CryptocurrencyFrench data watchdog probes Worldcoin’s Paris hub – POLITICOAugust 31, 202349PARIS — France’s data regulator CNIL swooped by Worldcoin offices in Paris unannounced on Wednesday to quiz a top executive,...
Currencies‘It’s a fucking trap!’ The Great Euro Conspiracy Theory – POLITICOAugust 29, 2023122Loonies, idiots Policymakers insist one of the benefits of the digital euro and other so-called CBDCs (central bank digital currencies),...
Currencies3 takeaways from POLITICO’s first global tech summit – POLITICOJune 15, 202363LONDON — Tensions on what to do about China. Differences on tackling artificial intelligence. Graphic warnings about how to keep...
BankingDigital pound will be private but not anonymous – POLITICOJune 15, 202382Payments made by a digital version of the U.K. pound will be private but with certain conditions, according to the...
CurrenciesWill CBDCs lead to bank disintermediation?May 5, 2023101Figure 1 demonstrates the impact of the CBDC interest rate (i_e) on the deposit rate, loan rate, and their difference (presented...
EconomyIn defense of the dollar – POLITICOApril 24, 202360Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Jay Newman was a senior portfolio manager at Elliott...
BankingThe crypto ‘contagion’ that helped bring down SVB – POLITICOMarch 14, 202368As U.S. banking regulators begin their post-mortem of Silicon Valley Bank, some pundits are pointing the finger at crypto markets,...
CurrenciesThe possibility of the digital euro – POLITICOMarch 14, 202368The ECB investigation is now running parallel with the European Commission’s preparations for undertaking the necessary legislative process. And as...
BankingThe digital euro — not if but when – POLITICOMarch 14, 202357Paschal Donohoe is the Eurogroup president and the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform of Ireland....
CryptocurrencyGot FOMO? Unregulated crypto firms have you just where they want you – POLITICOFebruary 25, 202349Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. “Fortune favors the brave,” movie star Matt Damon says...