France’s central bank deputy governor told CoinDesk public and private European entities need to get involved in digital asset development, diverging sharply from Christine Lagarde’s stance.
Lagarde warned that large stablecoins like Tether and USDC, which now dominate a $310 billion market, pose financial stability risks and could transmit stress to underlying asset markets during periods of turmoil.
The European Union noted that Russia has become increasingly reliant on cryptocurrency to circumvent sanctions.
Farmers and food programs anchor 10 pilots aimed at boosting usage, while New Delhi eyes BRICS CBDC link ahead of 2026 summit
The BOK will increase scrutiny of crypto markets and non-bank finance, and will also modernize currency markets for 24-hour foreign exchange trading, he said.
The nominee, Shin Huyn-song, supported a central bank digital currency model, emphasizing the need for strict anti-money laundering and compliance controls.
The European Central Bank is preparing the ground should legislators enable the issuance of a digital currency and the bank's governing council approve issuing it.
Washington has spent years talking about a US CBDC as a distant possibility. It was an abstract policy idea, safely contained inside white papers and partisan messaging. But then the Senate put a number on it and made it very real. On March 2, senators voted 84-6 to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed […]
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The BOJ is testing blockchain settlement for reserves and exploring tokenized central bank money as it prepares to decide in 2026 whether to issue a retail digital yen.
The bill includes a provision prohibiting the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC through the beginning of 2031.
Rising tensions around the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most critical oil chokepoints, have sent shockwaves through global markets, driving oil price volatility, rattling currencies, and exposing vulnerabilities in cross-border trade flows. The Strait of Hormuz chaos could spark the XRP moment, and Ripple’s new financial era has ignited amid global oil turmoil. Crypto analyst Pumpius revealed on X that the Strait of Hormuz handles roughly 20% of the global oil flows, but the US and Israel strikes on Iran have slashed vessel traffic by 70%. According to coverage from Reuters and The New York Times (NYT), major tankers are suspending operations. How Ripple Positions Itself As A Payments Infrastructure Play This Strait serves as a critical energy lifeline for major Asian economies, including China, India, Japan, and South Korea, which rely heavily on the 70-80% route for crude imports. With limited bypass alternative routes, even partial disruption threatens severe supply shocks, and the possibility of oil surging past $100 per barrel becomes high, a risk scenario highlighted by Al Jazeera. Related Reading: Why XRP Retail Holders Are Positioned Ahead Of Institutional Adoption Pumpius suggested that this geopolitical firestorm could accelerate Ripple’s and XRP revolution. With the ISO 20022 adoption ramping up and the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) on the horizon, Ripple technology could be positioned as the backbone of a new, resilient global financial order, bypassing chokepoints of fiat chaos. While the crypto markets held relatively steady over the weekend, the US open on Monday could unleash the risk-off waves. For XRP, this might be the catalyst for escalating a faster shift to digital assets. Why Dubai Is Quietly Building On XRP Ledger The growing adoption of the XRP Ledger by UAE companies is no coincidence. An analyst known as Xfinancebull has stated that Ripple is the first blockchain payments provider to receive licensing approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) within the country’s International Financial Centre. This milestone grants Ripple full regulatory authorization to offer cross-border crypto payment services in the UAE. Related Reading: XRP Ledger Positioned For Real World Asset Explosion As Securitize Teases $400-T Market With regulatory approval secured, major real-world asset projects are now building directly on the XRP Ledger. Billiton Diamond has tokenized $280 million in certified diamonds on XRPL, with assets secured by Ripple Custody and infrastructure support from Ctrl Alt. At the same time, real estate title deeds are being tokenized with the Dubai Land Department through the same pipeline. Meanwhile, the total real-world assets (RWA) have surpassed $2 billion. The UAE continued to prefer the XRP Ledger because Ripple already has the regulatory green light that other chains are waiting for. Ripple holds more than 60 licenses globally, including approvals from the DFSA, MAS, NYDFS, and the Central Bank of Ireland. Also, the regulated infrastructure tends to attract institutional flows; this is not theory, but what is happening right in Dubai. “From diamond today to real estate next, the rest is time, and XRP is really taking over,” Xfinancebull noted. Featured image from Render, chart from Tradingview.com
Bank of Israel Governor Amir Yaron said stablecoins can no longer be viewed as marginal, citing their trillion-dollar trading volumes and growing systemic risks.
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.
