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Ripple Report: Crypto and CBDCs Transforming Global Payments

May 31, 2024

Ripple’s recently published 2023 Trends in Regional Payments ebook highlights the transformative role of cryptocurrencies and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) in the global payments landscape. Latin America is witnessing a digital transformation with a shift towards crypto-powered solutions and CBDCs, despite resistance from sector incumbents. In Africa, crypto-enabled payments are enhancing accessibility and affordability,…
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BRICS Bloc Mulls Stablecoins, CBDC-Based System for International Settlements

April 23, 2024

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov revealed that the BRICS bloc has been considering the use of stablecoins for its common rail payment systems. In an interview with TV BRICS, Ryabkov stated that the use of stablecoins and a connection linking the CBDCs of the participants were studied as part of the integration processes of…
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Latam Insights: Paraguay Targets Bitcoin Miners, Brazil Mulls Crypto Taxation Changes

April 8, 2024

Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue: Paraguayan lawmakers introduce a bill to ban cryptocurrency mining, Brazil to change crypto taxation framework, and a poll finds that Latam believes CBDCs might help combat corruption in the region. Paraguayan Lawmakers Introduce…
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India’s Digital Rupee Expands: Non-Banks to Offer Central Bank Digital Currency Wallets

April 6, 2024

India’s central bank has announced that it will enable non-bank payment system operators to offer central bank digital currency (CBDC) wallets. Noting that “necessary changes will be made to the system to facilitate this,” the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said the initiative is expected “to enhance access and expand choices available to users.” Non-Bank…
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Russia Regulates Use of Digital Assets for International Settlements

March 15, 2024

Russia has integrated the use of digital assets as payment for international transactions in its legislation. President Vladimir Putin signed into law a document that describes using these assets as payment for international settlements, a use case not contemplated in any law, appointing the Central Bank of Russia as the overseer of these transactions. Russia…
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Robert Kennedy Jr: Bitcoin Is Inflation Offramp — BTC Is Key to Transactional Freedom

March 3, 2024

U.S. presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (RFK Jr.) says bitcoin is the offramp from central banks’ “money printing machine.” Emphasizing that bitcoin is a “hard currency,” he stressed the importance of making the cryptocurrency available to the American public. “Transactional freedom is as important as freedom of speech and you only get that from…
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Robert Kiyosaki Warns: Brace for Worsening Banking Crisis, War, CBDC Surveillance

February 27, 2024

Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki has warned investors of an escalating banking crisis, increasing threat of war, and the potential use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for surveillance purposes by central banks. “Central banks will push for CBDC … to SPY on us,” he cautioned. Robert Kiyosaki on Banking Crisis, War, CBDCs…
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What Is Ripple?

February 10, 2024

Ripple, one of the financially strongest companies in the entire crypto sector, blends traditional banking and finance with digital assets. This comprehensive analysis addresses the question “What is Ripple?” and looks at its origins, technological advances and products, market dynamics, a potential IPO, and the ongoing legal battle with the US Securities and Exchange Commission…
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Veteran Investor Jim Rogers on Crypto: Bitcoin Unlikely to Become Money, Governments Favor CBDCs

February 4, 2024

In a new interview, Jim Rogers, who helms Rogers Holdings Inc. and was a co-creator of the Quantum Fund alongside George Soros in the 1970s, shared his observation of “various signs that something is going to go wrong soon” within the U.S. economy, predicting an impending recession. Additionally, Rogers discussed the leading crypto asset bitcoin,…
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Bank Of England Reconsiders: Potential Freeze On CBDC Launch Raises Concerns

January 26, 2024

On January 25, the Bank of England (BoE) and HM Treasury published a response to the Consultation Paper regarding a ‘digital pound’ issued in February of 2023. The consultation paper sought the public’s feedback on introducing a UK central bank digital currency (CDBC). Is The UK Ready To Introduce Their CBDC? The BoE and HM…
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