The governor of the People’s Bank of China praised recent tests of its national digital currency and said over 4 million transactions totaling more than 2 billion yuan ($299 million) have been conducted using the digital yuan.
Gazprombank (Switzerland) Ltd, the Swiss registered bank that is wholly-owned subsidiary of Russia-based Gazprombank (JSC) has announced that it has received authorization to offer cryptocurrency accounts.
According to data from CryptoCompare, the day after the 12th anniversary of its white paper, Bitcoin managed to close the month of October at $13,801, which was its second highest monthly in history. Several analysts are expecting a new all time high this year.
Top stories in the Crypto Roundup today:
- PBoC Governor Says ‘Successful’ Digital Yuan Trials Have Transacted $299M
- Swiss Subsidiary of Russia’s Gazprombank Authorized to Offer Crypto Bank Accounts
- Bitcoin Just Had Its Second Highest Ever Monthly Close