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18
2019
Crypto exchange Binance is now explicitly positioning its Venus stablecoin project as a government-friendly alternative to Facebook’s Libra… https://www.coindesk.com/binance-is-pitching-its-stablecoin-as-a-government-friendly-libra-competitor
Tagged width: blockchain, fintech
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18
2019
Senior officials from public authorities worldwide met in Basel on Monday to discuss policy and regulatory issues… https://www.bis.org/press/p190916.htm
Tagged width: BIS, blockchain, fintech
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18
2019
When[1] the euro was created 20 years ago it was hailed as one of the most important turning points in the history of the international monetary system… https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/key/date/2019/html/ecb.sp190917~9b63e0ea23.en.html
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12
2019
Spanish banking giant Santander says it has become the first institution to use a public blockchain to manage all aspects of a bond issue… https://www.coindesk.com/santander-settles-both-sides-of-a-20-million-bond-trade-on-ethereum https://www.coindesk.com/santander-settles-both-sides-of-a-20-million-bond-trade-on-ethereum
Tagged width: blockchain, capital markets
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12
2019
The French finance minister has said the nation plans to block Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency in the EU over concerns that it poses a threat to the sovereignty of national currencies… https://www.coindesk.com/france-says-it-will-block-facebook-libra-in-europe-report
Tagged width: blockchain
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12
2019
The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) today decided to introduce a two-tier system for reserve remuneration… https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/pr/date/2019/html/ecb.pr190912_2~a0b47cd62a.en.html
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12
2019
The European Union’s (EU) banking, insurance, pensions and securities sectors continue to face a range of risks… https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/eu-financial-regulators-highlight-risks-no-deal-brexit-and-search-yield
Tagged width: capital markets, esma
Set
04
2019
ESMA’s guidelines require fund managers to stress test the assets and liabilities of the funds they manage… https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/esma-strengthens-liquidity-stress-tests-investment-funds
Tagged width: capital markets, esma
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04
2019
How does Libra differ from other private currencies and from public money?… https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/key/date/2019/html/ecb.sp190902~aedded9219.en.html
Tagged width: banking, blockchain, ecb
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04
2019
Macroeconomic studies suggest that employment-output elasticities in the euro area increased during the recovery from the crisis… https://www.ecb.europa.eu//pub/pdf/scpwps/ecb.wp2312~0db0d88a26.en.pdf
Tagged width: capital markets, ecb
