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Belarus Prioritizes Crypto Mining Amid Push to Break Dollar Dominance

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko has positioned crypto mining as a strategic pathway toward reducing global dollar dependency, announcing aggressive...

Nov 15, 2025CryptonewsDigital Dollar
XRP Earns Academic Praise: University Study Calls It ‘Gold In Your Hands’

According to reports, a bipartisan draft bill in the US Senate has reignited arguments about whether XRP is a commodity or a security. Related Reading: XRP Has Held Its Ground As Most Altcoins Fall, Market Observers Say The Bipartisan Market Structure Draft w…

Nov 13, 2025newsBTCPhilippines CBDC
Singapore to trial tokenised bills, bring in stablecoin laws, central bank chief says

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore's central bank will hold trials to issue tokenised MAS bills next year and bring in laws to regulate stablecoins ​as it...

Nov 13, 2025Yahoo EntertainmentThailand CBDC
UAE Enters The CBDC Race As Digital Dirham Goes Live

The United Arab Emirates has taken a clear step into live testing of a central bank digital currency. A UAE government transfer using a digital dirham took place this week, and officials say the payment settled in less than two minutes. This marks the first r…

Nov 13, 2025BitcoinistUnited Arab Emirates CBDC
Crypto Gloom May Be The Spark For A Surprise Rally, Study Shows

Crypto traders are showing high levels of fear, and some analysts say that could set the stage for a rebound. According to Santiment, social chatter about Bitcoin is split evenly between bullish and bearish. Related Reading: UAE Enters The CBDC Race As Digita…

Nov 13, 2025BitcoinistDigital Dirham
UAE's Digital Dirham CBDC Pilot Goes Live — Global List of Launched, Piloting, and Developing CBDCs

Key Takeaways - The UAE has joined the global CBDC race, officially launching its Digital Dirham pilot. - Over 130 countries — representing 98% of global GDP — are developing or testing CBDCs. - Only four countries have fully launched their digital currencies…

Nov 12, 2025Biztoc.comDigital Dirham
UAE’s ‘digital dirham’ CBDC pilot completes first transaction

The United Arab Emirates' central bank digital currency pilot has made its first transaction, reportedly completed in under two minutes.

Nov 12, 2025CointelegraphDigital Dirham
UAE's Digital Dirham CBDC Pilot Goes Live — Global List of Launched, Piloting, and Developing CBDCs

The UAE has joined the global CBDC race, officially launching its Digital Dirham pilot. Over 130 countries — representing 98% of global GDP — are ...

Nov 12, 2025Crypto Coins NewsDigital Dirham
Asia Morning Briefing: Hong Kong’s FinTech Week Belonged to Stablecoins, Not CBDCs

Once the future of digital money, central bank digital currencies barely featured this year as Hong Kong’s focus shifted to stablecoins and Brazil’s Drex pause showed how even early adopters are rethinking the model.

Nov 11, 2025CoinDeskDREX
Is Trump’s crypto “upgrade” to “ancient” US financial system on track for 2nd term?

Earlier this year, President Donald Trump promised a “21st Century” payments upgrade without requiring a central bank digital currency, putting the GENIUS Act at the center of the plan. The law is already on the books; the operating rulebook is not yet. In Ju…

Nov 11, 2025CryptoSlateWholesale Digital Dollar
General Flynn warns of imminent terror threat as AI drones surveil U.S. cities and Trump considers $2K stimulus

Imminent Terror Threat: Gen. Michael Flynn warns of large-scale U.S. terror attacks within 90 days—potentially deadlier than 9/11—with rogue weapons caches (missiles, RPGs) already staged nationwide by cartels/extremists. AI Police State Expansion: 800 U.S. p…

Nov 11, 2025Naturalnews.comDigital Dollar
Europe risks falling behind if it does not embrace global stablecoins

Europe risks falling behind in digital finance if MiCA restricts multi-issuance stablecoins. Embracing global stablecoins with flexible, competitive rules will strengthen liquidity, support cross-border markets and ensure the Euro remains relevant in a rapidl…

Nov 10, 2025EURACTIVWholesale Digital Dollar
Circle’s EU Policy Chief Patrick Hansen Busts AMLR 2027 FUD

Circle’s Patrick Hansen refutes claims that the EU AMLR 2027 will ban self-custody wallets, clarifying rules in great detail.

Nov 10, 2025BeInCryptoDigital Euro
Italian banks back digital euro but urge ECB to spread out costs: Reuters

Italy’s banking sector supports the European Central Bank’s digital euro but wants costs spread over time, as the ECB targets a 2029 rollout following a 2027 pilot phase.

Nov 9, 2025CointelegraphDigital Euro
BTC Liquidity Recovers as Trump Talks Bitcoin — Rocket Boost Incoming?

Bitcoin’s liquidity is finally showing signs of life after weeks of the cryptocurrency market stress and thin trading conditions.

Nov 8, 2025ZyCryptoDigital Dollar