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Special Economic Zones Let Governments Experiment With Crypto
Special Economic Zones offer governments a bridge to smart crypto regulation says Jin Gonzalez, Chief Architect of Oz Finance. There has been a spike in cryptocurrency adoption over the last couple of...
Collective Wealth Falls Despite Economic Uptick, Only Eight See Fortunes Rise
Seoul city skyline. ED JONES/AFP via Getty Images This story is part of Forbes’ coverage of Korea’s Richest 2022. See the full list here. Despite South Korea’s export-led economy growing 4% in 2021, i...
Waves Of Grain And Fruited Plains The Recipe For Making An American Economic Apple Pie
Farmers driving John Deere tractors fitted with mowers harvest a field of alfalfa, Bakersfield, … [+] California, circa 1950. (Photo by Orville Logan Snider/Frederic Lewis/Archive Photos/Getty I...
Current Economic Conditions Make Top Analyst ‘Amazingly Bullish’ on Crypto and Tech Stocks – Here’s Why
A popular crypto analyst says that the current economic landscape is giving him reason to be ultra optimistic about the digital asset and technology markets. In a new video, the host of YouTube channe...
PBOC Cuts RRR After Stronger Than Expected Economic Data Release
China Last Night KraneShares Key News Asian equity markets were largely lower led by Japan, India, Taiwan, and South Korea while Hong Kong and Australia remained on holiday. The PBOC cut the bank rese...
Gold achieves a 5-week high as investors seek refuge from a dimming economic outlook
Gold rose above $1,980 an ounce on April 18, representing the highest price since mid-March. As the war in Ukraine shows no signs of slowing down, the European Union mulling banning Russian gas import...
Bitcoin Network Is Growing, Albeit Political and Economic Uncertainty
HodlX Guest Post Submit Your Post With the current political turmoil in Europe and the inverted yield curve, it is indeed challenging to define the short-term trend of Bitcoin – so, there could be ...
ECB to Cease Bond Purchases in Q3, Lagarde Says EU’s Economic Rebound ‘Crucially Depends on How the Conflict Evolves’ – Economics Bitcoin News
After the inflation rate in the eurozone reached a high of 7.5% in March, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the bank’s president Christine Lagarde explained on Thursday the central bank’s bond purch...
Crypto may thrive amid economic fallout from Russia-Ukraine conflict, says billionaire
Billionaire investor David Rubenstein recently joined the “Invest Like the Best” podcast where he discussed the implications of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Rubenstein explained that the war had caus...
Economic calendar: 5 forex pairs to trade this week
The forex market is expected to see more actions this week due to central bank activity and important economic data. There are also heightened concerns about the inverting yield curve in the United St...
US Banking Giant Issues Dire Economic Warning, Says Shock Wave Could Send Crypto and Commodities Soaring: Report
Bank of America strategists reportedly say that a shift in the macroeconomic landscape could be the catalyst that sends the crypto markets to higher prices. According to Reuters, analysts at the banki...
Crypto-Friendly Special Economic Zone in Honduras Adopts Bitcoin as Legal Tender – Regulation Bitcoin News
A crypto-friendly special economic zone in Honduras has adopted bitcoin as legal tender, allowing the cryptocurrency to be used to pay taxes and fees. In addition, bitcoin bonds can be issued within i...
Economic slowdown has to be ‘dramatic’ as Fed raises interest rates: top economist
Seth Carpenter, Morgan Stanley chief economist and former Federal Reserve deputy director of monetary affairs, thinks there is no way around a sharp slowing of the economy as the Federal Reserve embar...
Honduras Special Economic Zone Declares Bitcoin as a Legal Tender
Próspera, a special economic zone located in Roatan, Honduras, has declared Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as legal tenders within its jurisdiction, according to a press release on Thursday. Prósp...
Honduras Economic Zone Accepts Bitcoin As Legal Tender – What Now, Central Bank?
A special economic zone on a tourist-oriented island off the coast of Honduras has recognized bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as legal tender, zone officials announced Friday. While the country’s c...
Stablecoins Present “Bigger” Economic Threat, Says India’s Reserve Bank
An Indian central bank governor said stablecoins presented a bigger threat to economic stability than other cryptocurrencies. He also cited a need for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to catch ...
Honduras Economic Zone Recognizes Bitcoin As Legal Tender
The Honduras Próspera ZEDE special economic zone will make bitcoin legal tender and allow it to be used for payments within the jurisdiction. It will also allow entities to issue bitcoin bonds from th...
Bitcoin Becomes Legal Tender in Honduran Special Economic Zone
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have become legal tender in a special economic zone on an island on Honduras’ Caribbean coast, officials said. The tourist-centric island – named “...
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen Warns of Global Economic Impact of War in Ukraine
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen alerted that Putin’s “special military operation” in Ukraine “will have enormous economic repercussion for the world.” She added that the US authorities plan to impo...
Why CBDC Is the Key To Achieve Economic Stability
HodlX Guest Post Submit Your Post As governments around the world move forward with CBDC research and development, it has become clear that such assets will play a notable role in achieving a stabl...
JPMorgan CEO warns of “unprecedented” economic risks ahead from Russia-Ukraine war
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and penalizing sanctions against Moscow have roiled financial markets and wreaked havoc on global supply chains. And JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon thinks the worst is yet to co...
Russia’s War In Ukraine Has Created ‘Potentially Explosive’ Economic Situation, Warns JPMorgan’s Dimon
Topline Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has created an “unprecedented” situation that could create economic turmoil around the world, warned JPMorgan chief executive Jamie Dimon in his annual letter to s...
The economic spin-off effect of blockchain gaming
April 1, 2022, 1:46PM EDT • 15 min read Quick Take This weekly series explores the most interesting insights in NFTs, blockchain gaming, and virtual worlds Prices for plots of virtual land have taken ...
This Recession Indicator Is Flashing Warning Signs As Fed, War And Oil Threaten Economic Recovery
Topline The widely observed yield curve, which measures the difference in interest rates between short-term and long-term bonds, has inverted this week—signaling a looming recession—and though many ex...
US Bond Markets Signal Economic Downturn, Trend Forecaster Says if War Ensues ‘Odds of Recession Increase’ – Economics Bitcoin News
As Americans continue to deal with rising inflation, on Tuesday the spread between 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields inverted, signaling the U.S. economy may be headed for a recession. This week, a m...
Central Bank Of Sudan Urges Citizens To Steer Clear Of Cryptocurrencies Despite Economic Downturn ⋆ ZyCrypto
Advertisement     Sudan warns citizens against turning to crypto in times of economic difficulty. Pundits fear an outright ban may be in play. More and more people are...
Sri Lanka’s Leaders Face Mounting Pressure As Economic Crises Grows
The second major protest calling for the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was held in … [+] Colombo, Sri Lanka on 18 March 2022. Akila Jayawardana/NurPhoto via Getty Images As the wor...
The Week Ahead – A Busy Economic Calendar and Geopolitics in Focus
On the Macro It’s a busy week ahead on the economic calendar, with 65 stats due out through the week ending 01-April. In the week prior, 43 stats had been in focus. For the Dollar: Early in the week, ...
Stock futures are little changed ahead of a big week of economic data
Traders on the floor of the NYSE, March 25, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures were little changed Sunday evening as investors look ahead to a series of key economic reports and continue to keep a close...
ESMA Names Dr Theocharides as Chairman of the Economic and Markets Analysis Committee
ESMA announced that it has named Dr Theocharides as its new Chairman of the Economic and Markets Analysis Committee. Recently shared in a press release with Finance Magnates, Dr George Theocharides, a...