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Regulators Should Heed Crypto Risks When Innovating Regulation, Says Chinese Central Bank Official
4.4.2023
A senior People’s Bank of China (PBOC) official has urged regulators to consider cryptocurrency risks and fraud that could lead to bank failures when innovating regulation. The Chinese official highlighted the recent collapse of U.S. banks that provided services to crypto customers as...
ASEAN Countries Take Steps to Reduce Reliance on US Dollar for Trade Settlements
4.4.2023
The finance ministers and central bank governors of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are exploring ways to decrease their countries’ dependence on the U.S. dollar and promote the use of local currencies in trade settlements. “We must remember the sanctions imposed...
Household Crypto Holdings Included in Bank of Russia’s Consumer Finance Survey
3.4.2023
The Central Bank of Russia has added crypto asset holdings of households to its survey of consumer finances. The statistics reveal that Russian families keep more money in cryptocurrency wallets than in gold investment accounts or mutual funds. Russia’s Central Bank Evaluates Cryptocurrency...
Stress test? What Biden’s bank bailout means for stablecoins
2.4.2023
A major stablecoin depegging event raised concerns about the stability of these assets amid a U.S. banking crisis. The result may have been an improvement in their position in traditional finance
‘Panic of 2023’: James Corbett Explains How Bank Crisis Could Lead to CBDC ‘Nightmare of Total Monetary Control’
31.3.2023
Investigative journalist James Corbett has recently referred to the ongoing global banking crisis involving SVB, Signature Bank, Credit Suisse and others as the “Panic of 2023,” drawing comparisons to what he views as historical precedents, and pointing ahead to an inevitable and bleak...
Australian 'Big 4' bank ANZ halts cash withdrawals from many branches
31.3.2023
The move comes as Australians continue to reduce their usage of cash and bank branches, but has sparked fears that the death of cash is near
From Bat-Signal to Bitcoin: Projecting 'Orange Pill' on banks as EU drives crypto regulation
30.3.2023
The Bitcoin logo lights up on the European Central Bank building in Frankfurt as Bitcoiners urge bankers to ‘study Bitcoin.’
Nigerian crypto investors question central bank's decision to flag p2p users
29.3.2023
Crypto P2P users in Nigeria worry over using various platforms to launder funds as the country's central bank cracks down on bank accounts that receive a share of Flutterwave’s rumored stolen funds
Report: UAE Central Bank Implements Digital Currency Strategy
29.3.2023
The central bank in the United Arab Emirates said it has started implementing its digital currency strategy with partners G42 Cloud and R3. According to the central bank, the digital currency initiative is expected to “further position and solidify the UAE as a leading global financial...
European Banking Federation shares its vision of digital euro, wCBDC, bank tokens
28.3.2023
The EBF calls itself the voice of the European banking sector; it expressed its support for European digital money, with suggestions of its own
UBS’s acquisition of Credit Suisse brings some good and bad for crypto
27.3.2023
Many in Switzerland have said that UBS’ takeover of Credit Suisse was necessary to avoid a calamitous banking crisis like that seen in 2008
A Look at the Fed’s Recent Custodia Bank Denial and the Central Bank’s Push Back Against Narrow Banking
27.3.2023
Over the past century, the number of American banks has significantly decreased, dropping from 30,000 banks in 1921 to 4,997 U.S. banks in 2021, according to data from the Federal Reserve. Recently, the U.S. central bank denied Custodia Bank of Wyoming, a financial institution that holds $1.08...
Report: Regulations Governing Tokenized Deposits and Crypto Assets in South Africa Set to Effect in January 2025
26.3.2023
Regulations governing tokenized deposits and crypto assets are likely to become effective on Jan. 1, 2025, a senior fintech analyst at the South African central bank has revealed. However, according to the analyst, regulators are still trying to understand or learn the risks that come with using...
US contemplates 'expanding' emergency lending facility for banks: Report
26.3.2023
While the Federal Reserve liquidity offerings must be equally accessible to "all eligible users," unnamed sources reportedly warned that it could be “made in a way” to ensure First Republic Bank benefits
Custodia Bank's membership denied for ties with crypto markets, says US Fed
25.3.2023
The United States Federal Reserve released an 86-page report on March 24 detailing the reasons for denying Custodia Bank's application for membership
US Banking Crisis: Nigerian Banks Not Directly Exposed to SVB Says Central Bank Governor
25.3.2023
A recent review of Nigerian banks’ bond portfolios showed that the institutions were not directly exposed to Silicon Valley Bank, the governor of the country’s central bank has said. In addition, the governor said the Central Bank of Nigeria’s stringent guidelines help to create...
80 Crypto Firms Interested in Establishing Presence in Hong Kong, Official Says
25.3.2023
Hong Kong’s Secretary for Financial Services and Treasury has revealed that more than 80 crypto companies have expressed interest in establishing a presence in Hong Kong. They include companies across mainland China, Canada, European Union countries, Singapore, the U.K., and the U.S....
Digital Euro Key for European Payment Autonomy, ECB President Lagarde Says
24.3.2023
The digital euro has an important role in preserving the payment autonomy of Europe, the head of the eurozone’s monetary authority emphasized. The new currency, which is still under development, is meant to be sovereign and safe, cheap and widely available, Christine Lagarde assured during...
UAE Unveils CBDC Strategy, First Phase to Be Completed By Mid-2024
24.3.2023
The United Arab Emirates expects to complete the first phase of its central bank digital currency strategy over the next 12 to 15 months
The world could be facing a dark future thanks to CBDCs
23.3.2023
From forcing people to spend their money to making them save it, central banks around the world could soon use CBDCs to create a dystopian nightmare