This marks a significant shift in how crypto services are promoted in the EU and could weed out illicit players while boosting trust in licensed entities. Noncompliance will first trigger a ...

This content is contributed or sourced from third parties but has been subject to Finextra editorial review. Central banks worldwide are accelerating retail CBDC (central bank digital currency ...

Recreational marijuana remains illegal after Florida's Amendment 3 failed to pass in 2024 Alternatives like delta-8 THC are legal due to a loophole in the 2018 Farm Bill which allows the growth ...

In a statement, Mintoak said that the acquisition will strengthen its merchant payment offerings with the addition of bill payments and CBDC. “By embedding CBDC acceptance into merchant ...

US President Donald Trump has banned the creation and issuance of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the United States. While campaigning for the US Presidential Elections, Trump had often ...

Now that US President Donald Trump has taken his oath of office, the chances for a US central bank digital currency (CBDC) are all but finished. Trump has been a vocal opponent of CBDCs ...

These cover the positioning of CBDC in the payments landscape, cyber resilience of the CBDC ecosystem, CBDC adoption, CBDC data use and privacy protection, implications for monetary policy operations, ...

With marijuana on the ballot in four states on Election Day, voters may feel overwhelmed with industry jargon they see online. Marijuana is all of the products in the Cannabis sativa plant that ...

SYDNEY, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Australia's central bank has decided to prioritise work on a wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) as its economic benefits are judged to outweigh those of a ...

A strange thing has happened on the path to marijuana legalization. Users across all ages and experience levels are noticing that a drug they once turned to for fun and relaxation now triggers ...

The country’s Supreme Court voted to remove criminal penalties for possession of up to 40 grams of marijuana. By Jack Nicas and Ana Ionova Reporting from Rio de Janeiro Brazil decriminalized ...