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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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Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes Saudi Arabia's King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud during a state visit to China in 2017. (Getty Images)
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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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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Las criptomonedas podrían desestabilizar países y debilitar al dólar como reserva de valor, según Hillary Clinton
La excandidata a la presidencia de los Estados Unidos pidió un esfuerzo conjunto de los Estados nación para controlar el auge de las criptomonedas.
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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 dollar’s perch as the world’s reserve currency.
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Bitcoin Has a Nonviolent Security Model
The dollar and its fiat family cannot say the same.
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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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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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Key Attendees At The Spring Meetings Of The World Bank And International Monetary Fund
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.
Key Attendees At The Spring Meetings Of The World Bank And International Monetary Fund