Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Monday 6-24-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Monday 6-24-24

Good Evening Dinar Recaps,

CFTC Announcement:

"Washington, D.C. — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission Open Meeting scheduled for Monday, June 24, 2024, has been cancelled. The matters under consideration have been completed through the Commission’s seriatim process."

Let's take a close look at what has been completed.

* "Final capital and financial reporting comparability determinations and orders for certain nonbank swap dealers domiciled in Japan, Mexico, the European Union (limited to France and Germany), and the United Kingdom

* Applications of ForecastEx LLC for Registration as a Derivatives Clearing Organization and a Designated Contract Market"

The first item on the list above that was completed dealt with Cross-Border applications of Swaps Provisions. Capital and Financial reporting is being allowed by non-U.S. swap dealers and market participants (MSPs) that meet agreed upon standards with their home jurisdiction's regulations instead of the CFTC's. You can look at the list above of Nations that qualify.

The reason for the above being so important is because of the following procedures. These swap execution facilities have to be registered to operate as derivatives clearing organization that will allow global access to foreign currency exchanges and other financial instruments of interest.

The final item deals with designating contracts. Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) are exchanges that list trading futures or option contracts that are based on all types of commodities. And this, comes under the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and their governance.

Compliance Date: Effective July 13, 2023. Derivative Clearing Organizations DCOs must comply by July 12, 2024.  (See Federal Register link below)

The completion of these swap dealer compliance issues in the Forex Market comes at a time when Iraq has just completed their requirements on phase one of their economic reforms. Phase one is a completion of reforms that have now qualified Iraq for international trade.  CFTC  Federal Register

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Options Clearing Corporation: Risk Management Transformation | Youtube

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Understanding Treasury Contract Specifications | Youtube

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Central Bank Swap Arrangements, Explained | Youtube

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Hong Kong invites global opinions on web3 and virtual assets future - StartupNews fyi

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Asset managers update proposals for Ether ETFs, eyeing July launch — Blockchair News

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Commission seeks input from industry on the use of artificial intelligence in finance - European Commission

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The podcast 6/22/24 on Vietnam should get everyone excited about where we are with FACTS. Podcast     Youtube

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Sunday Afternoon 6-23-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Sunday Afternoon 6-23-24

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From Last Night:

China has been selling their US Treasury Bonds and buying gold to create a diverse net worth of their holdings in gold. It has allowed them to decouple their economy from the dollar and begin a Treasury Bond Market of their own.      

As of May 2024, gold makes up 4.9% of China's foreign exchange reserves. Central Banks have been buying gold at record rates around the world to achieve their Independence and Sovereignty.

The bond market plays an important role in the valuation of financial assets. The utilization of this financial tool will aid the countries who have moved through their Article 4 consultations with the IMF to achieve financial clarity and direction.

China intends to move into their Treasury Bond Market gradually. They intend to use this as a liquidity tool to help manage interest rates and move their monetary system forward through the support of gold as collateral instead of the dollar.

Other countries around the world are in process of doing the same. Over time, we will be witnessing an increase of exchange rates determined by each country's ability to collateralize their newfound level of Independence through gold as it deflates their inflating economies.

It is important for us to watch these new trends as they will create new valuations upon currencies that have been lying dormant for many years. These new local currencies being traded between nations going forward will soon be operating from their own strength and support through gold.  Morning Star Investopedia

Gold will set us free.

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"The tokenized US Treasuries market reached an all-time high of 2,143 holders on June 18th, with a 250% year-to-date growth, according to data aggregator RWA.xyz. The Ondo Short-Term US Government Bond Fund (USDY) leads with 1,054 holders and over $218 million in tokenized bonds."

Tokenized US Treasury Market! Do you see it's importance now? And why, Central Banks have been buying so much gold? The Central Banks have been the banks for our banks for a long time, and now, they are about to become our banks through a Digital Network System.

As our bond markets are tokenized, they will be the underlying assets that support the rest of our country's currencies. Because these tokens have gold within there net worth, it will turn our fiat system into a Real World Asset backed by gold utilizing a digital protocol that standardizes each transaction made around the world.

This is the new Gold Standard, of which, we are in process of achieving. It will guide us forward into more and more creative possibilities that are endless in their capacity to achieve abundance we have not seen before.

We are certainly not there yet, and transitions can be hard. But, we are standing at the edge of an opportunity that requires faith, hope, and love for those around us as we journey through this time together.  CryptoBriefing   RWA

The world we have been seeking for so long has just found us, and we are about to step into it.

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Demand for Tokenized Treasury Bonds Soars as Crypto Investors Chase TradFi Yield | Youtube

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Tokenized Municipal Bonds | Andrew Samu | Youtube

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The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has announced that it has become the world’s first central bank to ‘carry out a monetary policy operation in a live production environment’ using distributed-ledger technology’ (DLT).

