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BOJ Sees Scope to Set Common Rules on CBDCs With Major Central Banks

By Leika Kihara and Takahiko Wada
April 8, 2021, Reuters

A group of the world’s seven major central banks has scope to set common rules and platforms for their own …

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China Creates Its Own Digital Currency, a First for Major Economy

By James T. Arredy
April 5, 2021, The Wall Street Journal

A thousand years ago, when money meant coins, China invented paper currency. Now the Chinese government is minting cash …

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Former SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Warns of New Bitcoin Regulations

By Tanzeel Akhtar
April 5, 2021, CoinDesk

In an interview with CNBC Squawk Box posted Thursday, Clayton said bitcoin had the status as a non-security at the SEC but this …

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Sectors UpClose: Bitcoin

Bitcoin’s stratospheric rise this year has some market watchers asking whether the rally in digital currencies will end badly for those who bought into it. O’Neil Global Advisors Randy Watts …

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How Much It Costs to Mine for Cryptocurrency

Mining for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, Ether, and Dogecoin isn’t as lucrative as it used to be. Here’s a look at how to do it and why small-time miners are being …

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The Case Against NFTs

By Chris Skinner
Originally published at Chris Skinner’s blog, The Finanser

I’d just written my two pieces last week about non fungible tokens (NFTs) …