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European Data Protection Board puts blockchain at a GDPR crossroads

‘Privacy and ‘right to be forgotten’ clashes with blockchain's permanence’
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Wildcat banking 2.0: stablecoins and the dollar

Wildcat banking 2.0: stablecoins and the dollar

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Learning from history is crucial to safeguard the dollar’s stability and integrity in the digital age
Trump-era crypto policy: whiplash and a two-edged sword

Trump-era crypto policy: whiplash and a two-edged sword

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We are still a long way from the much-vaunted clear regulatory picture
Digital money and the art of the impossible

Digital money and the art of the impossible

Major strides in progress have not yet involved DLT – that will change
Brazil is building on the success of Pix with Drex pilot

Brazil is building on the success of Pix with Drex pilot

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Banco Central do Brasil on digital innovation and the evolving role of central banks
Decentralised finance is not all block and white

Decentralised finance is not all block and white

Permissioning doesn’t always mean centralisation
Central banks, get ready – or not – for the US stablecoin boom

Central banks, get ready – or not – for the US stablecoin boom

‘A wall of shit-money, and we’re doing nothing about it’
Don’t build DLT platforms, join them

Don’t build DLT platforms, join them

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A reverse takeover of financial market infrastructures
How tokenising sovereign debt can benefit developing markets

How tokenising sovereign debt can benefit developing markets

Reducing market inefficiencies, stabilising capital flows and boosting financial inclusion
Fix for payment rail fragmentation? Simpler, unified systems

Fix for payment rail fragmentation? Simpler, unified systems

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Interoperable systems achieve higher adoption, efficiency and user satisfaction
Reimagining the foundations of finance

Reimagining the foundations of finance

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DLT has the potential to create a more adaptable and resilient monetary system
Building a national stablecoin strategy

Building a national stablecoin strategy

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Stablecoins will bring a host of economic benefits for countries
Cross-border payments system is ripe for flattening

Cross-border payments system is ripe for flattening

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Public ledgers could level the playing field
Basel cryptoasset rules are too obstructive

Basel cryptoasset rules are too obstructive

Eurosystem cash solution for DLT transactions: a start but not enough
Are stablecoins ready for payments?

Are stablecoins ready for payments?

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Viability will depend on being allowed to work in inter-bank transactions
The path to stablecoin ubiquity lies through banks

The path to stablecoin ubiquity lies through banks

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New blockchain initiative takes its cue from cheque clearing

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