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Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economic Updates Friday Afternoon 8-30-24

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BITCOIN ADOPTION IN THE US: Billion-Dollar Bank NCR Atleos Partners with LibertyX for BTC Cashouts at ATMs



▪️NCR Atleos has launched the LibertyX Bitcoin Cashout feature, allowing users to convert Bitcoin into cash.


▪️The feature is designed to simplify Bitcoin-to-cash transactions by letting users pre-stage their transactions via an app.



NCR Atleos has launched the LibertyX Bitcoin Cashout feature, allowing users across the United States to convert Bitcoin into cash through select ATMs. This new service aims to simplify the process of withdrawing cash from Bitcoin sales, addressing a significant hurdle in the wider adoption of cryptocurrency.

Good Afternoon Dinar Recaps,

BITCOIN ADOPTION IN THE US: Billion-Dollar Bank NCR Atleos Partners with LibertyX for BTC Cashouts at ATMs

▪️NCR Atleos has launched the LibertyX Bitcoin Cashout feature, allowing users to convert Bitcoin into cash.

▪️The feature is designed to simplify Bitcoin-to-cash transactions by letting users pre-stage their transactions via an app.


NCR Atleos has launched the LibertyX Bitcoin Cashout feature, allowing users across the United States to convert Bitcoin into cash through select ATMs. This new service aims to simplify the process of withdrawing cash from Bitcoin sales, addressing a significant hurdle in the wider adoption of cryptocurrency.

Simplified Bitcoin-to-Cash Transactions

The LibertyX Bitcoin Cashout feature is a service intended to enable buyers to get cash after selling Bitcoin. To purchase cryptocurrencyusers have to choose a LibertyX-affiliated ATM in their region firstThe user then enters a Bitcoin address, generates a code, and withdraws U.S. dollars from an ATM. This process removes the need for traditional banking transfers, which can often be slow and cumbersome.

Currently, the feature is available across 30 states, which is only a part of the over 280,000 ATMs managed by Atleos in the United States. The current rollout is limited, but the service could be made available to more people if the trial is successful.

According to Chris Yim, the General Manager of LibertyX, this solves a major problem that hinders Bitcoin uptake because it becomes easier to cash out the digital currency.

This feature is implemented by Atleos’s ReadyCode API, which facilitates the process of making Bitcoin-to-cash transactions at ATMs. However, the service has some disadvantages. For instance, the maximum one can sell in a transaction using the Bitcoin sale access code is $400. However, the users can make several transactions to withdraw higher amounts.

LibertyX, a licensed BitLicense holder in New York, has been active in the cryptocurrency ATM business, providing Bitcoin purchasing options at over 30,000 ATMs across the country.

The implementation of the Bitcoin Cashout feature is viewed as a logical addition to its services since it connects the digital and physical worlds.

US Cryptocurrency Adoption Grows Rapidly

The LibertyX Bitcoin Cashout feature is in line with developments in the US, where the uptake of cryptocurrencies is rising.

Security. org’s 2024 Cryptocurrency Adoption and Sentiment Report revealed that 40% of the adults in America own cryptocurrency, an increase from 30% in 2023. Out of these crypto owners, 63 percent intend to invest in more digital currencies in the next year.

Furthermore, the report reveals that the number of women investors in cryptocurrencies has grown from 18% in 2023 to 29% in the first quarter of 2024. This increase in interest can be attributed to the increasing popularity of cryptocurrencies in the US financial market.

Currently, the United States dominates the market, with 82% of the total number of Bitcoin ATMs installed worldwide. However, there has been a decline in the number of functioning Bitcoin ATMs in the U. S. due to a crackdown on the machines associated with extortion and scams.

The number of Bitcoin ATMs in the United States declined by more than 400 between May and July 2024, bringing the total to 31,273.

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Source:  Crypyo News Flash

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US partners with Nigeria for responsible AI use in military

The U.S. State Department has teamed up with Nigeria to further the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military.

Mallory Stewart, whose role at the State Department focuses on arms control and stability, recently discussed AI use in military operations with Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, the national security advisor, civil society, and other officials from the regional bloc ECOWAS.

The U.S. has been on a global tour drumming up support for its initiative to have guardrails for AI use in the militaryThis initiative, which has garnered the support of 55 countries, advocates using AI “in a manner consistent with international laws and recognising inherent human bias,” Stewart told journalists in Abuja.

We’ve learned the hard way [about the] inherent human bias built into the AI system … leading to maybe misinformation being provided to the decisionmaker,” she added.

It’s not the first time the U.S. government has partnered with Nigeria on AI.
 Earlier this year, the American government reiterated its support for Nigeria’s AI strategy, pledging to support the development of the West African nation’s infrastructure to boost research and innovation.

A few months later, the two governments signed an MoU to increase AI engagements between their respective national AI institutes.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has also pledged to collaborate with Nigeria on its approaches to critical areas such as “data, trusted digital infrastructure, power/green energy, AI governance policies, computing resources, digital skills relevant to AI and more.”

The controversy of AI in the military

As with virtually every other sector, AI is gaining rising adoption in the military. For some, like Japan, the technology presents a solution to a rapidly aging and declining population that has left the country short of a military workforce. Others are using it to collect and analyze data and assist in decision-making.

According to former Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) CEO Eric Schmidt, global wars are “no longer about who can mass the most people or field the best jets, ships, and tanks.” It’s now about autonomous weapon systems and powerful algorithms.

Regulations and guardrails are critical for the technology’s deployment in the sector. However, global political alignments have overshadowed the need for policy frameworks.

One major movement led by the U.S. brought together 31 nations, including France, Germany, Canada, and Australia, to sign a declaration setting guardrails on military AI. However, China and Russia, the other two most powerful militaries after the U.S., were conspicuously missing.

As regulators slack off, AI developers are increasingly voicing their concerns and opposition to the military deployment of AI. Earlier this year, nearly 200 employees at Google DeepMind signed a letter demanding the company terminate its contracts with military organizations.

