How Bitcoin and Blockchain Can Avert Systemic Bank Collapses
Since their inception, banks have been a systemic risk to the economic well-being of nations. Their crucial role in clearing, processing and creating money, the financial lifeblood of the economy, ensures efficient trade between specialized producers or service providers. Their failure to perform such a role would trigger national and global crisis, if....
Related News
This morning's Global Economic Outlook report focused on the emergency Euro Summit that was to hammer out a deal to avert Greece defaulting on her debts. Crisis has been averted and additional time for drafting a deal was brokered between Greece and her creditors, reports Reuters. Eurozone finance ministers accepted a cash-for-reform deal from Greece today but insist on a detailed study, that will take days, to determine whether or not the reforms can lead to an agreement and avert default. Pay Up, Get Down. The ministers will reconvene later this week, to give Greece time to negotiate....
The spread of cryptocurrencies brings significant risks for Russia’s economy, financial stability, and national fiat, the monetary authority in Moscow has reiterated. The central bank has reaffirmed its hardline stance on decentralized digital money in a new report published as the government prepares to regulate the Russian crypto space.
Central Bank of Russia Issues Warnings About Cryptocurrencies
Russians’ growing interest in cryptocurrencies, their significant crypto investments, and the high risks associated with crypto operations create potential systemic....
Systemic risk in the financial world has increased in recent years due to the interconnected nature of global financial markets. Could the blockchain make a difference in reducing risk associated with failure of global players? Lehman Brothers and Systemic Risk. The collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 shook global financial markets. It reduced investor confidence in banks and contributed to recessions across the world. Interbank lending froze as banks did not have the confidence to place even overnight deposits in their fellow banks. When the fortunes of firms can change in a matter of....
The Bank of England has published a new discussion paper that tries to gauge the systemic implications of both private stablecoins and a central bank digital currency. The Bank of England is continuing to devote significant resources to researching digital money in both private and public forms. With an eye on both the domestic and international context, the central bank’s latest discussion paper, published June 7, outlines the role and possible developments of both in the ongoing evolution of money.Commenting on the paper’s publication, BoE governor Andrew Bailey said that “the prospect....
Bruce Fenton, founder of Bitcoin Foundation, adds his voice to the ubiquitous claims that OneCoin is a Ponzi scheme and its perpetrators should be arrested. In an interview given to Cointelegraph he explains why. Allegations of scam have reached its fever pitch after OneCoin claimed to have successfully launched and transferred old coins to a new Blockchain at an event in Bangkok. It appears the company’s claims are unsubstantiated. Cointelegraph spoke with Bruce Fenton about the situation: Cointelegraph: A couple of days ago OneCoin claimed to have successfully switched on their new....