Digital currencies
Survey indicates bitcoin’s purpose changed over the last year
Main reason cited for owning bitcoin shifted from transactions to investment between 2016 and 2017
Central bank digital currency a ‘terrible idea’, US Congress told
Move to central bank cryptocurrency would make Fed “overwhelming credit allocator” - researcher
FSB launches crypto asset monitoring framework
Metrics will focus on the financial stability risk of crypto market
Bank of Finland paper calls digital currency a ‘fallacy’
Crypto assets highlight how poorly understood money is today – BoF official
Caribbean central banks look for common approach to fintech
Working group set up to look at crypto assets in the region
Central bank digital currency of no benefit to financial stability – RBNZ research
CBDC could make New Zealand’s banking sector more susceptible to spillovers
BIS calls for ‘redrawing of regulatory boundaries’ around crypto
Regulation will have to adapt to a “new reality”, BIS says
Central bank-issued digital currency threatens privacy – BoI official
CBDCs may not be compatible with rights of individuals, says Bank of Italy’s Panetta
HKMA has no plans to launch digital currency - Treasury official
Hong Kong’s efficient payment infrastructure lessens incentive to go digital, official says
BoE research says digital currency would ‘strengthen’ policy transmission
Under proposed framework, a CBDC would have limited impact on monetary policy
Norges Bank does not rule out launching digital currency
Central bank publishes first phase of its CBDC research
Canada’s Project Jasper finds DLT is viable for securities settlement
Phase III of the project saw central bank cash and assets instantly settled across DLT network
No reason for public to have central bank accounts – Cœuré
ECB executive board member says there is no current need for central bank digital currency
Dramatic fall in Bitcoin price correlates with introduction of futures, authors argue
Dramatic fall in Bitcoin price correlates with introduction of futures, authors argue
The hunt for a crypto taxonomy
Finding the right term helps shed light on the structure of the fast-growing crypto market
Bank of Canada paper offers advice on digital currency policy
Framework designed to help policymakers weigh up various forms of digital money
Venezuelan public invited to invest in national crypto asset
President Maduro announces public will be able to invest in ‘petro’ as well as gold
Public should be allowed to open accounts with central banks – research
St Louis Fed paper argues against central banks launching full-blown digital currencies
Philippines toughens rules on crypto-exchanges
Philippines is one of the few central banks to adopt formal regulations on crypto-asset exchanges
Do not discount central bank digital currency yet – Lagarde
IMF chief says central banks may be forced to issue their own form of crypto-asset
SNB rejects idea of retail central bank digital currency
Governing board member Andrea Maechler warns of “incalculable risks”
RBI to consider launching digital currency
Reserve bank to investigate issuing a digital form of central bank money
Crypto tokens not yet a ‘significant risk’ – MAS’s Menon
MAS is monitoring crypto world using “unconventional” data-gathering methods
FSB: cryptocurrencies too small to be major threat
Limited links to the real economy imply stability risks are low, chair says