India’s government said yesterday it plans to launch a digital version of its national currency later this year or in 2023. The country’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said in her […]
In the latest New Money Review podcast, technologist Martin Walker tells Paul Amery how the cryptocurrency bubble has wasted huge amounts of capital and is only one of several interconnected […]
The US central bank has set out its thoughts on a possible future digital currency (CBDC) in a widely awaited discussion paper, released yesterday. In the paper, the Federal Reserve […]
Russia’s central bank, the Bank of Russia, has called for a ban on cryptocurrency, including the issuance, trading, investment in and mining of these digital assets. In a 37-page consultation […]
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today issued stringent new rules banning cryptocurrency firms from promoting their tokens to the general public in the city-state. But in London crypto ads […]
As China launches its state digital currency, the US and UK appear to be stepping away from the idea. Full steam ahead in China Last week China took another big […]
Public infrastructures such as government identity schemes and payment systems can help address the risk of a big tech takeover of the digital economy, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) […]
During the last decade the UK has become a global leader in financial technology (fintech), attracting a volume of investment that’s second only to the US. Light-touch regulation—meant to help […]
The booming decentralised finance (‘DeFi’) market suffers from an existential problem, says the Bank for International Settlements (BIS): it isn’t decentralised. Meanwhile, the contagion risks from DeFi to the rest […]
The US central bank has warned of growing risks in the stablecoin sector. In its half-yearly Financial Stability report, released yesterday, the Federal Reserve said that stablecoins pose a growing […]