The Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

The Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)

The launch of Bitcoin in January 2009 was a very low-key event. Hardly anyone, least of all a central bank, took notice. Nevertheless, this event seemingly marked the beginning of the end for a financial system that has been around for over 500 years. When central...
Is Bitcoin Mining Ravaging Europe?

Is Bitcoin Mining Ravaging Europe?

Is Europe, in particular, the Nordic region, facing an energy crisis caused by increased Bitcoin mining?  On November 5, the director generals of the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency issued an open letter to the...