Any involvement with military and weapon manufacturing impacts our position as leaders in ethical and responsible AI, and goes against our mission statement and stated AI Principles,” the developers say.

Industry leader OpenAI has also been dragged into military applications. Earlier this year, the company quietly removed its ban on using its AI models “for military and warfare” and has been working with the Pentagon since.

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Source:  CoinGeek

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BANKS USING PERMISSIONLESS BLOCKCHAINS FOR TRANSACTIONS FACE MULTIPLE RISKS: BIS


Risks include operations and security, governance, legal, settlement finality and compliance, the report said.

▪️Banks transacting on permissionless blockchains face multiple risks including settlement finality, the Bank for International Settlements said in a working paper.

▪️The paper also said technology to address some of the risks, particularly privacy, is being developed. naming zero-knowledge proofs as a potential solution.


Banks that transact on permissionless blockchains face multiple risks, including money laundering and terrorism financing, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision concluded in a new paper.

The committee is part of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the primary global standard setter for prudential banks.

Other risks include operations and security, governance, legal, settlement finality and compliance, 
the paper said.

"Certain risks stem from the blockchains’ reliance on unknown third parties, which makes it difficult for banks to conduct due diligence and oversight. These risks require new risk management strategies and safeguards. Current practices for mitigating these risks remain in various stages of development and have not been tested under stress," according to the paper.

Banks are also exposed to political uncertainty as a new legislation could "change validator behaviour," making the "blockchains themselves operationally unstable.

" A ban for instance could "reduce the amount of computing power or staked native tokens available to secure the blockchain, temporarily increasing the risk of a 51% attack," in which ”a coordinated effort is put forward to control greater than 50% of the validation nodes."

The paper also said technology to address some of the risks, particularly privacy, is being developed, naming zero-knowledge proofs as a potential solution.

Last month, the committee approved a disclosure framework for banks' exposure to crypto that must be implemented by the start of 2026.

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Source:  CoinDesk

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Economist’s “ News and Views” Friday 8-30-2024

BRICS 2024: 126 Nations Eyeing US Dollar Exit

Arcadia Economics:  8-30-2024

The October BRICS meeting is suddenly not that far away.

And now as Vince Lanci reports in today's show, we're up to 126 nations that are set to attend the BRICS Municipal Conference. Showing increasing interest in joining the bloc and moving away from reliance on the US dollar.

 Vince also talks JP Morgan's gold comments, Nvidia's earnings, and the rest of the precious metals news this morning. To find out more, click to watch the video now!

BRICS 2024: 126 Nations Eyeing US Dollar Exit

Arcadia Economics:  8-30-2024

The October BRICS meeting is suddenly not that far away.

And now as Vince Lanci reports in today's show, we're up to 126 nations that are set to attend the BRICS Municipal Conference. Showing increasing interest in joining the bloc and moving away from reliance on the US dollar.

 Vince also talks JP Morgan's gold comments, Nvidia's earnings, and the rest of the precious metals news this morning. To find out more, click to watch the video now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmpublt0Who

Debt Crisis Spiraling Out Of Control | Alasdair Macleod

Liberty and Finance:  8-29-2024

Alasdair Macleod discusses the imminent financial crisis stemming from the Western world's escalating government debt, which now exceeds levels seen during World War II.

He highlights the dangerous debt trap where debt growth outpaces income growth, exacerbated by a lack of foreign investment and rising inflation.

Macleod warns that the U.S. dollar is in a precarious position, with rising interest rates and a potential recession contributing to economic instability.

 He critiques the government's policies, particularly the approach to unrealized capital gains taxes, as a manifestation of the broader problem of currency devaluation.

 Macleod underscores that gold is maintaining its value amidst this turmoil, driven by global shifts away from fiat currencies and central banks' increasing gold reserves.

INTERVIEW TIMELINE:

0:00 Intro

1:35 Topic outline

3:08 Debt trap

22:53 Stocks vs gold

33:15 Russia/Ukraine conflict

42:02 Macleod Finance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kug7KCVOfqE

‘Middle-Class Squeeze’: U.S. Government Spending and Real Wages Are Under Pressure - E.J. Antoni

Kitco News:  8-29-2024

Jeremy Szafron, Anchor at Kitco News, interviews E.J. Antoni, a public finance economist from the Heritage Foundation and senior fellow at Unleash Prosperity.

 In this discussion, Antoni dives into the U.S. economy’s current state, exploring whether recent GDP growth is sustainable or merely borrowing from the future.

Antoni provides his analysis on the real impact of inflation, the federal debt crisis, and the accuracy of government-reported job data.

The conversation covers the underlying vulnerabilities in the economy, from consumer debt at record levels to the challenges facing the labor market.

00:00 – Introduction

 01:16 - Is GDP Growth Sustainable or Borrowing from the Future?

 03:41 - Consumer Spending: Resilience or Credit Dependency?

06:32 - Inflation Driven by Government Spending

 09:54 - The Growing Threat of National Debt

12:47 - Can We Trust Government Job Data?

15:33 - Small Businesses and Regulatory Burdens

18:23 - Middle-Class Erosion and Real Wages

21:48 - Recession Indicators: Are We Already There?

24:35 - Long-Term Stagnation: Lessons from Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eTR98KJQTM

 

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Seeds of Wisdom RV and Economic Updates Friday Morning 8-30-24

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HONG KONG launches PROJECT ENSEMBLE SANDBOX for wCBDC, tokenization



Today the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched the Project Ensemble Sandbox to support institutional experimentation with tokenization, both traditional securities and real world assets (RWA). The initiative also involves an experimental wholesale CBDC (wCBDC) to enable interbank settlement between the tokenized deposits of banks.



Four banks are providing the tokenized deposits: 

▪️HSBC,    ▪️Standard Chartered (Hong Kong), 

▪️Bank of China (Hong Kong) and  ▪️Hang Seng Bank. 

