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According to the report, in some countries, central banks are directing their attention toward wholesale CBDCs, which are designed to facilitate the settlement of interbank transfers and other wholesale transactions. Agustin Carstens, the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), has urged countries to take immediate action in establishing clear legal frameworks to support the implementation of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The BIS chief made this appeal...

It doesn’t matter how big bitcoin gets or how well it does. For many industry experts, bitcoin is nothing but a farce, and Gabriel Makhlouf – a governing council member of the European Central Bank – is one of the asset’s many doubters.Gabriel Makhlouf: BTC Holders Should Be Ready to Lose EverythingBitcoin has rallied over the past few days. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has shot up from around $32,000 to well over $34,000 at the time of writing and has added almost...

Bitcoin has incurred a nasty fall in recent days, dropping from $40,000+ earlier in the month to about $30,000 at press time. Thus, the currency has lost more than $10,000 since reaching its new all-time high, and many analysts – including Agustin Carstens of the Bank for International Settlements – believe that the world’s number one digital asset by market cap may be in a heap of trouble.Agustin Carstens: Bitcoin May Not Last Beyond a Certain PointIn a recent interview, Carstens went so far...

Smart people are famous for revaluation of their beliefs, and now the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) is ready to try implementing their own cryptocurrency to stay ahead of the market. The same man who was calling for a “clampdown on Bitcoin”, Agustín Carstens, now says: “We have a responsibility to be at the cutting edge of the debate. There is really no choice but to do so, as otherwise, events will overtake us…” By “events” Carstens presumably means thousands of companies that...