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IMF Chief Warns of More Weaknesses in US Banking Sector — Sees ‘Gradual’ Shift Away From US Dollar
4.5.2023
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva expects “more vulnerabilities” in the U.S. banking sector amid a growing de-dollarization trend worldwide. “There has been a gradual shift away from the dollar,” the IMF chief acknowledged. U.S. Banking...
Retail CBDCs bring unknown 'consequences' to financial system: IMF director
3.5.2023
The IMF's Kristalina Georgieva said wholesale CBDCs, on the other hand, have “fairly little space for undesirable surprises.”
Economist Predicts Shift to Tripolar Reserve Currency World — Yuan, Euro to Disrupt US Dollar’s Dominance
30.4.2023
Economist Stephen Jen, a former Morgan Stanley managing director, expects a shift “from a unipolar reserve currency world to a multipolar world,” with the Chinese yuan, the euro, and the U.S. dollar forming a “tripolar” reserve currency configuration. ‘A Multipolar World’ Economist...
Anna Stone, Web3 at eToro and Director of GoodDollar.org, on Universal Basic Income (UBI) and Web3 | Ep. 225
28.4.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com ,Anna Stone, Web3 at eToro and Director of GoodDollar.org, talks about universal basic income, Web3 Open source code, and the future of financial inclusion....
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Crypto Has Evolved From Being Seen as an ‘Anti-Establishment Rebellion Asset’ Says FCA Executive Director
26.4.2023
From being seen as a small “anti-establishment rebellion asset” more than ten years ago, crypto has grown to “become more widespread,” says Sarah Pritchard, an executive director at the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Pritchard said while the...
District 9 director’s shooter, Decentraland red-light district battle: Web3 Gamer
25.4.2023
Trouble in Decentraland’s red light district, “no mercy” for Vulcan Forged autoclickers, District 9 director’s immersive blockchain shooter
Biden's comms director barred from former crypto clients: Report
23.4.2023
Decentralized exchange UniSwap and venture capital firm Andressen Horowitz were revealed as former clients of LaBolt in a recently published public financial disclosure report
Former US Secret Service Asst. Director: Keep personal info of FTX users private
21.4.2023
Jeremy Sheridan claimed FTX users could become the targets of physical harm as well as attacks through online scams if their information was disclosed
Veteran Halo, Destiny Director Joins Netflix Games
17.4.2023
Halo and Destiny veteran Joseph Staten just announced that he is joining Netflix Games as its newest creative director, and that he’ll be helming “a brand-new AAA multiplatform game and original IP.” Read more
Sui Foundation Appoints Managing Director to Increase Awareness, Growth of the Blockchain
17.4.2023
Greg Siourounis will lead efforts to promote Sui’s user base growth and development
IMF Economist Warns of Side Effects From Sharp Monetary Policy Tightening — Says Financial Risks Have Increased
13.4.2023
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) economic counselor has warned of the side effects of sharp monetary tightening. Noting that “Inflation is much stickier than anticipated,” he stressed that “financial risks have risen.” IMF Economist’s Warning Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas...
S&P Global Puts Decentralized Finance at the Forefront with New DeFi Director Hire – Crypto Going Mainstream?
4.4.2023
S&P Global is on the hunt for a DeFi director to oversee its expansion into the rapidly evolving decentralized finance sector.
According to a Monday job posting on LinkedIn, the giant financial information and analytics company is hiring for a DeFi director to spearhead its expansion into...
OCC’s new Office of Financial Technology has a director and an opening date
30.3.2023
The OCC is replacing its Office of Innovation with a new body that will help it stay on top of fintech developments and emerging risks
PUBG's Creative Director On The Success Of Battle Royales
28.3.2023
PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds went from a mod for zombie survival game DayZ (itself a mod for milsim ARMA2), to an instantly successful Steam Early Access standalone in 2017. The game was inspired by Japanese action film Battle Royale, in which a collapsing society sends students to kill...
John Wick 4 Director On That Scene That Looks Straight Out Of Hotline Miami
27.3.2023
The video game-inspired fight scene in the recently released neo-noir film, John Wick: Chapter 4, may have changed the game for action movies moving forward. Read more
Moody’s Warns of Potential Financial Disruption Spillover Beyond US Banking Sector
25.3.2023
Roughly ten days ago, the credit agency Moody’s Investors Service downgraded the U.S. banking sector from “stable” to “negative.” In a recent update on Thursday, the company stated that there is still a risk to the U.S. economy. The managing director of credit strategy...
Recent contagion was 'TradFi to crypto' and not vice versa — Circle policy director
13.3.2023
“What happened over the last several days was a bit of an ironic black swan situation where the contagion was not from crypto to TradFi," said Caroline Hill
Scott Shapiro, Senior Director at Coinbase, on Trading Platforms, Current Crypto Market, and Coinbase | Ep. 210
7.3.2023
In an exclusive interview with cryptonews.com, Scott Shapiro, Senior Director of Product Management at Coinbase, talks about current trends in advanced crypto trading, options trading in crypto, and tells stories from working at FaceBook and Google. ...
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India explores offline functionality of CBDCs: RBI executive director
4.3.2023
In addition to offline functionality, RBI is gauging CBDC’s potential for cross-border transactions and linkage with legacy systems of other countries
India’s Central Bank Digital Currency Will Act as Alternative to Cryptocurrency, Says RBI Official
4.3.2023
An official of India’s central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), says that the country’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) will act as an alternative to cryptocurrency. He stressed that the digital rupee must possess all the attributes of physical currency, including anonymity....