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Ravi Menon says the country is instead clearing a path for CBDCs and regulated stablecoins. There will not be a place for private cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) in the monetary scene as many of them fail the “fundamental tests of financial services,” Monetary Authority of Singapore’s managing
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The test will explore bilateral digital asset trades, foreign currency payments, multicurrency clearing and settlement, fund management and automated portfolio rebalancing. Source
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The initial phase of Hong Kong’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot has concluded, showcasing potential advancements in digital finance, though leaving uncertainties regarding its full implementation and technological direction. Hong Kong has finished the first part of its trial for a CBDC. At this point, it is still not clear
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A Chinese foreign exchange regulator official showed its support for the CBDC development, the digital yuan. Lu Lei, deputy administrator of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), explained to the CNA agency that some of the main features of CBDC could help enhance the effectiveness of monetary policy tools. The official
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In this era of fiat debasement, Stajnar believes that El Salvador is a beacon of hope for other countries. Investors across the world are starting to consider the counter party risk involved with holding assets in Western countries that are potentially at risk of a future sovereign default. Meanwhile, the
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Legal frameworks that ensure that user privacy and the freedom to choose between central bank digital currencies and other forms of money will be key in driving CDBC adoption, according to the head of the Bank of International Settlements.Speaking at the BIS Innovation Hub conference in Switzerland on Sept. 27,
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While some champion CBDCs as a financial revolution, many view them as a threat to privacy and freedom. Crypto.news spoke with experts to shed light on this complex debate. Digital currencies backed by central banks, or CBDCs, could completely change how we use money. They could make payments quicker, less costly,
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Crypto markets have been curiously resistant to the latest macroeconomic utterances. With a few blips, bitcoin has been trading in a range between $29,000 and $31,500 for much of the past two months. It was recently changing hands at $29,100, down more than 3% over the past 24 hours. "It
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Maintaining stability in the international financial system is essential for sustaining economic growth in a connected global economy. In this context, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is essential for fostering international monetary cooperation, maintaining exchange rate stability and managing financial crises. This article provides an overview of the IMF and
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Ether, the second largest crypto in market value, was similarly sluggish to recently change hands at about $1,655, also about flat from Wednesday, same time. Similar to BTC, ETH hit a three-month low on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Tether’s USDT stablecoin deviated from its $1 dollar peg early Thursday (ET) amid a
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