Digital currencies backed by central banks are the most reliable form of digital money, according to IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva. At the same time, to think of cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin as money is difficult, believes the chief executive of the international financial institution. IMF Chief Georgieva Marks Top Issues for Policymakers Exploring CBDCs…
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In search of ways to heal its travel industry, hurt by the pandemic, Thailand is now recognizing an opportunity to tap into a growing market of cryptocurrency holders. Fostering a “cryptourism atmosphere” is what the country’s tourism agency intends to do, including by minting a new token and facilitating bitcoin card payments. Tourism Board of…
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As a number of Federal Reserve presidents have been criticized for their 2020 stock moves, Fed chairman Jerome Powell has been cast into the limelight for owning $1.5 million municipal bonds like the ones the U.S. central bank purchased in 2020 during the pandemic.
All Eyes Are On Jerome Powell’s Municipal Bond Portfolio
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In the middle of a spike in cases, more than 4,000 people are dying in India every day as a direct result of the pandemic. Cashaa, a crypto banking platform with physical branches across India, is launching an initiative aimed at bringing crypto enthusiasts together to provide food supplies to those most affected by the…
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An Italian town has created their own currency to support local businesses in the Coronavirus lockdown. A small southern Italian town of 550 residents, Castellino del Biferno, has started minting their own currency, called Ducati, as a method to support their local economy during the coronavirus Pandemic. The town mayor Enrico Fratangelo, had been studying…
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TEAMZ Blockchain Summit, the largest blockchain conference in Japan, has had to reschedule due to the coronavirus outbreak. Another gathering of cryptocurrency and blockchain professionals has been postponed as the global coronavirus crisis continues. The TEAMZ Blockchain Summit — the largest blockchain conference in Japan — was going to take place from April 22–23, but…
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