It made the announcement during a press conference in Zurich (20 June) that led with updates on topics such as inflation and the Swiss economic outlook before focusing on fintech-related innovation – chiefly new ambitions for its wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilot initiative ‘Project Helvetia’.

The SNB stated that it had successfully issued digital SNB bills on the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) – the ‘tokenised assets’ platform sibling of the SIX Swiss Exchange, Switzerland’s principal stock exchange – ‘at the beginning of June’. The token-based bills, which had an issuance volume of CHF 64 million (about £56.6m/$71.6m), had a one-week term Currency Insider  SNB 

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China Securities Regulatory Commission

The CSRC will explore the introduction of STAR 50 index futures and options, establish “green channels” for M&A, and optimise market-maker and trading mechanisms, among other measures. | Global Times

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CBI Begins Second Phase of Reform RE Boom 120 °F and Rate Expectations | Youtube

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Saturday Afternoon 6-22-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Saturday Afternoon 6-22-24

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"Regulation S-P: Privacy of Consumer Financial Information and Safeguarding Customer Information"

The SEC has moved the customer information protection amendments to the Federal Registry. These guidelines were last updated in the year 2000.

These amendments have been updated to coincide with the new digital asset-based trading system, and they will go into effect August the 2nd, 2024.

Any customer working with a broker-dealer relationship in financial assets ranging from foreign currency to local economic assets will now be covered under these new amendments.

Any customer working with a broker-dealer relationship in financial assets ranging from foreign currency to local economic assets will now be covered under these new amendments.   Federal Register  Finra

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Amendments to S-P Regulation | Youtube

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Coin Week

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TEHRAN, Jun. 21 (MNA) – Venezuela is at the doorstep of joining the BRICS group of nations and ready to offer its fuel and mineral resources to future partners, the country's Executive Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said. | MNHR News

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Digital technology is undoubtedly the spear tip of innovation driving financial services forward.

And that spear tip is coming to include blockchain, or distributed ledger, technology. That’s because proponents of blockchain and on-chain solutions believe the tokenization of financial assets could one day reshape the operating models and transform the business functions around areas like wealth management. | Pymnts

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Bloomberg reported today that Standard Chartered Plc is launching a spot crypto trading desk for Bitcoin and Ether in London, citing sources. The unit will be part of the FX trading desk.

An emailed statement from the bank said it had been working with regulators to support institutional demand to trade Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Banks such as Goldman Sachs run derivatives trading desks, but spot desks are relatively rare in banks.
Ledger Insights    Bloomberg  

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During today’s Citi Digital Money Symposium, the bank unveiled its new Citi Integrated Digital Assets Platform (CIDAP) to serve the entire group. Citi (https://www.citigroup.com/) is involved in various digital money and tokenization projects.

Altin Hoxha, the lead for the platform, said it aims to “enable fast adoption of innovation and innovation which is in compliance with all these regulatory regimes around the world.”

Last year Citi launched its tokenized deposit solution, Citi Token Services (https://www.ledgerinsights.com/citi-tokenized-deposits-institutional-digital-assets/), with a cash solution for corporate treasury management and a trade solution. The cash side is live in the US and Singapore, enabling corporates to move money 24/7.   Ledger Insights 

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Banks are in the process of interfacing cryptocurrency platforms as portfolio options going forward.

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10 Best Crypto Friendly Banks in 2024 | Koinly

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Digital Future Launches to Advance the Digital Economy | PR Newswire

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Digital asset platforms have become much more efficient, Goldman Sachs CIO says | Youtube

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Do you see how Leveling the Playing Field works?   👇

China sanctions Lockheed Martin over Taiwan arms sales | TBS News

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Tweaks to the Old Traditional trading platforms are currently being installed to accommodate the new digital asset-based trading system. More on this tomorrow.

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Vietnam PM to attend WEF meeting.

"Chinh will attend the meeting in Dalian city, Liaoning province of China, and have working sessions from June 24-27.

The trip will be made at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Qiang and WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab."

The World Economic Forum normally meets in January at Davos, Switzerland. Invitation only meetings are called on for special purposes with recognized countries able to influence the Global Economy are invited.

The economy of Vietnam is showing a reclassification of their Global Economy, and now, have the ability to participate in the new Global shifts coming our way.

Interestingly, Vietnam has been invited to the table as they approach their new identity as a Market Economy.    VN Express   WEF

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Friday Afternoon 6-21-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Friday Afternoon 6-21-24

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"Stablecoin issuers are fast emerging as a significant source of demand for the U.S. Treasury notes as concerns about Washington's debt management grow.

* Stablecoin issuers are the world's 18th biggest holders of U.S. debt.

* Of the many crypto bills in the U.S. political corridors, stablecoin legislation has been the closest to moving past the U.S. Congress to become law.

