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South Korea’s Central Bank Dismisses Bitcoin as Reserved Asset Citing Uncertainty, Risks: Report
The Bank of Korea (BoK) has reportedly said that Bitcoin’s volatility is a matter of risk and concern for the country’s national stability. The BoK said that it had not even begun to review the possibility of having Bitcoin as a reserved asset alongside gold and fiat currencies among other securities.Â
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ECB President Says Bitcoin Won't Enter Reserves of Any EU Central Banks
Ales Michl, the governor of Czech Republic’s central bank, suggested ECB’s General Council to consider adding Bitcoin as part of its reserved assets. Dismissing the suggestion, Lagarde said reserved assets need to be liquid and secure – criteria she feels are not strong with BTC for now.
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Trump Bans Creation Of A 'Digital Dollar' To Protect Americans
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday effectively banning the establishment of a central bank digital currency, in a move long supported by Congressional Republicans.
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US Federal Reserve's Caution On Rate Cuts Could Cause Friction With Trump
Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House and uncertainty about his policy proposals has begun weighing on the US Federal Reserve, raising concerns of a reckoning between the central bank and the president-elect.
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US Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate By 0.25%, Sending Stocks Tumbling
Policymakers voted 11-to-1 to lower the central bank's key lending rate to between 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent as expected, the Fed announced in a statement.
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RBI Ready To Counter Rupee Slide, Fund Outflow Post-US Election: Sources
India's central bank is well-equipped to deal with a potential sudden outflow of foreign funds and any steep fall in the rupee if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins next week's US presidential election, sources said.
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Mexico, US Visit To Focus On G20, IMF, World Bank Meetings
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to Mexico and the USA to participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor (FMCBG) and fund bank annual meeting.
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Fed Rate Cut Shows Economy "Very Bad Or They're Playing Politics": Trump
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested the Federal Reserve was playing politics on Wednesday, after the US central bank announced a long-awaited interest rate cut of half a percentage point.
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Sensex Opens 1,000 Points Higher After Slide Sparked By US Recession Fears
Indian indices opened higher today following a rally in Asian markets as US central bank officials soothed investor nerves.
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US Sanctions Network Facilitating Illegal Tech Transfer To Iran's Central Bank
The US Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against a network of companies and individuals Friday for facilitating illegal technology transfers from dozens of US firms to Iranian entities, including the country's central bank.
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Cryptocurrencies Pose Risks to Emerging Markets, Central Bank's Stand Remains Unchanged: RBI Governor
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday that the central bank's position on cryptocurrencies had not changed, despite wider acceptance in other countries. The central bank chief was responding to a question about the US securities regulator approving the first US-listed exchange-traded funds for Bitcoin. The RBI Governor has repeatedly stated...
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Crypto Market Eyes Interest Rates, Expected Bitcoin ETFs in 2024 After Recovery
After ending 2023 on a high, crypto investors will be watching central bank interest rates and a US regulatory decision on new bitcoin products as they decide how to place their bets next year. Cryptocurrencies staged a recovery this year after a torrid 2022 in which a market meltdown and a string of scandals, including the collapse of FTX and frau...
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Blinken Says Palestinian Authority Should Have Key Role In Gaza's Future
US top diplomat Antony Blinken said the Palestinian Authority (PA) should play a central role in the future of the Gaza strip, a US official said after a visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday
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Binance Gets Fully Licenced in Pro-Bitcoin El Salvador Amid Tussle with US SEC
Binance is now a fully licenced crypto exchange in El Salvador. The licences were approved by the Salvadoran Central Reserve Bank and the National Commission of Digital Assets. With this, Binance will be able to offer Salvadoran residents with an array of crypto services, which the other exchanges operating there do not offer for now.
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Banks Must Obtain Written Non-Objection to Transact in Stablecoins, Says US Federal Reserve
State banks that are a member of the US Federal Reserve system should obtain a written supervisory nonobjection from the Fed before issuing, holding or transacting in dollar tokens used to facilitate payments, such as stablecoins, the central bank said in a new supervisory letter Tuesday.
