Central Bank

Central Bank

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CLabs to Work With eCurrency to Integrate CBDCs With DeFi

Through the partnership, central banks launching CBDCs will be able to use the Celo blockchain to gain access to DeFi products.

Celo team

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Honduras’ Central Bank Debunks Bitcoin as Legal Tender Rumors

The BCH is, however, studying the feasibility of a central bank digital currency.

Honduras's flag (Hector Emilio Gonzalez/Unsplash)

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UK, US Regulators Call for ‘High Levels’ of Global Collaboration in Overseeing DeFi

The Fed is sharing its analysis on central bank digital currencies (CBDC) with six other central banks at the BIS, said Chair Jerome Powell.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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Fed's Powell Set to Remove Punch Bowl That Lubricated Crypto Party

The Fed appears set to raise interest rates next week for the first time since 2018. With inflation now at nettlesome levels and still climbing, the so-called "Fed put" might be out of action, one economist said.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell (House Financial Services Committee/YouTube)

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Central Bank of Brazil Selects Partners to Assist With CBDC

The bank wants to evaluate use cases for a digital real and its technological feasibility.

(Jo Galvao/Shutterstock)

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Russian Banks Raise Key Rates to 20% in Desperate Measure to Save Ruble

The country faces sanctions from the West as the war against Ukraine continues.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country's nuclear deterrence force to be on high alert, citing sanctions. (Pool/Getty)

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Central Bank of Russia Braces for Turmoil With Nonresident Trading Ban

Nonresident holders of Russian equities won't be able to cash out, at least for now.

Moscow's skyline (Flickr)

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Spain’s Central Bank Licenses Bit2Me to Be Country’s First Crypto Services Provider

The exchange will be able to provide banks based in Spain with a white-label service for crypto trading on their platforms.

Sede del Banco de España. (Shutterstock)

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Indian Finance Minister Says RBI Is on Board With New Crypto Rules

Sitharaman downplayed concerns of disagreements between the central bank and the government on crypto.

RBI entrance in New Delhi, India

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Ireland's Central Bank 'Highly Unlikely' to Allow Retail Investors to Hold Crypto

The bank cites the difficulty of assessing risks.

Samuel Beckett Bridge in Dublin, Ireland. (Gabril Ramos/Unsplash)