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Financial authorities should responsibly sell their gold stocks
Massive official diversification into gold potentially built on a house of sand
| By Mark Sobel
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Outlook 2025: Bitcoin is not the answer to US economic problems
This year could see the return of the anti-fiat money brigade
Outlook 2025: Will central banks pick up the pace on CBDCs?
Global progress on central bank digital currencies despite hurdles
Gold-backed digital currency could be a game-changer for Brics
Search continues for dollar alternatives to reimagine global settlements
Verification of payee: enhancing trust and security across borders
Global checks will drive progress towards instant and frictionless transactions
Central banks’ role in ring-fencing mBridge
Combining technological advances in payments system with sanctions compliance
Why everyone is wrong about stablecoins
Three misconceptions about the challenges of crypto, and why scaling will be harder than many think
Brics looks increasingly like a paper tiger
Kazan summit offered nothing new in economics and finance
Digital securities sandbox: a chance the UK must not waste
Tokenisation has potential but official sector support is necessary
Blockchain: a network of networks
Realising the benefits of blockchain innovation will require an ecosystem of networks
Three considerations for design of the digital pound
Functional consistency with commercial bank money should be prioritised
