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Economist Jim Rickards: The Global Clearance and Settlement System Might Collapse After Seizure of Russian Assets

Economist Jim Rickards: The Global Clearance and Settlement System Might Collapse After Seizure of Russian AssetsJim Rickards, an economist and author of the best-selling book ‘Currency Wars,’ has issued an alert about the possible collapse of the global clearance system. In a recent interview, Rickards noted that Euroclear, a settlement service, holds $200 billion in Russian assets. He further explained that Euroclear could face lawsuits if Western countries seize these […]

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Sleeping Bitcoins Wake Up, Kiyosaki Waits for $1,100 BTC, and Zuckerberg Eyes Metaverse Money — Bitcoin.com News Week in Review

Sleeping Bitcoins Wake Up, Kiyosaki Waits for ,100 BTC, and Zuckerberg Eyes Metaverse Money — Bitcoin.com News Week in ReviewAs July begins and markets remain bearish, there’s still no shortage of dynamic developments in the crypto space. In this week’s Bitcoin.com News Week in Review, ‘sleeping bitcoins’ from 2010 make moves, Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says he is waiting for bitcoin to test $1,100, Russia denies debt default allegations, and Mark […]

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Reports Claim Russia Defaulted on Foreign Debt for the First Time in a Century, Kremlin Disagrees and Says It Paid

Reports Claim Russia Defaulted on Foreign Debt for the First Time in a Century, Kremlin Disagrees and Says It PaidAccording to reports, the Russian Federation has defaulted on its foreign debt for the first time since 1918. Bondholders told the press that they had not received payments from the transcontinental country. However, Russia’s finance ministry denies the allegations and says the country made the payments via the Euroclear monetary system. Russia Is Accused of […]

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Euroclear invests in Fnality to advance digital ledger technology strategy

The firm claims to have settled nearly 1,000 trillion euros worth of securities transactions last year.

On Monday, Euroclear, a securities clearing firm that claims it has over 37.6 trillion euros in assets under custody, announced an investment into Fnality, a consortium of financial institutions focused on the regulated adoption of tokenized assets and marketplaces, for an undisclosed amount. Meanwhile, Euroclear is also focusing on developing its distributed ledger technology, or DLT, to settle digital securities against digital cash through the partnership. 

The solution aims to increase the speed and efficiency of post-trade operations in areas such as market issuance, collateral trades and servicing interest payments. Founded in 2019, Fnality International said that it seeks to improve the efficiency of central banks for payment settlements. Its notable shareholders include Barclays, CIBC, Credit Suisse, ING, Mizuho Bank Nasdaq and UBS. Regarding the development, CEO of Fnality International Rhomaios Ram said:

"Welcoming Euroclear Group as an investor into the Fnality International consortium will significantly enhance the diversification of Fnality’s network and expand our footprint around Financial Market Infrastructure."

Meanwhile, Lieve Mostrey, CEO of Euroclear Group, added: "We are pleased to be working with Fnality and our clients in shaping a solution on wholesale digital cash and digital securities settlement for the benefit of the whole industry.” Previously, Euroclear had led a central bank digital currency, or CBDC, experiment to settle French government bonds on the DLT in a partnership with the Banque de France. The Euroclear Group settled the equivalent of 992 trillion euros (roughly $1.09 quadrillion) in securities transactions in 2021 across 295 million transactions.

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