Tag Archives: Central Bank Digital Currencies

Leaders of the world’s 20 largest economies are absolutely obsessed with crypto. Now they have a plan to coordinate legislation, regulation and crypto adoption across 80% of the world’s GDP…

Is there any way of knowing if crypto is legitimate, then? Obviously, I have a personal perspective on this question. Instead of telling you what we here at BitIRA think, we’ll just look to recent developments in the financial world…

Blockchain isn’t going away, and world banks know it. So what’s the right way to respond? The Bank of International Settlements’ Benoît Cœuré lays down the law: central banks have to scramble, or they’re going to be left behind…

We’re entering a new phase of crypto adoption. Worldwide, enthusiastic adoption from banks, institutions and private investors grows daily. Governments have begun to take notice, and are beginning to respond. With regulation, with adoption or with a totally different plan…

As fear grows that COVID-19 could spread through cash interactions, around the world, people are seeking alternatives. See how the pandemic has highlighted the potential of central bank digital currencies in times of crises, and how they may play a role in the global economy in the near future.

As the public’s preference for cashless options grows with every year, more countries are beginning to go digital with their own central bank digital currencies. Here’s why crypto thought leader Jeff Bone argues that the Federal Reserve must get in soon.