2020-11-7 18:16 |
Central banks meeting in Russia said the coronavirus pandemic is a driving force behind growing interest in national digital currencies. origin »
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Coinspeaker China’s Central Bank Processes Over 3. 1 Million Transactions in National Digital CurrencyThe Central Bank of China has researched over 6,700 use cases for its CBDC and wired more than 5000 payments in the national digital currency to healthcare workers to boost the fight against the coronavirus.
2020-10-7 14:59 | |
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Charts show a pleasing correlation between central bank Coronavirus fallout and Bitcoin returns, with anticipation building around an investor influx.
2020-8-11 15:07 | |
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As the world’s nations and financial institutions plan their recovery from the unprecedented economic upheaval in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, more and more people are turning to digital assets. Cryptocurrency’s extraordinary resilience during the coronavirus crisis has lent renewed vigor to central banks’ plans to integrate digital currencies. Meanwhile, the younger generation is […]
2020-7-1 15:40 | |
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The shares of big banks declined after the Fed said it would put a temporary cap on their dividend payments to preserve cash during the coronavirus pandemic. In its stress test, the central bank found that most banks would remain well capitalized in an economic downturn, but it also sees that large financial institutions remain […]
2020-6-29 23:42 | |
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As the monetary impacts of the coronavirus drive discussions surrounding central bank digital currencies, a U.K. blockchain firm has proposed a CDBD system to the Bank of England.
2020-6-13 22:45 | |
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The central banking system in the U. S. and the country’s megabanks have manipulated the economy for quite some time and these days, the coronavirus has been a great excuse to create trillions for stimulus.
2020-5-21 21:40 | |
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Central banks across the globe are having an ultra-busy time amid the coronavirus crisis. Besides pumping in millions on millions of money into the system to salvage the economy, central banks have had to disinfect likely tainted currency notes.
2020-5-21 20:42 | |
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For the first time since its creation, Bitcoin is now trading within an immense period of global economic instability. The Coronavirus pandemic has caused governments and central banks across the globe to take extreme actions in order to curb the damage done by a virtually frozen global economy. The over $8 trillion globally that has...
2020-5-19 00:00 | |
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On May 14, Bitcoin. com Executive Chairman Roger Ver sat down with Digifinex cofounder, Kiana Shek, for an ask-me-anything (AMA) session about the cryptocurrency ecosystem. Ver explained what he thinks about the central banks printing unlimited money, the government-induced lockdowns, and his opinions about certain cryptocurrencies like BTC, BCH, XRP, ETH, and more.
2020-5-15 20:15 | |
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The economic gloom of Brazil continues amid the coronavirus pandemic. The deteriorated fiscal position and political uncertainties have created fears of a deep economic recession. The Central Bank of Brazil has also cut the interest rate to 3%, which is an all-time low.
2020-5-12 13:29 | |
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The Indian cryptocurrency industry has been growing rapidly despite the nationwide lockdown and the coronavirus crisis. Two new cryptocurrency trading platforms are launching in India while existing crypto businesses seek clarification from the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
2020-5-8 12:15 | |
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The last two months dealing with the coronavirus outbreak have been strange, to say the least, and as data rolls in more people are becoming aware that there was quite a bit of overreaction from politicians, the media, and medical professionals.
2020-5-7 17:50 | |
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In the past two months, the Federal Reserve has taken aggressive and unprecedented steps to mitigate the lasting damage to the US economy from the coronavirus pandemic. Now, the central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged in the 0% to 0.
2020-5-1 21:11 | |
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Trading near a seven-year high, gold is heading for its biggest monthly gain since 2016 as central banks ramp up the stimulus to keep up the economy after being damaged by the coronavirus pandemic. Gold rallied in 2020 as investors sought safe haven amidst the unprecedented monetary stimulus sparked concern about currency debasement. The bullion […]
2020-5-1 20:10 | |
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Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the U. S. Federal Reserve has created trillions of dollars in order to keep the central bank’s private partners’ liquidity strong during the economic downturn.
2020-4-25 02:45 | |
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Last month, the coronavirus outbreak and the collapse of oil prices had stock markets crashing and economies come to a standstill with countries in lockdown. In response, central banks have announced stimulus programs.
2020-4-13 15:22 | |
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For well over a month now, a great number of countries have been living under lockdowns and stay-at-home orders due to the coronavirus outbreak. Meanwhile, central banks like the Fed, Bank of England (BoE), and European Central Bank (ECB) have funneled trillions into the hands of private financial incumbents.
