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Janet Yellen – Treasury Secretary of the United States – recently delivered her first speech solely dedicated to cryptocurrencies. While discussing the risks and benefits of crypto and CBDCs, the secretary listed five historical lessons she’ll be following as she regulates the space. A More Balanced Tone The speech was delivered before American University’s Kogod School of Business Center for Innovation on Thursday. Her words reflect significant evolution in how the Treasury...

London by Night Foto CC0 Public Domain via Unsplash In den letzten Stunden haben die Zeitungen auf der ganzen Welt über eine Sache gesprochen: Großbritannien hat seine Absicht erklärt, Stablecoins als gültiges Zahlungsmittel anzuerkennen. Für Uneingeweihte: Stablecoins sind eine besondere Art von Kryptowährung, deren Wert an den eines stabilen gesetzlichen Zahlungsmittels gekoppelt ist (auch bekannt als „FIAT-Münzen“). Aus den ersten...

The central bank of Jamaica doubled down on its plans to design a digital version of its national currency. The institution claimed that the financial product will benefit a considerable percentage of the residents who do not have access to basic monetary services. Jamaica’s CBDC to Help the Locals Jamaica is yet another nation that pursues the launch of a central bank digital currency. In February this year, the central bank announced that everything was ready for the...

The American politician and attorney serving as the junior United States Senator for Texas – Ted Cruz – introduced a bill restraining the Federal Reserve from launching a central bank digital currency (CBDC) directly to the broad society. The legislation was first submitted in January 2022 by Congressman Tom Emmer. Emer’s Bill Receives Support Public cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are much different than centralized CBDCs. The latter are issued and monitored by a government...

A group of US lawmakers introduced this Monday the “E-CASH” Act, a bill directed to the US Treasury Department to encourage the entity to develop a digital version of the dollar. E-Cash Is not CBDC, but a Complement to it Democratic Representative Stephen Lynch is the principal sponsor of the ECASH Act, a legislative proposal passed to the House of Representatives. As per the bill, the US Treasury Department was selected as the “most appropriate” government entity to develop...

After bashing the cryptocurrency industry for years, the Bank of England has decided to go down the central bank digital currency path by collaborating with MIT. Thus, England’s central bank has become the second such institution to partner with the prominent university on the matter. BoE Joins Forces With MIT The announcement shared earlier this week informed that the two entities began their collaboration on whether the banking institution should develop and launch a CBDC...

Qatar’s central bank plans to digitalize most of its products, including studying and potentially developing and launching a CBDC. One of the other directives from the institution involves issuing digital bank licenses. Qatar Enters the CBDC Race Speaking to The Peninsula at the 8th Doha Islamic Finance Conference, QCB’s Head of FinTech – Alanood Abdullah Al Muftah – outlined the organization’s new and digitalized direction. The bank has begun exploring various initiatives...

Richard Turrin – Financial Technology Consultant at CNBC – argued that the Chinese central bank digital currency could challenge the dominance of the American dollar this decade. Specifically, he believes the e-yuan might replace its rival as the currency of choice in international trade settlements. Digital Yuan to Reduce the Dollar’s Usage? The Chinese government is known for having one of the most hostile stances on private cryptocurrencies. Last year, the authorities...

Deloitte believes Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies can help deliver a payment system that is fast, secure, effective, can facilitate efficient cross-border transactions, but there are challenges to overcome first. In the latest study called ‘State-sponsored cryptocurrency,’ Deloitte provided a fresh perspective of a central bank’s digital currency by revamping the traditional fiat system and adapting Bitcoin’s innovation. Win-Win Game According to Deloitte, combining the best...

The Chief Executive Officer of PayPal – Dan Schulman – reiterated his positive stance on the cryptocurrency industry. In his view, the “intersection” between digital assets, CBDCs, stablecoins, and digital wallets will “redefine a lot of the financial world going forward.” High Hopes on Crypto PayPal’s top executive has been an advocate of the cryptocurrency industry for a while and even admitted in 2019 that he owned bitcoin. In his most recent speech at Axis Tel Aviv,...