Stablecoin issuers are fast emerging as a significant source of demand for the U.S. Treasury notes as concerns about Washington's debt management grow."

👆 Look for a stablecoin regulation to move into high gear now due to the above article information.

What are stablecoins backed by? You got it. Commodities.    CoinDesk

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Folks, Are you paying attention?
Owing to new European Union rules on stablecoins, we will no longer support the following assets from July 1st 2024:

DAI
FRAX
GUSD
USDP
TUSD
USDT
We'll continue supporting USDC, EURC and PYUSD

Wow !!!!

Why are these crypto stable coins being removed from uphold ?

Well it’s because they simply aren’t stable !

Remember MICA ?

MiCA establishes a framework for crypto-assets in the EU, covering their issuance, trading, offering, and custody. It also includes rules for stablecoins, licensing requirements for CASPs, and consumer protection measures. Some of the rules that will apply on June 30, 2024 include:

• Stablecoins  Only credit institutions (banks) and electronic money institutions (EMIs) will be able to issue stablecoins, promote their purchase, and request that trading platforms list.

• Crypto custodians  Crypto custodians are liable to their clients for the loss of crypto-assets or access to them if the incident is their fault

Big Dog 

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"In a market economy, a country's currency value is determined by supply and demand, just like other goods and services. When demand for a currency increases, it appreciates, or becomes stronger and more valuable. When demand decreases, it depreciates, or becomes weaker and less valuable." | Investopedia

"Yes, economic activity, including market interest rates, gross domestic product, and unemployment rate, can affect exchange rates. These rates are often called market exchange rates and are set in the global financial marketplace by banks and other financial institutions. Exchange rates can change hourly or daily, and can be small or large shifts." | Investopedia

I thought I would give you an idea of what's happening with Vietnam when they go to a Market Economy. Just so you know, supply and demand will determine their new exchange rates when they change their monetary policy to move into a Market Economy.

Both the United States and Russia have recently signed a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership with Vietnam. These two countries recognize Vietnam's capacity to step up to the plate, and into, a higher level playing field with their economies along with all the rights and privileges that go with it.

In a previous article, we were told that Vietnam would make this transition by the end of July 2024. The Investor   English News

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Hong Kong Announcement:

"Hong Kong Treasury chief: We’re leading in Web3 with digital currency ETFs, enabling regulations"

This article is an advertisement of what Hong Kong offers going forward on their international market exchange locally and cross borders.

They offer the full arrangement of a regulated cryptosystem capable of using stablecoins worldwide.

Hong Kong has the ability to trade in multi-currency accounts through cryptos fully regulated in their financial system.   CoinGeek

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A New Era in Iraq's Relations with the West?

"Amid growing pressure to dissolve the coalition and withdraw troops, the United States and its partners should continue pursuing good relations with Baghdad -- but this time with a lighter footprint and increased regional cooperation."

Currently, Iraq has a "mixed economic system" with aspects of it that is private and many parts of it regulated and governed by the government.

They are currently in transition and expected to meet goals to reclaim their independence as the year goes forward.

Expectations from previous articles state that they are to become their own market economy by the end of the year.

Their move towards independence as a nation and less guidance from government bodies outside of their own is currently in process.  Iraq Business News   Washington Institute

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Supreme Court decision upholds Trump-era tax on offshore earnings - The Washington Post

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Revolutionizing Voting Systems Through Blockchain Innovations |  Smart Phone Magazine

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Cash flow is the lifeblood of any business. That’s why many of the most exciting innovations within payments are aimed at helping businesses build better balance sheets and support healthy growth.

And with the advent of instant payments, the first new domestic payments rail in half a century, there is a new — and better — way to pay in the U.S.A. | Pymnts

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The Rising Economy Of Vietnam | Asia's Next Emerging Powerhouse? | Youtube

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Coin Gape

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Crypto Exchanges Brace for EU’s MiCA Rules: Stablecoins Delisted by Uphold, Binance – Altcoins Bitcoin 

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Cryptocurrency 2024: SEC Enforcement, State Regulation, and the Need for Clarity | Youtube

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BREAKING NEWS:  Changes in the Developing Road Project #iraq  | Youtube

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America is in “A Bad Place”; Gold Can Restore Its Prosperity Says Trump Fed Nominee | Youtube

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Crypto 101: What is a Node? | Youtube

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Is It Too Late To Get Into Crypto? | Youtube

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Thursday Afternoon 6-20-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Thursday Afternoon 6-20-24

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"Almost two-thirds of countries in the Middle East and Central Asia are exploring adopting a central bank digital currency as a way to promote financial inclusion and improve the efficiency of cross-border payments.

Adopting a CBDC, however, requires careful consideration. Countries across these regions, spanning a diverse group of economies stretching from Morocco and Egypt to Pakistan and Kazakhstan, each must weigh their own unique set of circumstances.

