The Board of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced on Tuesday the expansion of its Innovation Hub in cooperation with major...

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) will establish four additional “Innovation Hub” branches – in Toronto, Stockholm, London and a joint location for...

The Bitcoin (BTC) versus gold debate rages on this week as reports reveal fake bars fuelled a $2.8 billion corruption scheme.As Chinese media...

Byrne Hobart, a CoinDesk columnist, is an investor, consultant and writer in New York. His newsletter, The Diff (diff.substack.com), covers inflection points in...

Advertisement &  &  The last few months have been tough for both gold and bitcoin, thanks to a global pandemic. While BTC has recovered...

Quantitative easing (QE) programs, i.e. purchase of bonds by Central Banks, have been used to inject liquidity in the economy. Yet studies show that...

It’s been a strong past few months for both Bitcoin and gold.The leading cryptocurrency is up more than...

ADVERTISEMENT The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) says central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), which are new forms of digital fiat guaranteed by governments, could...

ADVERTISEMENTThe Coronavirus pandemic highlights the need for central bank digital currencies, according to the latest report acquired by BIS (Bank of International Settlements)....

The Central Bank of Sweden has released a 98-page “economic review” publication, detailing the Bank’s digital currency plans for the country. To date,...

Stablecoins provide corporations with the best of both worlds: a stable means of transacting fiat-based value on the blockchain. It’s no surprise then...

Famed currency speculator George Soros, who in 1992 broke the Bank of England to emerge a billionaire overnight by forcing the pound out...