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Fed Paper: Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Replace Commercial Banks – But at a Cost
5.6.2020
The research explores how "central banking for all" via digital currency could affect commercial banks
Bitcoin Is a Paradigm Shift Beyond Wall Street
4.6.2020
A former Goldman Sachs vice president of investment banking: “We should be glad that traditional Wall Street hasn’t come around to embrace crypto yet.”
‘Stack Sats’ Bitcoin Figure Tells Europe as ECB Prepares $1.5T Bailout
4.6.2020
As the European Central Bank doubles its emergency asset purchase program, Bitcoin seems an ever stronger fiat opt-out
Ripple and Brazil’s Central Bank Hold Closed Meeting to Discuss ‘Institutional Matters’
3.6.2020
Ripple continues to expand its presence in Brazil, holding a meeting with officials at the country’s central bank
Iranian Lawmaker Says Bitcoin Should Be Central Bank’s Turf
2.6.2020
An Iranian lawmaker wants his country’s central bank to take bitcoin seriously
US Turmoil and Negative Interest Rates – Billionaire Michael Novogratz Says ‘Watch Gold and Bitcoin’
2.6.2020
For the first time since October 2019, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell admitted to leveraging quantitative easing (QE) tactics. Powell explained on Friday, the central bank is now comfortable with leveraging QE on a regular basis. Furthermore, the Fed is planning on utilizing negative interest...
American Panic Led to the Creation and Expansion of the Corrupt Federal Reserve System
30.5.2020
The Federal Reserve System was created after the “Panic of 1907” and ever since its inception in 1913, the Fed is one of the most powerful modern central banks in the world. Moreover, the Fed has always been either celebrated or criticized for stepping in whenever the U.S. is stricken...
The Worst Crisis in a Century Is Setting the Stage for Bitcoin
29.5.2020
The world’s existing economies are suffering due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has revealed the main benefits of decentralized tech and crypto
Grayscale: Central Bank Digital Currencies Will ‘Neither Replace nor Harm Scarce, Uncompromising Bitcoin’
28.5.2020
Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) pose no threat to Bitcoin’s value proposition, instead, they will spur its growth toward mass adoption. In a new report, Grayscale Investments said CBDCs will never replace BTC because unlike the top cryptocurrency, they can be inflationary and are open...
IMF Official Says Public-Private CBDC Offers Best of Both Worlds
28.5.2020
IMF expert says a synthetic CBDC is gaining popularity and will drive more innovation
Russia's Central Bank to Launch Blockchain-Powered Digital Mortgage Platform
28.5.2020
The Central Bank of Russia is intending to use a local, FSB-approved blockchain for its upcoming e-mortgage project
Lithuania’s Central Bank Completes Blockchain Regulatory Research
27.5.2020
The Bank of Lithuania finished its research phase on the LBChain’s blockchain project that aims to provide a regulatory infrastructure
Central Bank Digital Currencies Are Not a Replacement for Bitcoin: Grayscale
27.5.2020
Leading Bitcoin fund manager Grayscale Investments explains in its recent report that viewing CBDC as a Bitcoin replacement is incorrect
Private Firms Can Boost Central Bank Digital Currencies, IMF Official Says
26.5.2020
Synthetic CBDCs could let the private sector manage digital currencies backed by central banks, says the IMF's Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli
This Post-Halving Bitcoin Era Will Be Unlike Any Other
26.5.2020
The new Bitcoin era, now in full swing after the last halving, has the potential to usher in a whole new financial order
India’s Central Bank Removes Lingering Confusion Over Banking for Crypto Firms
26.5.2020
India's commercial banks can indeed provide banking services to traders and firms dealing in cryptocurrencies, the RBI has clarified
First Mover: Bitcoin Could Get a Boost From Central Bank Digital Currencies
26.5.2020
CBDCs might seem to be anathema to the mission statement of bitcoin, but they may prove to be a valuable on-ramp for new investors
Bank of Lithuania Envisions Future Cross-Industry Blockchain Platform
26.5.2020
The Bank of Lithuania has revealed ambitious long-term plans to develop its blockchain platform for use beyond the financial services sector
RBI Confirms No Ban on Cryptocurrency Exchanges, Businesses or Traders in India
26.5.2020
India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has confirmed that there is no longer any banking ban on crypto exchanges, companies, or traders. This follows the supreme court decision to quash the RBI circular prohibiting banks from providing services to any customers dealing...
Master of Puppets: Bitcoin Cuts the Strings
23.5.2020
The centralized financial system has compromised itself several times during the last two decades alone, and now it’s time for a serious change!