Bitcoin
Bitcoin remarks ‘a surprise to CNB staff’ – source
Concern that planned asset allocation review is just “cover-up to push through crypto”
Bank Indonesia’s YouTube channel hacked
Hackers streamed bitcoin-related content before page was restored
CNB ‘considered’ adding bitcoin to reserves – governor
Governor says central bank could “continue to debate” using cryptocurrency in diversification drive
Cambodia allows banks to handle stablecoins and backed cryptos
Central bank sets up legal framework to regulate cryptocurrency activities
Bitcoin reaches new high after Trump’s pledge to create reserve
President-elect says he does not want “China or anybody else” to take leading role on digital asset
Bitcoin is a rival to gold, not the dollar – Powell
Fed chair’s comments come as cryptocurrency passes $100,000 valuation
E-krona adviser on offline trials, legislative changes and rollouts of CBDCs
Sveriges Riksbank’s Johan Schmalholz speaks about latest CBDC developments on sidelines of Central Banking’s Windsor training series
Book notes: Easy money, cryptocurrency, casino capitalism, and the golden age of fraud, Ben McKenzie with Jacob Silverman
Casts light on how shady crypto characters defraud consumers but does little to identify and control such fraudsters while protecting the public
Ethiopia approves CBDC law as it pursues bitcoin mining policies
Monetary policy and financial stability committees established as part of economic reforms
Digital money could boost Pacific island economies – IMF research
Loss of correspondent banking relationships may be offset by digital money infrastructure
Book notes: Number go up: inside crypto’s wild rise and staggering fall, by Zeke Faux
The book would be a great, comic obituary of crypto, if only crypto were dead
Taiwan central bank completes feasibility study on wCBDC
Deputy governor says CBDCs could form “foundation of trust” for future monetary system
Public trust: the role of the private sector in exploring digital currency
Digital currencies that effectively protect financial privacy in lawful transactions will garner enduring confidence in the highly integrated networks of the future, argue J Christopher Giancarlo and Daniel Gorfine
A ‘unified ledger’ and the future of money
Blueprint set out by the BIS staff raises plenty of questions about the 'singleness of money'
El Salvador’s central bank licenses Binance
Move comes despite growing international regulatory concern over crypto exchange firm
Decentralised finance is here to stay
Whatever happens to cryptocurrencies, tokenisation is the future
Federal Reserve denies FedNow is a CBDC
Online sources post disinformation on payment system as anti-CBDC sentiment grows
IMF officials: do not make crypto legal tender
Fund leaders call for cautious approach to digital assets at February meeting
Carstens sets out vision for future monetary system
Programmable money on shared ledger would preserve two-tiered structure
Bitcoin price does not respond to market signals – paper
Researchers find cryptocurrency value “orthogonal” to most economic indicators
BIS publishes database on bitcoin adopters
Evidence suggests speculation is key motive for holding bitcoin, rather than distrust of traditional institutions