0952 GMT - Bitcoin eases after briefly returning above $100,000 following an unexpected fall in U.S. core inflation data Wednesday. The softer-than-expected inflation data and renewed optimism over potential crypto-friendly policies from U.S. Preside
1142 GMT - Bitcoin's volatile movements this week signal a shaky start to 2025 for cryptocurrencies, LMAX Group strategist Joel Kruger says in a note. The recent volatility is largely related to swings in sentiment in traditional markets with crypto
Happy turnaround Tuesday! While crypto participants continue to debate whether the bull market still has room to run or it's all over, grab your favorite brew and take five minutes to catch up on the latest. In today's newsletter, Sony's blockchain l
The Bank of England (BoE) is launching a "Digital Pound Lab" this year, as part of its blueprint for the design phase of a potential central bank digital currency (CBDC).The lab will operate in a sandbox environment, enabling hands-on experimentation
The Bank of England may introduce a digital pound if commercial banks fail to innovate payment systems effectively. BoE integrated Ripple’s Interledger Protocol into its RTGS system to explore advanced payment technology. The Bank of England (BoE) is
Amid growing fears that Britcoin, the UK’s central bank digital currency (CBDC), is going to supplant cash, Bank of England (BOE) governor Andrew Bailey said that the central bank will continue to supply cash “for as long as people want.” Bailey was
Bank of England warns that failure to modernize central bank money could shift wholesale settlements to private assets, potentially risking financial stability. A Bank of England executive warns that failing to adapt central bank money to emerging te
TLDR The Bank of England (BoE) plans to conduct experiments with wholesale CBDCs and distributed ledger technology The experiments will test settlement capacity, interoperability, and various transact
The Bank of England (BoE) wants to test distributed ledger technology (DLT) and wholesale central bank digital currencies or CBDC (wCBDC). These experiments will map the dynamics of the payments lands