September 23, 2025
IIM Lucknow Launches Blockchain Centre of Excellence in UP
Image by The Crypto Times The center will act as a catalyst for technological innovation, providing startups with crucial resources and support. The Indian Institute of Management Lucknow’s Enterprise Incubation Centre (IIML-EIC) has announced the establishment of a Centre of Excellence in Blockchain Technology (CoE-BT), with support from the Government of Uttar Pradesh under its […]
September 23, 2025
Santander, Visa, Mastercard selected for Brazil’s DREX CBDC Pilot
Image by Ledger Insights Banco Central do Brasil has announced the 13 themes that will be trialed during the second phase of the DREX pilots. Santander, Visa, Mastercard and Google are amongst the participants in the 16 consortia, which involve over 50 companies. DREX is a wholesale Central Bank Digital Currency (wCBDC) system where […]
September 23, 2025
Why asset managers, brokers need a shared stablecoin
Image by Ledger Insights In April, Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin announced it is willing to purchase tokens in BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenized money market fund (MMF) as a secondary market buyer. So BUIDL investors can sell their tokens 24/7 in exchange for USDC. This was a groundbreaking move for a fund issued […]
September 19, 2025
