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From Fireblocks to Stablecoins

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In 2017, the infamous North Korean Lazarus Group hacked $200 million from four South Korean crypto exchanges. One of the companies that investigated the hack …

ECB presents findings from digital euro innovation platform and announces second round of experimentation

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26 September 2025 – A digital euro could foster innovation in the European payments system ...

SFF 2025: 10 Years Shaping Fintech’s Future

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This year the world’s largest Fintech festival celebrates 10 years of uniting policy, finance and ...

Basel Bids for Asia Digital Dominance as US Debates ‘Crypto Week’

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Membership of CBDC Engagement and Technology Forums

September 29, 2021

The Bank of England and HM Treasury have today announced the membership of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) Engagement and Technology Forums. The creation of these groups was announced in April 2021, alongside the CBDC Taskforce which coordinates the exploration of a potential UK CBDC.

Press Release

Coadjute to launch UK’s first Mortgage Stablecoin in partnership with global financial blockchain provider R3

September 28, 2021

Stablecoins issued on the Coadjute Network will be the first UK Retail Bank stablecoins and the first in the world expressly designed to speed-up the completion of mortgages.

Digital Assets

Ask Coinbase Anything at Money2020

September 22, 2021

One of the differences in the way that this year’s Money2020 has been organized is the availability of the Speakeasy room where a small group of fintech nerds can #AskMeAnything from selected speakers. One of those speakers was Marcus Hughes, the Managing Director of Europe for Coinbase, and the editorial team at #DisruptionBanking were delighted to be invited to hear what he had to say:

Banking Events

#Money2020eu, Open for Business with CBDCs and more

September 21, 2021

Moderated by Carline Emch, Director of Government Affairs at American Express, the discussion focused on ‘How should CBDCs be designed and what function should they perform to become a trusted medium for payments’:

Digital Assets

Why are investors turning to Coinpass?

September 15, 2021

Banking Digital Assets

Why is Citi embracing Crypto?

June 28, 2021

Fraser shared her policy regarding cryptocurrency before the U.S. Senate Banking Committee last month. She shared how her company was taking a ‘measured approach’ to cryptocurrency as the bank sought “to understand changes in the digital asset space and the use of distributed ledger technology, including demand and interest by our clients, regulatory developments and technology advancements.”

Banking Digital Assets

Bank of England publishes Discussion Paper on New Forms of Digital Money

June 7, 2021

In the United Kingdom, there appears to be strong political momentum behind a digital pound: earlier this year, Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced that the Bank of England was to look at developing a central bank-backed digital currency - “Britcoin.”

#DisruptionChat Events Fintech

Talking about Regional Trends Disrupting Banking at Fintech-Aviv

May 28, 2021

Like each year, people interested in Fintech from all over the world tuned into the Fintech-Aviv Annual Summit. 30% of them from North America, 25% of them from Western Europe, 15% from Central Eastern Europe, 14% of them from the UK and 10% from Asia.

Press Release

Central Bank Digital Currencies May Disrupt Financial Systems

May 17, 2021

Widespread adoption of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) may be disruptive for financial systems if associated risks are not managed.

Banking Europe Fintech Regulator

As fintech gets hot, is central banking becoming cool?

May 4, 2021

The BIS Innovation Hub’s geographic footprint is growing to include centres in London, Toronto, Stockholm, Paris and Frankfurt, as well as a strategic partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

Banking Digital Assets

Full Fat, High Caffeine, Maximum Strength – Britcoin

April 28, 2021

The Chancellor’s Taskforce, announced last week at the UK’s Fintech Week conference, will “engage widely with stakeholders on the benefits, risks and practicalities” of allowing consumers and businesses to open an account with the Bank of England.

Press Release

UK ahead of Europe on path to digital currency adoption

April 19, 2021

Globally, more than 60 central banks have already entered the central bank digital currency race since 2014, with 88% of the ongoing CBDC projects, at pilot or production phase, using blockchain as the underlying technology.

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