European Central Bank officials kept a clear target this week: launch the digital euro in 2029. That goal was described as realistic by senior ECB figures, even as the bank said it will carry on with preparation work beyond the formal end of its current phase in October 2025. According to Bloomberg and ECB statements, the timetable depends on new EU laws and technical readiness. Related Reading: Dogecoin Ignites — 60% Volume Boom Teases Potential Rally Preparation Phase Continues After October 2025 Based on reports, the ECB started the preparation phase in November 2023 and has been building rules and testing options since then. The formal stretch of that phase was due to finish in October 2025, but officials said work will not stop. Tasks left on the list include finalizing the rulebook, deciding how privacy and anti-money-laundering checks will work, and lining up service providers and technical infrastructure. No final decision to issue will be taken until the legal framework is in place. What The 2029 Target Means For Markets And Banks Reports have disclosed that the bank aims for a mid-2029 launch if everything aligns — legislation, systems, and user tools. That leaves four years for lawmakers and market players to move. Banks will be watching closely. So will fintech firms and payment platforms. Some regulators have said they want central bank money available electronically so citizens can keep using safe public money as cash use falls. Political Pressure And International Context According to media coverage, political signals from outside the EU have helped speed talks. US President Donald Trump’s moves on crypto and stablecoin regulation were cited by some EU ministers as a reason to solidify Europe’s own plan. The ECB says the digital euro is partly about keeping public money relevant as private payment options multiply. Any decision to issue and distribute a retail CBDC will still need approval from EU lawmakers before the bank can start broad rollouts. Related Reading: Avalanche Expands In Asia — Japan’s Biggest Card Processor Joins The Network Open questions around design and limits remain. Will retail accounts hold interest? How much can a person keep in digital euros? Can citizens use the currency offline? These are basic questions that lawmakers and the ECB must answer together. Reports say the ECB is aiming to protect privacy while meeting AML rules, but those goals sometimes conflict and will need trade-offs. A narrow window, but not a guarantee. The 2029 timeline is a signal to markets and developers. It is a target, not a promise. Based on reports, the bank’s path will be shaped by how quickly EU legislation moves and how well technical trials go over the next months and years. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from TradingView
The country has also legally recognized its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital som, with plans to pilot government-related payments with it.
There’s an old phrase that “the road to hell is paved with good intentions.” In 2025, that road is digital, scanned, jammed with CCTV, and increasingly inescapable. From Beijing to Berlin to London, and beyond, governments are rolling out digital identities that promise convenience and security, but they come at the cost of something far […]
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The initiative is intended to enhance settlement efficiency, and serve as building blocks toward a broader framework for e-CNY integration.
The United Kingdom’s minority party Reform has formally rejected the Bank of England’s proposal to cap stablecoin holdings and its broader plan to introduce a central bank digital currency (CBDC). In a Sept. 18 statement on X, the party’s head of policy, Zia Yusuf, alongside party figurehead Nigel Farage, warned that the measures would damage […]
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A Eurozone CBDC could provide business continuity in the event of a cyberattack on banks or other payment providers
Dollar dominance thanks to stablecoins is pushing China to explore stablecoins, but capital controls limit the project to Hong Kong’s offshore renminbi market, where liquidity is thin.
A bill moving through Congress could reshape how big companies sell their shares. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts warned that the CLARITY Act might let firms dodge long‑standing rules. Related Reading: If You’re Wealthy, 1 Bitcoin Should Already Be In Your Wallet, Expert Says Based on reports, the measure would shift certain tokens onto a “mature” blockchain and hand oversight to the CFTC instead of the SEC. Warren Warns Of A Regulatory Loophole According to Warren, the bill’s text would let any company listed on the NYSE put its stock on a qualifying blockchain. At that point, companies could escape SEC registration. She said that could “blow up the value of the NYSE” by cutting out investor protections. Under the draft, token sales using a functional chain still count as fundraising, but tokenized shares may slip free of SEC checks. She wants to limit US companies (Amazon, Meta, GE) to protect the “US economy” / NYSE? Not against NYSE, but it’s just one company, fully owned by ICE, market cap: ~$100 billion. Amazon market cap: $2.40 trillion. NYSE ≠ economy. All companies = economy. https://t.co/6Xo6QVgL1p — CZ ???? BNB (@cz_binance) July 17, 2025 Companies could raise money without filing the same forms. They would not need to share audited reports or follow proxy rules. Retail investors might face hidden risks if their favorite blue‑chip stock suddenly shifts on‑chain. Crypto Week Sees Multiple Bills This week in Washington is packed. The House Agriculture Committee and the House Financial Services Committee both cleared the CLARITY Act. It now heads toward the Senate, where approval is not guaranteed. (Update – On Wednesday, the GOP-led US House navigated crucial procedural checkpoints for crypto reform, just a day after President Donald Trump stepped in to keep the effort alive—clearing the path for America’s inaugural federal digital-asset statute. Those approvals came on the heels of more than nine hours of behind‑closed‑doors negotiations, as party leaders courted skeptics uneasy about the bill’s design.) US President Donald Trump said he expects these bills to land on his desk after Senate votes. Representative Andy Harris noted that the House Freedom Caucus plans to meet soon to add CBDC language into the CLARITY draft. Large parts of the market are watching closely. Token classification under one agency or another could shift billions in trading volume overnight. Related Reading: Massive Whale Profits $15 Million—Now Betting Big On Ethereum To Crash Industry Voices Split On Regulation Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse pointed out that over 55 million US citizens now use crypto. He cited a $3.4 trillion market cap and urged a clear framework to secure the industry’s future. On the other side, Americans for Financial Reform warned that the bill would curb the SEC’s powers to guard retail investors. They said it is more deregulatory than FIT21 from 2024, raising risks of scams and theft. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce has said token rules should not remove securities‑law coverage where it belongs. Representatives Maxine Waters and Angie Craig also voiced concerns that the legislation favors big crypto players over everyday investors. Featured image from Meta, chart from TradingView
We’ve got a big week ahead of us in terms of U.S. crypto legislation, so I asked Katherine Dowling, general counsel at Bitwise, to give us a rundown.
