Tag: CBDC

Bank Of Jamaica Plans To Airdrop $16 To Early Adopters Of Its Jam-Dex CBDC

Bank Of Jamaica Plans To Airdrop $16 To Early Adopters Of Its Jam-Dex CBDC

The first 100,000 Jamaicans establishing CBDC wallets after April 1st will get $16 as a reward to bolster its widespread adoption. ...

Peter Schiff scores Bitcoin ETF approval as reason why the SEC should be abolished Key takeaways Peter Schiff calls for the abolition of the SEC due to Bitcoin futures ETF approval. The gold bull describes the ETF as just another way to "gamble" on Bitcoin. Bitcoin continues to surge even as the ProShares ETF has an impressive first day. Peter Schiff, founder of Europac Funds, who is also a known gold bull and Bitcoin opponent has said that the SEC's approval of a Bitcoin ETF shows a high level of incompetence in the commission. For Schiff, the SEC should be abolished for taking a stance on Bitcoin that passed a message of the government's endorsement of the largest cryptocurrency by market cap as this was bound to help mislead more people into buying Bitcoin. "The SEC's approval of a Bitcoin futures ETF is another reason to abolish the SEC. I have no objection to the ETF. My beef is that Bitcoin pumpers will now use the approval to sucker in more buyers based on the government's supposed endorsement of Bitcoin by approving the ETF," Schiff said in a tweet. Schiff also described the newly available ETF as just a new way to speculate on Bitcoin which he considers to have no real purpose apart from being a speculative asset. "Now there's a new way to gamble on Bitcoin. Anyone buying Bitcoin is gambling. But some gamblers don't want to risk owning actual Bitcoin, so they gamble with Bitcoin futures instead. Now those who don't want to risk buying futures contracts can gamble on a Bitcoin futures ETF." However, the cryptocurrency community has welcomed the arrival of the first Bitcoin futures ETF with much fanfare. This was to be expected as it has been a long time coming -over 8 years of rejected applications. The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF which launched on the NYSE yesterday with the ticker BITO performed so well that it has been billed to have the best day one of any ETF in terms of "natural" by Bloomberg's ETF Specialist Eric Balchunas. According to data from Bloomberg, the ETF hit $1 billion in trading volume on just its first day. It also ended the day with $570 million in assets. The Bitcoin market also surged on the day. Bitcoin is up 3.04% in the last 24 hours and is currently trading at around $64,012. Although in that period too it reached a high of $64,395, the current price sits just 1.3% away from the April all-time high of just under $65,000. Meanwhile, some critics feel that the ETF is likely the worst thing to happen to Bitcoin. According to the pseudonymous investor and analyst Mr. Whale, the ETF is a Wall Street run show with no benefit to people outside of the big investment circles.

China Reportedly Pushing McDonald’s To Accept Its Controversial CBDC

Key takeaways A Financial Times report indicates that China is turning up pressure on brands to make use of digital yuan. While China’s CBDC has been received controversially, the country’s government insists that it protects privacy.  China’s digital yuan is ...

Japan's Central Bank Digital Currency on The Go!

Japan’s Central Bank Digital Currency On The Go!

According to an official statement today, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) has launched a proof-of-concept (PoC) for its central bank digital currency (CBDC). The country’s apex bank stated that the launch is in line with its initial preparation to “test ...