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Bitcoin Not to Be 'Lumped Together' With Crypto: Czech Central Bank Chief Michl

Ales Michl had previously proposed the Czech National Bank consider bitcoin as a reserve asset.

Czech National Bank's Ales Michl

Markets

Fed Rate Cut Could Crash Crypto Markets, but Era of Central Banks Is Over: Arthur Hayes

A rate cut could add to inflation and strengthen the Japanese yen, crashing markets, Hayes explained.

Arthur Hayes at Korea Blockchain Week 2023. (Factblock)

Markets

Bank of Japan Ends Eight-Year Negative Rates Regime; Bitcoin Slides to $62.7K

The BOJ hiked the benchmark borrowing cost by 10 basis points, abandoning the prolonged negative interest rate policy.

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Opinion

The European Central Bank Is Either Lying About Bitcoin or Lying to Itself

ECB Director General Ulrich Bindseil and advisor Jürgen Schaaf are definitely against bitcoin, but their reasons don’t make a lot of sense.

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Policy

Hong Kong's Central Bank Issues Guidance for Firms Offering Crypto Custodial Services

The HKMA wants authorized institutions to undertake a comprehensive risk assessment followed by appropriate policies to manage identified risks.

Hong Kong harbor skyline view into Kowloon

Opinion

The Big Misunderstanding: What MiCA Really Means for Stablecoins in Europe

The EU's comprehensive crypto guidance does not introduce entirely new regulations for fiat backed stablecoins, former central banker Jón Egilsson writes. Instead it affirms existing rules that many current issuers are not yet following.

Europe (Claudio Schwarz/Unsplash)

Markets

Fed Minutes Release May Be a Non-Event for Bitcoin

The minutes of the Nov. 1 Fed meeting may be outdated, given the post-meeting softness in economic data and resulting expectations for renewed interest-rate cuts in 2024.

(Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Videos

Singapore Central Bank Starts Tokenization Pilots; What's Behind Solana’s SOL Rally?

"CoinDesk Daily" host Jennifer Sanasie breaks down the hottest crypto headlines today, including Singapore's central bank starting to test tokenization use cases alongside major financial services firms like JPMorgan. Shiba Inu (SHIB) ecosystem’s upstart blockchain Shibarium will be used by the Manny Pacquaio Foundation for fundraising and operational activities. And, a closer look at the latest SOL rally.

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Policy

CBDCs Are 'Central' to Innovating Financial Systems, BIS Chief Says

Central banks will have a limited role to play relative to the private sector in CBDC issuance, BIS general manager Agustín Carstens said.

Agustin Carstens (Horacio Villalobos / Getty Images)

Policy

Australia's CBDC Likely Some Years Away, Central Bank Says

The report said that in a way a "CBDC could be viewed as an enabling complement to, rather than substitute for, private sector innovation."

Australia's government is taking a deliberate approach toward creating crypto laws. (Unsplash)