2020-4-11 20:30 | |
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Ray Dalio, founder of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates thinks cash is not the best asset to hold in a world where central banks are printing money and keeping interest rates low in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
2020-4-9 22:19 | |
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We are currently in unchartered territory as the world financial system slowly comes to a halt due to COVID-19. Central banks have unveiled bailouts worth trillions of dollars to soften the brutal blow of the coronavirus on the economy.
2020-4-9 15:39 | |
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The world is finally cozying up to Bitcoin in a pretty serious way, and that has even been fueled by the current Coronavirus global pandemic that has many central banks encouraging the use of cashless means of payment.
2020-4-6 17:10 | |
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Marion Laboure, a researcher for Deutsche Bank, has co-written a paper that suggests the current COVID-19 outbreak which has been known to transmit through the transfer of paper money, could accelerate the already heightened interest in Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC).
2020-4-7 13:13 | |
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‘The central bank of central banks’ is advocating for the development of CBDCs amid the coronavirus pandemic
2020-4-5 07:00 | |
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The coronavirus outbreak has sent shockwaves through the world’s economy and this has caused politicians and central bankers to react in various ways. However, global market leaders, Wall Street CEOs and hedge fund managers had one of the best years in more than a decade since the 2008 financial crisis.
2020-4-5 20:50 | |
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BIS researchers think COVID-19 may accelerate the adoption of digital payments and sharpen the debate over central bank digital currencies.
2020-4-5 00:17 | |
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Despite what gold bug Peter Schiff says, economists are uncertain that gold will shine during the current coronavirus crisis. While gold and other precious metals have seen decent gains in the last few weeks, a few investors are terrified that central banks will use their flight-to-safety assets in order to save their economies.
2020-4-5 22:55 | |
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Yesterday, the Egyptian central bank issued a directive limiting all cash withdrawals from banks over fears it will run out of currency. Egypt is feeling the economic pressures of the coronavirus pandemic and is now instructing its citizens not to take out so much cash.
2020-3-31 02:15 | |
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On Sunday, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced it had instructed financial institutions in the country to put withdrawal limits in place for cash. Regional reports disclose that Egyptian residents can only withdraw 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($640) and businesses can only withdraw 50,000 pounds ($3,200).
2020-3-31 21:45 | |
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The biggest global emergency of the century, COVID-19 pandemic has the Treasury officials trying to decide on how much they can spend to fight the novel coronavirus. Before the financial crisis in 2008, people relied on commercial banks to create money, which was in the form of loans.
2020-3-30 19:00 | |
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The Fed has long been pumping liquidity in the market and after the market carnage started a few weeks back driven by the novel coronavirus and oil price war, the central bank slashed the interest rates to zero, short-term Treasury bills even dropped into negative territory, and they were forced to work on their strategies. […]
2020-3-29 02:44 | |
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Bitmain cofounder Jihan Wu’s recent interview discusses some of his predictions concerning the future of bitcoin, mining, the bitcoin halving, and the cryptoconomy. Despite the coronavirus outbreak and its effect on the global economy, Wu is optimistic and he believes the modern central banks’ loose monetary policy infecting the world will bolster the value of […] The post ‘Bull Run May Not Come Immediately After Bitcoin Halving,’ Says Bitmain’s Jihan Wu appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2020-3-28 17:01 | |
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Amid the coronavirus pandemic, China’s central bank has reportedly completed the basic development of the nation’s central bank digital currency. The central bank is now drafting legislation for its circulation, according to local media.
2020-3-26 07:00 | |
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Retail interest in cryptocurrencies is growing as COVID-19 shakes markets and central banks take drastic steps to steady the global economy, the firm says.
2020-3-26 18:00 | |
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The People's Bank of China is getting nearer to releasing its digital currency, reports The Global Times. According to the latest report, China’s central bank in collaboration with private companies has completed the development of the basic function of the autonomous digital currency and is now drafting laws for its circulation. Many companies in the […]
2020-3-24 18:23 | |
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In 2019, cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses saw more regulation than any year prior. G20 finance ministers, central bank governors, and regulators cracked down hard on the bitcoin industry.
