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The U.S. Federal Reserve is experimenting with blockchain technology to establish potential use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Fed’s Governor Lael Brainard said this in a recent speech, but she also noted that risks still exist, and they have to be addressed before launching a digital currency.The U.S. Contemplating A CBDCAs reported by Reuters, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard recently mentioned the country’s potential involvement in central bank digital currencies,...

At its first policy meeting of 2020, the Federal Reserve didn’t change much. As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee decided not to raise interest rates. The Fed will keep repo operations in overnight money markets going until April.But Fed Chair Jerome Powell did walk somewhat of a tightrope trying to explain what the Fed is doing. The U.S. central bank has expanded its balance sheet by $390 billion since September. But one cryptocurrency has done the opposite.Many market watchers...

The U.S. Digital Dollar concept is being pushed by the former CFTC chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo. Reports indicate that he, Daniel Gorfine and Charles Giancarlo are planning to do this privately. Daniel Gorfine is the former LabCFTC director. Charles Giancarlo is an investor. They have decided to form the Digital Dollar Foundation. It is a non-profit initiative in association with Accenture. They also have plans to work with various professionals to achieve this. They plan to work towards...

This year of 2019 turned out to action-packed with respect to the cryptocurrency market and the global economy in general. Undergoing a massive crypto winter in 2018, the crypto market saw some recovery especially in Q2 2019. If we look at the year-to-date performance, the overall cryptocurrency market cap surged by 60%. Thanks to Bitcoin‘s performance giving 100% returns during the same period.Also, if we look at the traditional markets, they have performed beyond investors’ expectations....

Saga Monetary Technologies announced on Tuesday it decided to launch its SGA stablecoin that is pegged to a basket of currencies. The Saga Foundation said it was planning it since the last year to become a long term playing asset. However, it is meant to tailor to pretty much different goals of the crypto space.One is acting as a stablecoin as it is and another, to act as a free-float asset. Ido Sadeh Man, founder and chairman at the organization said the main idea behind the whole project...

Nearly one-third of Americans falsely believe that the US dollar is backed by gold, and 70% don’t know what is backing it. That’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to US financial illiteracy, however. A new study reveals just how little Americans know about how their money works. An eye-opening new study into financial literacy reveals just how little Americans know about the US dollar – or how the monetary system works at all. The study, sponsored by cryptocurrency firm...

China’s internet and communications giant Tencent has recently raised concerns that if Facebook succeeds in its Libra launch by 2020, local Chinese payment service providers like WeChat pay and Alipay would face major threats in global markets.Tencent recently published a blockchain whitepaper in Chinese, wherein it calls Facebook’s Libra initiative as “bold and radical” as well as “prudent and rational”. The Chinese tech giant explains how Libra can quickly make inroads in markets where the...

Facebook‘s head of the Libra project – David Marcus – has recently given an indirect warning to the U.S. lawmakers of losing the digital currency war to China, if the company’s Libra Project fails.Since its Libra cryptocurrency announcement in June 2019, Facebook has been in odds with the regulators over the Libra launch. The regulators have repeatedly questioned Facebook’s ability to execute this project at a global level.However, David Marcus has warned Washington that if Libra is derailed,...

On Wednesday, October 16, a top official from the Federal Reserve confirmed that the Central Bank of the United States is actively evaluating the possibility of issuing a digital currency. This report comes amidst the growing fear that the U.S. Dollar will lose its prestige and value of being the world’s reserve currency.Rob Kaplan, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, was speaking at a local business event in Austin, Texas. Addressing the audience, Kaplan said:“We have not at...

Warren Buffett is causing yet another market buzz with his next line of action, and this time, his investor-compass is pointing again at the Bank of America. The seasoned investor wants to up his stake in the bank past 10%, and this planned move is already raising eyebrows.Berkshire Hathaway, Buffett’s company, made it clear in a Fed filing that its intentions do not include any merger, selling of Bank of America assets or the introduction of a new business strategy, rather all it is after is...