BIS Chief to Crypto Coders: 'Stop Trying to Create Money'
Agustín Carstens, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, made strong comments again on cryptocurrency.
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Jul 5, 2018 at 12:46 p.m. UTC
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Halt the Internet? BIS Report Critiques Blockchain and DLT Claims
The Bank of International Settlements harshly reviewed the idea of cryptocurrencies, though it was more accepting of the idea of distributed ledgers.
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Jun 18, 2018 at 7:00 a.m. UTC
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Bank of International Settlements to Publish New Crypto Research
The Bank of International Settlements intends to publish two cryptocurrency-focused chapters of its annual report this weekend.
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Jun 15, 2018 at 8:00 p.m. UTC
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Europe's Central Bank Touts Crypto As Underbanked Aid
A new opinion piece from European Central Bank officials discusses the important role a central bank-backed cryptocurrency could play in society.
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Mar 14, 2018 at 1:53 a.m. UTC
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Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Fuel Bank Runs, BIS Says
A central bank-issued digital currency could fuel faster bank runs during periods of financial instability, the BIS said Monday.
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Mar 12, 2018 at 9:06 p.m. UTC
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BIS Report: Wide-Scale DLT Use 'Years Away'
A new report on payments from the Bank of International Settlements has outlined three possible use cases for blockchain technology.
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Mar 9, 2017 at 10:05 a.m. UTC
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Financial Stability Board Expands Distributed Ledger Research
An international body of regulators and government officials created in the wake of the 2008 financial panic is expanding its work on blockchain.
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Nov 3, 2016 at 7:23 p.m. UTC
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