The Bank of Montreal (BMO), Canada’s third largest bank by asset size, quietly purchased approximately $ 150 million in spot bitcoin ETFs. The information came to light when the bank filed its Form 13F-HR with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Thursday. The regulator requires institutional investment managers who manage more than …
Bahrain’s central bank is developing regulations for stablecoins to reduce transaction costs and increase financial access. Making the Digital Asset Space Safer Bahrain’s central bank is drafting regulations on stablecoin issuance, the Middle Eastern country’s Finance and National Economy Minister Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa recently disclosed. Once enacted, the stablecoins are expected to […]
The new president of the Central Bank of Brazil has linked the rapid growth of stablecoins with tax evasion and money laundering. He remarked that individuals use these tools for cross-border payments to maintain an “opaque vision for taxation or money laundering.” Central Bank of Brazil States Stablecoin Volumes Linked to Tax Evasion and Money […]
The Federal Reserve’s stress tests ignore the real nightmare scenario, economist Peter Schiff warns, saying no major bank could survive the financial catastrophe that looms. Peter Schiff Warns of Financial Catastrophe—Says the Fed Isn’t Testing the Real Threat The Federal Reserve Board released its 2025 stress test scenarios on Feb. 5, outlining hypothetical economic conditions […]
ECB President Christine Lagarde was confident about the stance the EU central banks would take on adding bitcoin as a reserve asset. She stated that, due to several reasons, this would not happen. ECB President Christine Lagarde Confident That EU Central Banks Won’t Adopt Bitcoin The concept of a strategic bitcoin reserve, consisting of state […]