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Stephen Cecchetti and Kim Schoenholtz argue against the need for a “universal” CBDC.
Court hears closing arguments in 7-week trial between bank and currency manager ECU
As a cash pile mounts in the financial system, the central bank’s interest rate policy is working less well than it used to
Goldman Sachs applies to launch ETF for the decentralised finance market
Self-inflicted problem is an unwelcome distraction for the electric car company
Crypto exchange slashes leverage after customers and regulators balk at high-voltage derivatives
Asian stocks drop following China’s crackdown on education companies
Plus, crypto fundraising’s new record and Martin Wolf weighs in on central bank digital currencies
Pomp and some sad circumstances.
Luke Ellis compares digital assets to the 17th-century Dutch tulip craze
Regulators are right to demand that cryptocurrencies are properly supervised
New Jersey-based company has raised $14.7bn by offering interest on digital coin deposits
Markets power back after Monday’s losses as investors cheer strong earnings season
Several specialist funds cut exposure to crypto exchange after flurry of warnings from watchdogs
Efforts are under way to protect the world’s financial networks from a quantum attack. But some question if the threat to crypto assets is really as existential as feared.
One-minute TikTok videos are an unreliable source of financial advice for young people. How can parents do better?
A crucial linchpin of the world’s financial plumbing is ripe for disruption
Decentralised finance appears to offer the utility that cryptos promised and have so far mostly failed to provide
Cryptocurrency comments made on panel with Twitter’s Jack Dorsey and Ark chief Cathie Wood
Why using crypto smart-contracts to remove financial intermediaries comes with its own trade-offs.
Two custody giants join four other banks in backing new digital token trading venue
Come join us at 4pm UK time to chat fintech, CBDCs, SDRs, and other initialisms with the man who nearly became president of Ecuador.
Fundraising values Antigua-domiciled, Hong Kong-based company at $18bn
Money must adapt to an era of new technology— but it has to work for society as a whole
The academic thinks we’re seeing the revival of the era of free banking and regulators should act pre-emptively to manage the risks.
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