Good Morning Dinar Recaps,

HONG KONG launches PROJECT ENSEMBLE SANDBOX for wCBDC, tokenization

Today the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) launched the Project Ensemble Sandbox to support institutional experimentation with tokenization, both traditional securities and real world assets (RWA). The initiative also involves an experimental wholesale CBDC (wCBDC) to enable interbank settlement between the tokenized deposits of banks.

Four banks are providing the tokenized deposits: 

▪️HSBC,    ▪️Standard Chartered (Hong Kong), 

▪️Bank of China (Hong Kong) and  ▪️Hang Seng Bank. 

Other direct participants are Microsoft Hong Kong, Ant Digital Technologies (ADT) and Hashkey Group.

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is partnering with HKMA for one of the four trial categories relating to fixed income and funds, where BlackRock and Franklin Templeton are amongst the ‘non community’ participants.

Julia Leung, SFC CEO said the Sandbox is an “example of how innovation and regulation can go hand in hand to blaze a new path for our financial markets.

As two major architects of Hong Kong’s financial markets, the SFC and the HKMA share the same vision and dedication to future-proofing the city’s financial system through innovative market infrastructure.”

Unlike stablecoins where payments involve a single token transfer, a tokenized deposit is a digital twin. Hence, a token transfer from the client of one bank to another also requires the banks to settle with each other in their off-chain books. That can be done with a payment using the conventional RTGS system, or ideally with a wholesale CBDC.

Liquidity, supply chain and green finance use cases

Meanwhile, another Sandbox application category is for liquidity management, including repo and treasury management. Ant International (not ADT), is collaborating with StanChart and HSBC to develop a global liquidity management solution. 

The goal is to use Ant’s Whale platform for treasury management to help the banks to exchange their tokens. Ultimately, this aims to support+ real-time 24/7 cross border payments.

Supply chain finance is an area to be explored in the SandboxOne use case involves issuing electronic bills of lading (eBL) on the Global Shipping Business Network (GSBN) blockchain infrastructure.

These eBLs are tokenized by Ant Digital Technologies to support money movements for trade finance using tokenized depositswith interbank settlement using wCBDC. The ICC Digital Standards Initiative is a participant in another trade related use case.
 

The fourth application area is for green financewhich attracted the most external participants (8) including local stock exchange HKEX.

Apart from these four areas, the HKMA said it would continue to engage with the community to potentially add more. Plus, it’s exploring collaborating with the BIS Innovation Hub on one or more themes.

The HKMA is also taking part in the European Central Bank wholesale DLT settlement trialsThey aim to test the interoperability between the Project Ensemble platform and the Banque de France DL3S blockchain for wCBDC.

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Source:  Ledger Insights

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JUST IN: Elon Musk wins dismissal of lawsuit claiming he rigged Dogecoin and conducted insider trading.

JUST IN: Elon Musk wins dismissal of lawsuit claiming he rigged Dogecoin and conducted insider trading.

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Source: @WatcherGuru

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Governments are scrambling to secure and safeguard their critical minerals.

Meanwhile, the majority of investors remain sleeping.

Billions of dollars worth of minerals in the ground are trading at a fraction of their true value.

This eventually will change.

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Source:  Gold Telegraph on X

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News, Rumors and Opinions Friday AM 8-30-2024

Note: All intel should be considered as "Rumors" until we receive official announcements ...and “Rates and Dates” could change anytime until we get to the banks/redemption centers.

RV Excerpts from the Restored Republic via a GCR: Update as of Fri. 30 Aug. 2024

Compiled Fri. 30 Aug. 2024 12:01 am EST by Judy Byington

It’s only wise to have at least a month’s supply of food, water, cash, medicine and essential items on hand for yourself, your family and to share with others in case of emergency.

Thurs. 29 Aug. 2024 Overview of GCR/RV …Charlie Ward and Friends on Telegram The following post is an overview for those who don’t know what this GCR/RV is all about. Most people think these three things are basically the same event, not true. Each one is different.

Note: All intel should be considered as "Rumors" until we receive official announcements ...and “Rates and Dates” could change anytime until we get to the banks/redemption centers.

RV Excerpts from the Restored Republic via a GCR: Update as of Fri. 30 Aug. 2024

Compiled Fri. 30 Aug. 2024 12:01 am EST by Judy Byington

It’s only wise to have at least a month’s supply of food, water, cash, medicine and essential items on hand for yourself, your family and to share with others in case of emergency.

Thurs. 29 Aug. 2024 Overview of GCR/RV …Charlie Ward and Friends on Telegram The following post is an overview for those who don’t know what this GCR/RV is all about. Most people think these three things are basically the same event, not true. Each one is different.

The GCR – the Global Currency Reset – has two separate factors or parts of the whole even.

The First factor: two hundred and nine countries of the world have signed a treaty in 2014 and will reset the value of their currency through the Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) to be on parity with all other nations of the world. That means the value of the one Dong will be the same as the value of one dollar, or any other national currency.

The real value will be felt in international trade. The Global reset means that Forex Trading for profit will be of little value as the reset will stabilize currencies and would not be subject to m**********n of currency by any government or corporation. It will affect the export markets as well, to accommodate a country’s balance of trade. Obviously, Fiat Currencies will never work in such a structured, internationally balanced.

Quantum Financial System (QFS): To accomplish this parity, a mathematical formula was created, by some very intelligent economist types (the QFS Super Artificial Intelligence), to take a conglomerate of economic data, apply a predetermined value to each data point and come up with a value for each country. This value, compared to other countries, has more to do with, the amount of currency put into circulation in that country, than it has to do with the value of its currency.

The, use factor, of the amount of currency in a countries economy, must balance the problem of supply and demand of currency while still maintaining consistent value within the international community. A problem of no small consequence for those who plan the world economy around currency and economical parity and how to accomplish this.

The Second factor in the reset, is digital Gold backed currency. To back the currency with Gold in the new QFS financial system means there is a digital Gold certificate that says you can exchange that piece of digital currency for a real piece of Gold. That means you can use either a piece of Gold or a piece of Gold backed digital money to make a purchase. Digital Money is used for convenience instead of carrying around Gold pieces. Both have the same value. The common denominator of the value of any currency is the backing of that currency by a valued commodity or asset.

