10 Sydostasiatiska nationer utmanar dollardominansen med push för lokala valutor

Ledarna för 10 Sydostasiatiska nationer, medlemmar i Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), har gått med på “uppmuntra användningen av lokala valutor för ekonomiska och finansiella transaktioner.” Gruppen består av Brunei, Kambodja, Indonesien, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Filippinerna, Singapore,…

Att Saudiarabien går med i BRICS skulle påskynda användningen av kinesiska yuan som handelsvaluta, Säger professor

Professor Ashok Swain of Uppsala University’s Department of Peace and Conflict Research says Saudi Arabia joining the BRICS economic bloc “would accelerate the bilateral trading being conducted using the yuan as the trading currency. ” How Saudi Arabia Joining BRICS Could Boost

Finansminister Yellen varnar att USA kan gå i konkurs på sin skuld i juni 1

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that the Treasury will not be able to pay all of the government’s debt “as early as June 1, if Congress does not raise or suspend the debt limit before that time.” Yellen also

Ryssland lanserar betalningssystem med "inga begränsningar" - digitala valutor ska vara helt obegränsade

Russia is launching a new payment system that is “bound by no restrictions” where digital currencies could be used in cross-border payments, said Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov. “Two parties come to an agreement, make settlement payments, and no other country

Ryssland kommer att öka beroendet av nationella valutor i energihandeln, Lovar att flytta bort från den amerikanska dollarn

Russia will increase its reliance on national currencies to settle payments for its energy resources, moving away from the US dollar, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Novak noted there is a great interest in acquiring Russian energy resources,…

ECB:s president Lagarde varnar för "stor katastrof" om USA försummar sina skuldförbindelser

There is a lot of discussion lately about the U.S. government’s debt ceiling and whether Congress will act before defaulting. I en intervju nyligen, Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), said she is confident the U.S. can

Bitcoin-miljonären Tim Draper råder nystartade företag att behålla Bitcoin som en säkring mot en "Domino"-körning på bankerna

Tim Draper, a venture capitalist and bitcoin millionaire, has included bitcoin as part of a series of cash management recommendations offered to startup founders. Draper recommended having at least two payrolls worth of cash in bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to avoid

Bitcoin-förespråkare slår emot Nobelpristagaren Paul Krugman efter Venmo-betalningsproblem

Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman complained on Twitter Wednesday that he was experiencing issues with the centralized payment processor Venmo. His tweet was followed by a barrage of bitcoin supporters who insisted that Krugman was now realizing the importance of censorship-resistant

SEC lämnar in nödåtgärder mot Bkcoin $100 Million Crypto Fraud Scheme

USA. säkerhet och utbytesprovision (SEC) has filed an emergency action against Miami-based investment adviser Bkcoin and one of its principals, Kevin Kang. “The defendants disregarded the structure of the funds, commingled investor assets, and used more than $3.6 miljon…

Xapo Bank integrerar Lightning Network-betalningar genom Lightspark Partnership

På marsch 2, Xapo Bank announced its partnership with Lightspark, a company led by David Marcus, former crypto boss at Facebook. The partnership aims to extend the utility of bitcoin and the Lightning Network. Xapo revealed on Thursday that it is