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Ripple’s partner Accenture, the technology and business consulting firm, has published a paper with SWIFT on the potential for central bank digital currencies (CBDC) payment solutions. Titled “Exploring central bank digital currencies: How they could work for international payments”, the paper claims there is surging interest for these types of assets. Accenture is a Fortune […]
2021-5-12 01:22 | |
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Indian government and regulators have been trying to take a firm position on the use and supply of cryptocurrencies in the country. Even though the Finance Minister of the country, Nirmala Sitharaman,The post India's central bank claims govt.
2021-3-25 17:15 | |
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Shinhan Bank of South Korea has announced the completion of its central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot. The project was carried out in conjunction with LG CNS and the team claims the pilot is in a bid to get the bank ready for the eventual launch of the nation’s digital won by the Bank ofRead More
2021-3-11 02:00 | |
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) resident representative for Nigeria, Ari Aisen recently discussed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directive that targets crypto entities. In remarks made during a special virtual press briefing, Aisen repeats some of the CBN’s claims that cryptocurrencies were being used “for illegal transactions such as money laundering and drug trafficking.” […]
2021-2-20 03:00 | |
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Following the outcry over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s latest directive that targets cryptocurrencies, the institution has reaffirmed its stance with another statement. In the latest five-page document, the CBN insists that this directive is intended to protect the country’s financial system from the “risks” that are associated with cryptocurrencies. Debunked Claims Still, the central […]
2021-2-10 12:05 | |
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Major Bitcoin critic and gold fan Peter Schiff is definite that Bitcoin has disrupted neither any central banks, nor any governments but gold can shake the fiat system
2021-1-9 13:24 | |
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The Bank of Thailand (BOT) announced on Oct 5 that it had launched the world’s first government savings bond using an IBM-developed blockchain. The BOT claims that over $1. 5 billion in bonds has already been issued using the platform over the past two weeks.
2020-10-6 21:48 | |
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China’s central bank has stated that the trial of its developing central bank digital currency (CBDC) is currently limited to retail transactions, as against claims stating that the digital yuan was used for large transactions.
2020-8-24 23:07 | |
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Bridgewater CIO Ray Dalio claims capital markets are no longer free as central banks drive more of the economy.
2020-7-5 20:30 | |
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Coinspeaker Is Bitcoin Crazy Game or Its Time Is Yet to Arrive?The crypto community claims that it makes sense to buy Bitcoins because ordinary money will worth less and less because of all the trillions that central banks pump into the financial system.
2020-6-22 10:59 | |
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The central bank claims to have distributed 'part' of a recent $13 billion bank "liquidity enhancement" using blockchain tech.
2020-6-10 12:00 | |
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Venezuela has filed a major $1 billion lawsuit against the Bank of England and claims that the central bank is refusing to release the gold owed. Venezuela has used the Bank of England for decades to store its bullion, but now it’s having a problem retrieving it.
2020-5-23 15:10 | |
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Myanmar’s central bank claims crypto traders can be fined or imprisoned, but there are doubts about whether legislation backs this up.
2020-5-22 03:48 | |
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The central bank of Argentina has pledged its support for a blockchain-based system developed using RSK technology. The proof of concept will be used to trial a system for account debit claims (payment system), utilizing the end-to-end traceability that is one of blockchain’s key strengths.
2020-4-22 11:23 | |
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Brazil’s Central Bank is set to launch a new payment system which it claims will offer near instant fund transfers. The new payment system is set to be released in November, Cointelegraph reports. The new system will be referred to as PIX, a short form for Brazil’s Instant Payment Scheme. The platform will allow for […]
2020-2-20 22:06 | |
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Bitcoin could be people's only recourse against central bank-induced hyperinflation, an Ikigai analyst claims. The post Government-Issued Digital Assets Will Be Backed by Bitcoin: Quant Analyst appeared first on CCN.com
2020-1-28 17:17 | |
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Christine Lagarde claims that a CBDC issued by the European Central Bank (ECB) could have major implications for the financial
2020-1-8 20:40 | |
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New research from the European central bank claims that a central bank digital currency system that protects user privacy is possible
2019-12-18 17:33 | |
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Tensions between the US and China have escalated over the last few months, and the brunt was borne by the global economy. In such times of global instability and central banks manipulating economies, the demand for alternative assets, including Bitcoin, is speculated to go up drastically.
2019-7-24 05:30 | |
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The Treasury Secretary of the United States of America, Steve Mnuchin, told CNBC in an exclusive interview that G7 financial heads were not comfortable with Libra and expressed their doubts over the ability of the payment consortium to adhere to anti-money laundering (AML) and money transmission regulations.
2019-7-21 23:00 | |
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Facebook’s Libra has been at the center of scrutiny and skepticism among policymakers from around the globe. Many have even gone on to ask for a complete halt of the project, including many lawmakers during the two-day Congressional hearing.
2019-7-20 03:30 | |
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With cryptocurrency’s entry into mainstream finance, discussions surrounding Bitcoin have taken a hold of the economy as a whole. Towards this effort, Morgan Creek Capital’s Anthony Pompliano interviewed Crescat Capital’s Otavio Costa.
2019-7-18 14:30 | |
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When the cat is away, the mice come out to play. As the global economy is muddled with concerns surrounding trade wars, interest rate movements, and global governance dilemmas, the cryptocurrency world is enjoying a parabolic move.
2019-7-9 11:00 | |
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Last year, India’s top court ruled that the central government’s national identification system – Aadhaar – doesn’t violate the privacy of citizens. Now, there are three major developments on this front that might put privacy activists on high alert.