Many of the 19 countries currently exploring a CBDC are at the research stage. Bahrain, Georgia, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates have moved to the more advanced “proof-of-concept” stage. Kazakhstan is the most advanced after two pilot programs for the digital tenge."   IMF

Per conversations Dee, Sam, and I have had with our CBI contact, Iraq will be using CBDC for Cross-Border Trading.

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👆 Iraq is not ready yet.
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Iraq to repatriate all its citizens from al-Hol refugee camp in Syria

BAGHDAD, June 18 (Xinhua) -- The Iraqi government on Tuesday has decided to return all Iraqis from the al-Hol refugee camp in Syria, the official Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.

Karim al-Nouri, deputy minister of the Ministry of Migration and Displaced, told the INA that the "total number of refugees in the al-Hol camp is more than 50,000 people from different countries, including 20,000 people from Iraq."

He said that the Iraqi government had established a high-level committee to scrutinize the security situation of the refugees.

Al-Nuri also said that those returning from the al-Hol camp would go through community rehabilitation programs at the al-Jada'a camp in Iraq's northern province of Nineveh, stressing that about 3,000 people so far have returned to their homes in Iraq, according to INA.

The al-Hol camp is known to be housing refugees, with a significant number of them being family members of IS militants. ■    English News

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READ PDF HERE

ESMA75-453128700-949_Final_Report_MiCA_cooperation_technical_standards.pdf

Final MICA Standards Announcement:

The European Banking Authority (EBA) delivers their final group of MiCA Technical Standards just before the June 30th, 2024 deadline for their digital regulations to become law.

Reference
ESMA75-453128700-949
Section
Digital Finance and Innovation
Guidelines and Technical standards
Type
Final Report
Main Document
ESMA75-453128700-949 Final Report on MiCA cooperation technical standards
(EN)
Style
ESMA document

There were 14 technical standards and 3 guidelines finalized and published. This completes EBA's delivery of their technical standards under MiCA.   Esma Europa

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https://x.com/DROPZXRP/status/1803739866741522574

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"As China dumps Treasury securities, the Euro Area, Canada, and financial centers load up with immense appetite."

The division of money flows has been taking place for some time, but we are beginning to clearly notice a new Economic Continental Divide.

Trading routes have been rerouted these last few years, and bilateral free trade agreements have been signed.

The emergence of a multi-polar Global Economy is beginning to be realized through countries supporting their own payment systems with the use of their own local currencies over the World Reserve Dollar.

With a new Digital Monetary System coming into play with Real World Assets backed by commodities and easy access to a fractionalized monetary trading policy, the expectation of a world with solid currency (Gold) through tokenized asset values is becoming a reality.  WolfStreet   Investopedia

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ISSA survey shows rising strategic importance of DLT adoption - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise

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Bank of America finds younger investors prefer crypto, alternatives to stocks - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise

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Ripple CEO Predicts End of XRP Lawsuit This Summer | Crypto News Flash

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Investors around the world are dealing with new trading mechanisms that are beginning to reroute money flows through a new digital asset-based trading system.

The movement of money is not the same. New digital accounting regiments are changing the direction of money based upon new re-entrances of local currencies being traded abroad.

At the end of this month, we're going to have guidelines, regulations, and new laws to change the way we do business.

Don't blink, it is happening right before your eyes.

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Nomura’s Laser Digital to Offer Crypto Trading, Asset Management in Abu Dhabi | Finance Magnates

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Wednesday Afternoon 6-19-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Wednesday Afternoon 6-19-24

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Vietnam transitions to a cashless society

Visa’s Consumer Payment Attitudes Study 2023 indicates a significant rise in cashless payments, especially mobile wallet transactions, among Vietnam’s merchants.

A remarkable 79% of food and dining establishments and 74% of retailers and convenience stores now accept cashless payments.

Meanwhile, Visa’s Asia Pacific Small and Medium-sized Business (SMB) Research 2023 further indicates that over 40% of SMBs in Vietnam now accept card payments, acknowledging their critical role in business operations.   VOV World    Twitter

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mBridge EVM compatible…

(Ethereum Virtual Machine)

Presentation from BIS

Innovation Hub showcase….

(Circa May 2024)

#XRP #XRPCommunity

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Issue Date: June 14, 2024     File Number: S7-13-22 

Rulemaking: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections Corporation Finance
 
Status: Final Rule: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections; Correction

Today, the SEC registers the Final SPAC Rules. SPAC stands for Special Purpose Acquisition Company. SPAC is a company that raises money in an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to acquire a private company and take it public.

SPACs are also known as blank-check companies that provide money for startup companies preparing to offer new technologies (digital assets) on the QFS.   The registering of this final rule will enable many technological advances to begin and be placed on the QFS.

