An official from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation announced that the institution plans to develop a prototype of a digital ruble and test it by the end of 2022. Russian news outlet Prime reported on March 10 that Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank Alexei Zabotkin announced at

Donner & Reuschel, a private bank in Germany founded in 1798, is planning to launch crypto asset services. Finance Magnates reported on March 9 that Donner & Reuschel announced plans to launch a suite of crypto asset services, including bitcoin trading, digital asset custody, and asset tokenization. The bank reportedly

North America's first Bitcoin ETF launched in Canada last month, and already holds nearly 11,300 BTC. Canadian asset manager Purpose Invest reports that, as of March 4, its Bitcoin ETF has $722 million CAD in assets under management, equivalent to about $571 million USD. The Ontario Securities

Iran should engage in large-scale Bitcoin mining and could use digital assets to circumvent international sanctions, according to the research arm of the Iranian President's office. Local news outlet IranWire reported on March 2nd that the Iranian Presidential Center for Strategic Studies has published a research report suggesting

While a "digital loonie" is potentially on the horizon for Canada's central bank, Bitcoin very much is not, according to Bank of Canada's Deputy Governor Timothy Lane. In a speech delivered on February 10th, Lane addressed the concept of a central bank digital currency

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week ordered banks to close the accounts of any entity using cryptocurrencies. Now, the institution justifies its actions with a list of reasons. According to a February 8th report by Nigerian news outlet The Nation, the local central bank’s acting director of

This article was originally published on Mimesis Capital's Medium account on December 17th, 2020, and has been edited in accordance with our editorial guidelines. The only question with wealth is, what do you do with it?– John D. Rockefeller The topic of wealth preservation has never been more

Obi Nwosu is the CEO and co-founder of Coinfloor, the UK's longest-running Bitcoin exchange. He has over 20 years’ experience building online marketplaces and bringing virtual currencies to tens of millions of people. Obi writes The Road to Bitcoin Hegemony, a weekly recap of some of the most