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Eurozone Banks May Have Trouble Repaying ECB Loans 
Eurozone Banks May Have Trouble Repaying ECB Loans 
December 09, 2022  |  Loans

Some Eurozone banks reportedly may have trouble paying back the European Central Bank (ECB).  Banks are now repaying loans from the ECB’s Targeted Longer-Term Refinancing Operations (TLTRO)...

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ECB Board Member Says Crypto is ‘House of Cards’ 
ECB Board Member Says Crypto is ‘House of Cards’ 
December 07, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Regulation and a better alternative are the answers to the current turmoil in the crypto market.  So said Fabio Panetta, a member of the executive board...

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Cryptos’ Path Forward Seen Filled With Custody and Trust Challenges
Cryptos’ Path Forward Seen Filled With Custody and Trust Challenges
December 06, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The crisis engulfing cryptocurrencies can be traced, in part, to custody. FTX has imploded, the crypto world continues to shudder, and the trust factor looms...

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ECB Officials Say Bitcoin on the Road to Irrelevance
ECB Officials Say Bitcoin on the Road to Irrelevance
November 30, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A European Central Bank blog post says bitcoin is “on the road to irrelevance.” Two advisors at the European Central Bank, Ulrich Bindseil, a director...

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Lagarde: ‘Low-Value, Low-Risk’ Digital Euro Payments Could Be Anonymous
Lagarde: ‘Low-Value, Low-Risk’ Digital Euro Payments Could Be Anonymous
November 14, 2022  |  CBDC

In a video address as part of a high-level conference on the digital euro earlier this month, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB),...

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ECB Chair: Regulating Crypto Asset Platforms an ‘Interesting Challenge’
ECB Chair: Regulating Crypto Asset Platforms an ‘Interesting Challenge’
November 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With crypto exchange FTX under multiple investigations in the wake of its bankruptcy filing on Friday (Nov. 11), regulators around the world are reevaluating the...

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As Windfall Tax Calls Grow, ECB Warns of Impact on Cost of Credit
As Windfall Tax Calls Grow, ECB Warns of Impact on Cost of Credit
November 07, 2022  |  Taxes

As British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s government attempts to move on from the short-lived Truss tenure, all signs point toward a major realignment of the...

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Swift Delays ISO 20022 Implementation Until March
Swift Delays ISO 20022 Implementation Until March
October 28, 2022  |  Banking

Swift, which operates the global financial messaging service by the same name, on Thursday (Oct. 27) announced its decision to delay the migration to a new...

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Today in Crypto: Fraudster Takes $100M in Solana Heist; Fed’s Barr Calls Crypto Deposits ‘Liquidity Risks’
Today in Crypto: Fraudster Takes $100M in Solana Heist; Fed’s Barr Calls Crypto Deposits ‘Liquidity...
October 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A European Central Bank (ECB) study found that retail central bank digital currencies (rCBDCs), which would be used for everyday retail transactions, will see difficulties...

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