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Video: The Fed Considers CBDCs And Bretton Woods 2.0

Where to listen: Apple Spotify Google Overcast YouTube Libsyn The IMF panel on cross-border payments was a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) discussion in disguise, headlined by Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve. The CBDC narrative is the central bank version of the hype around blockchain technologies that rose from 2016 to 2018. Back…

October 21, 2020

Brazil is prepping an IPO for its state-run digital bank

Brazilian Minister defends IPO of federal digital bank created to aid population during pandemic

October 20, 2020

Signature Bank Gains $1B Deposits in Q3, With Notable Growth From Stablecoin Issuers

Deposits at crypto-friendly Signature Bank grew by $4.11 billion, an 8% increase, in the third quarter of 2020.

October 20, 2020

Around 100 Italian Banks Are Officially on a Blockchain

The Italian Banking Association claims that about 100 local banks are now operating on a blockchain network designed to speed up interbank transactions and processes.

October 13, 2020

Gemini exchange partners with licensed crypto payments processor in UK

Gemini crypto exchange is streamlining fiat currency wire transfers for British clients.

October 12, 2020

JPMorgan’s Blockchain Lead Is Now in Charge of Ethereum-Based Interbank Information Network

JPMorgan Blockchain Lead Christine Moy has been promoted to lead the bank’s Ethereum-based Interbank Information Network (INN).

October 8, 2020

British fintech to expand banking services to Indian crypto customers

London-based banking company Cashaa will launch a crypto-friendly neo-bank in India

October 8, 2020

Stablecoin Growth Knocks Silvergate Exchange Network Volume Over $100B

All-time transaction volume on the Silvergate Exchange Network (SEN), a fiat pathway into bitcoin markets, has reached $100 billion.

October 6, 2020

Video: Fed Watch — Economic Crisis Analysis With Lyn Alden

On the latest episode of Bitcoin Magazine’s Fed Watch podcast series, the hosts are joined by one of the great macro pundits of the last few years, Lyn Alden. Alden has a fantastic grasp on the history of macro economics. In this interview, the groups focused on placing our current time into historical context, comparing…

October 1, 2020

CBDCs Could Challenge US Dollar’s Dominance: Deutsche Bank

Central bank digital currencies have the potential to challenge the primacy of the U.S. dollar, according to a new report from Germany’s Deutsche Bank.

September 30, 2020

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