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South Korea’s Central Bank Dismisses Bitcoin as Reserved Asset Citing Uncertainty, Risks: Report
The Bank of Korea (BoK) has reportedly said that Bitcoin’s volatility is a matter of risk and concern for the country’s national stability. The BoK said that it had not even begun to review the possibility of having Bitcoin as a reserved asset alongside gold and fiat currencies among other securities.Â
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ECB President Says Bitcoin Won't Enter Reserves of Any EU Central Banks
Ales Michl, the governor of Czech Republic’s central bank, suggested ECB’s General Council to consider adding Bitcoin as part of its reserved assets. Dismissing the suggestion, Lagarde said reserved assets need to be liquid and secure – criteria she feels are not strong with BTC for now.
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Trump Bans Creation Of A 'Digital Dollar' To Protect Americans
US President Donald Trump issued an executive order Thursday effectively banning the establishment of a central bank digital currency, in a move long supported by Congressional Republicans.
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US Federal Reserve's Caution On Rate Cuts Could Cause Friction With Trump
Donald Trump's imminent return to the White House and uncertainty about his policy proposals has begun weighing on the US Federal Reserve, raising concerns of a reckoning between the central bank and the president-elect.
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US Fed Cuts Key Interest Rate By 0.25%, Sending Stocks Tumbling
Policymakers voted 11-to-1 to lower the central bank's key lending rate to between 4.25 percent and 4.50 percent as expected, the Fed announced in a statement.
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RBI Ready To Counter Rupee Slide, Fund Outflow Post-US Election: Sources
India's central bank is well-equipped to deal with a potential sudden outflow of foreign funds and any steep fall in the rupee if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins next week's US presidential election, sources said.
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Mexico, US Visit To Focus On G20, IMF, World Bank Meetings
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to Mexico and the USA to participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor (FMCBG) and fund bank annual meeting.
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Fed Rate Cut Shows Economy "Very Bad Or They're Playing Politics": Trump
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump suggested the Federal Reserve was playing politics on Wednesday, after the US central bank announced a long-awaited interest rate cut of half a percentage point.
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Sensex Opens 1,000 Points Higher After Slide Sparked By US Recession Fears
Indian indices opened higher today following a rally in Asian markets as US central bank officials soothed investor nerves.
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US Sanctions Network Facilitating Illegal Tech Transfer To Iran's Central Bank
The US Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against a network of companies and individuals Friday for facilitating illegal technology transfers from dozens of US firms to Iranian entities, including the country's central bank.
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Cryptocurrencies Pose Risks to Emerging Markets, Central Bank's Stand Remains Unchanged: RBI Governor
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday that the central bank's position on cryptocurrencies had not changed, despite wider acceptance in other countries. The central bank chief was responding to a question about the US securities regulator approving the first US-listed exchange-traded funds for Bitcoin. The RBI Governor has repeatedly stated...
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Crypto Market Eyes Interest Rates, Expected Bitcoin ETFs in 2024 After Recovery
After ending 2023 on a high, crypto investors will be watching central bank interest rates and a US regulatory decision on new bitcoin products as they decide how to place their bets next year. Cryptocurrencies staged a recovery this year after a torrid 2022 in which a market meltdown and a string of scandals, including the collapse of FTX and frau...
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Blinken Says Palestinian Authority Should Have Key Role In Gaza's Future
US top diplomat Antony Blinken said the Palestinian Authority (PA) should play a central role in the future of the Gaza strip, a US official said after a visit to the occupied West Bank on Sunday
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Binance Gets Fully Licenced in Pro-Bitcoin El Salvador Amid Tussle with US SEC
Binance is now a fully licenced crypto exchange in El Salvador. The licences were approved by the Salvadoran Central Reserve Bank and the National Commission of Digital Assets. With this, Binance will be able to offer Salvadoran residents with an array of crypto services, which the other exchanges operating there do not offer for now.
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Banks Must Obtain Written Non-Objection to Transact in Stablecoins, Says US Federal Reserve
State banks that are a member of the US Federal Reserve system should obtain a written supervisory nonobjection from the Fed before issuing, holding or transacting in dollar tokens used to facilitate payments, such as stablecoins, the central bank said in a new supervisory letter Tuesday.
