1. Rising interest in digital dosh
Joining a growing list of critics, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said cryptocurrencies and similar assets are dangerous, reports The Economist. Cryptocurrencies have recently experienced wild swings, but financial institutions are becoming more interested in them. A Federal Reserve governor, Lael Brainard, said the US central bank is stepping up efforts to explore a digital version of the dollar. China, which has warned financial institutions not to accept cryptocurrencies, is trialling its own digital yuan...
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