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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.

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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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Policy

Central Banks Are Privacy Providers of Last Resort

If central banks issue digital currencies, they'll be thrown into a debate about financial privacy in the modern era. Is that what they want?

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Markets

What Happens When Currencies Fail? Feat. Preston Pysh

Massive and novel government intervention in markets is now a foregone conclusion, but what happens to bitcoin as the dust settles?

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Policy

Bank of England's Stablecoin Ruling Targets Financial Stability, Exec Says

Financial stability was a key factor in the Bank of England's decision to hold stablecoin payment systems to the same regulatory standards as existing payment chains.

“It doesn’t matter what technology you are using," said BoE exec Christina Segal-Knowles. "Same risk, same regulation.” Image via Shutterstock

Policy

ECB's Lagarde: We Want to Develop Digital Currencies but Won't Discourage Private Initiatives

Lagarde said the ECB will continue researching CBDCs and will not stand in the way of any private initiatives.

European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde