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New Hire to Head Digital Currency Research at the US Fed
5.11.2019
The United States Federal Reserve is looking to employ a Manager, Retail Payments, part of whose responsibilities will be to oversee the research of digital currencies and distributed ledgers. The job ad has been published amid pressure from Capitol Hill to explore the possibilities of issuing...
No Inflation? Here It Is – Hidden in Plain Sight
5.11.2019
Popular among politicians, media, and central bankers alike is the claim that in spite of all the quantitative easing (QE) and zero-leaning or negative interest rates of current times, inflation is under control. As the statistics show, nothing could be further from the truth. There are some very...
European Union Drafts Law Suggesting Consideration of Eurocoin
5.11.2019
An EU draft law considers issuing a digital currency and banning high-risk crypto projects in the union
Peter Schiff: China's Gold-Backed Crypto Would Be Bearish for Bitcoin
5.11.2019
Bitcoin has no backing, Peter Schiff reminds Max Keiser
President Erdogan: Turkey to Finish Testing Digital Lira in 2020
5.11.2019
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan directed that the government should start testing the national central bank digital currency in 2020
US Federal Reserve Hiring New Manager to Research Digital Currencies
5.11.2019
The U.S. Federal Reserve is hiring a manager for its Retail Payments section to research digital currencies and stablecoins
US Federal Reserve Hiring Retail Payments Manager to Integrate Digital Currencies
5.11.2019
The central bank is expanding the role of its Retail Payments Manager to include digital currencies, stablecoins and distributed ledger technologies as part of a new hire
US Federal Reserve Hiring Retail Payments Manager to Research Digital Currencies
5.11.2019
The central bank is expanding the role of its Retail Payments Manager to include digital currencies, stablecoins and distributed ledger technologies as part of a new hire
Huawei Signs Deal With Digital Currency Research Unit of China’s Central Bank
4.11.2019
Huawei has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the People’s Bank of China’s Digital Currency Research Institute
Central Bank Blockchains and Corporate Ledgers Are Still Vaporware
4.11.2019
There’s been a resurgence of blockchain discussion this year, especially after China’s President Xi Jinping lauded blockchain and told Chinese citizens the country needs to accelerate distributed ledger technology development. Despite the lack of producing anything worthwhile, for some...
Czech Central Bank Prepares Fine For Calling Physical Bitcoins ‘Coins’
4.11.2019
Czech central bank: only we can issue “coins”
Crypto News From the Spanish-Speaking World: Oct. 28–Nov. 3 in Review
3.11.2019
This week’s selected crypto news from the Spanish-speaking world, courtesy of Cointelegraph en Español
Another Chinese Lender Bailed Out After Bank Run
3.11.2019
Yichuan Rural Commercial Bank, a lender operating in the central Henan province, has become the latest Chinese bank to be bailed out by the government this year. The small financial institution, which has around 30 branches only in the Yichuan county, experienced a bank run sparked by rumors that...
23 Central Banks Divulge Their Digital Currency Requirements
2.11.2019
Twenty-three leading central banks participated in an in-depth survey on their digital currency developments and requirements, including fungibility, convertibility, and availability. They also discussed the timeframe for issuing consumer-ready central bank digital currencies and divulged their...
Analyst PlanB: Weak Dollar Can Upend Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow Model
2.11.2019
Bitcoin price model could last up to 3 more halvings
Argentina’s Central Bank Bans Bitcoin Purchases With Credit Cards
1.11.2019
Card purchases of Bitcoin banned in Argentina as central bank tightens controls
ECB President: ’We Should Be Happier to Have a Job Than to Have Our Savings Protected’
1.11.2019
Newly installed European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde made controversial remarks in a recent statement prior to assuming her new role. The former IMF Managing Director implored: “isn’t it true that ultimately we have done the right thing to act in favour of jobs and...
Canada Pushes to Regulate Crypto Adoption, Forgoing Volatile BTC Past
31.10.2019
Canadians have been pushing for crypto adoption since 2013 — and now, the Canadian Government is leading working groups at home and in the international community
China’s Central Bank Introduces Certification System for Fintech Products
30.10.2019
The People’s Bank of China, the country’s central bank, has introduced a new system for certifying 11 types of fintech hardware and software
Argentina’s Example Shows That You Don’t Own Your Money
30.10.2019
Cash shortages, bank closures and ATMs running out of funds seems to be the new norm for many countries, and recently increased capital controls in Argentina are further testament to this unsettling trend. Sunday’s election of president Alberto Fernández has resulted in Argentine account...