While in-ground assets and other types of assets, as well as, the economy of the country, etc., plays into the parity of that currency, Gold is the most visible and universal standard to determine value. In the new QFS Digital Financial System, Gold is used as the leveling factor that buffers diversities within each country as compared to another.

As we Exchange our old Fiat currencies for the new Gold backed currencies, we are, in effect exchanging the entire old debt s*****y Financial System for a brand new, QFS Gold backed Financial System. The Central Bank of each country will once again be a part of their Treasury Department and not owned by outside private entities like the Federal Reserve Banking system, who function for their own greed and agenda. The old system is dead in the water just like an old Battleship that is no longer functionable and of little value, except for target practice.

The Gold, used by the Chinese Elders [The good guys! They’re not the c*****s!] – to create this new QFS digital money, stands as the backing for all currencies in the world. There is plenty of Gold or assets to back these currencies, in fact, more than sufficient to accomplish a new QFS monetary system for the entire world, and to flood it with asset backed digital cash. We get to say goodbye and good riddance, to the financial system of debt s*****y.

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Global Currency Reset:  (Rumors and opinions)

Thurs. 29 Aug. Bruce:

On Thurs. 29 Aug. 2024 there were solid but lower bank screen rates on the Redemption Center gray screens.

On Thurs. 29 Aug. 2024 the Global Financial System was fully implemented and ready to go.

All the banks have been totally integrated.

The Dinar rate was three times higher at a Redemption Center than it was at a bank.

The Dong rate was twice as high at the Redemption Center than it was at a bank.

Zim has to be redeemed at a Redemption Center, not a bank.

Tier4b should be notified to set appointments on Mon. 1 Sept.

Mortgages and credit card debt elimination was starting Wed, Thurs, Fri, 4,5,6 Sept. and will run to Sun. 15 Sept.

R&R should kick in the first week of September.

Global arrests are taking place right now.

The Forex comes up Sun. at 5pm EST with the new rates.

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Thurs. 29 Aug. 2024 Wolverine, “I’m absolutely excited. I wanted you to know it’s coming. It’s absolutely real.”

Thurs. 29 Aug. 2024 MarkZ: “Expect it anywhere from last Monday until September 4th.

Wed. 28 Aug. 2024: Vietnam and Zimbabwe Forge Ahead in the Global RV Movement and Redemption Center – BOOM! The Intrigue of the $100T Zim Bonds: Unmasking the Secrets of the Redemption Center – amg-news.com – American Media Group

Wed. 28 Aug. 2024: The new Quantum Financial System is the leading technology that applies and creates 100% financial security and transparency for individual currency holders. QFS assigns a digital number to every dollar/euro/yen fixed in all bank accounts worldwide. Digital numbers are monitored and updated in real time. In other words, it indicates when the sender and receiver accounts were recorded in the ledger (GPS verification). QFS lives with artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence interacts with all financial transactions in the world, ensuring legal and intended power and transparency. Only gold or asset-backed currencies with digital gold or asset certificates will be transferred through the QFS. All gold/asset backed currencies are converted back to the gold or asset backing them.

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Global Financial Crisis:

Wed. 28 Aug. 2024: BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Warren Buffett’s $981 Million Bank of America Sell-Off: The Alarming Signal of an Imminent Market Crash! – amg-news.com – American Media Group

Wed. 28 Aug. 2024 Walgreens Shutting Down Thousands of Stores: https://unitednewsfront.com/winner/walgreens-announces-its-shutting-down-thousands-of-stores-customers-furious-inflation-broke-us-2/

Read full post here:  https://dinarchronicles.com/2024/08/30/restored-republic-via-a-gcr-update-as-of-august-30-2024/

Courtesy of Dinar Guru:  https://www.dinarguru.com/

Frank26   [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report]   FIREFLY:
Bank friend talked to his boss and he says when you print new currency it raises your inflation.  We have low inflation in Iraq.   We don't want to raise it.  We don't need any new zero notes.  We have already spent over $50 million on printing new notes.  FRANK:  IMO those lower notes are so close to being given to the citizens of Iraq.

Fnu Lnu  ...Crazy rumor is that the Dinar will be constant or fixed "In Country", but will float for the rest of the world. This is not true. The species of note in country will be the smaller denomination ONLY. However, the species of note for the rest of the world will include the three zero notes which will bear the same exchange rate. The only difference is that it will be multiplied by the thousands. (Three Zeros) There will be NO LOP!  It has been repeatedly stated that both species will co-exist for a period of ten years. Nothing has changed since I was told this 14 years ago. Why these rumors start to surface periodically, usually when the RV seems to be imminent,  is a mystery to me.

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Accelerating financing private sector Iqd

Nader:  8-29-2024

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68P9ya2WTIg

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“Tidbits From TNT” Friday Morning 8-30-2024

TNT:

Tishwash:  What are the challenges of selling Iraqi oil in “petro dinars” and will the dollar falter?

 After 2003, Iraq was able to significantly increase its oil production level thanks to its openness to international companies specializing in energy, through the new contracting system called licensing rounds. Production increased from three million barrels per day in 2003 to more than 4.22 million barrels in the last quarter of 2023.

Iraq's oil and gas sector is the country's lifeblood, contributing more than 95% of GDP.

Caution Caution

In addition, warnings are escalating about the impact of the decline in oil on the general budget in Iraq and the extent of its impact on increasing the budget deficit, which is estimated at the time of approving the budget at about (47) billion dollars, especially since the budget depends primarily on oil prices, at a rate exceeding (95%) as its source.

TNT:

Tishwash:  What are the challenges of selling Iraqi oil in “petro dinars” and will the dollar falter?

 After 2003, Iraq was able to significantly increase its oil production level thanks to its openness to international companies specializing in energy, through the new contracting system called licensing rounds. Production increased from three million barrels per day in 2003 to more than 4.22 million barrels in the last quarter of 2023.

