Gold smuggling costs Ghana $2 billion in lost revenue. The head of the national company announced an initiative to put the tracking on an immutable ledger. The move aims to recapture that loss, stabilize the national currency, and ensure fair pricing.

U.S. Fed drops the wholesale CBDC term, Russian banks resist digital ruble push, China adds scenarios for state payments with e-CNY

The unlikely announcement was dogged by scams, phishing, and accusations of AI, but the government's X account continues to insist it's real.

January set the tone for crypto regulation in 2025: as the U.S. loosens up, other regions take their own path—Africa pushes anti-fraud measures, Asia balances its approach, and Europe starts to follow the MiCA playbook.

MainMoney combines digital money with digital identity to transform the Democratic Republic of Congo's payment system.

For all the key details of new blockchain projects in the banking world, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, stablecoins, and central bank digital currency (CBDC) updates, the Observers 'Banking and CBDC Roundup' has you covered. This week HSBC pushed the adoption of tokenized RWA forward by opening its gold

With the impending Bitcoin halving set to reduce block rewards to 3.125 BTC, miners are investing heavily in new equipment and exploring low-cost regions for operations.

Over 15 years after it launched, Bitcoin remains too complicated for most everyday consumers. This startup simplifies the user experience — and doesn't even need an internet connection to operate.