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This Alternative to Central Banks Is Better For Free Societies - Expert

8.6.2020
Private currency boards, as alternatives to central banks, might become a reality - bringing greater stability and economic freedom, according to Steve H. Hanke, a Professor of Applied Economics at the Johns Hopkins University, a prominent expert on hyperinflation, and a major currency board...

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...

Stablecoins Are the Bridge From Central Banks to Consumer Payments

30.5.2020
Stablecoins can mediate between central bank digital currencies and the consumer payments universe, says Sila's Alex Lipton

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...

Bank of Russia Wants to Put Mortgage Issuance on a Blockchain

28.5.2020
Russia's is eyeing use cases for blockchain even as proposed legislation will clamp down on crypto

Central Banks Could Partner with Private Sector on CBDCs

26.5.2020
The Euro symbol in front of the European Central Bank. The idea of central banks running the entire central bank digital currency (CBDCs) show is "out the door," and is being replaced by the private-public partnership, according to Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli, Deputy Division Chief in...

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

Illegal to Own Gold? Hedge Fund Manager Warns Governments May Ban Gold Ownership

22.5.2020
A well-known hedge fund manager has warned that governments may ban private gold ownership. He explained that central banks may attempt to demonetize gold, making it illegal for private individuals to own, as the authorities lose control of inflation amid the coronavirus-led economic crisis....

Advances in Blockchain Drives Banks Toward Digital Currencies, Says Bank of Korea

19.5.2020
Advances in payment settlements and decentralized ledger technology are driving central banks to consider digital currencies, according to a recent Bank of Korea report

Central Banks Uninterested in Digital Currency for Consumers, Says Visa Exec

18.5.2020
Digital currency solutions that directly face consumers will not be taken seriously by central banks, according to a Visa executive

Central Banks Mull Creating a CBDC, but Not on a Blockchain: Survey

15.5.2020
Forty-six central banks would consider a broader form of distributed ledger technology for a CBDC but aren't crazy about putting it on a blockchain

Visa Patent Filing Would Allow Central Banks to Mint Digital Fiat Currencies Using Blockchain

15.5.2020
The filing details a way for fiat currencies, like the U.S. dollar, to be turned into a central bank digital currency

Visa Files Patent for Cryptocurrency System to Replace Cash

15.5.2020
Visa International has filed for a cryptocurrency system patent that is meant to replace physical currency. The system, which utilizes both central banks and commercial banks, leverages a private blockchain to improve the payment ecosystem. Visa’s Cryptocurrency Patent Filing The United...

Digifinex Live AMA Hosts Bitcoin.com Chairman – Roger Ver Talks Stimulus, Useful Cryptocurrencies, Coronavirus

14.5.2020
On May 14, Bitcoin.com Executive Chairman Roger Ver sat down with Digifinex cofounder, Kiana Shek, for an ask-me-anything (AMA) session about the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Ver explained what he thinks about the central banks printing unlimited money, the government-induced lockdowns, and...