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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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China’s digital yuan nears $250B transaction volume: Central bank governor

Nearly $250 billion worth of transactions have taken place using China’s digital yuan in the one-and-a-half years since the start of its pilot, the country’s central bank governor has claimed.On July 19, People’s Bank of China governor Yi Gang spoke at a conference in Singapore and said its central bank

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Bank of England governor calls crypto ‘extremely speculative’

Share Share on Twitter Share on LinkedIn Share on Telegram Copy Link Link copied Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey declares cryptocurrencies as “extremely speculative investments” and emphasizes the need for enhanced digital money. During his recent London Financial and Professional Services Dinner speech, Bank of England’s governor Andrew Bailey

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BOE governor trashes crypto, stablecoins in favor of ‘enhanced digital money’

Andrew Bailey, a Bank of England (BOE) governor, delivered a speech July 10 in which he moved smoothly from the central bank’s efforts to control inflation and maintain public trust in financial institutions to why cryptocurrencies are not money. Instead of cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, he would prefer “enhanced digital money.”The spate of

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Uncertainty over digital assets traps institutions in ‘supervisory void’ — Fed Governor

During a speech at the Salzburg Global Seminar on bank regulation and supervision, Bowman called for attention from global regulators to the current supervision of novel banking activities, in particular banking as a service and digital assets. According to Bowman, financial institutions have been left in a "supervisory void" in

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‘Dealt with firmly’ — Bali governor issues warning to tourists using crypto

Bali’s government is cracking down on tourists paying for goods and services using cryptocurrency, with the island’s governor sending a reminder that Indonesia’s fiat currency is the only legal tender.On May 28, the government-owned news agency Antara reported Bali’s governor Wayan Koster hosted a press conference the same day and

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Governor Ron DeSantis Bans Digital Dollar in Florida, Other States Prepare to Emulate Decision

The decision of Governor DeSantis to ban CBDCs in Florida has drawn criticism from some legal experts. Ron DeSantis, Governor of Florida recently signed a bill prohibiting the use of central bank-issued digital currencies (CBDCs) in the state. And now, his move may have set a precedent for other states to

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