Why this downturn is different from 2018. Michael J. Casey, CoinDesk’s Chief Content Officer, shared his opinion in Money Reimagined, a weekly look at the technological, economic, and social events and trends that are redefining our relationship with money and transforming the global financial system. When token markets plunged in 2018 following the initial coin…
Bank of America analysts said in a report that a central bank digital currency (CBDC) would differ from digital currencies currently available because it would be the liability of the Federal Reserve, not a commercial bank. Analysts suggest that the United States is moving toward creating its own CBDC. According to a Bloomberg report, Bank…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) urged El Salvador to strip Bitcoin of its status as legal currency due to its large risks, citing it as a significant obstacle for the nation’s efforts to get a loan from the institution. This follows El Salvador asking the IMF for a $1.3 billion loan last year, but the…
Crypto may not have an economic anchor, but art, diamonds, gold and many other things have value only because other people value them, not from any direct economic use, writes Aaron Brown on Bloomberg. Bitcoin has fallen 50% since November. This is not unusual for the cryptocurrency; it did the same thing from April to…
On Friday, a sudden price crash followed by several days of steady losses has pushed bitcoin to its lowest level in six months, down more than 50% from the all-time high it experienced in November. Analysts told The Independent what caused the slump and why Bitcoin’s recovery may be a ‘long shot’. Typically for the…
The exchange Huobi has predicted a bear market in 2022 for Bitcoin as central banks tighten their monetary policies and the market sees a liquidity crunch. On the other side, DeFi and cross-chain interoperability will continue to expand and adapt, with DAO governance eventually becoming a significant driver of activity. Another major entity in the…
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