Here comes liquidity for our new tokenized assets.  SEC    KPMG

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What is a SPAC? | Barrons

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Today the Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded that newer IMF policy areas such as governance, social spending, digital money, climate change, and gender are leading to “serious” challenges, including overburdening staff. That’s because the expansion of activities beyond its traditional areas has happened with “limited resources and expertise”, including a more or less flat budget in real terms. However, the Board approved each of the expansion areas.   Ledger Insights   IEO   IMF

👆 Do you see an urgency here?

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Putin arrives in North Korea, vows to boost cooperation and fight sanctions — Radio Free Asia

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This direct trade in local currencies was not only aimed at expanding bilateral trade to $100 billion under their free trade pact but also meant to develop a mechanism and ecosystem of directly dealing in two currencies. It was presumed to cover around 20-25 per cent of trade in local currency initially. However, the first deal that happened in Indian rupee-UAE dirham was an oil deal. | RFA

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Indonesia Stock Exchange Partners with Nasdaq to Upgrade Market Infrastructure

Sunandar, Director of Information Technology and Risk Management at IDX said: “With this trading system and technology infrastructure upgrade, we envisage becoming more competitive and staying attractive for both domestic and international investors. We believe this partnership will speed up the modernization advancement of the Indonesia capital market while supporting sustainable economic growth.” | Financial Post

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As we approach the elections, the markets are going to start showing their true colors. Bank mergers will increase as we leave behind the old Financial System and move into a new Digital Economy.

China and Russia have sold most of their US bonds. Now, we are witnessing the beginning stages of Japan doing the same. China and Japan have been huge Bond holders of the US debt instrument. And now, Japan wants to begin selling their bonds for Bitcoin. I bet you didn't see that coming. 😂


Many of the US Banks are holding a significant amount of unrealized debts that will go against their banking net worth. Our Government has been attempting to swap out many of these maturing bonds with new bonds holding a higher rate of return.

This still doesn't look like it is enough so far to balance the unrealized debt holdings our banking system currently has on their books.

This will create a downward pressure on the US dollar going forward. It will begin the process of leveling the playing field with other currencies around the world.

The banks that survive into the next economy will be those who are Basel 3 compliant. The road ahead will be bumpy as we activate new digital mechanisms through tokenized assets that will form a bridge to the new economy.

Europe is further along than the rest of the countries in the completion of their MICA regulations. Look for them to transition through the sale of their own bonds into digital assets and gold.

The US may not be far behind. And the BRICS system, let's just say the Global South is about to rise. Bitcoin Magazine

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"Japan's Norinchukin Bank to sell US$63b of US, European govt bonds to stem losses" | The Edge Malaysia

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Wednesday AM 6-19-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Wednesday AM 6-19-24

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Putin visits Vietnam. Why? “The main issues relate to shoring up economic and commercial ties, including arms sales.”

Putin and Vietnam's leaders were said to have been working on an agreement regarding ruble-dong currency transactions through the banking system. This meeting is expected to enable payment for goods and services.

Currently, Vietnam is expanding the value of its currency through the expansion of its elderly population through healthcare, commercial trade, and military arms expansion.

Proper military spending over GDP stabilizes and promotes currency values of a country. Why? Money spent on the military ends up in the private sector as payment for goods and services the military requires.

Each of these are indicators of a growing economy that justifies a higher value through demand on their currency inside a Market Economy.    Vision Times   Education CFR   Nature

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Nervous about the market? Here’s one thing you could do if shares start sinking fast

Jack Janasiewicz: The bottom line … is that there’s a disinflationary impulse coming. I think [Fed Chair Jerome] Powell was right to sort of look at [hotter-than-expected] January, February, March inflation data as maybe a little bit of an anomaly or a pause but not a reversal of that trend that’s going to continue to head to that 2% target.

So, again, heading in the right direction, it may be slower than people would like. But we’re going to 2%.

And then the other thing I would point to as well — the labor side of their mandate is becoming a little more focused. [The Fed] is one of the only central banks that has the dual mandate with price stability and full employment. It feels like the price stability side is coming into better focus.

As the economy slows a little bit here, and you start to see the unemployment rate tick a little bit higher … the Fed [could start] to focus on making sure that the unemployment rate doesn’t start to rise.

That could be the trigger for rate cuts. So we’re not ruling out rate cuts by September. We could easily have a cut. The data will tell us that, but I think the big takeaway for us is [inflation] going in the right direction.   CNN  

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Liquidity risk surged 41.4% at LCH’s Paris-based clearing house in the first quarter, reaching a level not seen in almost five years. | Risk Net

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OPEC sees no peak oil demand long term, secretary general says | Gulf Business

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The 2024 U.S. Presidential race sees cryptocurrency policy as a key issue, with both parties engaging in debates.

Paul Ryan urges lawmakers to create a regulatory framework for stablecoins to boost U.S. debt attractiveness.

