This is some American news related to the War on Crypto, Operation Choke Point 2.0, financial freedom and, IMO, the push towards CBDCs.
No paywall (video and transcript both):
https://www.americanbanker.com/podcast/custodia-ceo-caitlin-long-on-master-accounts-her-fight-with-the-fed
Zimbabwe has announced they will be replacing their existing fiat currency (ZW) with a gold standard currency (ZiG) backed by a basket of gold and USD:
https://www.pmbug.com/threads/zimbabwe-made-gold-legal-tender-and-reintroduces-gold-standard.4966/post-98582
https://www.centralbanking.com/central-banks/monetary-policy/7961027/switch-to-gold-standard-could-stabilise-prices-philadelphia-fed-research
Here's the paper:
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4744246
So in addition to potential approval of spot Ethereum ETFs in May, the UK is opening doors for institutional investment in cryptos:
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/london-stock-exchange-to-launch-bitcoin-etn-market-in-may
^^ BTCmagazine made it seem like this was BTC only, but the LSE...
The Fed's Open Market Committee has been meeting since yesterday and releases their announcement/statement today on their interest rate decision and future guidance. The markets want a rate cut (or guidance that it is coming). Latest market data is showing that inflation is getting stronger...
This is a philosophical question about the proper role of government.
There are some markets where we see the effects of technology evolving over time:Music industry - 8 track, cassette/LP, CD, MP3 - My understanding is that the internet and MP3 technology has disrupted the modern music...
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