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Lebanon's Central Bank Burns as Protesters Rail Against Fiscal Failures

12.6.2020
A spiralling currency crisis in Lebanon sparked widespread protests targeting central banks an increasing embrace of digital assets

Belarusian Banks to Issue Digital Tokens in Central Bank Pilot

12.6.2020
Belarus’ central bank will allow 12 commercial and state-owned banks to launch tokens and conduct business using their digital offerings in an ambitious new pilot. The central National Bank’s plans, per Sputnik Belarus, will involve a pilot that will run from January 1, 2021, to January 1, 2024...

Indian Government Reconsiders Banning Cryptocurrency: Report

12.6.2020
The Indian government is reportedly reconsidering a plan to ban cryptocurrency and the finance ministry has initiated related inter-ministerial consultations. The move is supposedly spurred by the supreme court quashing the banking ban imposed by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)....

Russian Central Bank ‘on the Verge of’ Issuing Blockchain Mortgages

11.6.2020
Despite its disdain for all things cryptocurrency-related, Russia’s Central Bank has lost none of its enthusiasm for blockchain – and looks to be doubling down on the technology with its fast-expanding plans to issue digital, blockchain-powered mortgages. The Central Bank, which has already issued...

Custody Provider Copper Joins Think Tank to Bridge Gap Between Traditional Finance and Crypto

11.6.2020
Crypto custodian Copper is joining the Official Monetary and Financial Institution Forum's new think tank to discuss how central banks are evaluating digital currencies

South Korean Merchants Open to Accepting Digital Yuan

10.6.2020
An article published by Yonhap suggests that South Korean merchants are open to accepting digital yuan as a payment method in the near future

First Mover: Bitcoin Bulls Might Get Negative Rates From Central Banks, Just Not the Fed

10.6.2020
The Fed may remain intransigent about negative rates, but bitcoin may benefit from other central bankers who are keeping the option firmly on the table

Ghana’s Central Bank Confirms It’s Still Looking to Pilot a Digital Currency

10.6.2020
The Bank of Ghana’s first deputy governor says the institution remains committed to piloting a central bank digital currency

Not With Bitcoin: Rumor ECB Eyeing $500B Debt Quarantine in ‘Bad Bank’

10.6.2020
Coronavirus will inflate the EU bad debt mountain, and banks should be shielded, while an official speaks highly of so-called “bad banks.”

Saudi Monetary Authority Pumped Some of $13B Bank Infusion Using Blockchain

9.6.2020
The central bank claims to have distributed 'part' of a recent $13 billion bank "liquidity enhancement" using blockchain tech

Central Bank of Saudi Arabia Transfers Funds to Local Banks Over Blockchain

8.6.2020
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority has transferred funds to local banks using blockchain technology

This Alternative to Central Banks Is Better For Free Societies - Expert

8.6.2020
Private currency boards, as alternatives to central banks, might become a reality - bringing greater stability and economic freedom, according to Steve H. Hanke, a Professor of Applied Economics at the Johns Hopkins University, a prominent expert on hyperinflation, and a major currency board...

Former Chinese Central Bank Exec Praises "Commercial Success" of Bitcoin

6.6.2020
Wu Xiaoling highlighted the benefits of the Bitcoin network and highlighted some of the weaknesses it faces nowadays

Central Bank Digital Currencies Endanger Private Banks, Says Federal Reserve

5.6.2020
Central bank digital currencies endanger private banks, warned the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Ex-Chinese Central Bank Executive Talks of Bitcoin’s ‘Commercial Success’

5.6.2020
The former vice president of People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has spoken out about Bitcoin (BTC), calling it the most successful commercial application of blockchain technology yet – but claiming it also has crucial weaknesses. Per Sina, Wu Xiaoling, who served as the vice president of the PBoC...