Iraq's oil and gas sector is the country's lifeblood, contributing more than 95% of GDP.

Caution Caution

In addition, warnings are escalating about the impact of the decline in oil on the general budget in Iraq and the extent of its impact on increasing the budget deficit, which is estimated at the time of approving the budget at about (47) billion dollars, especially since the budget depends primarily on oil prices, at a rate exceeding (95%) as its source.

And to Basra, where its crude oil is witnessing weekly losses of $5, or 2%, as a result of the global decline in oil prices, while observers see: “The interesting thing about the latest confusing matter is the acceleration of oil prices, which have witnessed some declines, but as long as oil prices are above (70) dollars, Iraq is safe and the planned deficit is (47) billion dollars, but they confirmed that if it falls below (70) dollars, even by one dollar, this will increase the deficit by a large percentage of up to $1.2 billion if the decline continues for one year, and this will put great pressure on the budget.

The data also indicates that prices will remain at $70 and will rise again to around $80 based on the OPEC and OPEC Plus action plan, and Iraq will benefit. As for Iraq’s current weekly losses, they are due to fluctuations or declines in Asian demand, especially in India and China.

Strategic expert Alaa Al-Azzawi said: “This measure will enhance the value of the local currency, which is suffering from confusion due to the fluctuation of the dollar exchange rate in the Iraqi markets.

Al-Azzawi told the “Iraq Observer” agency that the most important thing in this procedure is selling oil in dinars. “The petro-dinar will enable the Iraqi currency to enter the global markets, as Russia did before and sold its oil in local currency.”

The strategic expert pointed out that the most important thing is that the Iraqi dinar will enter a new phase in global trade relations, and the position of the dollar may weaken within Iraq.

Where is the series of losses going?

Basra Heavy and Medium crude recorded weekly losses, with global oil prices recording losses of more than 2%. Basra Heavy crude closed in its last session up $1.8 to reach $72.47.

It recorded weekly losses of $3.25, while Basra Medium crude closed in its last session with an increase of $1.8 to reach $75.47, and it also recorded weekly losses of $3.39, or the equivalent of 3.92%, while Brent crude recorded weekly losses of 1.2%, and West Texas Intermediate crude recorded weekly losses of 2.1%.

Both crudes hit their lowest levels since early January this week, after the U.S. government sharply cut its estimate of jobs added by employers in the country this year through next March.

For his part, Al-Sudani’s financial advisor, Mazhar Muhammad Salih, said: “Any deviation between oil prices (petrodollars) and the exchange rate (petrodinars) according to international market data will be considered a cost that requires compensation by paying fewer dinars or collecting a higher dinar in the opposite case,” indicating that “international reserve currencies are foreign currencies held by central banks and global financial institutions as part of their monetary reserves.”

These currencies are used in international transactions and debt settlement between countries, and are a standard for international payments and facilitating global trade.”

“Russia suffered a lot when it priced its exported oil in rubles (petrorubles), and the ruble is a non-reserve currency, and committed to a value for the ruble that was initially denominated in gold to ensure the stability of oil revenues. Here, the petroruble underwent two asset cycles at the same time (which complicated the scene of selling oil in local currency and stabilizing the value of the petroruble),” Saleh said.

According to Saleh, international market data indicate that “the first cycle: is the result of the impact of what is called the gold asset cycle and its impact on the value of the (petroruble) or the local currency denominated in exported oil.

The second, and the talk is in favor of: it is the oil assets cycle, and its effect on the value of a barrel of oil outside the global price and the reflection of that on oil revenues priced in that currency, and that “the two cycles are asset cycles that are linked and contradict each other at the same time on the value (of the currency priced in the exported oil, such as the petroruble), which made pricing Russian oil in rubles as a local currency and according to the data of the global oil market a very complex issue.”

He pointed out that “the principle of using the dinar as a local currency in international oil exchanges (petrodinar) is not without many challenges, which is why those potential challenges must be carefully considered, especially the issue of the flexibility or stability of the value of the (petrodinar) itself to change and fluctuation, especially since we in the oil market are not price makers in it, but rather price takers.”

He noted that “the global oil market will control the fluctuation of the local currency (petrodinar), in addition to the importance of international recognition of it, and the financial infrastructure necessary to support such operations from (petrodinar).

“In other words, the strategy of basing the value of the currency on oil exports directly may make the value of the local currency vulnerable to fluctuations in the global market,” he continued. “The proposal to sell oil in dinars as a local currency must take into account an important theory in global trade called the Law of One Price, which is an economic concept that assumes that the same commodity should be sold at the same prices in all markets when the price is expressed in the same currency.”

Explaining: “This is on condition that there are no transportation costs or trade barriers such as customs tariffs and others, as the single price theory here is the basis for many economic and commercial models and the theory is based on the assumption that markets operate efficiently, according to the official agency.”

A new collapse
and oil prices fell by about 2 percent today, due to fears of the impact of the slowdown in economic growth in the United States and China on energy demand, especially after prices rose by more than 7 percent during the previous three days.

Brent crude futures fell 1.6 percent, or $1.31, to $80.12 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell 1.7 percent, or $1.30, to $76.12.

Prices have risen sharply in the past few days as analysts point to a potential shutdown of Libya's Nagat fields, which could limit the OPEC member's output of around 1.2 million barrels per day.

Analysts pointed to tensions in the Middle East following a large-scale exchange of fire between Israel and Iran-allied Hezbollah in Lebanon in recent days, according to Reuters.

Crude oil prices have recently been affected by growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next month, which could boost economic growth and thus demand for oil.

U.S. data is expected to show that energy companies last week pulled crude oil from inventories for the eighth week out of nine.

Analysts expected US energy companies to withdraw about three million barrels of crude from inventories during the week ending August 23.

