Bitcoin set to replace gold, says Bloomberg strategist on Bretton Woods 50th ...
The statement appeared as a takeaway from Blockworks' Bretton Woods: The Realignment conference that gathered economists, macro analysts, and investors to discuss Bitcoin. Bitcoin (BTC) is replacing gold even as United States’ regulators attempt to disrupt its advance, said Mike McGlone of Bloomberg Intelligence on Aug. 16.The senior commodity market strategist credited the "digitization of money and finance" behind the Bitcoin market's superior growth against gold, noting that the same factors helped the U.S. dollar gain dominance "rapidly and organically" over the precious metal. Spot....
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A second Bretton Woods era will be even more centralized and even further from a true democracy. Barely 100 years ago at the start of the 20th century, people were able to exchange dollars for gold at their local bank. While gold was too hard to trade between people, banking institutions held gold and gave people cash for it. This was during what was known as the gold standard. Each sovereign currency’s value was determined relative to a fixed amount of gold. However, in the decades ahead, that standard quickly changed.Toward the end of World War II, dozens of powerful people organized a....
Bitcoin’s price has stagnated over recent weeks in a tight range. Despite this price action, the fundamentals for the cryptocurrency are rapidly strengthening. Investors in Bitcoin got a boost just recently when the International Monetary Fund called for a new Bretton Woods moment. Bretton Woods was the agreement in 1944 that integrated the gold standard and implemented a monetary world order. Analysts think that this call for “another” Bretton Woods moment will boost Bitcoin. The […]
The Bretton Woods 2015 White Paper lists the goals, opportunities and threats faced by Bitcoin industry. It also offers certain recommendations which could help build a harmonious relationship between the Bitcoin industry and regulators. The North American Bitcoin Conference held on 21 and 22 January in Miami saw the release of Bretton Woods 2015 White Paper. The report, a comprehensive study on the history, currency status and future of Bitcoin and Blockchain technology was released by Joe Colangelo, the Executive Director of Consumer’s Research – the organization that commissioned this....
The IMF panel on cross-border payments was a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) discussion in disguise, headlined by Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve. The post Video: The Fed Considers CBDCs And Bretton Woods 2.0 appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine.
As the global economy shudders from the disastrous effects of central planning, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) managing director in Washington, DC, Kristalina Georgieva is calling for a “new Bretton Woods moment.” Georgieva spoke about the juncture on October 15, and she stressed today’s economic hardships are the same as the difficulties the world faced at the end of World War II. Free market advocates on social media and forums believe the IMF managing director’s recent Bretton Woods speech should invoke increased suspicion. IMF Article Alludes to a....