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Maslatón argues that, to eliminate the Central Bank, current deposits should be confiscated. With Bitcoin as the only monetary base, there is no way to issue money without support. Argentine lawyer and financial analyst Carlos Maslatón turned on the debate on the role of the Central Bank in the Argentine economy, in responding to a…
Given the risk, Parliament intervenes to measure the real impact. The debate focuses on: Is the cash anonymity for programmable money? The digital euro is presented as the inevitable solution, the logical step towards the future. From the European Central Bank (ECB) it is believed that the Central Bank digital currency (CBDC) is necessary to…
The ECB said that Bitcoin “is rarely used for legal transactions.” Currently, Bitcoin is marking historical maximums above $ 118,000. Almost three years have passed since the European Central Bank (ECB) said publicly that Bitcoin (BTC), the world’s largest digital asset, was “dead.” From that moment, the currency has revalued by 600%, thus demonstrating that,…
The Bank of Korea proposed the creation of a working group to establish more realistic plans. There is confusion about how they could coexist a regulation of stablcoins and a CBDC. The Central Bank digital currency project (CBDC) in South Korea has been temporarily suspended due to disagreements between monetary authorities and the banking sector,…
Natural persons star in 86% of operations, using digital assets for payments. The Government promotes a regulatory framework and the BCB launches workshops to educate about the use of Bitcoin. Faced with the shortage of dollars in Bolivia, the use of Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital assets shot 630% in a year, reaching the USD…
The Israeli government took another step in its offensive against Iran by designating the Central Bank of that country as a terrorist organization. This was reported today by the Minister of Defense, Israel Katz, who justified the measure as an attempt to hit the heart of the economic apparatus that, according to Tel Aviv, holds…
For the umpteenth time, Bitcoin found himself in a Impasse. The intensification of the war between Russia and Ukraine, in 2022, or the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, in 2020, were two significant events that could reduce the cryptoactive, without achieving it. The arms conflict between Iran, Israel and now the United States, which seems…
Why does the US Federal Reserve, no zero%inflation? Asks the community. Bitcoin’s potential deflation due to its limited offer to encourage savings. An inflation of 2% is the compass that guides the Federal Reserve (FED) of the United States, while sailing in the turbulent ocean created by its own monetary policy. This was confirmed yesterday…
The president of the European Central Bank (ECB), Christine Lagarde, denied the possibility that Bitcoin (BTC) reaches the reserves of the central banks of the European Union (EU). In comments to journalists, Lagarde affirmed: “I am sure that Bitcoin will not enter the reserves of any of the central banks of the EU General Council.”…
From bartering to the birth of Bitcoin (BTC), money has been a faithful reflection of the values, needs and structures of the societies that create it. However, with the arrival of the Central Bank digital currencies (CBDC), the world faces a historical crossroads: while citizens value, more and more, privacy and individual freedom as fundamental…