The American Petroleum Institute is scheduled to release weekly U.S. oil inventory data today, as is the U.S. Energy Information Administration.  link

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Tishwash:  Al-Sudani to OPEC Secretary General: Iraq is committed to the organization's production policies

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani received today, Thursday, the Secretary-General of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), Haitham Al-Ghais.

According to a statement by the Prime Minister's Office, a copy of which was received by {Euphrates News}, the meeting addressed "issues related to the oil market, with what the region is witnessing, which represents the main source of oil to the world, and the importance of coordinating joint efforts between all member states of the organization, in a way that maintains the sustainability and stability of oil prices, and does not harm exporters and consumers."

The Prime Minister stressed that "Iraq, as one of the largest oil exporting countries in the organization, always declares its commitment to the general policies of the plans adopted by OPEC countries regarding production, or what is determined within the framework of the OPEC Plus agreement."link

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Tishwash:  Why doesn't Iraq rely on the World Bank to overcome the "dollar crisis"? An expert answers

Today, Friday (August 30, 2024), the expert in economic and financial affairs, Nabil Jabbar Al-Tamimi, commented on the possibility of the World Bank helping Iraq develop its economic and financial situation and solve the remittance crisis.

Al-Tamimi said in an interview with Baghdad Today, "The World Bank is an international banking financial institution affiliated with the United Nations, but it is subject to special management related to the influence of some countries according to their banking contributions, as its tasks are limited to investment financing for countries, providing international loans, and managing projects according to its international banking conditions."

He pointed out that "Iraq is currently working extensively with one of the World Bank institutions with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to develop a group of sectors, including the transportation and airports sectors," explaining that "the World Bank, as an important international and financial institution and a UN institution at the same time, works with Iraq and other countries in the fields of lending and providing technical consultations, as well as providing Iraq with economic data and analyses within the limits of its work."

The expert in economic and financial affairs stressed that "it is not within the World Bank's jurisdiction to intervene in the issues facing Iraq, especially with regard to the remittance crisis, local banking failures, or weak procedures to protect funds from suspicions of money laundering and financing terrorism."

According to specialists, Iraq has more than (70) banks, approximately five of which are governmental and the remaining number are private banks, but Iraq relies heavily on financial transfers, especially with regard to the dollar, to various foreign banks, due to the failure of Iraqi private banks to arrange their legal and technical situations in the issue of financial correspondence.

Earlier, Alia Nassif, a member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, revealed that the Iraqi-Jordanian National Bank had obtained $3.6 billion from the currency auction during the first three months of the current year, which enabled it to obtain a profit of about 40 billion dinars. link

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BRICS News: 126 Nations Discuss Moving Away from US Dollar, Explore Crypto Payments


BRICS hosted its sixth International Municipal Forum this week, with over 5,000 participants representing 126 countries attending the event in Moscow, Russia.


De-dollarisation will be high on the priority list for the countries as more countries beyond North America and Europe seek to break the US stranglehold on global finance.

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BRICS News: 126 Nations Discuss Moving Away from US Dollar, Explore Crypto Payments

BRICS hosted its sixth International Municipal Forum this week, with over 5,000 participants representing 126 countries attending the event in Moscow, Russia.

De-dollarisation will be high on the priority list for the countries as more countries beyond North America and Europe seek to break the US stranglehold on global finance.

BRICS is becoming stronger by the day and continues to attract more developing nations who are fed up with the continued dominance of a few economies at the expense of the majority. This made this week’s summit in Moscow even more significant, with de-dollarisation topping the list of priorities.

The sixth BRICS International Municipal Forum was held on August 27-28 this week in Moscow, Russia. According to local media, leaders from 80 Russian regions were joined by over 5,000 leaders from 120 countries globally.

Commenting on the event, 
Moscow’s International Relations head Sergey Cheremin said the event allowed the attendees to align their priorities in their fight for global equality.

This forum will allow us to strengthen relations not only between the BRICS capitals and Moscow but also between our partners on all continents. Today, more than 60 official delegations are represented at the event. <…> For us, this presence is evidence of our colleagues’ interest in the technologies that Moscow is implementing in the municipal sphere,” he stated.

The forum allowed the attendees to discuss some of the challenges they face in their home countries and figure out solutions and synergies together. It touched on healthcare, transport, science and technology, education and more.

The attendees also discussed emerging trends such as AI, smart cities, IoT, climate change, and more. However, the global movement of money was one of the biggest themes.

BRICS De-dollarisation—Is Crypto Next?

As we’ve reported, BRICS has been the biggest critic of the US dollar-based global financial systems. The bloc’s founding members, especially Russia and China, have been at odds with the US for decades, competing on the tech, military, and economic front. America has continued to rely on the position of its currency to suppress these countries, and they are now fighting back.

Russia is the prime driver of the BRICS de-dollarisation movement. The Eastern European nation has been kicked out of most global funds transfer systems, including SWIFT, through the 5,000+ sanctions imposed by the US and its allies. As we recently reported, it’s working on a crypto-based system to circumvent this blockade.

When it started, 
BRICS was just an economic bloc of five nations with a vision of a post-USD world. However, earlier this year, five others, including Egypt and the UAE, joined, and it’s now turning into an unstoppable movement. Some reports have revealed that nearly 50 nations have expressed an interest in joining BRICS and that over half of them have formally sent their applications.

Another thing BRICS nations have in common is their affinity for crypto. Russia is set to fully legalize crypto for cross-border payments and open two new state-owned exchanges, and reports say China could follow suit.

@ Newshounds News™

Source:  Crypto News Flash

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HOUSE COMMITTEE PLANS for Heap of Crypto Hearings in September

The House Financial Services Committee is expected to look at DeFi, U.S. enforcement and "pig butchering" in a series of hearings the panel is set to schedule for next month.

▪️The U.S. House of Representatives' financial-services committee is said to be tackling a ton of crypto issues next month, including DeFi and Securities and Exchange Commission matters.

▪️Digital assets will likely be a hot topic for SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who is said to be scheduled to face the entire committee later in September.


