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Economist Steve Hanke: US Dollar Weaponization Has Powered Record Central Bank Gold Purchases
28.11.2023
Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, has discussed how U.S. policies have driven central bank gold purchases to record levels this year. In an interview, Hanke stated that these purchases were motivated by the weaponization of fiat currencies like the dollar...
Top Global Banks Reveal $10.27 Billion in Crypto, XRP Among Top Investment
21.11.2023
Source: Adobe Major global central banks, spanning Europe, North America, and other regions, have revealed a significant investment in crypto, with XRP emerging as a preferred digital asset. According to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), a global regulatory authority on banks,...
Bank of America: CBDC Adoption Grows Globally, but Digital Dollar Not Imminent
15.11.2023
Source: iStock/E_Y_E The United States is working on a digital dollar but is unlikely to actually launch one anytime soon, according to Bank of America. In a Monday report, analysts led by Alkesh Shah said that central banks for 67% of countries are exploring central bank digital currencies...
Robert Kiyosaki: Fiat Money Isn’t Safe, Investors Must Protect Themselves From Central Bankers
15.11.2023
Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has cautioned that fiat money is not safe, emphasizing that central banks are buying gold to save themselves. He urged investors to safeguard themselves against central bankers and reiterated his advice to invest in gold, silver, and bitcoin. Is Fiat Money...
BIS General Manager urges central banks to “lead innovation” for CBDCs
8.11.2023
Agustín Carstens called CBDCs the “central element” of the central bank leadership in innovation
Central Bank Gold Demand Swells in Q3 Amid Global Unrest
4.11.2023
Central banks around the world maintained their appetite for gold in the third quarter of 2023, with their purchases totaling 337 metric tons, the World Gold Council’s (WGC) third-quarter report shows. Analysts from the council suggest that this steady central bank activity is indicative...
Nigerian Central Bank Refutes Claims It Plans to Redenominate the Naira in 2024
2.11.2023
The Nigerian Central Bank has denied claims in a widely circulating text message that it plans to redenominate the naira starting in January 2024. According to the bank, the authors of the message had seemingly “modified text eked from an old policy” by a previous governor in 2007....
Bitcoin Holds Steady Above $34K After Hawkish BOJ Decision
31.10.2023
The BOJ's yield curve control program has been a major source of liquidity for financial markets since 2016. Early Tuesday, the bank tweak the curve control program in what appears to be a stealth hawkish move
UK Residents Flags Privacy Concerns in Digital Pound Consultations: Bank of England
27.10.2023
The Bank of England (BOE) says the majority of 50,000 feedbacks it received from the public consultation on the digital pound revolve around privacy and fiat scarcity concerns. Jon Cunliffe, the bank’s Deputy Governor disclosed in a speech, Money and payments: a ‘black ships’...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Sees Nuclear Proliferation as ‘Most Serious Thing Facing Mankind’
26.10.2023
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has identified nuclear proliferation as “the most serious thing facing mankind.” According to the United Nations, “the risk of a nuclear weapon being used is currently higher than at any time since the depths of the Cold War.” Dimon also pointed out that...
Central Banks of China and UAE Sign MoU to Strengthen Digital Currency Cooperation
20.10.2023
The Central Banks of China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have recently signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) relating to digital currencies during the third "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum in Beijing this week.
The People's Bank of China (PBOC) has signed...
Central banks want to look under crypto’s hood — Is this a positive sign?
18.10.2023
The mere fact that the Deutsche Bundesbank, BIS and other financial incumbents want such information now suggests a tacit acceptance of crypto
Analyst Warns of US Dollar Collapse, Predicts Bitcoin Owners to Benefit
10.10.2023
Global financial services firm Jefferies has warned of “the collapse of the U.S.-dollar paper standard to the benefit of both gold bullion owners and also owners of bitcoin.” He explained that the Federal Reserve, and other G7 central banks, “will not be able to exit from...
Central banks will face unfamiliar challenges to achieve CBDC inclusivity, study says
4.10.2023
The potential is there, but the difficulties in achieving financial inclusivity are often underestimated, a Bank of Canada study shows
Project Atlas: Bank for International Settlements Tackles Crypto Tracking with EU Central Banks – Here's the Latest
4.10.2023
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and four European central banks have rolled out a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) system to track the global flow of cryptocurrency assets.
The partnership with the BIS was struck with the European Central Bank, Banque de France, Deutsche Bundesbank...
BIS, EU central banks building data platform to track crypto, DeFi flows
4.10.2023
The Bank of International Settlements and a handful of European Central banks are building a system to track international flows of cryptocurrencies
Central Banks Successfully Test Cross Border Trading of Wholesale CBDC Using DeFi
28.9.2023
The Bank for International Settlements alongside the central banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland tested out using wholesale CBDC to conduct cross border trading
BIS and Central Banks of France, Singapore and Switzerland Successfully Test Cross-Border CBDC Using DeFi
28.9.2023
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and central banks of France, Singapore, and Switzerland have jointly announced a successful test of cross-border trading and settlement for wholesale central bank digital currencies (wCBDCs).
This test incorporated innovative decentralized finance...
Bank of Japan a Major Source of Uncertainty, Crypto Volatility Trader Says
21.9.2023
Once the BOJ begins policy normalisation, yen carry trades may unwind quickly, leading to increased cross-asset volatility
Swift Collaborates with Three Central Banks to Pilot CBDC Interoperability
15.9.2023
Swift has partnered with three central banks to conduct beta testing of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) connector solution in an effort to advance cross-border payments using CBDCs.
In a recent press release, the global financial messaging network said that the Hong Kong Monetary...