Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
Central banks kept up demand for gold in February, registering net purchases of 19 tonnes. Albeit the purchasing trend continued, purchases fell 58% compared to January’s demand, according to IMF and World Gold Council numbers. China reported t...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 1 week ago
The Bank for International Settlements, the central banks’ bank, announced the launch of Project Agorá, a joint private-public initiative seeking to examine the potential benefits of tokenization for improving cross-border settlements. Agorá in...
Cryptocoins News / Blockchain - 2 weeks ago
The BIS collaborates with major central banks to study asset tokenization's potential to enhance the monetary system and cross-border efficiencies. (Read More)
Bitcoin News / Bitcoinist - 2 months ago
Daniel Batten, managing partner at CH4 Capital and a noted climate activist for The Bitcoin ESG Forecast, has brought to light new research indicating a concerted effort by Central Banks, particularly within the European Union, to systematically R...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 months ago
Krishan Gopaul, senior analyst of the World Gold Council, revealed that central banks kept adding gold to their reserves during November. According to public records and reports from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), central banks added 44t of g...
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 3 months ago
Some 41% of central banks that participated in the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum (OMFIF) study said they expect to have an operational central bank digital currency (CBDC) by 2028. The survey found that the sentiment towards CBDC...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 4 months ago
Timetable of important events this week (12/11-12/17): This week is a big macro week. Many central banks, including the Federal Reserve, have announced interest rate decisions. Currently, most forecast data supports no interest rate increase. All maj...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 4 months ago
Try and fail, try and succeed?, at the very minimum - manipulate, frustrate, and screw over the little guys. Original source: https://peakprosperity.com/central-bank-hanky-panky/ https://preview.redd.it/0gpas5n0ht4c1.jpg?width=1137&am...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
The central banks of Italy and South Korea announced a memorandum of understanding in the development and deployment of CBDCs....
Bitcoin News / Bitcoin.com - 4 months ago
On Wednesday, following the market’s closure, major U.S. indices concluded the day unchanged, coming off a rise the previous day. This surge was influenced by the dovish remarks made on Tuesday by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller. Ob...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 4 months ago
From legal issues to hackers, launching a CBDC is fraught with risks, and BIS has a big list of them to consider. Issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) requir...
More / Bitcoin Reddit - 5 months ago
Assumption 1: Bitcoin will continue to function and operate Assumption 2: Bitcoin is very hard to ban. Let's say the probability of Bitcoin continuing to operate and not being banned is >66% which is a conservative assumption. If the above is...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 5 months ago
Agustín Carstens called CBDCs the “central element” of central bank leadership in innovation. Central banks have a responsibility to keep pace with the digital age and...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 months ago
The mere fact that the Deutsche Bundesbank, BIS and other financial incumbents want such information now suggests a tacit acceptance of crypto. The Bank for Internat...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 6 months ago
The potential is there, but the difficulties in achieving financial inclusivity are often underestimated, a Bank of Canada study shows. A common argument made in favo...
by COINS NEWS - 6 months ago
The Bank for International Settlements and a handful of European central banks are building a system to track international flows of cryptocurrencies. The Bank for In...