The U.S. House Financial Services Committee is poised to launch a series of crypto hearings digging into several aspects of the industry, according to a person briefed on the planning, including decentralized finance (DeFi), the Securities and Exchange Commission's oversight of digital assets businesses and the implications of "pig butchering" scams.

The congressional panel, which has oversight over U.S. securities and most financial products, will set a September hearing calendar jammed with crypto-relevant topics, the person said. The committee chairman, Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), is retiring at the end of the year and has said one of his top remaining priorities is finishing one of the bills to begin establishing tailored federal rules for crypto.

The first of the hearings on Sept. 10 will be a long-awaited subcommittee examination of DeFi, an aspect of the crypto industry that's received mostly negative attention from regulators to date.

A number of proposed rules at various federal agencies could have existential consequences for DeFi projects, including at the SEC and Internal Revenue Service.

A busy day on Sept. 18 will feature two hearings – one in the morning on the enforcement practices of the SEC and one later on the implications of so-called pig butchering, the practice of posing as a romantic partner to scam people out of their assets.

But a full-committee hearing on Sept. 23 could carry the most crypto weight, with the SEC set to testify. The House panel is said to be seeking testimony from Chair Gary Gensler and the rest of the five-member commission in the same hearing – a highly unusual approach.

They'd appear just as the lawmakers are also negotiating legislation that could seek to hem in the agency's digital assets jurisdiction in favor of casting the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in a more prominent role.

The possibility of crypto legislation remains dicey this year, though the calendar includes time for work on bills, and prominent lawmakers – including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) – keep saying they intend to get something done.

A spokesperson for the committee chairman didn't immediately respond to a request for comment on the schedule planning.

@ Newshounds News™

Source:  CoinDesk

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TNT:

Tishwash:  Central Bank of Iraq on 'unannounced' visit to America

An informed source revealed, on Thursday, that the Central Bank of Iraq is currently making an unannounced visit to the United States of America, to discuss developments in the Iraqi banking sector. 

The source told Shafaq News Agency that a delegation from the Central Bank of Iraq, headed by the Governor of the Central Bank, Ali Al-Alaq, and a number of general managers, have been visiting the United States of America since the 26th of this month, to discuss developments in the banking sector and the restrictions on the use of the dollar imposed on a large number of private banks. 

TNT:

Tishwash:  Central Bank of Iraq on 'unannounced' visit to America

An informed source revealed, on Thursday, that the Central Bank of Iraq is currently making an unannounced visit to the United States of America, to discuss developments in the Iraqi banking sector. 

The source told Shafaq News Agency that a delegation from the Central Bank of Iraq, headed by the Governor of the Central Bank, Ali Al-Alaq, and a number of general managers, have been visiting the United States of America since the 26th of this month, to discuss developments in the banking sector and the restrictions on the use of the dollar imposed on a large number of private banks. 

He pointed out that the Central Bank delegation discussed cancelling the platform at the beginning of next year, and relying on correspondent banks, which will increase the imposition of restrictions on Iraqi private banks, and completely eliminate competition in favor of Jordanian banks that have American correspondent banks. 

The source noted that the Central Bank is close to signing a contract with Oliver Wyman, the consulting firm for the Iraqi Development Road, to conduct a study on reforming the Iraqi banking sector, in order for it to be approved by the Central Bank in the coming period, and to be considered a roadmap for reforming the private banking sector. 

On the other hand, a number of economists were surprised by the lack of announcement of the visit of the Central Bank of Iraq to America, especially since it comes at a very important time.  link

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Tishwash:  Parliamentary Committee: We intend to amend 10 economic laws to facilitate trade and customs procedures

 The Parliamentary Economic Committee announced today, Thursday, the existence of a project to amend about 10 economic laws, explaining that the goal is to enhance trade, facilitate customs and tax procedures, support the public and private sectors, and develop a real map for economic reform.  

Committee member Yasser Al-Hussaini said, “There is a new project that includes amendments to approximately 10 economic laws,” indicating that “the proposed amendments came after holding intensive workshops with the Businessmen’s Union and the Iraqi Businessmen’s Council, in addition to representatives from various economic sectors.” 

He explained that "these workshops aimed to absorb all visions and requirements from various economic sectors, including commercial and industrial sectors, in order to develop a comprehensive vision that achieves the required reform." 

Al-Hussaini pointed out that "the proposed project includes amendments to 10 laws aimed at enhancing trade, facilitating customs and tax procedures, and supporting the public and private sectors." 

The MP stressed that "the proposed percentage of amendments is still less than the desired level of comprehensive economic reform." 

He explained that "the committee hopes to expand the scope of the amendments to include more economic laws, reflecting the true vision of economic reform, which is not limited to meeting the requirements of the government or the private sector, but aims to develop a comprehensive vision that achieves the interests of all." 

He explained that "the law was read for the first time, and the second reading is scheduled to take place after the final vision matures through the ongoing workshops, after which the committee's report will be submitted and the law will be voted on." 

He pointed out that "this approach aims to draw a real roadmap for the long-awaited economic reform, and to ensure its compatibility with all the aspirations of the concerned parties, whether at the government or private sector level."   link

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8-28-2024  Intel Guru Frank26  [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report]  FIREFLY: They tell us no matter what the dinar is stable and it is strong.  FRANK:  A program rate is not stable or strong...It's completely  worthless.  It's not strong.  It's not stable.  What are they telling the citizens?  FIREFLY:  New changes once they are implemented and take hold it will be a backbone of security for our economy and our banking system.  FRANK: That's why Alaq is in  New York right now.  Security and stability being established for the monetary reform...What are they trying to tell you?  That you  have a new exchange rate...lower notes coming to you.  None of this is going to work at a program rate.  It can only work with the  new exchange rate to add purchasing power...  

