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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). […]

Bank of England prepares for money earthquake

June 8, 2021 Comments are Disabled

The UK’s central bank is preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime reordering of the monetary system as a result of the arrival of new forms of digital money. In a discussion paper […]

FCA says client money at cryptoasset firms is at risk

June 3, 2021 Comments are Disabled

The UK’s financial services regulator has warned that client money is not safe if held at a cryptoasset firm. The warning came as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced it […]

All eyes on the digital euro

June 3, 2021 Comments are Disabled

The race to develop a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is often portrayed as one of polar opposites: the Chinese hare against the US tortoise. But we should keep a […]

New Deal rules after the crypto crash?

May 26, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Belief in a new era, rampant speculation, insider dealing, market manipulation, fortunes being won and lost… The cryptocurrency boom of 2020/21 sounds very much like the US stock market before […]

Lots of cryptocurrency traders got rekt (wrecked) during Wednesday’s market rout. But were their positions liquidated at a fair price? The latest crypto crash has prompted renewed questions about the […]

Meme investing risks your financial health

May 19, 2021 Comments are Disabled

In the latest New Money Review podcast, Carol McNaughton Nicholls and Rachel Rowlinson of strategy consultancy ‘Britain Thinks’ talk about the behaviours, attitudes and financial resilience of self-directed investors in the UK. Britain Thinks […]

Diem could slash dollar payment costs

May 14, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Diem, the Facebook-sponsored digital currency, could be highly disruptive to the US dollar payments infrastructure, say analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML). Earlier this week Diem said it […]

Tether reserve disclosure leaves unanswered questions

May 13, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Half of the reserves of the unregulated digital dollar, tether, are in the unsecured debt of unknown corporate issuers, according to details of the stablecoin’s reserve backing at the end […]

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