Moneyness
Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Are central banks too reliant on SWIFT for domestic payments?

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Central bank settlement systems are the the tectonic plates of the payment system: they are vitally important to our lives, but we never see...
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Monday, November 20, 2023

Is it legal to mix cash in a jar?

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Chris Blec asks the following question: Source: Twitter Chris's premise is that it is "not illegal" for him to get together wi...
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Thursday, November 16, 2023

Kraken v Kraken, or how to protect the public from crypto exchange failures

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It's been a full year since FTX International and FTX-US collapsed, and the shocking thing is  – there is still no regulated crypto ven...
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Tuesday, November 14, 2023

In praise of anti-money laundering thresholds

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Two seemingly separate stories, a crypto and a banking story, have a common thread in anti-money laundering thresholds. In the first story, ...
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Wednesday, November 8, 2023

How would a cash-only central bank conduct monetary policy?

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What role do changes in the supply of banknotes play in contributing to a central bank's ability to carry out monetary policy? Put diffe...
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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Crypto adoption in America

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Source: America Loves Crypto You may have recently come across the America Loves Crypto marketing campaign, sponsored by Coinbase, the U.S....
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Friday, October 13, 2023

Inflation as a tax

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Last week I explored how Henry VIII resorted to coin debasement as a way to raise revenues in order to fight his wars. This provided Henry ...
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