2019-7-5 16:08 | |
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Libra, the groundbreaking cryptocurrency project unearthed by Facebook earlier this month has been called several things within the crypto-community. From a ‘crypto-look-a-like,’ to a ‘stablecoin impersonator,’ to ‘big-tech controlled crypto,’ and even the trivial names like ‘Zuck Buck,’ and ‘you’ve got Gemini, well, I’ve got Libra.
2019-6-29 08:30 | |
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As the global push to increase crypto adoption garners more and more momentum with each passing day, an article published by a researcher working for ING – a privately owned Indian bank – claims that as we move into the future, more and more central banks will partner with independent financial institutions in order to […]
2019-6-22 19:56 | |
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By CCN: The town of Orania, South Africa, claims it’s not racist, but it’s only ever allowed white people to live within its walls. Wholly owned by a single community corporation, the city was established after Apartheid ended and has always had its own currency.
2019-6-8 11:30 | |
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India’s crypto regulation is reportedly ready and there has been much speculation about what it contains. An Indian lawyer has gotten some answers from the Reserve Bank of India about a bill allegedly seeking to ban cryptocurrencies.
2019-6-6 11:10 | |
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Since the introduction of cryptocurrencies in the global financial landscape, most users and people across sectors are split between the importance of central banks, and the idea of decentralized networks.
2019-6-4 22:30 | |
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Jens Weidmann, the president of Deutsche Bundesbank, the central bank of Germany, said a blockchain trial project used for the transfer and settlement of securities and cash proved slower and more costly than the current traditional methods, Bloomberg reported on May 29.
2019-5-31 21:49 | |
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By CCN: OneCoin execs are sick of being called a Ponzi scheme. Allegations of ripping off churches are false too, they claim. In a lengthy letter to the Samoa Observer, the cryptocurrency-powered marketing company defended itself against what it considers to be false allegations OneCoin takes issue with news articles that were used by the Central Bank of Samoa (CBS), which fueled the Ponzi scheme narrative.
2019-5-20 00:30 | |
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The Fed just can’t seem to strike the right chord in the current economy. Economist Mohamed El-Erian, who was reportedly considered for a Federal Reserve spot, has a bone to pick with central bankers.
2019-4-13 14:54 | |
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It’s been a wild day, not least for Julian Assange, who woke up a political asylum seeker under Ecuador’s protection, and is now sat in a Central London police cell, presumably being grilled by the Met’s finest.
2019-4-11 17:03 | |
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Crime isn’t supposed to pay, but sometimes the wages of sin are paid in bitcoin. Last week, Japanese police reported that 2018 saw a tenfold increase of cryptocurrency money laundering.
2019-3-20 16:49 | |
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A recent study by a University of Luxembourg postdoc claims that some central banks are considering launching CBDCs in spite of legal challenges
2019-2-23 16:04 | |
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A report from Bank of Korea (BOK) published this Thursday suggested that the use of central bank issued digital currencies could cause problems in the South Korean financial system. The report claims that the launch of such a currency could push interest rates up and cause a liquidity shortage.
2019-2-7 18:59 | |
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The head of VTB Bank, a major Russian financial institution that sees the government as its majority shareholder, has compared bitcoin mining with counterfeiting. Andrei Kostin, who serves as the president and the chairman of the management board of VTB Bank, said Monday during an event that any person who prints digital money to replace Russian Ruble was counterfeiting the state-backed fiat.
2019-2-6 10:15 | |
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The cryptocurrency mining manufacturer Bitmain may have a new chief executive officer in the near future according to regional reports. Bitmain’s director of product engineering, Haichao Wang, will apparently take the lead role within the corporation but no official timetable has been announced.
2019-1-10 21:00 | |
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The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has published a survey showing that most central central banks are “proceeding cautiously” on issuing their own digital currencies. Only a handful are planning to do so in the near future, it said.
2019-1-9 02:10 | |
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Bitcoin was created by Satoshi Nakamoto, (almost certainly) a pseudonym, that no one has been able to conclusively connect to an actual person or group of people to this day.
2019-1-3 06:42 | |
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Reports from the Central Bank of the Bahamas indicate that Tether Ltd. may have never deposited funds into the country. These findings could suggest that Tether may be holding their reserves elsewhere, or not have any reserves at all.
2018-12-26 03:03 | |
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German blockchain startup Bitwala has launched crypto banking in Germany. After securing €4 million (roughly $4. 5 million) from VC firms Earlybird and Coparion in September of 2018 to develop a crypto banking solution, the company has allegedly amassed a waiting list of 30,000 potential users.
2018-12-13 22:32 | |
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A large commercial bank in Nigeria has threatened to shut down an undisclosed number of cryptocurrency-related accounts without explanation. Lagos-based Union Bank claims that any decision to do so would be in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) past warnings about cryptocurrency trading.
2018-11-28 02:10 | |
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Nouriel Roubini a professor and notorious business economist recently stated that CBDCs or the digital currencies being introduced by the various Central Banks around the world posed a real and serious danger for the current crop of cryptocurrencies.
2018-11-26 12:16 | |
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If central banks issue their own digital currencies, then it would destroy cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, wrote Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini in his latest column. The article, titled “Why central bank digital currencies could destroy crypto,” saw the American economist building up his rants against the cryptocurrency space.
2018-11-22 20:00 | |
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The BoT governor claims that the process of creating a central bank digital currency is too lengthy and complicated to allow the country to move from cash to digital currency within the coming 3-5 years.
2018-11-20 23:07 | |
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Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it.
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
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The U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a new office to engage with cryptocurrency and blockchain startups. Called the Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology (FinHub), the division will make it easier for fintech startups to interact with the regulator on related issues and the legal implications of products before they launch them.
2018-10-19 01:51 | |
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The law offices of Pomerantz LLP in New York have filed a series of civil suits against MGT Capital Investment and its executive officers on behalf of several of the trading firm’s past or present customers.
2018-10-18 20:05 | |
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