Ryan highlights China's digital currency advances, stressing the need for U.S. adoption of dollar-backed stablecoins.    Read Write

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Guaranteed basic income programs spread across the country: Is it coming to your city? | Fox News

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Bank-to-bank payment messaging network Swift is working to facilitate interoperability of Verifcation of Payee schemes across Europe as new research shows that 83% of SMEs across France, Germany, Italy and Spain rank upfront beneficiary checks as important to them in trading across borders.

Swift bids to connect VoP schemes across Europe   FinExtra

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Tuesday Evening 6-18-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Tuesday Evening 6-18-24

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The New International Valuation Standards (IVS) will become effective January 31st, 2025.

The latest version includes new chapters on:

* Data & Inputs,
* Documentation,
* Financial Instruments.

"The International Valuation Standards (IVS) are a framework used by valuation professionals in over 100 countries to ensure consistency, transparency, and confidence in valuations."

The most significant changes will result in Data Models and Money Flow by which these new mechanisms will move payments through new Digital Networks.

New valuations in currency values are part of these valuations due to new ways of doing business around the world involving the use of Local Currency over a World Reserve Asset.

The currency valuation adjustments that take place between now and then on the markets, however distorted they may get during this time, will help give rise to New Market Data that will go into the computations of these new standards.  IVSC   IVSC Standards Glossary   Linkedin

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"CHANGES TO OCC’S MERGER RULES ARE DESPERATELY NEEDED TO PROTECT THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND MAIN STREET AMERICA FROM TOO-BIG-TO-FAIL BANKS"

We have seen several Bank mergers the last few years, but the pace of these mergers is about to really pick up between now and the end of this year.

Did you know since the 1980s that the number of banks has declined around 70%? The anticipation of a new monetary system has been in the works for some time.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is currently working on closing loopholes, so clients in our banking systems can have better protection as we approach a deepening of the new Digital Banking System transition.  Better Markets

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Vietnam has golden opportunities to develop silver economy: expert-Xinhua

Vietnam has an aging population that will diversify their economy and expand it. Not only do they have an opportunity to grow through infrastructure opportunities, but they have the opportunity to grow inside an aging population that will engage their medical service opportunities as well.

These two aspects of Economic Development will go a long way in moving the demands of their currency to higher levels going forward.  English News

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Vietnam's outperformance relative to peers is a good news story that doesn't get enough notice. Like China, it is a communist country that has embraced enterprise and growth. Others should study its method for success.
My first Uber was in Hanoi. Vietnam welcomes trade, commerce, and innovation.  Twitter

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Vietnam is moving on up..

It looks like their Market Status is becoming a reality. | Youtube

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Watch “Webinar: Latest changes to the International Valuation Standards (IVS) - February 2024” on #Vimeo | Vimeo

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Tokenization May Provide Global Markets With More Efficiency, According to SEC Commissioner | DailyHodl

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Speech by Governor Bowman on innovation in the financial system - Federal Reserve Board

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Tuesday AM 6-18-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Tuesday AM 6-18-24

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Washington, D.C. — Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam today announced the Commission will hold an open meeting on Monday, June 24 at 9:30 a.m. (EDT) at the CFTC’s Washington, D.C. headquarters.

Members of the public can attend the meeting in person, listen by phone, or view a live stream at CFTC.gov.

The Commission will consider the following:

Final capital and financial reporting comparability determinations and orders for certain nonbank swap dealers domiciled in Japan, Mexico, the European Union (limited to France and Germany), and the United Kingdom

Applications of ForecastEx LLC for Registration as a Derivatives Clearing Organization and a Designated Contract Market   CFTC    Live Stream

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Stellar: Blackrock and Franklin Templeton Fuel Tokenized Treasury | Crypto News Flash

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JUST IN: Cryptocurrency Earthquake at SEC - Head of Crypto Unit Resigns - Bitcoin Sistemi | Bitcoin Sistemi

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Mastercard Collaborates with Thought Machine to Modernize Banking | Finance Magnates

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Monday Evening 6-17-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Monday Evening 6-17-24

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The stock market has finally reached a topping phase. Look for the markets to begin leveling out and retracting at any moment.

Long-term fundamentals indicate that we are heading into a reset zone. These zones do not happen overnight and can sometimes take months to complete their cycles.

Even though most stock assets have turned towards a downward trend, the tech stocks in NASDAQ are holding many of the indexes up at the moment.

Many tech stocks are currently overvalued, so it is important that we watch this sector of the market as well closely.

We are currently in a tech bubble, but all bubbles do burst. The only thing keeping this Market from going to its real values lies in the fact that the government keeps pumping it with money.

Even if money does continue to be placed into the system to hold it up, I want you to know that we are heading into a movement that will take us into real values behind the scenes.

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E140: What Really Happens to Infinite Banking if the Dollar Collapses or Hyperinflation |  Living

👆  Goldilocks pointed to this article

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"XRP Officially Decouples From Bitcoin"

In financial markets, decoupling happens when the returns of one asset class moves in a different direction from their expected or normal pattern of correlations with other assets.

