Central Banks Find It Hard to Ignore Blockchain Technology
Central banks are increasingly showing interest in blockchain technology as it has the potential to reduce costs and increase the efficiency of its operations. The interest in cryptocurrencies and their underlying technology is at an all-time high. While the climbing Bitcoin price stands proof to the increasing interest in the digital currency, at least 100 research and white papers published by various banking and financial institutions vouch for blockchain technology. The global economy is based on a centralized model, but increasingly the Central Banks that play a major role in monetary....
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UK-based banking giant HSBC sees blockchain technology to benefit state-installed central banks, institutions that are tasked and responsible for a country's economic growth and wellbeing. In a document obtained by Business Insider, HSBC sees the potential of blockchain technology to transcend private and investment banks and influence or even enhance central banks' policies. The publication reports that HSBC sees central banks' current method of helping the economy through interest rates has a few drawbacks. Notably, there's no guarantee of the money pumped into the real economy as the....
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The European Central Bank (ECB) has revealed that it is taking a close look at exploring the potential of blockchain technology for a multitude of services that it helps collaborate with other central banks in Europe. The European Union’s central bank has, in a report, revealed that it is looking toward new innovations such as blockchain or distributed ledger technology to help run payment and settlement systems. ECB made the revelation in a consultation report released this week, one which looks to the future of Europe’s financial market infrastructure and Eurosystem’s part in it. The....
Though Danmarks Nationalbank's governor seems tempted to ignore cryptocurrencies, other banks in the country continue to launch new services based on crypto. Crypto trading volumes continue to increase, but several countries’ central banks are keen to ignore it, with Denmark being the latest to join the “crypto is negligible” narrative. Lars Rohde, governor of the country’s central bank doesn’t see the rise of crypto trading as a serious economic threat. “I could be tempted to ignore it,” he told Bloomberg. “I think the term currency is badly used here. Most currencies store value or are....