Inside China and Russia's Battle Against the US Dollar
How concerned with the USD’s role as reserve currency should we be?
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Mar 25, 2022 at 8:36 p.m. UTC
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A 'Petroyuan' Could Further Shake the Dollar's Dominance
Saudi-Chinese talks "accelerate" just as unprecedented sanctions against Russia whet global appetites for greenback alternatives.
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Mar 16, 2022 at 5:35 p.m. UTC
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The True Implications of Seizing Russia’s Foreign Reserves
An inflection point in the geopolitical order.
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Mar 13, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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Bitcoin Resilient as Commodity Prices Inflate, Dollar Strength May Hurt
The sustainability of bitcoin's gains is under question, as the escalating Russia-Ukraine crisis has led to stress in the dollar funding markets.
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Feb 28, 2022 at 8:54 a.m. UTC
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Is the Dollar Doomed?
In this excerpt from “The Future of Money,” author Eswar Prasad examines the forces – the rise of bitcoin and stablecoins and foreign currency competition – threatening the do...
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Sep 23, 2021 at 6:59 p.m. UTC
Sep 23, 2021
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Bitcoin Has a Nonviolent Security Model
The dollar and its fiat family cannot say the same.
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May 3, 2021 at 3:58 p.m. UTC
May 3, 2021
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US Policy Adviser Rebuts Peter Thiel: Bitcoin Won't Undermine USD
One policy maker says China is unlikely to use bitcoin as a financial weapon against the U.S. dollar.
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Apr 16, 2021 at 4:55 p.m. UTC
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PayPal Co-Founder, Bitcoin Investor Thiel Says Bitcoin Could Be Chinese 'Weapon’
With bitcoin back in the spotlight, so are old fears that China may be at the reins.
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Apr 7, 2021 at 9:51 p.m. UTC
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Digital Yuan Won’t Give China ‘First-Mover Advantage’ With CBDCs, BIS Chief Says
"Digital nature alone" will not be enough to give any one CBDC an edge as an international reserve asset, the BIS general manager asserts.
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Mar 31, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. UTC
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Why Bitcoin Is More Like a $100 Bill Than Gold
Data and headlines on bitcoin's use in commerce point to an attribute that sets it apart from the yellow metal.
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Mar 12, 2021 at 9:31 p.m. UTC
Mar 12, 2021