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Elvira Nabiullina: the appearance of the digital ruble will not affect lending rates
The digital ruble will not cause an outflow of funds from credit institutions, said Elvira Nabiullina, head of the Russian central bank. The electronic version of the national currency will also not have an impact on the rates on loans and deposits, since they directly depend on the level of inflation and the monetary policy of the state.
Goldman Sachs: Bitcoin may not be perceived as a threat to gold
The rate of the first cryptocurrency, which has shown significant growth in recent weeks, cannot be perceived as a threat to the main safe-haven asset – gold. Researchers at the world’s largest investment bank Goldman Sachs write about this.
US government allocated $ 900 billion to support the economy; bitcoin reacted with growth
The difficult situation caused by the coronavirus epidemic, which has affected the whole world, is forcing the authorities to take new measures to save various sectors of the economy. So, this week it became known that Congressmen approved a new support package for $ 900 billion. Bitcoin also reacted to the actions of the authorities.
Robinhood will pay $ 65 million to resolve the conflict with the SEC
The Robinhood trading platform will settle its conflict with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) out of court by paying the regulator $ 65 million. The main complaint against the marketplace was that it hid information about commission fees from its users.
Coinbase filed for IPO
Cryptocurrency trading platform Coinbase is realizing its plans to go to the stock market.
Kraken will add support for the Lightning Network protocol
Crypto exchange Kraken will add support for the Lightning Network protocol to its platform as early as 2021. The technology will “shape the future of programmable payments with digital money” and make millions of transfers per second with less time and money.
The Swedish authorities will study the possibility of switching to CBDS
The Swedish authorities will study the issue of switching to the digital version of the crown.
Deputy Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Alexey Zabotkin: crypto assets have no properties of money
Deputy Head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Alexei Zabotkin emphasized that digital assets do not have the properties of fiat funds and cannot be a full-fledged means of savings.
Six banks to develop wallets to test digital yuan
The digital yuan will be tested using six e-wallets as part of the Suzhou red envelope lottery. In particular, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Indian bank customers will be able to buy cryptocurrency using accounts
India’s largest banks have allowed their clients to buy digital assets using their existing accounts. In addition, it is reported that lending institutions have resumed cooperation with cryptocurrency exchanges.