The days of XRP and Bitcoin rising and falling together appears to be taking new paths. Perhaps, Ripple is about to leave the nest.

Is XRP developing a life of its own based on its support levels or financial support systems giving it life?

Maybe, just maybe, we have a new leader of the pack. Ripple appears to be ready to "run with the wolves."   Trading View

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Monday Afternoon 6-17-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Monday Afternoon 6-17-24

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EBA Announcement:

The European Banking Authority (EBA) has launched their comprehensive technical standards. This is for their Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulations, and it has been completed ahead of the July deadline.

These guidelines will provide financial and technical safety in the Web3 sector within the European Union (EU).  

Web 3.0 is the next phase of the internet built on blockchain technology. It will take our banking system into a Decentralized Financial System that is an open bank data system allowing for third-party connections and much safer to use. It gives the user more control over their finances.

These new published standards will serve as guidelines going forward in the following areas:
* liquidity requirements,
* stress testing programs,
* asset reserves,
* and recovery plans.

"The EBA’s guidelines also encompass regulatory oversight on asset-referenced tokens (ARTs) and e-money tokens (EMTs). ARTs maintain stable value by linking to other assets or fiat currencies, while EMTs represent digital versions of traditional fiat currencies, including central bank digital currencies (CBDCs)."

With this announcement, the European Banking Authority is now able to move forward with their fully regulated Markets in Crypto Assets.

The new Digital Asset Based Trading System in Europe has just taken its first step into the new Quantum Financial System. This new regulated Digital Financial System is now the model going forward for the rest of our countries around the world.

We're still waiting for these regulations to become law on June 30th, 2024. Our world is changing financially and personally. Europe took the first step into this brand new world. Many will follow. Coin Trust

Congratulations Europe!

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BOJ Announcement:

"The Bank of Japan on Friday said it would trim its vast hoard of government bonds as it cautiously steps away from its long-running ultra-loose monetary policy."

As you can see, several countries are beginning to pull back on bond buying and use of the US dollar.

This decrease in the use of the dollar and increase in local currencies around the world will begin the process of leveling the playing field in the currency markets.

New demands on local currencies that have not been used in years will begin to surface new price actions.    Barrons

Stay tuned!

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Open Banking | Youtube

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Web 3 | Youtube

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Dollar Dominance in the International Reserve System: An Update | IMF

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BRICS Gold Backed Currency Announcement:

"BRICS Plans Gold-Backed Currency Launch by September: Potential Boost for Bitcoin and XRP"

Saudi Arabia will sell oil in local currencies, moving away from the US dollar after 50 years.

The decision could drive Bitcoin and XRP prices to new highs, impacting global financial markets.

Crypto News Flash

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This New S&P 500 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock Is Growing 5 Times Faster Than Its Industry | The Motley Fool

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XRP Announcement:

A reliable currency-converting resource lists XRP as a currency alongside Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH), stirring discussions within the community. | The Crypto Basic

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"Don't Buy Into This Crap", Catherine Austin Fitts Warns "AI Is Digital Control" | ZeroHedge

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There’s a fake petrodollar news story doing the rounds that Saudi Arabia and the U.S. had a 50-year contract in which Saudi agreed to settle all its oil sales in U.S. dollars. Supposedly, this is meant to foreshadow the end of dollar dominance and is good for cryptocurrency prices. Except there was no such deal. | Ledger Insights

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👆The dollar is being used less and less. I just wanted to update you on a news story that was found to be fake.

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Sunday Afternoon 6-16-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Sunday Afternoon 6-16-24

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EU Basel 3 Announcement:

The Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) is a comprehensive suite of capital rules. They are developed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) as part of Basel III. Their intentions are to apply these rules to banks' wholesale trading activities.

The EU plans to delay FRTB because moving first would put EU banks at a competitive disadvantage to US banks.

This is a coordinated effort globally. Where one goes, we all go. Europe has given themselves a back wall date of January 1st, 2025 to to fully implement Basel 3 requirements. It looks like they have moved into a place that other countries are going to have to catch up to going forward.

Look for gold to be reclassified during this time and the digital economy to go ahead and move into its mass adoption. ICMA Group

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"Lagarde Urges Governments to Respect Global Trade Rules"

Remember what we said the other day about Trade Wars beginning, and how, Treaty Agreements are signed at the end of them.

Trade Wars are attempts by countries to damage each other's trade, typically by the imposition of tariffs or quota restrictions.

This will cause distortions in prices that will have to be reset under new Treaty Agreements that are universally signed.

Look for this to come at a time when Basel 3 Capital Requirements can be implemented into a new financial order.    Bloomberg

Here we go.

