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Fed Governor Brainard Identifies Libra Threat, Says Regulatory Hurdles Abound
17.10.2019
Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard delivered a sharp critique of Libra, which would need to resolve many regulatory hurdles before going live
Top Fed Official Says US Central Bank ‘Actively’ Debating Digital Dollar
16.10.2019
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Rob Kaplan says the U.S. dollar faces increasing threats to its status as the global reserve currency
French Central Banker: The World Needs to Standardize Crypto Regulations
16.10.2019
A French central banker is calling for a global regulatory framework on crypto assets
Fearing USD Decline, Ex-CFTC Heads Propose a Blockchain-Based Digital Dollar
16.10.2019
Two former ranking members of the CFTC offered up a plan for a government-sanctioned, blockchain-based digital dollar
Libra is ‘Catalytic Event’ for Central Banks, Says Head of Sweden’s Riksbank
15.10.2019
Libra, says Stefan Ingves, is forcing central banks to re-consider their primary product: money
Russian Central Bank Chief: ‘No Obvious Need’ for National Cryptocurrency
10.10.2019
Russia's central bank sees no strong reason to launch a national cryptocurrency that would override the potential risks, according to its chief
Swiss Central Bank to Explore Use of Digital Franc in Settling Trades
9.10.2019
Switzerland’s central bank and the SIX stock exchange will study using a central bank digital currency to settle trades of tokenized assets
Fed Official Says Digital Central Bank Currency Is ‘Inevitable’
3.10.2019
Philadelphia Federal Reserve bank president Patrick Harker said it is “inevitable” for the central banks to start issuing digital currency
ING’s Chief Economist Predicts Central Bank Digital Currencies in 2-3 Years
27.9.2019
Dutch bank ING's chief economist has said Facebook's Libra is pressuring central banks to launch their own digital currencies
‘No Argument’ for Replacing Dollar’s Global Role With Crypto: Ex-Fed Official
26.9.2019
The ex-official pushed back at a suggestion from the chief of the Bank of England that a Libra-like crypto should replace USD in global markets
PBoC Denies Claims It Will Launch Digital Currency in November
23.9.2019
China's central bank has played down reports that it will issue its digital yuan in November through major banks and companies
New Head of China’s Digital Currency Says It Beats Facebook Libra on Tech Features
6.9.2019
The PBoC's new digital currency chief has said its upcoming digital yuan has features not offered by Facebook Libra
A Crypto Fix for a Broken International Monetary System
2.9.2019
Mark Carney's recent statements about a new digital global currency has opened the door to fresh ideas built on blockchain, Michael J Casey writes
UK Central Bank Governor Sees Digital Currency Displacing US Dollar as Global Reserve
23.8.2019
BOE governor Mark Carney called on Friday for the creation of a wholly digital alternative to the U.S. dollar
China’s Central Bank ‘Close’ to Launching Official Digital Currency
12.8.2019
An official at China's central bank has said the institution is nearing the launch of its national digital currency
ECB Says It Plans to Use More On-Chain Data to Monitor Crypto Assets
7.8.2019
The European Central Bank has issued a new report revealing plans to use more granular blockchain data to better monitor the crypto markets
Crypto Exchange Rain Raises from BitMEX, Opens Trading In Middle East
31.7.2019
BitMEX Ventures-backed crypto exchange Rain opens for business following a two-year sandbox program under Bahraini central bank
Traditional Money Could Be ‘Surpassed’ By E-Money, Stablecoins: IMF Paper
16.7.2019
A new IMF paper suggests that cash and bank deposits could be left behind as digital money and fiat-pegged cryptos see greater adoption
What Trump’s Bitcoin Tweet Changes
15.7.2019
Donald Trump took aim at bitcoin last week. He also kicked off a whole new phase in bitcoin's mainstream moment
Facebook Libra Threat Could Spur Work on China’s National Digital Currency: PBoC Official
8.7.2019
China's central bank could hasten development of its own digital cash to counter the threat posed by Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, an official says