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US Deputy Treasury Secretary calls for additional tools to sanction crypto firms

Wally Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary of the United States Treasury, said his department is looking into new sanctions tools to pursue bad actors in the crypto space, citing a recent settlement with Binance.In prepared remarks for the Blockchain Association’s Policy Summit on Nov. 29, Adeyemo said the U.S. Treasury had called

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BOE CBDC Consultation Garnered Over 50,000 Responses, Many Privacy Concerns: Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe

Cunliffe said there had been general support for the CBDC's overall model, but that the central bank will refine estimates of take-up and holding limits. It previously proposed that individuals wouldn't be able to hold more than 10,000 ($12,000) to 20,000 pounds of the CBDC, at least during an introductory

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Sarah Breeden, Incoming Bank of England Deputy Governor, Reiterates Crypto Risks, Supports CBDC at Treasury Committee

"Crypto is an asset that has no intrinsic value, whose price could go to zero and therefore investors should be prepared to lose all of their money," Breeden said. "That megaphone about the risks in it has been consistent and very clear. However, that technology, I think has got the

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Sarah Breeden, CBDC Working Group Member, Appointed Bank of England Deputy Governor

Breeden, who was on the BoE's Central Bank Digital Currency task force, will officially take over Cunliffes role on Nov. 1, 2023, where she will sit on the financial policy, monetary policy and the prudential regulation committees and "play a key role in providing a link between financial stability and

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‘Evil Crypto’ Can Be Used in Foreign Trade, Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister Says – Finance Bitcoin News

Cryptocurrency may be bad for investors but it can be useful in international settlements, according to a top government official in Moscow. Russian authorities intend to set up a special committee that would issue permits to operators employing crypto in foreign trade transactions, he indicated. Russia Plans to ‘Experiment’ With Cross-Border

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IMF Division Chief and Deputy Managing Director Call for Swift Regulatory Action to Avoid Crypto Contagion to Legacy Finance – Regulation Bitcoin News

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) division chief and deputy managing director are calling for more action to be taken in the regulatory aspect to avoid crypto’s ups and downs affecting banks and traditional financial institutions. Nobuyasu Sugimoto, deputy division chief of the financial supervision and regulation division of the IMF,

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Kenyan Central Bank Rejects Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua’s Claims Country Lacks Forex to Import Oil – Africa Bitcoin News

The Central Bank of Kenya appeared to rebuke the country’s new deputy president Rigathi Gachagua, after it rejected the latter’s claims the East African nation lacks enough foreign exchange to import oil. According to the bank, all the foreign exchange used in private transactions and for oil imports is sourced

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