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Policy

Australia Set for Massive Shakeup to Crypto Regulations: Treasurer

The country will launch its biggest payments reform in 25 years, the treasurer said in an interview.

Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg speaking ot 7News Australia on Dec. 8, 2021. (Screenshot: CoinDesk)

Policy

Universal Stablecoins, the End of Cash and CBDCs: 5 Predictions for the Future of Money

Decentralized and centralized finance will blur together, El Salvador will be a reality check, and cash and CBDCs will fade away.

(Yunha Lee/CoinDesk)

Markets

Goldman Sachs Raises Odds of Fed Taper in November

"Historically, Fed taper has been a headwind for bitcoin," one fund manager said.

The U.S. Federal Reserve building in Washington.

Markets

Jamaica’s Central Bank to Start CBDC Pilot With Financial Institutions in August

The bank plans to expand the trial between September and December.

Jamaican dollars.

Markets

Vietnam Prime Minister Asks Central Bank to Study Crypto, Pursue Pilot Implementation: Report

Cashless payments are increasing in Vietnam and the recognition of digital currencies by the central bank would help accelerate that process, an official said.

Statue of Ho Chi Minh  in front of Ho Chi Minh City Hall in Vietnam.

Markets

Deutsche Bank Issues Stark US Inflation Warning, Seeing Economic Parallels to 1940s, 1970s

Inflation could send the global economy into recession as central banks lose control, according to Deutsche Bank.

Deutsche Bank

Markets

Bank of Korea Sees Threat to Financial System in Leveraged Crypto Trading

The central bank governor has pledged to monitor transactions of Korea's financial institutions associated with leveraged crypto trading.

Bank of Korea building, Seoul

Markets

What’s the Carbon Footprint of Fiat Money?

Bigger than bitcoin, that's for sure.

us federal reserve

Markets

Former CFTC Boss' Digital Dollar Project Ready to Kick Off First US CBDC Tests

The Digital Dollar Project's first five pilots will launch during the next year.

David Treat, a global managing director at Accenture.

Finance

Mastercard to Explore Applications It Can Build on Top of CBDCs

In the company’s latest quarterly earnings call, CEO Michael Miebach noted that the company is investing in smart contract technology to pair with central bank digital currencies.

Mastercard