Crypto Assets
Central Bank of Nigeria bans banks from using digital currencies
CBN warns on AML-CFT risk to banks from dealings with “virtual currency exchangers”
Central banks ‘critical’ in the development of blockchain
Large South African commercial bank examines what a central bank digital currency would look like, coining the phrase “sovereign blockchain”
Threats and opportunities for money and payments in the digital age
Supervisors will need to adapt their frameworks to protect trust in new protocols associated with cryptocurrencies and distributed ledgers, not merely guard against new risks
Broadbent weighs pros and cons of digital currency
Issuing central bank digital currencies could make commercial banks safer but might also ‘impair’ their ability to make loans, BoE deputy says
Central banks weighing the benefits of bitcoin
Digital or ‘crypto’ currencies are controversial among central banks, but some see merits in their use and a few may even issue their own; more digital currency innovation likely in future
RBA's Debelle doesn't fear digital disruption to payments and currencies
RBA assistant governor Guy Debelle tells London conference digital disruption is a micro, not macro story - saying central banks can deal with a change in the transmission mechanism
China moves to block Bitcoin as digital currency gains credence
Bank of America analysts say Bitcoin could become a ‘serious competitor to traditional money', but the People's Bank of China warns it 'cannot and should not be used as currency'
BoE’s Salmon says Bitcoin won't be 'final word' in digital currencies
Bank of England chief cashier says 'innovative' Bitcoin could in future be superseded by central banks' own digital currencies