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Hyperinflation and Currency Collapse Fears After Zambian President Fires Central Bank Governor

26.8.2020
Zambian President Edgar Lungu fired the country’s central bank governor Denny Kalyalya last week sparking fears that government wants to end the institution’s independence. Kaylalya was immediately replaced by Christopher Mvunga who reportedly has close ties to the President. The abrupt...

Former RBI Governor and IMF Chief Economist Sees Value in Bitcoin and Facebook Libra

22.8.2020
Raghuram Rajan, former governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), sees value in bitcoin, cryptocurrencies, and Facebook-backed libra alongside central bank digital currencies. Former RBI Governor’s View on Bitcoin, Crypto,...

US Federal Reserve Reveals Building a Digital Dollar Codebase With MIT

15.8.2020
The U.S. central bank has been working on creating a digital dollar, according to a recently published transcript from Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard. On Thursday, she told participants attending “San Francisco’s Innovation Office Hours” webcast, that the Fed...

Fed Is In No Rush With Decision on Digital Dollar - Governor

14.8.2020
Lael Brainard. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, CNBC Television Following speculations about a potential upcoming digital version of the US dollar, an official with the US Federal Reserve revealed yesterday that the central bank is indeed experimenting with distributed ledger technology (DLT)...

Bank of Thailand Enters Third Phase of CBDC Development; Now “Using CBDC with Big Businesses”

17.7.2020
The Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced Wednesday that is has entered third-phase development of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). BOT is planning to expand the use of the CBDC among large businesses. The report by The Nation of Thailand quotes Vachira Arromdee, BOT assistant governor saying...

Bank of England Still Debating Creation of Central Bank Digital Currency, Says Bailey

15.7.2020
Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey said Monday that the institution is still debating whether it should create a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Speaking at a webinar event, Andrew Bailey admits a CBDC will be a reality in the next few years. He, however, does not provide a time...

Bank of England Considering a Central Bank Digital Currency, Governor Says

14.7.2020
The U.K.'s central bank is discussing the possibility of launching a digital currency, perhaps in several years

2 American Banks Have Failed Since Coronavirus Started Spreading in the US

6.4.2020
Since the coronavirus started spreading in the U.S., two banks have failed and were shut down by state banking authorities. One was a bank in West Virginia and the other was in the state of Nebraska. The governor of West Virginia has already issued a stay-at-home order due to rising covid-19 cases....

California Governor Namedrops Bitcoin in Speech About ‘Extraordinarily Bad People’

26.3.2020
California Governor Gavin Newsom cautioned the public against BTC fraudsters during his COVID-19 speech

Next BoE Governor: “Be Prepared to Lose All Your Money” With Bitcoin

5.3.2020
A skeptic of the largest cryptocurrency, Andrew Bailey warned investors against investing in Bitcoin

Cryptocurrency Could Kill Bank Lending, Warns Bank of England Deputy Governor

1.3.2020
In the cryptocurrency economy, the supply of credit through the banking system could disappear, warned Bank of England Deputy Governor Sir Jon Cunliffe. That would be a change with “profound economic consequences,” he added, emphasizing the risks from Facebook’s Libra project...

Bank of Canada Won’t Issue Its Own Crypto Unless Libra Succeeds: Deputy Governor

25.2.2020
The Bank of Canada does not see the need to create a central bank digital currency unless a competitor – like Libra – starts dethroning the existing fiat

Governor: Colorado Startups Have Raised $50 Million in Venture Capital

15.2.2020
Governor Jared Polis joined CoinDesk at ETHDenver where he talked about the future of crypto regulation

Bahamas Digital Dollar to Roll out Across All Islands in H2 2020, Governor Says

14.2.2020
After launching the Bahaman digital dollar pilot in December, the Bahamas’ central bank will roll out the initiative across all islands in H2 2020

Facebook, China Light Flame Under Fed: Governor Cites Stablecoins Influencing Digital Dollar Research

9.2.2020
At the recent Symposium for Future Payments held in Stanford, California on February 5, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard stressed the importance of remaining “on the frontier of research and policy development regarding CBDC.” The position seems a contrast to the narrative in 2018...