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5 million Canadians bet on crypto. Where’s the rulebook?

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Political leaders remain unaware and sceptical amid calls for clearer regulation and support as stablecoin rises amongst Canadian investors.
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Canada lags behind as world leaders move towards stablecoin

Wed, 3rd Sep 2025
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While global banking leaders embrace stablecoins for innovation, Canada remains cautious, delaying adoption amidst evolving digital currency trends.
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Blockchain & Web3 drive digital transformation in real estate

Mon, 7th Jul 2025
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Blockchain and Web3 are reshaping global real estate by enabling decentralised, transparent transactions and boosting investment through digital asset tokenisation.
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LayerZero partners with Rayls to enhance blockchain finance

Wed, 26th Feb 2025
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Rayls has partnered with LayerZero to enhance cross-chain connectivity for financial institutions, aiming to integrate traditional finance with decentralised finance.
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Digital payment trends soar in Asia Pacific, 2024 report

Fri, 10th Jan 2025
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A Forrester report reveals rapid advancements in digital retail payments across Asia Pacific, spotlighting growth in digital wallets and BNPL services.
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Xalts partners with Avalanche to drive RWA tokenization

Wed, 18th Sep 2024
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Xalts and Avalanche are teaming up to revolutionise financial institutions with custom blockchain networks and RWA tokenization, launching in Turkey with Misyon Bank.
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Partisia Blockchain spearheads decentralisation discourse at World Crypto Forum

Wed, 10th Jan 2024
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Swiss-based Partisia Blockchain takes centre stage at the inaugural World Crypto Forum, promoting the discourse on decentralisation alongside launching a new product.
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IDEMIA, JCB and Soft Space launch second phase of digital currency project

Thu, 21st Dec 2023
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IDEMIA, JCB and Soft Space advance to phase two of JCB Digital Currency project, focusing on offline peer-to-peer transfers.
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Future of money could be shaped by Bitcoin and CBDCs

Tue, 21st Nov 2023
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Simon Angelo explores future of money, looking into impacts of Bitcoin, banks, BRICS nations and central bank digital currencies.
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Mastercard tests tokenization of CBDCs on blockchains

Sat, 14th Oct 2023
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Mastercard is testing the tokenisation of Central Bank Digital Currencies on various blockchains, enabling secure transactions between different blockchains.
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UK's Payments Association enters digital currency conversation

Fri, 17th Mar 2023
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The Payments Association, the UK-based association, has set out seven clear conclusions to help steer the debate in the UK's future for digital currencies.
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NZ banking sector should brace itself for watershed year in 2022

Wed, 16th Feb 2022
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This year is set to be a defining year for the banking industry as it enters a period of unprecedented transformation.
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2021 a year to remember for blockchain industry - report

Wed, 26th Jan 2022
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Blockchain application research firm Huobi Research Institute has released its Global Blockchain Industry Overview and Trends 2021-2022 Annual Report.
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Digital currencies on the up, role of CFO more important than ever

Tue, 28th Dec 2021
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By 2024, 20% of large organisations will use digital currencies for payments, stored value or collateral, according to the analyst firm Gartner.
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Programmable money will redraw the map of international trade

Tue, 12th Nov 2019
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Those who control the most widely used currencies also control a great deal of the global economy, and it is time for New Zealand to get in the game.