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Here is the list of countries that will join BRICS:

* Africa:
* Algeria;
* Morocco;
* Nigeria;
* Chad;
* Equatorial Guinea;
* Eritrea;
* Senegal;
* Zimbabwe;
* South Sudan.
* Asia:
* Azerbaijan;
* Bangladesh;
* Bahrain;
* Indonesia;
* Kazakhstan;
* Kuwait;
* Palestine;
* Pakistan;
* Syria;
* Thailand;
* Vietnam;
* Sri Lanka;
* Türkiye.
* Latin America:
*  Bolivia;
* Venezuela;
*  Honduras.

BRICS Summit October 2024
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Figure Technology Solutions has launched Figure Connect, its blockchain-based marketplace for private credit. Outside of the qualified mortgage sector, most loan purchase agreements (LPAs) are bespoke, making them illiquid. Figure’s is promoting the use of standardized sales terms and documentation to make the market more liquid.   Ledger Insights   Figure Technology Solutions

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Bitcoin Suisse, one of the largest digital asset players in the country, has issued a digital bond via the Obligate platform. When asked for more details about the bond, Bitcoin Suisse told Ledger Insights that it is a technical prototype with a 12 month maturity, available only to qualified investors.
Ledger Insights    Bitcoin Suisse

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Marui, the large Japanese department store, issued a digital green bond in May. Not only did it use blockchain, but it was also directly issued to its customers as investors, with Securitize Japan providing the blockchain platform. Besides the digital bond, the green investment also has a blockchain angle.

It was a small digital bond issuance of just Yen 170 million ($1.1 million) with the investment available to Marui’s EPOS credit card holders. The 1% interest on the bond is partially paid in EPOS points and partly in real money.

The bond proceeds are intended to purchase a renewable energy power plant, although the small print also allows for energy-efficient building upgrades. Marui is partnering with Updater (formerly Minna Denryoku or Minden) for the renewable energy plant.

Updater has a blockchain-based platform, Enection 2.0, which tracks the source of renewable energy, allowing business buyers to pair electricity sales with energy attribute certificates (EACs) for green energy.  Ledger Insights   Marui   Enection 2.0   Digital Bond

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BIS launches Toronto Innovation Hub - Ledger Insights - blockchain for enterprise

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Testimony of Chairman Rostin Behnam Before the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate | CFTC

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PCPD Corporate Video | Youtube

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FADGI is part of a broader effort by NARA to move away from paper-based processes towards digitization.

Federal Agencies Digital Guideline Initiative (FADGI) guidelines are mandatory for federal agencies and affiliated organizations when digitizing archival records. 

The guidelines went into effect in June 2024 as part of the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) effort to move away from paper-based processes. By June 2024, all permanent records archived in the National Archives must be digitized and meet FADGI three-star quality standards.    Digitization Guidelines    Government Technology Insider

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BIS Survey: 94% of Central Banks Exploring Digital Currency – Featured Bitcoin News

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Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Saturday Afternoon 6-14-24

Goldilocks' Comments and Global Economic News Saturday Afternoon 6-14-24

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Project Meridian FX: Joint project by the Eurosystem and London Centres, and the Bank of England, to test synchronised settlement in FX | BIS  |  Project Meridian

Project Meridian Announcement:

"The Eurosystem and London Centres of the BIS Innovation Hub, together with the Bank of England, have launched Project Meridian FX, to build on the findings of Project Meridian by focusing on foreign exchange (FX) transactions."

Meridian FX has completed testing of the usability regarding standing orders for various types of assets and technologies ie foreign currency exchange.

It is expected to take the lead on innovations regarding real-time gross settlement (RTGS) systems operated by central banks.

By focusing on FX transactions,  Project Meridian is expected to settle FX trade issues, such as costs, risks, and time involved in cross-border transactions.   BIS  |  Project Meridian

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Project Meridian | Youtube

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Why It’s Time for Corporates to Jump on the ISO 20022 Bandwagon | Pymnts | Investopedia

“Now with the CHIPS ISO 20022 migration completed, the entire industry is clearly one step closer to realizing the benefits together,” Lee told PYMNTS recently."

She goes on to emphasize that the potential for ISO 20022 cannot be complete without involvement with banks, corporates, and financial institutions.

Clearing House Interbank Payments System (CHIPS) is well on its way in interfacing ISO on the QFS several financial institutions that are still in process of completing this launch.

"CHIPS is a private-sector, bank-owned system for electronic payments in US dollars. CHIPS is the largest US dollar-based money transfer system in the US and is used for large interbank transactions."

CHIPS is the preferred method of payment for large transfers. Over 95% of USD cross-border payments utilize this service for its completion.

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What is Clearing House Inter bank Payment System (CHIPS)? Urdu / Hindi | Youtube

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SEC asking Ripple for 100M settlement 

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Project Seraphim

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GOLD SILVER RATIO BREAKOUT 21st Century | Youtube

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