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Bank of England flirts with offline digital dosh
No signal? No problem. But also no solid commitment to Britcoin yet
Software17 Apr 2025 | 31
Chinese boffins advocate nuking nearby asteroids – it’s the only way to be sure
ASIA IN BRIEF Plus: Alibaba exits regulatory purgatory; India slows CBDC rollout; China creates eight new datacenter hubs
Science02 Sep 2024 | 19
Use of India's CBDC declines, but central bank presses ahead
Work to make the digital rupee programmable has begun
Software08 Apr 2024 | 5
SWIFT embraces central bank digital currencies after sandbox success
Promises it can handle digi-bucks and tokenized assets without new infrastructure, maybe next year
Software26 Mar 2024 | 20
Singtel loses $260 million tax case in Australia
Asia in brief PLUS: Chinese tops Steam’s language charts; HPE opens Saudi server factory; Indian government apps have flaws
Public Sector10 Mar 2024 | 2
China warns of fake digital currency wallets fleecing netizens
Scammers' tactics are tiresomely familiar: get-rich-quick schemes and data harvesting
Security27 Feb 2024 | 5
NARROWER TOPICS
India to make its digital currency programmable
Reserve Bank also wants a national 2FA framework
Cyber-crime09 Feb 2024 | 26
Florida man slams 'tyranny' of central bank digital currencies in re-election bid
Talking points echo those of Ramaswamy and DeSantis as they drop out of the race
Personal Tech22 Jan 2024 | 157
Programmable or 'purpose-bound' money is coming, probably as a feature in central bank digital currencies
Interview Governments may dictate where or when you use it, but it's not a gift card
Software21 Dec 2023 | 156
Foxconn founder Terry Gou quits Taiwan presidential race
Asia In Brief PLUS: Japan, UK, Italy, collab on new fighter jet; Korea's CBDC trial; Toshiba to delist
Offbeat27 Nov 2023 | 2
Singapore to deter crypto investors with tactics like those used on smokers, gamblers
Buying on credit forbidden, affordability tests imposed, and accreditation required for big bets
Legal24 Nov 2023 | 13
Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, and Lenovo sign up for $42 billion scheme to make kit in India
ASIA IN BRIEF PLUS: Tata orders staff to move cities; Singapore okays stablecoins; Australia trials CoPilot; and more
Systems20 Nov 2023 | 4
Use AI to accelerate adoption of central bank digital currencies, says IMF head
No turning back for cash replacement tokens, especially if they make credit more accessible
Software16 Nov 2023 | 15
Singapore, Amazon lead push for 'purpose bound' digital money
Asia In Brief PLUS: US joins India’s software diplomacy push; Suzuki to make flying cars; Indonesia's broadband bird
Software26 Jun 2023 | 14
Australia to phase out checks by 2030
Bouncing them all – starting with government – but cash gets to stick around
Personal Tech07 Jun 2023 | 123
Chinese city of Changshu to issue salaries in digital yuan
Adoption has been slow, maybe because there are few places to use it
Networks26 Apr 2023 | 22
Toshiba COO dumped over entertainment expenses scandal
Asia In Brief PLUS: Chinese province to buy four million servers; Google Cloud's nine-day APAC network glitch; and more
Legal19 Feb 2023 | 1
Bank of England won't call it Britcoin but says digital pound 'likely to be needed in future'
Technical paper says blockchain probably isn't up to the job
Software08 Feb 2023 | 176
India’s retail digital currency pilot launches on December 1st
Four participating banks, four cities, expansion to come
Software30 Nov 2022 | 7
Alibaba hides 11.11 shopping festival sales figures for the first time
PLUS: US/Singapore CBDC trial; Digital Ocean down under; Boeing's Indonesian touchdown; and more
Off-Prem13 Nov 2022 | 3
Singapore's fintech boss says stablecoins might win before CBDCs even get started
Monetary authority presses ahead with Ubin+ cross-border CBDC trial anyway
Software04 Nov 2022 | 2
China promises its digital currency will offer 'controllable anonymity'
This means personal info will be captured but not used – unless you're a suspected crim
Software01 Nov 2022 | 30
India to lead drive for global crypto regulations to bust money laundering
As president of the G20, it will have the platform to make it happen
Personal Tech19 Oct 2022 | 6
Singapore suggests blockchain to speed cross-border payments
Monetary Authority director calls current system 'not fit for 21st century'
Software11 Oct 2022 | 9
Beijing signals Digital Yuan will integrate with existing payment schemes
It needs to, because the likes of Alipay are already ubiquitous – and already used overseas
Software13 Sep 2022 | 3
Singapore struggles to curb cryptocurrency enthusiasm
City-state can’t beat them, so plans to regulate them, starting with consumer suitability tests
Software30 Aug 2022 | 4
Aussies crowdsource a business case for central bank digital currencies
Ring-fenced tests planned, despite previous regulatory skepticism about the need for fiat digi-dollars
Software09 Aug 2022 | 21
Singapore distances itself from local crypto companies
Consumer protection regulation coming soon as anti-crypto rhetoric ratchets
Security20 Jul 2022 | 4
India's Internet Association ends crypto advocacy to do something more productive
Namely working on a central bank digital currency
Software18 Jul 2022 | 7
US floats framework for international crypto regulations that cement its power
Crypto-land told it can't disrupt the global economy or financial system
Software08 Jul 2022 | 29
Central bank: Crypto 'derives value based on make believe', threatens financial stability
India's Reserve Bank no fan of digi-dollars – even its own planned central bank digital currency
Software01 Jul 2022 | 12
Singapore promises 'brutal and unrelentingly hard' action on dodgy crypto players
But welcomes fast cross-border payments in central bank digital currencies
Cyber-crime27 Jun 2022 | 3
China's digital currency comes to WeChat. Next stop: over a billion users
For now, a mere 80 million more citizens can trial the Digital Yuan
Software08 Apr 2022 | 5
India's Reserve Bank deputy governor calls for crypto ban
Labels digital currencies wreckers of sovereignty, worse than a Ponzi scheme
Security16 Feb 2022 | 51
Spot the irony: India's Reserve Bank says outsourcing and offshoring are risky
So risky that new guidelines are needed to ensure engagements don't go pear-shaped
Security14 Feb 2022 | 11
Indian PM says digital rupee will facilitate creation of global digital payment scheme
This is news to the rest of the world
Personal Tech04 Feb 2022 | 22
India to adopt digital rupee and slap a 30 per cent tax on cryptocurrency income
Designates data centres as infrastructure to attract more outside investment
Personal Tech02 Feb 2022 | 23
Russia's Putin out the idea of a broad cryptocurrency ban
Central bank worries that block-bucks reduce government control and are used by crims
Security21 Jan 2022 | 20
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