Crypto Price Today Live: Bitcoin nears $17K; Ethereum, Dogecoin and Polkadot gain up to 8%The Reserve Bank of India will start testing its retail central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital rupee, in Mumbai, New Delhi, Beng...
30 Nov, 2022, 12.19 PM IST
Powell: A US digital dollar could help maintain international primacyThe Fed has just finished a four-month public consultation period soliciting opinions on the idea of a digital dollar. Fed Vice Chair Lael ...
17 Jun, 2022, 06.27 PM IST
Fed's Brainard: We can't take global status of US dollar for grantedBrainard has emerged as a supporter of the idea while some other Fed policymakers, including Fed Governor Christopher Waller, are more skep...
27 May, 2022, 12.05 PM IST
Fed's Brainard sees case for central bank digital currency"These events underscore the need for clear regulatory guardrails to provide consumer and investor protection, protect financial stability,...
26 May, 2022, 08.36 AM IST
Key takeaways from Biden's executive order on cryptocurrenciesThe executive order specifically requested that the report focus on how a digital dollar could improve financial inclusion, what implicatio...
10 Mar, 2022, 09.43 PM IST
RBI to issue Central Bank Digital Currency in FY23: FM Sitharaman in BudgetThe move on CBDC comes at a time when there has been a huge shift seen towards private virtual currencies called cryptocurrencies.
01 Feb, 2022, 02.58 PM IST
Why central banks oppose crypto but explore own digital currenciesDigital payments like UPI are electronic instructions that authorise intermediaries such as banks to facilitate transactions. Even if they ...
25 Jan, 2022, 07.00 AM IST
Fed kicks off debate on issuing its own digital currency with new white paperThe paper tiptoes around a subject that has sparked debate inside the Fed's top ranks, even as other central banks across the globe are exp...
21 Jan, 2022, 07.28 AM IST
Top cryptocurrency prices today: Polkadot, Solana surge up to 17 per cent; Bitcoin adds 5%Barring stablecoins that are pegged to the dollar, all of the top 10 cryptocurrencies traded higher at 900 hours (IST). Polkadot climbed as...
23 Sep, 2021, 10.35 AM IST
Fed to release paper on central bank digital currency soon, Powell saysPowell said on Wednesday that no decision has been made and that the priority is for the U.S. payments system to remain "stable and trustwo...
23 Sep, 2021, 07.13 AM IST
View: The crypto revolution will not be publicOne vision is that governments and central banks will run these systems, making governments and central banks far more important in finance...
14 Jul, 2021, 11.04 AM IST
Powell diary shows he met Coinbase CEO, crypto investor in MayPowell’s in-person meeting with Coinbase Chief Executive Officer Brian Armstrong and former Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Pa...
04 Jul, 2021, 09.57 AM IST
Quarles says proposals for Fed digital currency must clear high barThe Fed official said the US central bank should study the pros and cons of potentially creating an official digital currency, a process th...
29 Jun, 2021, 08.24 AM IST
What to watch as Fed ramps up exploration of a digital dollarThe dollar is the world's reserve currency, giving the US government privileged status as a borrower on global markets. It accounted for ne...
27 May, 2021, 07.42 PM IST
Central bank digital currency will need to coexist with cash: PowellThe Fed chair was delivering closing remarks to a conference hosted by the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures, a group of cen...
19 Mar, 2021, 07.20 AM IST
How can a digital currency from RBI change your world? An ex-UN expert decodes CBDC for youMassimo Buonomo, who has over 20 years of experience in international finance, said the use of digital currency can eliminate the need for ...
25 Feb, 2021, 11.51 AM IST
Brave New World: Falling US dollar has a surprising beneficiaryI think capital is flowing to emerging markets and Chinese tech stocks could be the next big beneficiary of lower US dollar.
17 Oct, 2020, 03.53 PM IST