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British Lawmakers Say a CBDC Is Likely to Hurt Financial Stability — Digital Pound Benefits Overstated

14.1.2022
According to British lawmakers, a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is likely to raise the cost of borrowing while hurting financial stability. They insist the touted potential advantages of a digital pound are being overstated. Erosion of Privacy British lawmakers have said the use of a central...

Bank of England Releases Surprise Rate Hike

17.12.2021
The Bank of England recently surprised the market with its sudden bank rate hike. The central bank surged the rate by 0.15%, taking it to 0.25%. The bank previously issued the surge three and half years back, following a sustained period of an asset-buying program and low rates. The financial...

Global Markets, Bitcoin Defy Expectations After Fed’s Hawkish Taper Plan Announcement

16.12.2021
Global markets have defied predictions as the U.S. Federal Reserve and several central banks worldwide are prepping to slow down monetary easing policy. On Wednesday, the U.S. central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) said it plans to taper quantitative easing (large monthly asset...

Bank of England Deputy Governor Warns Crypto Prices Could Fall to Zero

15.12.2021
Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, has warned that the price of cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, could fall to zero. Noting that the crypto industry is “growing very fast,” he stressed: “We really need to roll our sleeves...

Bank of England Governor Worried About Bitcoin Being Legal Tender in El Salvador

29.11.2021
The governor of the Bank of England, the country’s central bank, has voiced concerns about El Salvador choosing bitcoin as a national currency. Citing a recent warning by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) against bitcoin’s use as legal tender, the governor said: “What would...

Bitcoin too volatile to be adopted as legal tender, says BoE chief

26.11.2021
The Bank of England promotes CBDCs as a “revolution of money,” while Brits are not really willing to use it

Bank of England sees CBDCs as a revolution for the future of money

23.11.2021
The Bank of England estimates that 20% of retail and consumer deposits could potentially move toward CBDCs

Bank of England’s Cunliffe: Crypto Threat to Financial Stability ‘Getting Closer’ — Urges Regulators to Act Now

16.11.2021
Bank of England’s deputy governor for financial stability, Sir Jon Cunliffe, has warned that cryptocurrency is getting closer to posing a threat to global financial stability due to the sector’s rapid growth. Crypto is also being integrated into the traditional financial system at...

Crypto poses imminent threat to financial stability: Bank of England Deputy Governor

16.11.2021
Bank of England's Sir Jon Cunliffe has urged British lawmakers to think “very hard” about the disruption integrating cryptocurrency with traditional finance could wreak

Bank of England Governor Warns Crypto Is Providing Means of Payment for Criminals

11.11.2021
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has warned that crypto assets are providing another means of payment for people who want to conduct criminal activity. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey Sees Crypto Helping Criminal Activities The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, said...

UK Treasury and central bank will consult on CBDC, potentially launching by 2030

9.11.2021
"The earliest date for launch of a U.K. CBDC would be in the second half of the decade,” said the Bank of England, adding no final decision has yet been made

$1.75 Trillion for Climate Change, Social Services — Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ Plan Advances While Inflation Grips US

3.11.2021
This week, U.S. lawmakers are preparing to debate the advance of Joe Biden’s Build Back Better proposal, which is now estimated at $1.75 trillion. The new proposal follows the expansive monetary policy the Federal Reserve engaged in during the last two years expanding the money supply like...

Economics Professor Warns ‘Cryptocurrencies May Contribute to Monetary and Financial Instability’

16.10.2021
Cornell University’s professor of economics and former head of the IMF’s China division, Eswar Prasad, has warned that “Cryptocurrencies may contribute to monetary and financial instability.” He added that the risk is amplified if the industry is unregulated and lacks...

Bank of England’s Deputy Governor Says Crypto Collapse Plausible, Regulators Need to Urgently Establish Rules

14.10.2021
Bank of England Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe says that a collapse in the cryptocurrency market is certainly “plausible,” stating that regulators worldwide need to pursue crypto rules “as a matter of urgency.” While cryptocurrencies do not currently pose a threat to...

BoE deputy gov: regulators should pursue crypto as a 'matter of urgency'

13.10.2021
The central bank official spoke about the risks cryptocurrencies and stablecoins may pose when connected to traditional financial systems through individuals, financial institutions, hedge funds, and banks

Bank of England: Crypto Assets Pose ‘Limited’ Risks to Stability of UK Financial System

12.10.2021
The Bank of England says that crypto assets pose “limited” direct risks to the stability of the country’s financial system. “Cryptoasset and associated markets and services continue to grow and to develop rapidly. Such assets are becoming increasingly integrated into...

Central Banks Should Allow Salaries, Social Transfers to be Paid in CBDCs - BIS

30.9.2021
ivate innovation, all the while preserving public trust.The BIS worked on the papers in cooperation with the Bank of Canada, Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, US Federal Reserve, Sweden’s Sveriges Riksbank, and the Swiss National Bank. The studies analyze policy options a