The Banque de France Launches Experiment Program on Central Bank Digital Currency   Central bank of France is calling for applications to experiment with a central bank digital currency for interbank settlements, official website reports. The bank reports that it doesn’t impose any…

One of the largest South Korean banks, KB Kookmin Bank or KB is set to launch a crypto custody service in the foreseeable future. As Digital Today has reported on Friday, 27 March, the bank filed a trademark application for “KBDAC” –…

China Moves Closer to Issuing Digital Currency   The People’s Bank of China (PBC) is speeding up its digital currency (CBDC) issuing plan, the Global Times reports. The Bank of China in collaboration with several private companies has finalized fundamental functions’ development…

Tim Draper Wants to Invest in Indian Crypto Startups   Tim Cook Draper, an American venture capital investor, has an intention to invest in Indian crypto startups. On his latest visit to India, Draper met key cryptocurrency founders, stakeholders. Previously, Draper criticized…

Australians Prefer Other Electronic Methods over Crypto   Only less than 1% of Australians used cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin as a payment method in 2019, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) reports. Last year, RBA conducted a study with an objective to find…

Banco Sella to Launch Bitcoin Trading Service   Italian bank Banco Sella launches a Bitcoin trading service. The trading is carried out via Hype platform of the bank, where the bank acts as an intermediary reducing potential security risks with crypto exchanges….

Binance P2P Introduces 5 New Fiat Currencies in Latin America   Cryptocurrency trading platform Binance has rolled out peer-to-peer (P2P) crypto trading with 5 new fiat currencies in Latin America. From now on, Binance P2P trading platform provides its users the possibility…

Bakkt Integrates a New Payment Method with Starbucks   Bakkt digital wallet app, is integrating a new payment method with Starbucks. In the near future, Starbucks mobile app users will have the ability to pay with “Bakkt Cash” at Starbucks. Adam White,…

Crypto exchange Kraken integrates traditional forex trading and 9 new fiat currency pairs are live starting from March 12, the exchange reported. Users around the world (users are mostly from the United States) now have the possibility to use the crypto platform…