Speevr Intelligence May 26, 2021 Crypto: Fed Governor Brainard on Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) cryptocurrencies, Technology editorial “Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.”– Theodore Roosevelt Until this week, the Federal Reserve’s experimentation with Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) was conducted through a joint study by the Boston Fed... Read More...
Asia May 26, 2021 CHINA: Crypto crackdown – is this time different? cryptocurrencies, Economics, China, Politics Gabriel Wildau Three government-backed industry associations ordered financial institutions not to facilitate virtual currency transactions or provide any related services. But the impact is likely to be modest, as the latest crackdown does not go substantially beyond a previous ban in 2017... Read More...
May 17, 2021 Will CB Digital Currencies threaten Bitcoin? Banking, cryptocurrencies, Macro Fractional reserve banking, CBDC, Bitcoin Alessio Farhadi Money often costs too much– Ralph Waldo Emerson We believe the short answer is ‘No’. When you follow the money trail, it becomes apparent the debate about decentralized versus Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) is more about the Fractional Reserve... Read More...
Crypto April 10, 2021 Bitcoin, NFTs, and Digital Repos cryptocurrencies NFTs, BTC, Bitcoin, ETH Alessio Farhadi Press play to listen <audio... Read More...
editorial February 4, 2021 CHINA: Digital currency is a hedge against dollar supremacy cryptocurrencies, China, FX, Politics digital currrencies, editorial Gabriel Wildau Among global central banks, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has been among the most aggressive in research and development of a blockchain-based digital currency, including at least 130 pending patent applications. Beijing appears to have diverse motivations, including technological... Read More...
Europe April 16, 2021 Turkey: Ankara bans payments in cryptocurrencies cryptocurrencies, Emerging Markets, Politics, Turkey Bitcoin, editorial Wolfango Piccoli Turkey will bar consumers and businesses from exchanging payment for goods and services in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In legislation (six articles) published in the Official Gazette overnight, the Central Bank of Turkey (TCMB) determined that cryptocurrencies and other... Read More...
