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CBDCs at the Crossroads with John Kiff
At the heart of this transformation are central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), which are now being piloted, reconsidered, or quietly shelved by central banks around the world. One of the field’s foremost experts, John Kiff, formerly of the Bank of Canada and the International Monetary Fund, has been at the forefront of these developments.
Inside the ECB’s Digital Euro Project and Stablecoins with Ulrich Bindseil
In his final days at the ECB, Ulrich Bindseil finds himself at the center of a different kind of transformation: the digitization of money itself. We talked about the digital euro project and more.
US Senate Passes GENIUS Act | News Recap June
This month’s developments in the world of digital assets were shaped by a series of transformative events — from the passage of landmark U.S. regulation with the US Senate passing the GENIUS Act, to renewed momentum in tokenized deposits and corporate Bitcoin adoption.
Digital Fiat That Never Sleeps: Stablecoin Developments in Payment
Once relegated to the fringes of cryptocurrency markets, stablecoins are beginning to force a structural rethink of how digital money is defined, regulated, and used—particularly in the realm of cross-border payments and financial infrastructure. So let’s dive deeper in the stablecoin developments in payment.
Digital Freedom, Privacy & Innovation: A Conversation with Joachim Schwerin
In this episode of the Bitcoin, Fiat & Rock’n’Roll podcast, Joachim Schwerin, Principal Economist at the European Commission issued a clear call to action: preserve the core values of decentralisation. Schwerin supports a new initiative: the Digital Freedom Declaration.
Stablecoin and Real World Tokenization Adoption Accelerates | News
The month of May 2025 marked a pivotal shift in the evolution of digital money, as developments in stablecoins, institutional crypto adoption, real world tokenization and new technical standards suggested a deeper integration of blockchain infrastructure into the mainstream financial system.
From Citi Bank to Stablecoins: Tony McLaughlin’s Bold Pivot
In this recent episode of the *Bitcoin, Fiat, and Rock and Roll* podcast, veteran payments expert Tony McLaughlin laid out a sweeping vision for the future of money—a future, he argues, that will be built not on traditional banking infrastructure, but on public blockchains and stablecoins.
Quo Vadis Bitcoin (with Co-Pierre Georg)
A New Vision for Blockchain: Frankfurt School’s Co-Pierre Georg on Bitcoin, Risks, Regulation, and the Role of Academia.
US vs EU: The Stablecoin Policy Divide
Stablecoin Policy in the U.S. and the EU are carving different paths in regulating cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and blockchain infrastructure—an ideological and...
Stablecoins Reshape Global Finance: Circle IPO, PYUSD Rewards & ECB Panic | News
In a significant move for the digital asset industry, Circle Internet Financial has filed for an initial public offering (IPO), offering unprecedented visibility into the financial underpinnings of one of the world’s largest issuers of stablecoins.
Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: Genius Move or Costly Mistake?
In the evolving world of national finance, an unlikely contender has entered the discussion: Bitcoin. Once dismissed as a speculative asset, the digital currency is now being seriously evaluated for inclusion in sovereign reserves — strategic Bitcoin reserve: a move that could profoundly reshape global financial strategies.
Permissionless blockchains for financial services
Can permissionless blockchains provide the base layer for the next generation of financial services? In a digital era marked by growing distrust in centralized...
DeFi and DAO Research with Dan Liebau
In a time of tectonic shifts within global finance, few concepts embody both the promise and peril of innovation as thoroughly as decentralized finance (DeFi) and its organizational counterpart, the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO). At the intersection of digital assets and traditional banking, Dan Liebau—founder of Lightbulb Capital and affiliate faculty member at Singapore Management University—is one of the field’s most pragmatic yet forward-thinking voices in the DeFi and DAO research space.
BX Digital’s FINMA Win with CEO Lidia Kurt
BX Digital, a Swiss financial market infrastructure company, recently received FINMA (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority) approval for its DLT (Distributed Ledger Technology) trading facility, making it the first of its kind in Switzerland.
Trends in Digital Asset Infrastructure | News
In this month's news episode, we focus on digital asset infrastructure. The financial world may be on the brink of one of its most transformative shifts since the...
Dollar Dominance Through Stablecoins
Dollar Dominance Through Stablecoins – In the high-stakes world of digital finance, regulation has become a geopolitical weapon. As the United States charges ahead with a...
Scaling B2B Stablecoin Payments: SAP’s Digital Currency Hub
In a shift that could redefine corporate finance, global enterprises are beginning to integrate B2B Stablecoin Payments into their traditional financial...
Downsides of a Bitcoin Reserve (with ECB Advisor Dr. Jürgen Schaaf)
As Bitcoin continues its rollercoaster ride in financial markets, discussions surrounding its role in national economies have intensified. The idea of states or central banks holding Bitcoin reserves has gained traction, particularly in political and economic circles advocating for financial sovereignty and diversification. What are the downsides of a Bitcoin reserve?
Crypto Chaos: Hacks, Memes, and Market Meltdown | News
Crypto Chaos: Hacks, Memes, and Market Meltdown: The cryptocurrency market has been rocked by volatility in recent weeks, with significant price contractions, regulatory upheavals, and one of the largest hacks in history.
Crypto and Digital Assets Business Opportunities in 2025
At last week’s Frankfurt Digital Finance 2025 conference, leading figures from Europe’s crypto industry converged for a spirited panel discussion on the burgeoning Crypto and Digital Assets Business Opportunities within digital assets. Moderated by Stefan Grasmann, the session revealed a dynamic picture of an industry poised for rapid innovation and broader institutional acceptance.
Bitcoin’s Quantum Vulnerability
The financial world and Bitcoin as part of it is on the verge of a technological upheaval that could redefine security, asset management, and economic forecasting. The catalyst? Quantum computing. So let’s take a deep dive into Bitcoin’s quantum vulnerability.