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Olli Rehn, governor of the Bank of Finland (Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)
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Crypto Prices Are Fanned by Flawed Economics and Conspiracy Theories; CBDCs Are Immune: Bank of Finland Governor
While making a case for digital euro, Bank of Finland Governor Olli Rehn said central bank digital currencies won't be subject to the price volatility of private cryptos.
Olli Rehn, governor of the Bank of Finland (Horacio Villalobos/Getty Images)
By Sandali Handagama
Aug 24, 2022 at 8:15 a.m. UTC
Aug 24, 2022
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CBDCs would be better than bitcoin or stablecoins at speeding up cross-border payments, a European Central Bank study says. (Raimund Linke/Getty Images)
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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.
CBDCs would be better than bitcoin or stablecoins at speeding up cross-border payments, a European Central Bank study says. (Raimund Linke/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Aug 2, 2022 at 12:41 p.m. UTC
Aug 2, 2022
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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.
(Koron/Getty Images)
By Jack Schickler
Jul 28, 2022 at 11:06 a.m. UTC
Jul 28, 2022
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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 new...
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By Adam B. LevineAdrian Blust
Jul 22, 2022 at 6:55 p.m. UTC
Jul 22, 2022
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Bitcoin Slips Below $23K as ECB Raises Rates for First Time in 11 Years
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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 mean...
Bitcoin Slips Below $23K as ECB Raises Rates for First Time in 11 Years
By CoinDesk Staff
Jul 21, 2022 at 2:58 p.m. UTC
Jul 21, 2022
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ECB raises rates for the first time in 11 years. (moritz320/Pixabay)
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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.
ECB raises rates for the first time in 11 years. (moritz320/Pixabay)
By Omkar Godbole
Jul 21, 2022 at 12:51 p.m. UTC
Jul 21, 2022
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The ECB will likely announce its first rate hike in 11 years and signal an exit from its negative interest rate policy. (alexanderjungmann/Pixabay)
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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.
The ECB will likely announce its first rate hike in 11 years and signal an exit from its negative interest rate policy. (alexanderjungmann/Pixabay)
By Omkar Godbole
Jul 21, 2022 at 10:50 a.m. UTC
Jul 21, 2022
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European Central Bank officials laid out objectives for its retail digital euro as its two-year CBDC experiment continues. (Raimund Linke/ Getty)
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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.
European Central Bank officials laid out objectives for its retail digital euro as its two-year CBDC experiment continues. (Raimund Linke/ Getty)
By Sandali Handagama
Jul 14, 2022 at 10:11 a.m. UTC
Jul 14, 2022
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Cecilia Skingsley, deputy governor at Sveriges Riksbank said governments could complicate CBDC interoperability. (BIS)
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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 deput...
Cecilia Skingsley, deputy governor at Sveriges Riksbank said governments could complicate CBDC interoperability. (BIS)
By Camomile Shumba
Jun 28, 2022 at 9:00 p.m. UTC
Jun 28, 2022
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A digital euro is being explored by the European Central Bank (Shutterstock)
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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."
A digital euro is being explored by the European Central Bank (Shutterstock)
By Jamie CrawleyCamomile Shumba
Jun 15, 2022 at 3:51 p.m. UTC
Jun 15, 2022
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