Japan Will Launch Pilot for Issuing Digital Yen In April

By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data Japan will launch a pilot programme in April to test the use of its version of the central bank digital currency (CBDC) known as the digital yen, its central bank said on Friday. The move comes after more than two years of proof-of-concept experiments by the BoJ around […]

First Mover Asia: Crypto Momentum Falters as Bitcoin Retreats to $23.6K

By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data ALSO: Sam Reynolds considers a rising trend of crypto startups postponing their token launches, part of the fallout from the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and its trading arm Alameda Research. Bitcoin rises early but tumbles later to $23.5K.Publish at: February 17, 2023 at 12:39AM

Bankman-Fried $250M Bond Is a ‘Joke,’ Claims Securities Lawyer

By CD Read more: CoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data “MetaLawMan” James Murphy says that in 30 years of experience he has “never seen anything this lenient in a situation” where someone has lost millions of dollars of users’ money.Publish at: February 16, 2023 at 10:51PM