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Denmark orders Saxo Bank to erase cryptocurrency holdings
5.7.2023
DFSA's decision about Saxo Bank's crypto holdings will have a "very limited impact" on its business and its customers will not experience any significant changes, the lender said
Denmark's Financial Watchdog Orders Saxo Bank to Shed Its Crypto Holdings
5.7.2023
Danish bank Saxo has been ordered by Denmark's financial regulator to shed its own holdings of cryptoassets
Crypto-friendly DBS Bank launches digital yuan payment tool
5.7.2023
Crypto-friendly bank DBS has conducted the first e-CNY transaction for corporate clients, involving a catering company in Shenzhen
India negotiates cross-border CBDC payments with global central banks
5.7.2023
The CBDC should enhance the country's potential for foreign trade with nations that lack U.S. dollar reserves
Singapore Bank DBS Starts e-CNY Collection Platform
5.7.2023
The newly launched merchant collection solution allows businesses automated settlement of e-CNY into their CNY bank deposit accounts
Chinese City of Jinan Implements Digital Yuan Payments for Public Transportation Fares
5.7.2023
Jinan, the capital of the Chinese province of Shandong, has recently included the digital yuan as a means of payment for its public transportation system. According to local sources, digital yuan payments were implemented on July 1 in all city buses after being tested in just two bus lines. Jinan...
US Representative Warren Davidson: ‘CBDC Corrupts Money Into a Tool for Coercion’
5.7.2023
Warren Davidson, U.S. representative and part of the House Committee on Financial Services, has disregarded issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in the country. Davidson explained that CBDCs corrupt money into a “tool for coercion” and detailed that there was no legal way...
Former SEC Official Calls CBDC ‘the Most Absurd Financial Idea’ Citing Unnecessary Risks, Privacy, Cybersecurity Concerns
5.7.2023
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) former head of internet enforcement has called the creation of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) “the most absurd financial idea in the history of monetary policy.” He warned that a central bank digital currency not only creates...
The High Rate Environment — Bank of America Faces Paper Losses Exceeding $100 Billion
4.7.2023
Following the aftermath of the United States’ three major bank collapses, several market observers argue that the banking crisis in the country persists. Bank of America has recently garnered significant attention, with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reporting that...
Cryptocurrency in China: Central Bank Shake-Up Dims Hopes for Policy Reversal
4.7.2023
Hopes that China’s anti-crypto stance could soon change have been crushed by the appointment of a known crypto-critic as the Communist Party’s top official at the People’s Bank of China (PBoC).
According to a recent Wall Street Journal report, the Party’s new appointee to the Chinese central bank...
Crypto Will Benefit from Bank-Issued Stablecoins, aka Deposit Tokens, Says DAAA’s Bernard Blaha
4.7.2023
In an interview with Cryptonews, Bernhard Blaha, co-founder of the Austrian Digital Asset Association (DAAA) and CEO of decentrally governed organization (DGO) The People's SCE, discussed the new type of digital coin: deposit tokens.
He explained the key differences between deposit tokens...
UK Finance: Digital Pound Holdings Should Be Limited to £5,000 to Avoid Panic
4.7.2023
U.K. Finance, one of the largest finance membership organizations in the U.K., has issued its recommendations to the Bank of England regarding the issuance of a digital pound. The organization stated that individual holdings of the proposed central bank digital currency (CBDC) should be capped...
Nigeria Currency Presently Undervalued Says Bank of America Analysts
4.7.2023
According to Bank of America analysts, the Nigerian currency is currently undervalued and will likely end the year trading at around NGN680 per dollar. The analysts assert that higher oil revenues and a liberalized import regime will likely see Nigeria record current account surpluses in the medium...
2 Rate Hikes or Hold? Fed Predictions Vary From No Rate Hikes to 6% in 2023
3.7.2023
Based on projections from the U.S. Federal Reserve, it is anticipated that the central bank will implement two additional increases to the federal funds rate within the span of 2023. As indicated by Fed policymakers, they estimate the benchmark bank rate to fall within the range of 5.5% to 5.75%...
Latam Insights — Argentina Settles IMF Payment in Yuan; Brazilian CBDC to Be Launched in 2024
3.7.2023
Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue, Argentina settles part of its $44 billion debt with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) using the Chinese yuan, Central Bank of Brazil officials estimate...
Ethiopia Joins Egypt in Seeking BRICS Membership
3.7.2023
Ethiopia has joined Egypt and Algeria in applying to become a member of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) economic bloc. According to the Ethiopian Foreign Affairs Ministry, joining the bloc would help the country guarantee its national interests. Safeguarding Ethiopian National...
Argentina Allows Banks to Open Yuan Accounts — Economist Says It Could Boost Chinese Currency as Safe Haven Alternative to US Dollar
2.7.2023
The central bank of Argentina has officially included the Chinese yuan as a recognized currency for making deposits in bank accounts. “Opening yuan accounts could attract more people and enterprises to exchange Argentinian peso to yuan, as more or less a ‘safe haven’ currency, instead of exchanging...
Bank of America Forecasts Transformative Role of Tokenization in Finance
2.7.2023
According to a recent research report by Bank of America (BofA), tokenization can revolutionize financial and non-financial infrastructure and financial markets in the next five to 15 years.
The report highlights the transformative power of tokenization and its wide-ranging implications...
Federal Reserve Chair Pushes Stronger Measures to Tackle Inflation, Considers Back-to-Back Rate Hikes
1.7.2023
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has reaffirmed the Fed’s hawkish stance. Noting that the latest economic data indicates that the Fed’s policy “may not be restrictive enough” and “has not been restrictive for long enough,” Powell stated that the central bank could...
Is Fednow the First Step Towards a Central Bank Digital Currency? Speculations Rise Ahead of Launch
30.6.2023
In recent days, there has been a buzz surrounding the upcoming debut of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s Fednow project, slated for July 1, 2023. The discussions surrounding this topic have sparked speculation about whether this marks the central bank’s inaugural foray into a central bank...