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Digital Yuan Won’t Give China ‘First-Mover Advantage’ With CBDCs, BIS Chief Says

"Digital nature alone" will not be enough to give any one CBDC an edge as an international reserve asset, the BIS general manager asserts.

Agustin Carstens

Markets

Why Bitcoin Is More Like a $100 Bill Than Gold

Data and headlines on bitcoin's use in commerce point to an attribute that sets it apart from the yellow metal.

$100 bill engraving of Ben Franklin peering out from a gap in a wall of binary code.

Markets

Blockchain Bites: Will Bitcoin See 'Reflexive' Buys After Tesla?

Analysts say the market is pricing in the potential for other corporate BTC investments.

"Trillion Dollar Coin" by DonkeyHotey

Markets

Strengthening US Dollar Could Bring Further Downside for Bitcoin

With the U.S. dollar eyeing a pre-election recovery, the path of least resistance for bitcoin may be to the downside.

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Policy

Hyper-Stablecoinization: From Eurodollars to Crypto-Dollars

Crypto-dollarization is the world's next best hope to meet its insatiable demand for U.S. dollars.

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Policy

US Intelligence Officials Are Funding Research on Dollar-Crushing 'Black Swan' Events

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence wants to sponsor a post-doc researcher to study what would happen if the U.S. dollar lost its status as the world’s reserve currency.

RESEARCH ME: The Office of the Director of National Intelligence wants to learn more about "black swan" events that would sink the U.S. dollar. (Image via Shutterstock)

Markets

In Race for 2030 Currency Supremacy, the Dollar Is Its Own Worst Enemy

As the roaring '20s begin, the U.S. dollar looks as strong as ever. But signs of decline are on the horizon.

"The Funding Bill" by Eastman Johnson, 1881, via the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Markets

Gemini Launches NYDFS-Regulated Crypto Pegged to the Dollar

Crypto exchange Gemini is set to issue a dollar-backed, NYDFS-approved stablecoin – the second to launch in New York today.

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