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New Money Review staff

Repo on the edge

October 25, 2021 Comments are Disabled

The market at the centre of the world’s financial system—repo—is witnessing record popularity. But it’s always prone to collapse, and now cryptocurrencies are joining the fray. The repo market The […]

Companies and partnerships launder most dirty money

June 16, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Cryptocurrencies have recently been in the headlines for their role in laundering the proceeds of cybercrime, such as ransomware. But it’s by means of a much older invention that most […]

Banks will have to capitalise bitcoin holdings in full

June 10, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Banks holding bitcoin will have to set aside capital to back the full amount of their cryptoasset exposure, under guidelines proposed today by the Basel Committee for Banking Supervision (BCBS). […]

Rising bond yields threaten share prices

March 17, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Ten-year US Treasury bond yields could double again from current levels, unsettling stock markets. The V-shaped economic recovery we’ve seen since the coronavirus panic of last March could push US […]

NY Attorney General says Tether lied outright about its reserves

February 23, 2021 Comments are Disabled

The New York Attorney General (NYAG), Letitia James, today announced an $18.5m settlement of its fraud case against the cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and its affiliated entity, stablecoin issuer Tether. The […]

Trump ups payment app war

January 6, 2021 Comments are Disabled

The US/China conflict over the future of money has just moved up a notch. Yesterday, outgoing US president Donald Trump signed an executive order banning US users from accessing eight […]

Gold or bitcoin—which store of value?

December 21, 2020 Comments are Disabled

One has been around for three billion years, the other for only twelve. Yet supporters of the upstart—bitcoin—say it can beat gold as a vehicle for long-term savings. In the […]

Governments go long bitcoin

November 28, 2020 Comments are Disabled

Governments are acquiring an increasing share of the overall bitcoin supply after a spate of asset seizures from cyber criminals. In recent days, Chinese authorities have announced the confiscation of […]

Financial data-sharing leaps ahead in the UK

September 29, 2020 Comments are Disabled

Open banking—which allows consumers to link savings, budgeting and faster payments apps with their bank accounts—is leaping ahead in the UK. But consumer protection standards may need to jump to […]

Bank of England warns of money Wild West

September 4, 2020 Comments are Disabled

Post-Wirecard, the Bank of England has warned it will impose more stringent regulation on the payments sector in order to ensure the safety of the broader financial system. And, it […]

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