Foreign investors still doubt the PBoC’s policies when it comes to the RMB exchange rate. Eswar Prasad, a professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, believes that even though China’s digital yuan will enhance the renminbi’s role as an international payment currency, it will “hardly put a…
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Three key macro factors raise the probability of a prolonged Bitcoin bull market, but a short term correction is very likely. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has increased by nearly 30% since late June, from $8,905 to just under $11,500 as of press time. Following the strong rally of the dominant cryptocurrency, three macro factors…
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Bitcoin and gold price dropped as the U.S. Dollar Index rallied, leading analysts to speculate whether a strong dollar will slow BTC’s momentum. On Aug 21, Bitcoin (BTC) price declined by more than 3% from around $11,880 to $11,511 on Coinbase. Coincidentally, the U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) started to rebound from its 4-month downturn. BTC/USD…
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Blockchain is offering global governments a serious alternative to a strained financial system, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says. Cryptocurrency advocates have long been keen to point to the weaknesses of fiat currency. Now an uncertain world rocked by a global health crisis and geopolitical flare-ups is bringing them into dialogue with the mainstream more than…
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Low-yielding dollar savings accounts aren’t cutting it for Americans anymore. A Bloomberg article claims that Americans are foregoing the safety of the dollar for more speculative assets like stocks, gold, and Bitcoin (BTC). High saving rates, low yields Because of the COVID-19 lockdown, the personal savings rate in the U.S. is at a historic high.…
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Bridgewater CIO Ray Dalio claims capital markets are no longer free as central banks drive more of the economy. Ray Dalio, the billionaire hedge fund manager and founder and chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates, believes capital markets are no longer free. Speaking to Bloomberg, Dalio said markets have changed a lot so central banks…
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Launched by the Centre Consortium in October 2018, USD Coin reached a $1 billion market cap in 21 months. USD Coin (USDC), a stablecoin project founded by Coinbase and Circle, has hit a major milestone in market capitalization. On July 3, 2020, USDC market cap broke the $1 billion threshold for the first time since…
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Father of the JOBS Act does not believe there will be any demand for the Chinese digital currency. David Weild IV, who is known as the father of the JOBS Act, believes that the issuance of the digital dollar is imminent and that the U.S. government should hurry up with it. In addition to garnishing…
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Joel Telpner reveals some of the steps the Marshall Islands is taking to launch its national digital currency. The Marshall Islands’ project says its creation of a digital sovereign currency, named SOV, aims to be a “game-changer”. It could also pioneer how governments respond to crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. In an exclusive interview…
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JPMorgan believes that central bank digital currencies may undermine the hegemony of the US dollar. JPMorgan believes the central bank digital currencies, or CBDC, could pose a threat to the global hegemony of the US dollar. According to a report covered by Bloomberg, the bank’s chief U.S. economist asserted that “[t]here is no country with…
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