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CBDC Insider: Tuesday April 12, 2022

Bank of Englands Fintech Chief Varun Paul Leaves for Digital Asset Platform Fireblocks

Fireblocks is a digital asset custody, transfer and settlement platform. Following a $550 million Series E funding round earlier this year, the firm is worth $8 billion and is the highest-valued digital asset infrastructure provider in the world. Today was an emotional day! 16 years after starting my first internship and more than 13 years []

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The Paypers: Monday March 28, 2022

Bank of England joins MIT's CBDC research

The <a href='https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/' target='_blank'>Bank of England</a> had reached an agreement with the <a href='https://dci.mit.edu/' target='_blank'>Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab Digital Currency Initiative</a>, or DCI, on a joint twelve-month research project on ...

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