, a comprehensive framework designed to protect internet users from encountering illegal or harmful content. Notably, the bill has been extended to cover the metaverse, a collective of virtual worlds that has gained significant traction following Facebook’s rebranding …
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by Natalia Wu 2023-06-20 in 區塊鏈商業應用, 央行, 金融市場 A A Souce: AP 104 SHARES 分享至Facebook分享至Twitter 國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）總裁喬治艾娃（Kristalina Georgieva）週一透露，IMF 正在開發一個全球央行數位貨幣（CBDC）平台，以實現各國 CBDC 之間結算的互操作性和交易。（前情提要： CBDC指導手冊將出台！IMF：穩定幣、加密貨幣公司須重點監管）（背景補充：IMF報告《央行數位貨幣崛起》: 全球已近百種 CBDC 在研究或開發階段） 國際貨幣基金組織（IMF）總裁喬治艾娃（Kristalina Georgieva）昨（19） 日表示，IMF 正在著手開發一個全球央行數位貨幣（CBDC）平台，以實現各國 CBDC 之間的交易。 據《路透》、《彭博》報導，喬治艾娃週一在摩洛哥首都拉巴特舉行的非洲央行會議上指出，該平台將確保各國 CBDC 之間結算的互操作性。 CBDC 不應該是支離破碎的國家主張……為了實現更高效和更公平的交易，我們需要連接各國的系統：我們需要「互操作性」。 我們正在研究互操作性原則，這樣的概念將涉及一個共享的基礎設施，以避免出現結算的阻礙，這能避免我們最不想要的經濟進一步分裂。 出於這個原因， IMF 正在研究「全球 CBDC 平台」的概念。 她補充道，IMF 希望各國央行就 CBDC 的共同監管框架達成一致，以實現全球的互操作性。 未能就通用平台達成一致會造成空白，這種空白可能會被加密貨幣所填補。 延伸閱讀：CBDC｜IMF 總裁：加密貨幣不能跟精心設計的「央行數位貨幣」相提並論 IMF總裁：已有 10 國央行在 CBDC 賽道越過終點線 隨著現金使用減少和對加密資產興趣增加等趨勢的推動下，各國央行持續在探索發行 CBDC 的可能性。 喬治艾娃表示目前全球已有 114 家央行處於 CBDC 探索的某個階段，大約有 …
by Owotunse Adebayo CONTENT 1. Maple Finance secures $5 million in investment 2. The company is eyeing evolution in a dynamic crypto landscape TLDR Maple Finance, a blockchain-based credit marketplace, has set its sights on the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, announcing a successful $5 million investment round on Tuesday. The fundraising was led by BlockTower Capital and Tioga Capital, with participation …
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Introduction In the rapidly evolving landscape of technology and its impact on economies and societies, nations are recognizing the paramount importance of embracing digital transformation. Malawi, a country with a burgeoning information and communication technology (ICT) sector, has embarked on a visionary journey with its National Digitalization Policy (2023–2028) which will replace the National ICT …
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