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US Pushing To Confiscate $300,000,000,000 After Freezing Assets Owned by Russia’s Central Bank and Members of the Russian Elite: Report

The US is reportedly pushing G7 nations to confiscate $300 billion in Russian assets that were frozen in response to…

December 30, 2023

$73,000,000,000,000 Wealth Transfer Incoming – Here’s Who Will Gain the Most, According to Billionaire Ray Dalio

Billionaire investor Ray Dalio believes a historically massive transfer of wealth has been quietly boosted by central banks around the…

September 8, 2023

Central Bank Chief Accused of $300,000,000 Embezzlement, Money Laundering and Tax Evasion Scheme Has Luxury Property Seized: Report

A judge in Lebanon has reportedly seized several luxurious properties from a central banker accused of embezzlement, money laundering and…

July 21, 2023

Ripple Partners With Colombia’s Central Bank To Explore Blockchain Use Cases and CBDCs Powered by the XRP Ledger

Payments firm Ripple is working with Colombia’s central bank to test the firm’s new platform for central bank digital currencies…

June 16, 2023

South America’s Second-Most Populous Country Considering Central Bank Digital Currency, Says Tax Agency Official

A top official who oversees Colombia’s financial regulation and tax collection agency says that the second-most populous South American nation…

August 19, 2022

US Conservative Political Organization Makes the Case Against CBDCs, Praises Bitcoin and Private Stablecoins

A fiscally conservative think tank doubts that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) would be beneficial and wonders if they might…

August 5, 2022

Is Bitcoin (BTC) Currency? Sweden’s Central Bank Weighs In on the Largest Crypto Asset

Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden’s central bank, is looking at Bitcoin in an effort to determine whether the largest crypto asset could…

May 23, 2022

Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Warns of Economic Disaster, Says Hard Not To Be Crypto Bull Currently

Hedge fund billionaire Paul Tudor Jones is warning of a steep financial test in advance of the Federal Reserve's upcoming…

May 3, 2022

$10,000,000,000,000 Asset Management Firm BlackRock Exploring Support for Crypto Assets

A top executive at investment management behemoth BlackRock says the company is researching crypto assets in response to heightened interest…

March 25, 2022

Arab Monetary Fund Names RippleNet As Potential Alternative to Central Bank Digital Currencies

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF), a sub-organization of the Arab League, has named global payments network RippleNet as a possible…

March 20, 2022