2020-3-25 17:15 | |
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Global stock markets surged higher on Friday after central banks around the world unleashed a torrent of stimulus measures to cushion the shock from coronavirus (Covid-19). With US stock futures sharply higher, Wall Street is expected to have yet another big swing.
2020-3-20 18:33 | |
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Economists believe the COVID-19 pandemic, which has spread across Europe and America in recent days, could push the global economy to the brink of recession. JP Morgan analysts have forecasted a coronavirus-driven economic recession to hit America and Europe by July 2020.
2020-3-19 00:30 | |
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Central banks around the world are cutting down rates and announcing their quantitative easing programs to fight the impact of the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. The US Federal Reserve has been injecting billions of dollars in market liquidity for quite some time now and recently it cut down its rates to zero percent and restarted […]
2020-3-18 17:39 | |
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Специалисты исследовательского подразделения криптодеривативной биржи BitMEX проанализировали влияние пандемии коронавируса на финансовые рынки. Inflation Is Coming The response to Coronavirus will mark a significant economic regime change, from monetary policy to central bank funded fiscal expansion.
2020-3-18 15:37 | |
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Специалисты исследовательского подразделения криптодеривативной биржи BitMEX проанализировали влияние пандемии коронавируса на финансовые рынки. Inflation Is Coming The response to Coronavirus will mark a significant economic regime change, from monetary policy to central bank funded fiscal expansion.
2020-3-18 13:38 | |
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In the past month, Bitcoin lost 50% of its value following the stock market, oil, Treasuries, and even gold as the coronavirus continues to spread. Central banks around the world have injected billions of dollars but the global markets are still taking a beating with broad falls across multiple sectors. This past week, bonds, US […]
2020-3-18 22:16 | |
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Last week was undeniably one of bitcoin’s worst week characterized by a brutal sell-off and flash crashes as investors grappled with the coronavirus pandemic that has rocked the whole world. With so many countries now in lockdown, world leaders and central banks have made stopping further spread of the virus their highest priority. Besides the […]
2020-3-17 14:38 | |
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The world has been focused on the coronavirus outbreak that’s claimed 105,612 cases and 3,562 deaths to date. The pandemic has caused government leaders to react and central banks are breaking out tools from their arsenal of monetary easing schemes.
2020-3-8 02:40 | |
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The Dow Jones crashed in the week's final session as stock markets grew more concerned that central banks can't combat the coronavirus. The post The Dow Crashed on Friday Because Fed Credibility Is ‘Eroding’ appeared first on CCN.com
2020-3-7 23:15 | |
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The central banks of the world are scrambling to keep their economies from collapsing as Coronavirus fears spread quicker than the virus itself. Yesterday’s rate cut by the Federal Reserve is the first of many stimulus measures that could be a boost for cryptocurrency adoption.
2020-3-5 04:10 | |
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The Reserve Bank of Australia announced it would be cutting the cash rate by 25 basis points to 0.50 percent, its lowest on record according to recent figures.
2020-3-4 20:40 | |
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The U. S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 50 bps on Tuesday citing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak against the bleak economy. The last time the central bank slashed rates by leveraging an “emergency rate shift” by half a percentage point was after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in 2008.
2020-3-4 16:20 | |
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If central banks flood the global economy with cheap money in response to the coronavirus outbreak, that is likely to help assets like bitcoin, says Kevin Kelly.
2020-3-4 13:00 | |
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The Central Bank of China was forced to postpone the development of the digital yuan, the state cryptocurrency of China, which was planned in the first quarter of 2020. “The coronavirus outbreak has led to postponed work resumption in government institutions, including the People’s Bank of China (PBC).
2020-2-27 21:43 | |
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The coronavirus outbreak is reportedly delaying progress on China’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) project. However, officials say Beijing is keen to see the pilot test happen before the end of the year.
2020-2-26 23:00 | |
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Tether has announced the expansion of its USDT token to an eighth blockchain.
The FMA reports two-thirds of the investment fraud reports filed in 2020 were related to cryptocurrency and digital currency trading products.
This is the second bitcoin ETF approved to trade in Canada.
Geely will own 80% of the venture while Concordium will own the rest.
Gates has previously criticized cryptocurrencies and said he'd short bitcoin "if there was an easy way to do it."
A new tie-up with payments firm Klarna brings the exchange access to more than 5,000 banks across Europe.
Local firm Bitcoin Suisse has partnered with the canton of Zug, converting cryptocurrency tax payments into Swiss francs.