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ECB plans to buy tokenized bonds with its own funds
The European Central Bank rolled out a new system to link its payment system to blockchain-based financial markets.
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ECB deploys Pontes platform to settle wholesale tokenized assets in central-bank money
The EU central bank's new wholesale platform connects DLT market infrastructure to its payment rails, separate from the retail digital euro pilot planned for 2027.
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T. Rowe Price’s Blue Macellari: Bitcoin is Now Core to the Debasement Conversation
Bitcoin Magazine T. Rowe Price’s Blue Macellari: Bitcoin is Now Core to the Debasement Conversation T. Rowe Price’s Blue Macellari shares her insider perspective on the current state of the Treasury market. This post T. Rowe Price’s Blue Macellari: Bitcoin is Now Core to the Debasement Conversation
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UK signals end of 'light-touch' era with multi-agency raid on peer-to-peer crypto hubs
Increased enforcement coincides with detailed regulatory guidance issued to crypto firms ahead of the full framework taking effect in late 2027.
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CFTC Sends Proposal To Regulate Crypto Transactions Following Clarity Act Fail
Bitcoin Magazine CFTC Sends Proposal To Regulate Crypto Transactions Following Clarity Act Fail The regulator has already sent a proposal to the White House following this week's failed vote. This post CFTC Sends Proposal To Regulate Crypto Transactions Following Clarity Act Fail first appeared on
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European Central Bank President Blocked Binance’s EU Entry: Report
Bitcoin Magazine European Central Bank President Blocked Binance’s EU Entry: Report A Wall Street Journal report says that the central bank's boss, Christine Lagarde, who has previously bashed Bitcoin and is pro-CBDCs, stopped Binance getting a foothold in the European Union. This post European Ce
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Bitcoin Price Surges Over $81,000 Despite Clarity Act Fail and Interest Rate Hike
Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Surges Over $81,000 Despite Clarity Act Fail and Interest Rate Hike Bitcoin’s price on Friday shot above $81,000 — despite a week of setbacks for the crypto industry. The biggest coin was recently trading for $80,982, after jumping as high as $81,055 at one point Fri
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Bitcoin weathers September storm as rate hikes and Clarity act setback test bulls
Bitcoin is down just 1.5% in its historically weakest month and remains on track for its first quarterly gain in a year, despite rising rates, surging oil and a stronger dollar.
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Iran’s Strait of Hormuz toll booth ran through a bitcoin exchange, U.S. says
The U.S. Treasury sanctioned BitBank, a Tehran exchange it says moved hundreds of millions of dollars in bitcoin to the Revolutionary Guards and handled payments collected from ships buying passage through the world’s most important oil chokepoint.
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Bank of Japan raises interest rates by 25 basis points. Bitcoin tops $77,000
The yen declined and BTC rose after the BOJ hiked rates to the highest level in 31 years.
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Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC
Bitcoin Magazine Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC The U.S. is targeting Iran's use of crypto — specifically bitcoin. This post Treasury Sanctions Iranian Crypto Exchange BitBank Over Bitcoin Transfers to IRGC first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and i
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Crypto rallies through the Fed's first rate increase since 2023
Bitcoin rose 0.88% over 24 hours to $76,621 as the central bank's projections implied only one further hike. Zcash jumped 23% to a record after Paradigm disclosed a stake.