The central bank wants an e-GBP to be retail-focused and could form part of a “mixed payments economy” alongside cryptocurrency stablecoins.
Digital pound could co-exist with private stablecoins — UK central bank [cointelegraph]
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Nokia uses the metaverse to connect remote breweries, train aircraft techs [cointelegraph]
Once known as a manufacturer of hardy mobile phones, Nokia has been working on developing industrial use cases for the metaverse.
SBF’s lawyers move to block release of bail guarantors’ identities [cointelegraph]
The appeal, filed on the last possible day, prevents the names of two bond guarantors for SBF from being revealed until at least Feb. 14.
Lawmakers write to US officials about crypto energy usage information gathering [cointelegraph]
Elizabeth Warren and seven other Democrats want to know how much the Environmental Protection Agency and Energy Department know about crypto mining energy draws.
US Democrats want more info on agencies’ crypto mining data collection [cointelegraph]
Elizabeth Warren and seven other Democrats want to know how much the Environmental Protection Agency and Energy Department know about crypto mining energy draws.
VC Roundup: ZK proofs, DeFi protocol and longevity DAO attract investment [cointelegraph]
Venture capital deals slowed in the second half of 2022 amid the bear market. However, behind the scenes, blockchain startups continue to build.
ConsenSys CEO: ‘We’ve retained virtually all of our capabilities’ after job cuts [cointelegraph]
CEO Joe Lubin says that the layoffs were due to concerns about “macroeconomic and geopolitical” issues that may affect the venture capital markets.
US financial regulators warn against crypto exposure in retirement accounts [cointelegraph]
The financial watchdogs targeted self-directed individual retirement accounts with potential exposure to crypto in a warning to investors.
Laotian CBDC proof-of-concept project to launch using system pioneered in Cambodia [cointelegraph]
The Laotian central bank and the Soramitsu firm signed an MOU to launch the project to expand financial inclusivity and provide sellers with faster settlement.
US Attorney requests SEC and CFTC civil cases against SBF wait until after criminal trial [cointelegraph]
Lawyers for Sam Bankman-Fried said he consented to staying the SEC and CFTC civil cases, while those for Caroline Ellison and Gary Wang did not objec to staying the CFTC case.