It seems to me that the average person wants anonymity for their own payments because they are not crooks. On the other hand, the average person (not to mention the average policeman) doesn’t want anonymity…
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Maciej Piechocki, Moritz Plenk and Aaron Janowski of BearingPoint examine the need for regulatory authorities to develop a clear strategy on how to become part of distributed ledger technology platforms, take advantage of the resulting enhanced data…
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Jerome Powell: acknowledged the coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity The US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) have all signalled their readiness to counteract the impact of the…
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The National Bank of Denmark The National Bank of Denmark is focusing on maintaining the long duration of the country’s debt, it says in a document outlining its 2016 debt management strategy, published on February…
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There are now more than 4.5 billion social media users around the world. That is more than 400 million higher than it was 12 months ago, equating to year-on-year growth of almost 10%, according to…
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A Surinamese court has sentenced Gillmore Hoefdraad, a former central bank governor and finance minister, to 12 years in prison on corruption charges, according to media reports. The court also fined Hoefdraad S$500,000 ($23,200) in…
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The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey is set to distribute its profits early for a second year and hand over a chunk of its reserves to the government. A spokesperson confirmed to Central…
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International Monetary Fund staff have advised the Central Bank of Belize to improve its cyber security regulation and establish a new IT supervision team. An IMF staff report said the central bank’s supervisory expectations on cyber…
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The governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Adrian Orr, is facing criticism from politicians over personnel turnover and inflation. Opposition leaders questioned Orr on these topics on December 15, when the governor appeared…
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Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) should be created to complement stablecoins, says Imran Khan, head of partnerships at Bitt. “Central bank digital currencies are simply a digital form of a national currency, and a stablecoin…
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