IMF Survey Takers Say CBDCs Are Not Money

The financial watchdog even said that ambitious central banks developing digital currencies might come up against their own laws.

Billionaire Investor Says Central Banks Will Stop at Nothing To Clamp Down on Bitcoin

Frank Giustra, billionaire investor and mining financier, is warning that governments and central banks are going to do everything they can to stifle Bitcoin’s journey towards universal adoption.

IMF Says Only 23% of Central Banks Can Legally Issue Digital Currencies

Researchers at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have examined the central bank laws of 174 IMF members to answer the question of whether a digital currency is really money.

Central Bank Digital Currencies Not a ‘Fad,’ MetLife Investment Says

The investment giant predicts CBDCs will continue gaining steam, although Western central banks have more outstanding questions than answers.

Elon Musk Agrees Bitcoin Fixes ‘Inflationary Insanity’ in Fresh Debate on Future of Crypto

Tesla CEO Elon Musk is acknowledging a claim that Bitcoin can potentially be the cure for the loose monetary policies adopted by the world’s central banks.

Money Reimagined: Bitcoin’s Warning for Central Banks

Bitcoin's rising price reflects declining faith in the existing financial system.

Corporations and Central Banks Will Add Bitcoin to Their Balance Sheets, Says Anthony Pompliano

Bitcoin bull and hedge fund manager Anthony Pompliano says a new class of capital will make its way into Bitcoin.

Bitcoin in Race for Adoption Before Central Banks Launch Digital Currencies: Australia’s Macquarie

With a runway of a year or more before the Federal Reserve and other major central banks can launch digital currencies, bitcoin and other private cryptocurrencies could gain a foothold in electronic commerce.

Ripple Unveils Push To Bring XRP Ledger to Central Banks

Amid an ongoing lawsuit with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Ripple is pressing forward to bring the XRP Ledger to central banks.

Ripple Continues Working with Central Banks Looking to Deploy CBDCs using XRP Ledger

Ripple seems to be moving in silence but it has been working on bigger projects, namely on furthering central bank digital currency (CBDC) development. (Read More)

The EURST Stablecoin Set the Path That Major Central Banks Now Want to Follow

From Asia to Europe, major central banks all around the world are expected to announce their own digital currencies soon.

What Might Change The Currency Composition of Central Banks’ Reserve Holdings?

Alina Iancu, Neil Meads, and Yiqun Wu work at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Strategy, Policy, and Review Department, while Martin Mühleisen is the former director of this department. _____ The currencies that are being held by central banks as foreign exchange reserves have remained largely steady over decades.

Economist Alex Krüger Predicts Banks Will Hold Bitcoin As Reserve Asset

Crypto analyst and economist Alex Krüger says the world’s major central banks will inevitably go on to hold Bitcoin as a reserve asset.

Will demand for Monero, other privacy coins increase as CBDCs become 2021's reality?

Many central banks around the world are now engaged in some type of CBDC exploration.

CBDCs: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?

Almost 50 monetary authorities and central banks are researching and developing wholesale or retail CBDCs.

Price analysis 12/28: BTC, ETH, XRP, LTC, BCH, DOT, ADA, BNB, LINK, XLM

Bitcoin is taking a breather after the recent rally while altcoins are attempting to play catch up. Several central banks have resorted to unprecedented monetary expansion and aggressive rate cuts to support their respective economies badgered by the coronavirus pandemic.

Central Banks Gone Wild! Feat. Bill Barhydt

The founder of mobile crypto bank Abra discusses the massive expansion of global central bank balance sheets.

IMF Cautions Central Banks May Have to Rethink What Constitutes Reserves

The IMF warns that central banks may have to rethink what constitutes their reserve currency holdings.

Ripple Plans to Leverage Payments Platforms and XRP Ledger for Delivery of Central Bank Digital Currencies

Ripple is actively planning on offering central banks a toolset that will enable them to implement various forms of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), according to Ross Edwards, the company’s global head of client solutions.

How Much Debt Can a Country Handle?

As conventional wisdom grows that central banks can go more deeply into debt than previously thought, one economist asks, how much is too much?

As Citizens Suffer Central Banks Flush Trading Houses With Trillions, Ease Corporate Strains

Central banks across the world have been increasing stimulus and letting inflation run high in order to combat the disastrous economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak response.

Messari Boss Names 10 Key Crypto Trends for 2021

Regulators could bite off more than they can chew if they choose to overplay their hand on crypto regulation, central banks will inadvertently drive up the value of crypto in 2021 and Ethereum (ETH) will remain the platform to watch next year: These were some of the conclusions of a new report by US-based major crypto research firm Messari, that looks forward to a

CBDCs Are Bad News to European Banks, says Bank of America Analysts

Bank of America analysts have made important revelations concerning the launch of CBDCs.