Bitcoin, Stablecoins the Worst Options for Cross-Border Payments, ECB Study Says
A senior central banker said state-backed digital currencies would be quicker and cheaper.
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Aug 2, 2022 at 12:41 p.m. UTC
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Digital Euro Needs Curbs to Halt Lending Crunch, ECB Study Finds
The economic evidence appears to support calls to cap how much central bank digital currency people can hold, to stop them fleeing banks all together, the study suggests.
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Jul 28, 2022 at 11:06 a.m. UTC
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Crypto News Roundup for July 22, 2022
With bitcoin pushing back toward $24K as ether extends its extraordinary rally, plus a look at tokenized carbon credits, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
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Jul 22, 2022 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Slips Below $23K as ECB Raises Rates for First Time in 11 Years
European Central Bank (ECB) has raised interest rates by 50 basis points, its first rate hike in 11 years. IG North America CEO JJ Kinahan discusses his take on what this means for the crypto markets. Plus, Elon Musk disclosed that Tesla sold 75% of its bitcoin holdings last quarter in the latest earnings call.
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Jul 21, 2022 at 2:58 p.m. UTC
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ECB Exits Negative Interest Rate Policy With 50 Basis Point Hike; Bitcoin Steady
The European Central Bank's first rate hike since 2011 comes four months after the Fed kicked off its tightening cycle, sending risk assets lower.
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Jul 21, 2022 at 12:51 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Slips Below $23K Ahead of ECB Rate Decision
The central bank is likely to signal an exit from its negative interest rate policy.
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Jul 21, 2022 at 10:50 a.m. UTC
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Digital Euro Would Be a Success Only if Widely Used, ECB Says
The European Central Bank expects to complete the investigation phase of its digital euro project in the autumn of 2023.
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Jul 14, 2022 at 10:11 a.m. UTC
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Governments May Restrict Foreign Access to Their CBDCs, Riksbank Official Says
Not all countries “play nicely” with each other, complicating how central bank digital currencies will interact with other payment systems, said Cecilia Skingsley, first deputy governor at the Swedish central bank.
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Jun 28, 2022 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
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ECB Would Limit Digital Euro to Maximum 1.5T, Says Fabio Panetta
The central bank's executive board member believes few people understand what a digital euro is because "it's complicated."
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Jun 15, 2022 at 3:51 p.m. UTC
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ECB Warns That Crypto Risks Could Spill Over Into Wider Economy
Given the increasing risks of crypto, it is important to bring it into the regulatory perimeter as a matter of urgency, the European Central Bank said in a report.
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May 24, 2022 at 9:27 a.m. UTC
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