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Rules, infrastructure needed to prevent crypto risks: IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva

Georgieva said high crypto asset adoption could affect the effectiveness of monetary policy transmission, capital flow management measures and fiscal sustainability due to volatile tax collection. When it comes to the development of digital money, Georgieva said in a panel discussion policymakers could either be part of it and help do it better, or be …

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Rise and fall of ZestMoney: A Timeline

ZestMoney Failure: How did ZestMoney lose all the zest it started with? How did it go from Series C to Seed? Through a timeline, ETBFSI brings to you the series of events that led the lending startup to be one of India’s biggest hit in the BNPL segment, and to now finally shut down.

South Korea regulator to take innovation more into account on crypto regulations

Regulations need to balance investor protection and technological innovation, said Kim So-young, vice chairman of the Financial Services Commission, at a conference held in Seoul on digital currencies. The conference was held by the South Korean government and central bank, jointly with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), following the Bank of Korea’s launch of a …

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Coinbase’s international exchange to launch spot crypto trading

Spot trading on the company’s international exchange, which is currently geared toward derivatives trading, will roll out in phases starting with the digital currencies bitcoin and ether against USDC stablecoin on Dec. 14, Coinbase said in a blog post. Coinbase’s shares edged 0.5% higher on Wednesday after rising nearly four times so far this year.