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johnd • Jul 11, 2023, 11:25 am EDT

The Bank of England’s Digital Pound and Its Implications

The Bank of England’s prospective digital pound, dubbed “Britcoin” by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, heralds a transformative shift in the financial ecosystem, increasing government control over financial transactions. This is according to Susie Violet Ward, a financial analyst, who expressed her concerns on NTD’s “British Thought Leaders” programme. An unprecedented 130 nations are exploring central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), as the Atlantic Council reports, and the BoE is at the forefront of the movement. Still in the deliberation phase, the Bank and the Treasury are examining public opinions about the implementation of Britcoin. If Britcoin becomes a reality, it could

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satoshin • Jul 10, 2023, 12:21 pm EDT

BRICS Leads Global Shift towards a New Gold-Backed Currency

According to state-run RT, the Russian government has confirmed that Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS nations) will introduce a new trading currency backed by gold. “The official announcement is expected to be made during the BRICS summit in August in South Africa.” Neils Christensen for KITCO Over 41 nations have announced they will accept the new currency signaling that we are on the verge of a significant financial pivot as the countries’ potential alliance within BRICS is leading the movement towards a new gold-backed currency. Thorsten Polleit, Chief Economist at Degussa, analyzing the move, stated that a

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satoshin • May 16, 2017, 2:04 pm EDT

Major World Events That Affect Bitcoin’s Value

Japan’s legalization of Bitcoin has caused bitcoin value to surge. Bitcoin’s Short Term Volatility and Long Term Bullish Market. How to invest in Bitcoin. Japan- the World’s Largest Bitcoin Market On April 1st Japan (NYSEARCA:EWJ) enacted a law that accepted Bitcoin (Pending:COIN) has a legal payment method. Since then, Bitcoin trading volume has skyrocketed and increased its value by 80%. During this time, Japan surpassed China (NYSEARCA:FXI) and became the world’s largest Bitcoin market in the world. The figure below illustrates the strike enacted by Japan’s (NYSEARCA:DXJ) legalization of the cryptocurrency. Source: investing.com Bitcoin’s Short Term Volatility and Long Term

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