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SVB contagion: Australia purportedly asks banks to report on crypto
Australia’s prudential regulator has purportedly told banks to improve reporting on crypto assets and provide daily updates. Australia’s prudential...
Wed, 22 Mar, 2023 at 1:52 AM
US exploring ways to guarantee the country’s 18T of bank deposits: Report
The current deposit insurance cap under the FDIC is $250,000, but recent banking collapses have seen calls to increase that amount.  U.S. officials...
Wed, 22 Mar, 2023 at 4:43 AM
Adopting CBDC could destabilize banks, help households, US Treasury study says
When integrated into the economy, a central bank digital currency or stablecoin would compete with bank deposits to the public benefit, at least until a fin...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 1:20 AM
Nigeria CBDC adoption spikes as fiat currency shortage grip the nation
The acute cash shortage in Nigeria was due to the central bank’s decision to replace older bank notes with bigger denominations amid rising inflation. ...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 5:25 AM
Central Bank of Venezuela Lags in Delivering Economic Data, Experts Fear Upcoming Hyperinflation
The Central Bank of Venezuela is lagging when it comes to delivering economic data this year, failing to publish the inflation numbers for the last four mon...
Thu, 23 Mar, 2023 at 5:28 AM
US Senator Introduces Bill to Ban Direct-to-Consumer Central Bank Digital Currency
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz has introduced “legislation to prohibit the Federal Reserve from developing a direct-to-consumer” central bank digital currency (CBDC)...
Fri, 24 Mar, 2023 at 3:57 AM
UAE central bank signs deal for CBDC strategy
The CBDC strategy was first unveiled in February as part of the central bank’s program to position the UAE as a global financial hub.  The Central ...
Fri, 24 Mar, 2023 at 4:06 AM
Bank profits at risk from potential CBDC transformation of global economy: Moody’s
CBDCs are here to stay, it seems, and Moody’s is looking at their implications for the global economy and international banking.  Emerging central ...
Fri, 24 Mar, 2023 at 4:59 AM
Banking crisis pushed over $286B to money market funds in two weeks: Report
Many investors have rotated their portfolio investments due to the banking crisis in the past two weeks, injecting billions of dollars into money market fun...
Mon, 27 Mar, 2023 at 12:29 AM
Venezuela shuts down crypto mining facilities, exchanges amid corruption probe
According to Venezuela’s attorney general office, government officials were running parallel oil operations with the assistance of the national crypto depar...
Mon, 27 Mar, 2023 at 1:48 AM