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Central Banks Worldwide Testing Their Own Digital Currencies

15.8.2019
Central banks worldwide are examining the possibility of issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC), with some already testing theirs for different uses. Countries that have advanced their digital currency projects include China, Singapore, Canada, the Bahamas, Thailand, Uruguay, and Sweden....

Can Central Bank Digital Currencies Be Used to Fight Financial Crimes?

14.8.2019
Central bank-issued digital currencies could have a great advantage in combating the shadow economy and illegal activities, and they could be a viable alternative to digital currencies like Libra

The Next Big Financial Meltdown Is Around the Corner, Many Voices Warn

25.7.2019
“The economy is looking great,” how many times have they told you that? And why do you usually hear it when you are late on a mortgage payment or during a downsizing purge at your company? Relying on your senses is always a safer bet than trusting the wishful thinking of those...

US, EU and Japan Could Trigger ‘Cold Currency War’ by Debasing Fiat

24.7.2019
The world’s major central banks are waging war to determine who can make their respective fiat currency weaker. With the likelihood of even more money printing and negative interest rates ahead, people need to be ready to see the value of their money evaporate and the price of everything else...

Money and Democracy: How the Elite Manipulated Ledgers and Created a Social Ranking System

22.7.2019
Money is one of the most important but least understood manmade tools in existence. For more than 5,000 years humans have used a tool of exchange called money to facilitate trade. During this timespan, the evolution of money has evolved into a system of information, a social contract, and a ranking...

Market Outlook: Gold and Crypto Reap the Benefits of Economic Fear

10.7.2019
Cryptocurrencies have recovered from losses incurred a week ago, with many digital assets up 50-80% since July 2. For instance, eight days ago bitcoin core (BTC) tumbled to $9,650 and then back to a high of $13,150 yesterday evening. However, during the afternoon trading sessions on Wednesday, most...

Money and Democracy: Why You Never Get to Vote on the Most Important Part of Society

10.7.2019
It’s very odd that citizens never get to vote or have any say in regard to society’s money, even though it’s one of the most important aspects of everyday life. In fact, in developed countries, most central banks are institutions that are privatized from political interference...

China’s Central Bank Developing Own Digital Currency in Response to Libra

8.7.2019
The Chinese central bank is developing its own digital currency in response to Facebook’s forthcoming Libra stablecoin

Chinese Central Bank’s Blockchain Trade Platform Processed $4.36B

8.7.2019
China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China, has processed $4.36 billion in foreign exchange transactions on its blockchain platform since its inception

Now Japanese Regulators Are Getting Anxious About Facebook’s Cryptocurrency

3.7.2019
Japan's central bank has joined the regulators worldwide expressing concerns over the potential risks posed by Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency

Russia’s Largest Bank Is Quitting Central Bank’s Blockchain Project

2.7.2019
Enterprise blockchain project Masterchain is falling short of expectations – and Russia's largest bank is quitting in frustration

Side Effects of Economic Growth: Is Snowden Right to Say Bitcoiners Shouldn’t Be Bankers?

1.7.2019
Growth is a goal that’s worth achieving, in most cases, and the current economic paradigm favors it. But when central banks start undermining their fiat economies and crypto companies begin to mimic financial institutions in its name, growth becomes an end in itself with self-destructive...

BIS Chief: Central Banks May Issue Digital Currencies ‘Sooner Than We Think’

1.7.2019
The chief of the Bank for International Settlements has acknowledged that central banks will likely soon need to issue their own digital currencies

Central Banks To Issue Their Own Digital Currencies, Predicts IMF

29.6.2019
For many years, cryptocurrencies and digital currencies belonged in the fringes of the financial system. However, that has now changed. Considering the way in which Bitcoin went mainstream, and millions of people started investing in it, it is not really a surprise. When so many people invest in...