US Democratic lawmakers, led by House members Maxine Waters and Stephen Lynch, announced on July 11 that next week will be designated “Anti-Crypto Corruption Week.” The initiative aims to unite Democrats in opposing several pro-crypto bills that are currently under consideration in Congress, including the GENIUS Act, the CLARITY Act, and a proposed law aimed […]
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Issuance of pilot wholesale CBDC for testing the use cases will take place on different blockchain platforms, such as Hedera and R3 Corda.
The U.S. House of Representatives has designated the week starting July 14 as “Crypto Week,” as lawmakers consider three landmark bills: the CLARITY Act, the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, and the Senate’s GENIUS Act, in a comprehensive push to establish the United States as a global leader in digital assets. Prominent crypto trader and influencer […]
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The study outlines a viable system design for a Canadian digital dollar with high privacy and speed.
The project had reached the stage of developing a pilot program together with participating banks.
XRP’s current price has been highlighted by a range of around $2.5 in the past three days. However, this low price hasn’t stopped the idea of an extravagant XRP price from being in the hearts of XRP bull traders and enthusiasts. Against this backdrop of growing confidence, a bold theory suggesting that XRP could surge to $10,000 has come up from a crypto analyst. This extravagant price point is much higher than most predictions based on technical analysis. Notably, this analyst leaned on XRP fundamentals with XRP to show a scenario where its price reaches this point. Analyst Predicts XRP Could Hit $10,000 Between 2027 And 2030 The theory, introduced by a crypto analyst named Remi Relief on the social media platform X, centers on a long-term vision of XRP reaching $10,000 due to widespread adoption in financial institutions and complete activation of its utility features. Related Reading: Analyst Says These Factors Will Drive XRP Price To $1,000, But What Does Market Cap Say? In a post dated May 12, the analyst predicted that this massive XRP price point of $10,000 could materialize between 2027 and 2030. He clarified that the prediction wasn’t dependent on sudden events or institutional price setting but on the natural outcome of XRP functioning at its full potential in global financial systems. However, he also stated that such a price point could manifest as early as 2026. Building on the original post, the analyst has recently expanded on a more detailed vision of a $10,000 XRP. He claimed the existence of two separate XRP ledgers: one for the retail market and another accessible only to around 1,700 institutions and private entities operating under NDAs. According to him, these private participants could already be running tests with drastically different price levels, possibly including the $10,000 mark. He linked this development to recent progress in CBDC trials, especially in France. The analyst also referred to a report discussing the efficiency and performance of various digital currency and payment platforms in terms of Transactions Per Second (TPS) back in 2022. The report focused on CBDC (Central Bank Digital Currency) test networks. According to the report, the Ripple Private Ledger had a TPS of 1,500 in 2022 during tests for the digital Euro. Although Ripple is not yet at the operational scale of AliPay or the Hamilton Project, future projections of the blockchain’s TPS are still unknown. The Possibility Of A $10,000 Basement Price For The Altcoin The crypto analyst’s theory is based on a future where XRP underpins major financial operations at fixed high values across private networks. The most provocative element of the theory involves Ripple potentially setting a basement price for XRP at $10,000, which would never be breached. Related Reading: XRP Price At $10-$20 Only The Beginning, It’s Headed For $1,000 – Analyst Reveals In this scenario, if the price ever threatened to fall below that mark, decentralized technologies like Chainlink oracles and IOTA-based AI mechanisms would intervene to stabilize it through automatic trading. At the time of writing, XRP is trading at $2.40, down by 2.2% in the past 24 hours. Featured image from Getty Images, chart from Tradingview.com
On May 12, Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs rejected three crypto-friendly bills, Senate Bills 1373, 1024, and 1095. The bills aimed to expand the government’s role in digital asset adoption while opposing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). At the same time, the governor signed a new law, House Bill 2387, that introduces tighter rules for crypto […]
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Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov signed amendments that provide its digital som legal status.