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How to Earn Interest with Bitcoin

5.8.2020
When I was young I remember looking at my bank book and seeing nice interest payments for cash I had in the bank. Fast forward to today and banks are giving essentially nothing for interest — your money just sits there collecting dust. In an ideal world you could put it into the stock market...

Russia’s Biggest Bank Considers Launching its Own Stablecoin

4.8.2020
Shortly after Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed the country’s recent cryptocurrency law, the country’s largest bank voiced its considerations

China’s Digital Yuan to Reportedly Target Dominance of Alibaba and Tencent

4.8.2020
China’s central bank may be planning to use its digital currency to curb the dominance of Alibaba and Tencent in the digital payments sector

Government-Owned Swiss Bank Launching Crypto Trading and Custody Services

4.8.2020
Basler Kantonalbank (BKB), Switzerland’s eighth-largest bank, is getting into crypto through its subsidiary, Bank Cler. Owned by the Swiss Canton of Basel-City, BKB has total assets of approximately $49 billion. Swiss Canton Bank Launching Crypto Services Local Swiss government-owned...

State-Run Bank in Switzerland to Launch Crypto Services

3.8.2020
Swiss cantonal bank Basler Kantonalbank becomes the first bank in Switzerland to announce its crypto plans

Former China Central Bank Exec Pushes for Digital Currencies

2.8.2020
Former Bank of China vice president says digital currencies can be a substitute for cash on circulation

Accused of Spreading a FUD Zeus Capital Doubles Down on Chainlink Pump and Dump Claims

2.8.2020
Zeus Capital LLP has released a new report reiterating its earlier stance that Chainlink is a giant pump and dump scheme. This new report comes after the little known asset management and research firm took a flak for attacking Chainlink’s token in an earlier report. In what it now terms part...

Major Chinese Banks Bar Customers From Buying Gold, Precious Metals

1.8.2020
Major Chinese banks have taken measures to prevent customers from buying gold, platinum, palladium, and other precious metal-related products through them. The Shanghai Gold Exchange also says it may take necessary measures to curb gold trading to “protect investors.” Chinese Banks...

Bank of Japan Puts Top Economist in Charge of Digital Yen Initiative

31.7.2020
The central bank's most senior economist now runs the department responsible for the digital currency task force and working group with other central banks

Bank of Japan Appoints Top Economist to Head Up CBDC Research Team

31.7.2020
The Bank of Japan insists it has no immediate plans to issue a digital yen, but research into the potential of CBDCs continues apace

Stimulus Is Failing: Global Banks to Break Support Levels, US Dollar Plummets to 2-Year Low

31.7.2020
Central banks worldwide have injected further stimulus into the economy, as European Union (EU) leaders recently approved a $2.1 trillion budget, the Bank of England boosted stimulus injections in mid-June, and the Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it would keep lending until the end...

Major Investment Bank Oppenheimer Bullish on Bitcoin, Highlights Instead of Gold

30.7.2020
U.S. investment bank Oppenheimer’s analyst says gold is “extended” and has “run up a bit,” bringing attention to bitcoin instead. He sees the cryptocurrency reversing its downtrend from the $20K peak, benefiting from the dollar’s weakness. Oppenheimer Analyst...

Central Banks Are Privacy Providers of Last Resort

30.7.2020
If central banks issue digital currencies, they'll be thrown into a debate about financial privacy in the modern era. Is that what they want?

Bank of England Building Payments Network to Support a Potential Digital Pound

30.7.2020
CoinDesk has learned the Bank of England's new settlement system is being built so it can be forwards compatible with a digital currency

Bitcoin Tops $11,000 Reigniting Interest in India

30.7.2020
A resurgent bitcoin is rekindling Indian interest in cryptocurrencies with reports suggesting many dormant holders are back to trading. A report in Livemint is also attributing the piqued interest to a recent Indian supreme court decision to overturn a prohibition that barred banks from dealing...

Russian Roulette: Central Bank Calls Crypto Investment ‘Gambling’

29.7.2020
The crypto-skeptic Russian Central Bank (CB) has taken another swipe at crypto – equating investment in digital tokens to “playing roulette” or investing in “pyramid schemes.” Meanwhile, some experts have suggested that new Russian “suspicious funds” seizure laws could be applied to crypto...