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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.

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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

Policy

Turkey's Central Bank Head Says Crypto Rules Coming, Denies Total Ban Ahead

Comments come as use of digital currencies soars in the country.

Istanbul, Turkey

Policy

The Future of Money Is Unbundled

Money's three social functions – storing value, exchanging it and providing a unit of account – are unraveling, with dramatic implications, says EYQ's Insights Director.

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Markets

RBI Is Assessing Digital Rupee's Impact on Financial Stability, Says Governor Shaktikanta Das

The RBI is examining the impact of the digital rupee on the financial stability in the economy.

Ghansi Bazaar, India.

Markets

BIS: CBDC Research Gaining Steam but Widespread Issuance Years Away

Central banks remained adamant private stablecoins do not factor into their CBDC calculus.

BIS headquarters in Basel

Policy

Proposed Chinese Law Outlaws All Yuan-Pegged Tokens – Except for Its CBDC

The new version will essentially also clear the way for the digital yuan to be the one and only official yuan-pegged token in mainland China.

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Markets

The History, Present and Future of Central Banks, Feat. George Selgin

The Director of the Cato Institute's Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives gives an eye-opening, 200-year history of today’s most powerful economic institution.

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