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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is working to develop a platform that would serve as an interoperability layer for central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), allowing for settlements among different countries. According to statements from IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, this would avoid the underutilization of CBDCs for domestic purposes. IMF Working on CBDC Cross-Border Integration Platform The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is building a solution to integrate and support cross-border payments among central bank digital currencies (CBDC). According to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, this would prevent underutilization of these currencies, expanding their usage to international markets. At a conference in Morocco, Georgieva reinforced the need for interoperability. She stated : CBDCs should not be fragmented national propositions. To have more efficient and fairer transactions we need systems that connect countries: we need interoperability. Geor...

The founder of a German-based political and economic think tank has cautioned that attempts to de-risk from China “will only lead to the self-destruction of the economies of the West.” She stressed that de-risking policies would hurt their originators more than they could hurt China. The Risks of De-Risking From China The founder of the Schiller Institute, Helga Zepp-LaRouche, expressed concerns about the adverse consequences of Western countries’ efforts to de-risk from China in an interview with Global Times reporter Li Xuanmin, published on Monday. The Schiller Institute is a German-based political and economic think tank with stated members in 50 countries. “The politicians pushing for ‘de-risking’ don’t seem to understand what every competent industrialist knows, that it is not possible to instantly replace China’s trade and investment partnership, since China offers very well-built infrastructure and a qualified labor force, which still has to take years to be built up in oth...

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban, a Shark Tank star and owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, has provided some suggestions on how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) should regulate the crypto industry, including how the regulator should handle multi-function crypto tokens. His recommendations followed a series of enforcement actions by the securities watchdog, which included charging the Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase. Mark Cuban’s Suggestions for SEC’s Crypto Regulation Shark Tank star and the owner of the NBA team Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, has engaged in a lengthy discussion on Twitter about how the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could regulate the crypto sector. The discussion followed a series of enforcement actions taken by the SEC against a number of prominent cryptocurrency exchanges, including and Coinbase . Citing how the securities watchdog went after the Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase for securities law violations as an...

The cryptocurrency exchange backed by Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities, Fidelity Digital Assets, Paradigm, Sequoia Capital, and Virtu Financial has launched and completed a new funding round. The platform offers the trading of four cryptocurrencies. EDX Crypto Exchange Launches EDX Markets announced Tuesday “the successful launch of its digital asset market and the completion of an investment round with new equity partners.” According to the announcement and the new exchange’s website: Products traded on EDX include bitcoin ( BTC ), ethereum ( ETH ), litecoin ( LTC ), and bitcoin cash ( BCH ). EDX offers “a unique, non-custodial model designed to mitigate conflicts of interest,” the announcement adds. In addition, the platform has “introduced a retail-only quote to the crypto markets, allowing participants the benefit of better pricing for retail-originated orders” and plans to launch EDX Clearing later this year “to settle trades matched on EDX Markets.” The company also rec...

Britain’s financial regulator has approved a request by Binance to cancel its regulatory permissions in the United Kingdom. The move comes as the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange takes steps to focus on fewer European markets amid increased scrutiny from regulators and ahead of Europe’s new crypto rules. Binance No Longer Authorized to Provide Regulated Activities and Products in the U.K., FCA Says Binance’s subsidiary in Britain, Binance Markets Limited (BML), has recently filed a cancellation request for its regulatory authorization. On June 7, the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced the request was completed on May 30, 2023. According the FCA’s Financial Services Register, the entity, which was previously authorized by the regulator, “can no longer provide regulated activities and products.” In an update on its interactions with the company, the Authority stated: Following the completion of the cancellation of permissions the firm is no longer authorized...

The government of Argentina has noted that 19% of all imports authorized in the national system were settled using the Chinese yuan in April and May. $2.72 billion in Chinese yuan were approved to complete these payments, taking advantage of the Chinese swap line to preserve the dollar reserves of the country, according to Commerce Secretary Matias Tombolini. Argentina Advances in Substituting Dollar-Settled Imports Using Chinese Yuan Argentina is showing advancements in substituting means other than the U.S. dollar to settle import payments. According to data presented by the Commerce Secretariat, imports denominated in Chinese yuan rose to almost 20% in April and May, with operations equivalent to $2.72 billion authorized. This development has been qualified as an advancement by Commerce Secretary Matias Tombolini, who believes this improves the economic outcome for Argentina. Tombolini stated : The alternative of imports in yuan strengthens our reserves and improves the outlo...