While unperturbed by the customary condescension from ‘crypto-native’ digital assets disruptors at closed-door meetings, this person instead came away profoundly unsettled from similar gatherings of central bankers discussing the potentially radical implications of the forthcoming Genius Act – the US stablecoin bill expected to become law in 2025. This was put in motion by Donald Trump’s 23 January executive order, which set out for the US to lead the world in blockchain-based finance...| OMFIF
Roughly 1.4bn adults around the world remain unbanked, with the greatest exclusion concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa and southeast Asia. At the same time, sovereign bonds in these regions are often issued in large denominations and dominated by foreign institutional investors, limiting access for local retail investors and exposing governments to significant foreign exchange risk.| OMFIF
During a side event at Consensus in Toronto, Senators Gillibrand (Democrat) and Cynthia Lummis (Republican) discussed the progress of the Senate's work on| Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise
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