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Iran to Permit Use of Cryptocurrencies in International Settlements, Reports Reveal
11.1.2022
Authorities in Iran are preparing to allow the employment of cryptocurrencies for international settlements. According to local media, central bank and government officials have given the green light to adopt a mechanism using digital coins in the field of foreign trade. Businesses in Iran to...
BIS Exec Says Defi Is a ‘Wake-up Call’ for Regulators, Global Crypto Policy Expected in 2022
20.12.2021
A Bank of International Settlements (BIS) executive, Benoît Cœuré, says that crypto is “growing very fast” and ”becoming mainstream in different ways.” Emphasizing that decentralized finance (defi) is a “wake-up call” for financial...
Central Banks of France, Switzerland and BIS Complete Cross-Border CBDC Trial
9.12.2021
Bank of France, the Swiss National Bank (SNB), and the Bank for International Settlements have successfully tested the application of wholesale central bank digital currency in cross-border payments. The project used distributed ledger technology and was realized with help from private firms....
Central Banks Test CBDC as 'Multiple Assets and Currencies' Coming For Them
8.12.2021
Competing systems for settlement of “multiple assets and currencies” may emerge, and it is the job of central banks to ensure the maintenance of “equitable access” to central bank-issued money, a new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has said....
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Bank for International Settlements States True Decentralized Finance Is an ‘Illusion’
8.12.2021
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS), a finance organization comprised of several central banks, has stated that while the objective of decentralized finance is to move control of financial tools away from current financial institutions, it just provides an ‘illusion’ of doing...
BIS Sees 'Important Role' for DeFi, Pushes for Increased Regulation
6.12.2021
A new report from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), sometimes called the central bank of central banks, has come to a somewhat unexpected conclusion that decentralized finance (DeFi) could play “an important role” in the traditional financial system - but warned about potential...
‘Faster and Cheaper Cross-Border Transfers’ — Banking Report Led by BIS Highlights the Benefits of Cryptocurrency
30.9.2021
According to a report published by the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and a group of central banks, digital currencies can lead to faster settlement and cheaper transfers. Moreover, the banking group leveraged a prototype that shows how money transfers can be done in seconds with very...
BIS Asks Central Banks to Urgently Develop CBDCs to Compete With Crypto Assets
12.9.2021
The head of the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub, Benoît Cœuré, has urged central banks to act now on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to compete with initiatives in the private sector, including cryptocurrencies. “CBDCs will take years to...
Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and South Africa to Trial Cross-Border Digital Currency Payments
3.9.2021
The central banks of Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Republic of South Africa have set out to test the use of state-issued digital currencies in cross-border payments. The trial, led by the Bank for International Settlements, aims to establish whether they can simplify transactions and make...
Australia, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa launch joint CBDC pilot
2.9.2021
The joint initiative will prototype shared DLT platforms enabling institutions to settle cross-border transactions using central bank-issued digital currencies
BIS Economist Recommends ‘Technology-Neutral’ Crypto Regulation, Low-Cost Supervision of Decentralized Markets
2.7.2021
An economist with the Bank of International Settlements has found that cryptocurrencies are not sought as an alternative to fiat currencies or regulated finance, therefore a “technology-neutral regulation to this asset class” is recommended. The economist discussed “embedded...
BIS: Cryptocurrencies Are Often Used in Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, Ransomware Attacks
24.6.2021
The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) says that it is now clear that cryptocurrencies are not money but speculative assets, emphasizing that in many cases they are used “to facilitate money laundering, ransomware attacks, and other financial crimes.” BIS Criticizes...
BIS optimistic about central bank digital currencies
23.6.2021
The central bank of central banks says CBDCs are necessary for maintaining the status quo of the legacy financial system
Russian Foreign Minister States Crypto Might Play a Significant Role in Settlements
15.6.2021
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov talked about the future importance of cryptocurrencies as an international settlements layer at the Primakov Readings Forum. Lavrov referred to these assets as having a “significant role” in the future. Russia has been striving to de-dollarize...
BIS Official Insists Bitcoin Fails Means of Payment Test, Calls El Salvador’s BTC Law ‘Interesting Experiment’
11.6.2021
An official at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and former member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB), Benoit Coeure, insists that bitcoin has not passed the test of being a means of payment. He calls El Salvador’s move to make the cryptocurrency legal tender...
Swiss, French Central Banks to Trial Wholesale CBDC Settlements With BIS and Private Sector
11.6.2021
The central banks of Switzerland and France are joining hands with the Bank for International Settlements to test wholesale central bank digital currencies in cross-border transactions. The experiment will be conducted with the help of a private sector consortium led by Accenture. European Central...
Bank of International Settlements Chief Says Cryptocurrencies Being Used to Evade Laws- Advocates for More Regulation
26.3.2021
Agustin Carstens, the general manager at the Bank of International Settlements (BIS), has claimed that cryptocurrencies are “used to evade laws and should therefore face more regulation.” Carstens, who has attacked bitcoin in the past, suggests that many crypto assets are “used...
Bank of International Settlements head says cryptos require more regulation
24.3.2021
Agustín Carstens has called for cryptocurrencies to be subject to more regulations while arguing that virtual currencies have not made a significant dent in global finance
Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Says Bitcoin Is a Substitute for Gold
22.3.2021
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell sees cryptocurrency as a substitute for gold, rather than the dollar. However, he cautioned that crypto assets, including bitcoin, are highly volatile and not useful as a store of value. Fed Chair Sees Bitcoin as a Gold Substitute During a webinar sponsored...
BIS Chief Banker Criticizes Bitcoin as Inherently Risky, Says BTC Vulnerable to 51% Attack
29.1.2021
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) general manager Agustin Carstens has criticized bitcoin saying the asset was inherently risky and “increasingly vulnerable” to a 51% attack. A long time bitcoin (BTC) skeptic, Carstens stressed that only central banks should be issuing digital...