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CBDC may threat stablecoins, not Bitcoin: ARK36 exec
24.6.2022
A state-backed digital currency like the U.S. dollar doesn’t necessarily have to be a competitor to a decentralized cryptocurrency, one industry exec believes
'Brutal and unrelentingly hard': Singapore regulator's clampdown on crypto
24.6.2022
The remarks from the regulator's chief fintech officer could see the city-state lose its perception as one of the most crypto-friendly countries in the world
ECB Chief Lagarde: Crypto and Defi Could Pose ‘Real Risks’ to Financial Stability
24.6.2022
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, says crypto assets and decentralized finance (defi) have the potential to pose “real risks” to financial stability. She has some regulatory suggestions to supplement Europe’s Markets in Crypto Assets...
Fed Chair Powell: We’re Not Seeing Significant Macroeconomic Implications From Crypto Sell-Off
24.6.2022
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell says the central bank is “not really seeing significant macroeconomic implications” from crypto’s volatility. The Fed chair stressed that there is a need for a better crypto regulatory framework. Fed Chair Powell Says Crypto Needs Better...
Central Bankers' Attack on Crypto is ‘a Legacy Vision’, Failure to Recognize ‘Revolutionary Benefits’ of DeFi - Analysts
23.6.2022
As the Bank for International Settlements’ (BIS), also known as "the central bank of central banks," tried to monopolize trust in money with its new report this week, analysts stress that it simply represents “a legacy vision” that brings a number of new risks, and the BIS fails to recognize...
Gold-Backed Stablecoin Can Help Russia Circumvent Sanctions, Government-Owned Bank Suggests
23.6.2022
Researchers at Russian bank VEB suggested the country issues a gold-backed stablecoin for international payments to evade sanctions
Russia to Trial Digital Ruble Settlements for Real Estate Deals
23.6.2022
The Central Bank of Russia and participating commercial banks want to test various types of payments with the digital ruble, the Russian press reported. The plan is to experiment with smart contracts and transactions related to real estate and crypto asset purchases. Bank of Russia to Launch Smart...
BIS Says Crypto Weaknesses Have Materialized Following Market Sell-Off
23.6.2022
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS), the global body for central banks, claims the weaknesses in crypto that were pointed out before “have pretty much materialized.” BIS General Manager Agustin Carstens opined: “You just cannot defy gravity … At some point,...
New Philippines Central Bank Governor: Crypto Investors Are Adherents of the Greater Fool Theory
22.6.2022
The incoming governor of the Philippine central bank, Felipe Medalla, has suggested that people that invest in cryptocurrencies like bitcoin are adherents of the Greater Fool Theory. He also argued that people investing in cryptocurrencies are doing so because they want to “hide their money...
Qatar at 'Foundation Stage' of CBDC Exploration, Central Bank Governor Says
22.6.2022
The Gulf State central banker praised the "innovation" of crypto assets
Amid Looming Euro Zone Economic Downturn, ECB's Lagarde Worries About Crypto, DeFi
22.6.2022
While the 19 euro-using European Union countries face a gloomy economic outlook, European decision-makers are worried about the potential negative impact of cryptoassets and decentralized finance (DeFi) on the bloc’s financial stability -- and per Christine Lagarde, President of the European...
Qatar Central Bank in ‘foundation stage‘ of launching digital currency
22.6.2022
The bank is exploring technological solutions and platforms for its own digital currency
Chinese Digital Yuan Spending on the Rise Despite COVID-19-induced Slump
22.6.2022
Digital yuan usage has grown x18 in the past 12 months in China – as the central bank-issued token continues to find new users.
According to the central People’s Bank of China, transaction volumes reached the USD 13 billion mark at the end of last year, with a total of 261 million personal...
BIS compares projects to transfer central bank digital currencies across borders
22.6.2022
The international bank found high technical feasibility among the projects, but significant work on legal and governance frameworks still remains to be done
Bank of Spain Has Registered 17 Crypto Companies, Big Names Still Missing
21.6.2022
The Bank of Spain has already included 17 virtual asset service providers in its own registry, in which cryptocurrency exchanges and custody providers must be listed to operate, according to Spanish law. Three new companies were included last week, but big names in the crypto ecosystem are still...
Bank of Israel experiments with central bank digital currency smart contracts and privacy
21.6.2022
The Israeli central bank looked at trust issues and policy decisions implied in a potential digital shekel, as well as some of the technical aspects of digital currency
Russian Ruble Taps 7-Year High Against the US Dollar — Economist Says ‘Don’t Ignore the Exchange Rate’
21.6.2022
Recent news reports have detailed that Russia’s fiat currency, the ruble, was the best-performing currency worldwide and the articles explained that American economists were perplexed by the trend. On Monday, the Russian ruble rose to 55.47 per dollar, which was the highest increase since...
After Inflation Fiasco, Central Banks Now Want to Monopolize Trust in Money With CBDC Push and Crypto Bashing
21.6.2022
As central banks across the globe are now admitting they failed to keep inflation under control and by sharply rising rates threaten to push economies into recession, they now claim that they are the main source of trust in the monetary system. ...
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Deutsche Bank Expects Sooner, More Severe US Recession as the Fed Takes ‘Aggressive Hiking Path’
21.6.2022
Deutsche Bank has updated its recession forecast. The bank’s economists now see “an earlier and somewhat more severe recession” than previously predicted. “The Fed has undertaken a more aggressive hiking path, financial conditions have tightened sharply and economic data...
Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester Is ‘Not Predicting a Recession,’ Says Inflation Will Move Down
20.6.2022
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank president Loretta Mester doesn’t think a recession will take place in the United States but believes it will take two years to get inflation back down to 2%. While speaking during an interview on Sunday, Mester explained that while it will take two years...