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Bitcoin CME futures: Longer-dated contracts draw higher prices than short-dated ones (TradingView)
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Bitcoin
Valkyrie Counters BIS, Says Concern on Bitcoin ETF Front-Running Is Misplaced
Bitcoin’s volatility makes front-running the ETF monthly rolls unviable, one observer said.
Bitcoin CME futures: Longer-dated contracts draw higher prices than short-dated ones (TradingView)
By Omkar Godbole
Dec 17, 2021 at 11:53 a.m. UTC
Dec 17, 2021
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BIS headquarters in Basil, Switzerland.
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Bis
BIS Experiment Finds CBDCs to Be Effective in Cross-Border Settlements
A group of central banks successfully tested the use of a wholesale CBDC in international transactions between financial institutions.
BIS headquarters in Basil, Switzerland.
By Sandali Handagama
Dec 8, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. UTC
Dec 8, 2021
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The headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is seen in Basel, Switzerland, on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Central banks can't expand loose monetary policy without exacerbating risks to world economies, the Bank for International Settlements said this week. Photographer: Gianluca Colla/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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Bis
DeFi’s Decentralization Is an Illusion: BIS Quarterly Review
The BIS review dedicated a special feature to discussing decentralized finance and its implications for financial stability.
The headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is seen in Basel, Switzerland, on Tuesday, June 25, 2013. Central banks can't expand loose monetary policy without exacerbating risks to world economies, the Bank for International Settlements said this week. Photographer: Gianluca Colla/Bloomberg via Getty Images
By Sandali Handagama
Dec 6, 2021 at 8:31 p.m. UTC
Dec 6, 2021
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Is DeFi’s Decentralization Just an Illusion?
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Is DeFi’s Decentralization Just an Illusion?
In its latest quarterly review, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said decentralized finance (DeFi) has a centralization problem, and policymakers should use it to...
Is DeFi’s Decentralization Just an Illusion?
By CoinDesk Staff
Dec 6, 2021 at 8:28 p.m. UTC
Dec 6, 2021
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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NY Fed Launches Fintech Research Wing With BIS Help
The NYIC will be led by PwC alum Per von Zelowitz, who joined the New York Fed in July.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Samuel Corum/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
By Sandali Handagama
Nov 29, 2021 at 9:51 p.m. UTC
Nov 29, 2021
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The Hong Kong skyline. (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)
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mBridge Reveals 15 Use Cases and 22 Heavyweight Participants
Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Société Générale, and China’s biggest state-owned banks are part of the project.
The Hong Kong skyline. (Ruslan Bardash/Unsplash)
By Eliza Gkritsi
Nov 5, 2021 at 5:16 a.m. UTC
Nov 5, 2021
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BIS Report Questions Whether Stablecoins, CBDCs Can Create Risks in Developing Countries
The Bank for International Settlements paper found that although stablecoins may be adopted in some of these markets, they may also present wider challenges and have not been...
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By James Rubin
Nov 1, 2021 at 7:07 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2021
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BIS Report Questions Whether Stablecoins, CBDCs Can Create Risks in Developing Countries
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BIS Report Questions Whether Stablecoins, CBDCs Can Create Risks in Developing Countries
A new paper released Friday by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) reveals although stablecoins may be adopted in some emerging markets and developing economies (EMDE...
BIS Report Questions Whether Stablecoins, CBDCs Can Create Risks in Developing Countries
By CoinDesk Staff
Nov 1, 2021 at 6:47 p.m. UTC
Nov 1, 2021
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FSB Chair Randal Quarles (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
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Regulations
Global Finance Watchdog Says $133B Stablecoin Sector Remains Niche
The Financial Stability Board, a G20 entity that provides recommendations for the global financial system, found stablecoins are not being used at any significant scale for pa...
FSB Chair Randal Quarles (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
By Sandali Handagama
Oct 13, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 13, 2021
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BIS headquarters in Basil, Switzerland.
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Bis
BIS Outlines How Stablecoins Could Comply With International Money Standards
The BIS’s new report contains preliminary guidance for stablecoin arrangements and the regulators that may oversee them.
BIS headquarters in Basil, Switzerland.
By Sandali Handagama
Oct 6, 2021 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
Oct 6, 2021
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