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Ready, steady, go? – Results of the third BIS survey on central bank digital currency
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Feb
25
2021
Most central banks are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and their work continues apace amid the Covid-19 pandemic… https://www.bis.org/publ/bppdf/bispap114.htm
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Feb
19
2021
ESMA has published a working paper on MiFID II research unbundling. During the webinar you will see a presentation of the working paper and its findings, followed by a Q&A session… https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/hearings/esma-webinar-wp-mifid-ii-research-unbundling
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Feb
19
2021
Severe economic slump with long-lasting effects… https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/key/date/2021/html/ecb.sp210218~d8857e8daf.en.pdf
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Feb
19
2021
Today I will discuss some recent developments in the foreign exchange market, and provide some views on the role of the Reserve Bank’s various policy measures… https://www.bis.org/review/r210219a.htm
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Feb
19
2021
Local firm Bitcoin Suisse has partnered with the canton of Zug, converting cryptocurrency tax payments into Swiss francs… https://www.coindesk.com/switzerlands-crypto-valley-has-started-accepting-bitcoin-ether-for-tax-payments
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Feb
13
2021
Discussing the role of banks in the time of COVID-19 is indeed vital. Banking is as important to the economy as the heart is to the human body… https://www.bis.org/review/r210212c.htm
Feb
09
2021
Ethereum startup Matic Network is rebranding to Polygon as it goes all-in on further Ethereum Layer 2 scaling solutions. The India-based firm is pivoting toward… https://www.coindesk.com/matic-network-polygon-targets-ethereum-layer-2-woes
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Feb
09
2021
The pandemic has confronted us with a serious public health and economic crisis. The start of vaccination campaigns provides hope. But people across Europe are still facing the dire social and economic consequences of the virus and the future remains uncertain… https://www.ecb.europa.eu//press/key/date/2021/html/ecb.sp210208~296c27d246.en.html
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Feb
09
2021
The European Securities and Markets Authority, the EU’s securities markets regulator, is organising a workshop on CCP margins and procyclicality in times of crisis which… https://www.esma.europa.eu/press-news/esma-news/esma-organises-workshop-%E2%80%9Cccp-margins-and-procyclicality-in-times-crisis%E2%80%99%E2%80%99
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PayPal Q4 Transaction Revenue Rose 11.8% in 1st Quarterly Report Since Adding Crypto
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Feb
04
2021
In the final quarter of 2020, PayPal gained 16 million in net new active accounts and handled $277 billion in total payment volume. The earnings are the payment giant’s… https://www.coindesk.com/paypal-2020-results-outstanding-finish-to-a-record-year
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