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India set to test their CBDC the ‘E-Rupee’

10 Oct 2022 1 minute read 2 comments Patch $1.74

India is looking to soon start testing its ‘E-Rupee’. The initial test is set to be a limited run. Is India changing its position on crypto? Is this a sign that India is changing its position on crypto? I would argue it is not. As far as I can tell...

Chainlink helping SWIFT build token infrastructure

30 Sep 2022 2 minute read 1 comment Keith Thuerk $0.75

Chainlink helping SWIFT build token infrastructure   Who is SWIFT?  They are a global messaging system leveraged by financial institutions (> 11K globally) that relies on standardized security and codes for all transmissions. The key difference from...

Project Icebreaker - a CBDC Frankenstein brought to life

29 Sep 2022 2 minute read 10 comments Patch $1.20

In what only can be described as a sad day for a Swede and a crypto enthusiast. I would like to sadly announce that the CBDC end is getting closer and closer. Project Icebreaker This is what they have decided to call this project. A project between...

The CBDC movement : Christine Lagarde have fear that cryptocurrencies can destroy Central Banks

29 Sep 2022 1 minute read 0 comments Crypto4you23 $0.96

Introduction:    Cryptocurrencies are helping the decentralization of the economy, this is good, and bad at the same time. It's good because we finally have anonymity to transfer our funds without the governments seeing what we are doing, because for...

China buying up US farmland

27 Sep 2022 2 minute read 1 comment Keith Thuerk $0.83

China buying up US farmland   It is not uncommon for a developing economy to put new found wealth to work and foreign real estate. As this type, of investment tends to be out of reach from overzealous Government spenders who come for their pound of f...

Against the Tide of Other Major World Powers, Japan Wants Nothing to Do With CBDCs.

25 Sep 2022 2 minute read 1 comment ssaurel $2.50

It turns out that the Japanese simply don't need a digital version of their national currency. The island's financial cyberspace is already teeming with a plethora of optimized, cheap banking services and fintech tools. Cash is also still popular in...

US Treasury Recommends Exploring Creation of a Digital Dollar

24 Sep 2022 1 minute read 1 comment Keith Thuerk $1.09

US Treasury Recommends Exploring Creation of a Digital Dollar   As if on cue from when the last global crisis ended and the US Treasury recommends exploring CBDC.  How thoughtful, they want your input (well probably not but, they do have a formal RFC...

Does the U.S. Treasury Have It Out for Private Cryptocurrencies?

23 Sep 2022 8 minute read 7 comments Allen Taylor $1.18

One of the biggest concerns regarding the recently published Treasury Department report on CBDCs, titled The Future of Money and Payments, is that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) could easily be used to track private citizens. And because it c...

CageChain Newsletter #223 | US Stablecoin News: Ban Algos/Push CBDCs, Colorado to allow Crypto Tax Payments, Nasdaq's Bitcoin and Ethereum Custodial Services, and More

22 Sep 2022 1 minute read 0 comments KHubbard $0.49

  Draft legislation in the United States House of Representatives would place a two-year ban on new algorithmic stablecoins such as TerraClassicUSD (USTC) which de-pegged from the US dollar earlier this year causing widespread crypto market contagio...

Why You Should Not Fear a Digital Dollar

17 Sep 2022 3 minute read 8 comments Allen Taylor $1.10

The U.S. Treasury releases report recommending the U.S. begin developing a CBDC just in case one is “determined to be in the national interest.” According to those watching the space, a digital dollar could mitigate fraud while protecting consumers a...