“Some wondered if Mario Draghi wasn’t allowing Italian bonds to tumble without ECB intervention, simply to ‘pressure’ the domestic political process against the formation of a populist, Euroskeptic cabinet.”
“Here are some lesser-known examples of the social credit system’s real-life applications, from hospitals to K-pop.”
Read more: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-social-credit
“All are anxiously watching what might happen next. But the German credit unions won’t give up easily.”
Read more: https://global.handelsblatt.com/finance/small-german-banks-iran-deals-sanctions-924599
“WikiLeaks has called for a ‘global blockade’ of Coinbase, after the world’s biggest bitcoin brokerage banned the whistleblowing organisation’s online store from using its service.”
“The ultimate goal of countries like Venezuela, Iran and Russia seems to be to create a parallel financial system under a new alliance of nations.”
Read more: https://moneyandmarkets.com/iran-russia-launching-cryptos/
“Under the deal, the payments for oil will be made through India’s state-run UCO Bank, which has no US exposure.”
Read more: https://www.rt.com/business/428245-india-iran-dollar-rupee-oil/
“The Norwegian and British reports come approximately one week after U.S. Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard expressed her opposition to the suggestion of central bank-issued cryptocurrencies.”
Read more: https://news.bitcoin.com/norway-and-england-contemplate-central-bank-issued-cryptocurrencies/
“The Harare High Court has lifted a ban by the central bank which barred all banks and financial institutions from offering services to cryptocurrency exchanges. The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) failed to appear for court proceedings.”
Read more: https://www.ccn.com/breaking-zimbabwe-court-lifts-central-banks-banking-ban-on-bitcoin-exchanges/
“The event was a coming-out party for a new, and suddenly wealthy industry that has few regulations and isn’t chastened by scandals that have held back Wall Street and now Silicon Valley.”
