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Bank of Japan source of uncertainty, trader says. (Shutterstock)
Bank of Japan a Major Source of Uncertainty, Crypto Volatility Trader Says
While the Fed's tightening cycle seems to be in its final stages, the Bank of Japan is yet to move the needle on rates.
Bank of Japan source of uncertainty, trader says. (Shutterstock)

Bitcoin Steady Above $29K as Bank of Japan Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible
Bitcoin Steady Above $29K as Bank of Japan Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible
Bitcoin BTC held above 29 000 early Friday while Japanese and U S government bond yields rose after the Bank of Japan BOJ maintained low interest rates but announced a slight hawkish tweak to its liquidity boosting bond buying program called yield curve control YCC Bitwise Asset Management President Teddy Fusaro shares his crypto markets [...]
Bitcoin Steady Above $29K as Bank of Japan Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible

Bank of Japan's tweak to its bond buying program had little effect on bitcoin. (Getty Images)
Bitcoin Steady Above $29K, Bond Yields Rise as BOJ Makes Yield Curve Control More Flexible
BOJ announced a proper yield curve control tweak with semantics that camouflaged the hawkish move.
Bank of Japan's tweak to its bond buying program had little effect on bitcoin. (Getty Images)

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Crypto Update | Be Glad You’re Not the Bank of Japan
With bitcoin losing ground, plus a deep dive into Japan’s impossible choice and what it reflects about today’s economy, CoinDesk’s “Markets Daily” is back with the latest news roundup.
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IMF, World Bank, G20 Countries to Create Central Bank Digital Currency Rules
Many of the world's largest economies will institute national digital currency banking standards with the International Monetary Fund and World Bank.
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Haruhiko Kuroda, Bank of Japan
BOJ's Kuroda Says Central Bank Will Start CBDC Experiments in Spring: Report
Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda said Monday the central bank will begin experiments on a digital yen in the spring.
Haruhiko Kuroda, Bank of Japan

Tetsuya Inoue, formerly of the Bank of Japan, and now a chief researcher at the Nomura Research Institute. (CoinDesk Japan)
Former Central Bank Official: Japan Should Take a Digital Yen Seriously
In an interview with CoinDesk Japan, a former Bank of Japan official said the country has many reasons to seriously consider a digital yen.
Tetsuya Inoue, formerly of the Bank of Japan, and now a chief researcher at the Nomura Research Institute. (CoinDesk Japan)

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
Blockchain Bites: Dollar's Decline, Ether's Moneymakers and Coinbase's Considerations
Coinbase is considering adding 19 new assets, the SEC tapped CipherTrace for its Binance-specific tracing tools and 132% of Ether wallets are in profit.
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

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Central Banks Say Blockchain Could Shake Up Securities Settlement
The second report from the project 'Stella' initiative explores applications of distributed ledger technology to the securities settlement process.
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