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How a bubble in bitcoin could lead to hyperinflation
Opinion Libertarians hope that cryptocurrencies will undermine central bank control of monetary policy. They should be careful what they wish for, warns author and analyst Bernard Connolly.
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Cryptocurrency roundup: Binance “ban” and a bitcoin ETF
News It was an eventful week for cryptocurrencies, with the FCA “banning” crypto-exchange Binance, and the launch of a bitcoin ETF. Saloni Sardana rounds up the week in crypto.
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Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest to launch bitcoin ETF
News Cathie Wood, the “star stock-picker”, bitcoin bull and founder and CEO of asset management firm ARK Invest, is hoping to launch an ETF to track the price of bitcoin. Saloni Sardana investigates.
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What the FCA’s “ban” on Binance means for cryptocurrencies
News Binance, the world's biggest cryptocurrency exchange, has, it is reported, been "banned" by the FCA. But the truth is slightly more complicated than that, says Saloni Sardana. Here's what actually happened and what it means for crypto-investors.
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The central bank race for digital currencies is hotting up
Analysis As governments crackdown on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, central banks are developing their own digital currencies. That has all sorts of implications, says John Stepek – not all of them good.
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Cryptocurrency roundup: a bad week for most – but bitcoin bounced
News China cracks down on crypto again, dogecoin is volatile as ever, and cybercriminals are flocking to monero. Saloni Sardana rounds up what happened in the crypto world in the last week – and what you need to keep an eye out for in the next.
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Andy Haldane: bitcoin as money is a fanciful idea that should fill us with horror
Podcasts Andy Haldane, the Bank of England's outgoing chief economist, tells Merryn why he isn't a fan of bitcoin as money; why the BoE is actively considering its own digital cash (and what that would mean for you); plus Covid and our stellar economic recovery, where inflation could go next, and how we avoid ending up like the 1970s.
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Has bitcoin bottomed out, or is a drop to $12,000 on the cards?
Analysis The bitcoin price has fallen to a significant level. It could have hit the bottom, says Dominic Frisby, or it could just be a pause on a much bigger slide. Here, he puts the case for both scenarios.
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Dogecoin the big loser in the latest cryptocurrency rout
News Joke cryptocurrency dogecoin fell much harder than the likes of bitcoin and ether in the latest market collapse. Saloni Sardana explains what’s going on.
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