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14 Results from /crypto, 2023

Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran

The golden circle: Are gold-linked digital assets the future?

Richard Nixon un-pegged the US from the gold standard over 50 years ago, and with it the rest of the world began accepting the free-floating currencies we use today. At the time it was an extremely bold move, but one which was deemed necessary for continued economic growth and to fight against inflation rates. At times of global downturn people of...

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Níamh Curran

Níamh Curran

CBDC infrastructure in 2023 – scapegoats, politics, and interoperability

The potential progress of CBDC remained in the headlines throughout 2022. Towards the end of the year, it was announced that the central banks of Sweden, Norway, and Israel collaborated with the Bank of International Settlement (BIS) to investigate how CBDCs can be used for international retail and remittance payments. The Bank of Canada also par...

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