Militia Man   Iraq has some of the largest deposits of phosphates and sulfur...massive world class gold supply...rare Earths...liquid natural gas and they have...tourism... They all generate income... The Development Road Project...you're going to find taxes and tariffs at the borders.  There's going to be a lot of revenue, a lot...Back in Saddam Husain era [the dinar] was around $3.22.  It may have been considered a little bit overpriced, should have been more about $2.80...It's at 1310 right now!  There's a big difference.  Now you have to add all those things I just mentioned.  The valuation of a country.  That's what they have to do... Sudani wasn't lying when he said the dinar is going to be stronger than the dollar...

Bank Of America Is In Big Trouble

Atlantis Report:  8-28-2024

The banking industry is going through a significant change, and Bank of America is at the center of it. Despite being known for its strength, it is now facing numerous challenges that could shake its foundations.

Bank of America is currently facing different challenges, which have created an uncertain environment for investors, analysts, and consumers who are cautiously observing how the bank will navigate through these difficulties.

 Despite its previous success, Bank of America's future remains uncertain, with many challenges that have critical implications for the broader economy and impact on the real estate market.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4w4ZwyqdaU

WARNING: Warren Buffet “No Comment” on BANK Sell-Off and Holding BILLIONS in Cash

Taylor Kenny:  8-29-2024

Berkshire Hathaway tops $1 Trillion Dollar market cap as Warren Buffet sells almost $1 Billion worth of Bank of America shares. He's refusing to speak on it at this time...Does he know something we don't?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5p-lgDwvtI

 

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TNT:

Tishwash:  Industrial Bank warns citizens against carrying amounts exceeding the permitted limit

The Industrial Bank warned citizens, today, Thursday, against carrying amounts exceeding the permitted limit.

The bank's media office said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Citizens should be careful not to carry amounts exceeding the permitted limit," indicating that "they can use official methods to transfer large sums of money."

He added, "Citizens should avoid carrying cash to avoid legal accountability in the event that the permitted limits for bringing in and taking out money to and from Iraq are exceeded."  link

TNT:

Tishwash:  Industrial Bank warns citizens against carrying amounts exceeding the permitted limit

The Industrial Bank warned citizens, today, Thursday, against carrying amounts exceeding the permitted limit.

The bank's media office said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Citizens should be careful not to carry amounts exceeding the permitted limit," indicating that "they can use official methods to transfer large sums of money."

He added, "Citizens should avoid carrying cash to avoid legal accountability in the event that the permitted limits for bringing in and taking out money to and from Iraq are exceeded."  link

Rafidain announces the implementation of the comprehensive banking system in three new branches

 Rafidain Bank announced, today, Thursday, the implementation of the comprehensive banking system in the branches of Al-Amel neighborhood in Baghdad, Al-Farouq in Diyala, and Al-Khalidiya in Anbar.

The media office of Rafidain Bank said in a statement received by "Al-Eqtisad News", "In implementation of the government program to move from paper transactions to electronic transactions to provide the best services to citizens, Rafidain Bank announces the implementation of the comprehensive banking system in the branches of Al-Amel neighborhood in Baghdad, Al-Farouq in Diyala, and Al-Khalidiya in Anbar to join the branches that have activated the comprehensive system in Baghdad and the governorates in addition to the branches of the border crossings (Zurbatiya - Safwan - Arar - Trebil) so that the number of branches that have implemented and completed the system becomes (40) branches," indicating that "this came in an important step to strengthen the banking system and achieve its requirements and leave paper work and move completely to electronic systems." 

The two banks confirmed that "the digital transformation plan and the adoption of the comprehensive banking system are proceeding according to the set timetables to include all bank branches in the implementation of the system, especially since the priorities and adoptions of the government program include electronic transformation in financial transactions, reducing the circles of routine for citizens, shortening time, simplifying procedures, overcoming obstacles, and intensifying efforts to improve the level of services provided to customers and completing their transactions   link

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Tishwash:  Taif Sami and the World Bank discuss supporting the economic and financial reform program

On Thursday, Minister of Finance, Ms. Taif Sami, received the World Bank’s Regional Director for the Middle East, Jean-Christophe Carret, and the Bank’s Special Representative in Iraq, Richard Abdelnour.

During the meeting, the World Bank's loans and grants, development project priorities, and ways of supporting the World Bank to enhance the financial and business sectors and improve the investment environment were followed up. The meeting emphasized the continuation of bilateral coordination to enhance sustainable development, in addition to discussing the bank's support for the government program regarding economic reform in Iraq.

Minister Sami pointed out the government's interest in strengthening partnership with international financial institutions, within the framework of accelerating the pace of financial and banking reforms in line with the Iraqi government's vision aimed at consolidating the foundations of the national economy, achieving economic balance, and correcting the course of financial policy in Iraq. link

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Tishwash:  Parliamentary satisfaction" on managing the investment file: Al-Sudani's foreign visits will attract international companies - Urgent

The Parliamentary Investment Committee confirmed, today, Thursday (August 29, 2024), the success of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani in attracting investments during his various foreign visits.

Committee member Mohammed Al-Ziyadi said in an interview with Baghdad Today, "There is certainly a clear success for Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani in attracting various foreign investments, especially during his various foreign visits as well as during his meetings with foreign officials in the capital, Baghdad. There is great government interest in the investment file."

He pointed out that "Iraq will be a large and important field of work for various foreign investments during the coming period, and there will be a competition for international companies to work in Iraq, and this is certainly due to the political and security stability, as well as the government's interest in this file, due to its great economic and urban importance for the country."

Last Tuesday, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani began an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Republic of Tunisia, to discuss overall bilateral relations and the latest international developments in the region. He will also hold extensive discussions on enhancing joint cooperation in various fields and sectors.   link

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Nigeria’s SEC issues first license to local crypto exchange



As the regulatory environment continues to evolve, other local exchanges will likely follow Quidax’s lead and seek to meet the SEC’s requirements.



The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission has issued Quidax, an Africa-based crypto exchange, its first provisional operating license.



The development signals the beginning of formal recognition and regulatory oversight for the country’s digital asset industry.

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Nigeria’s SEC issues first license to local crypto exchange

As the regulatory environment continues to evolve, other local exchanges will likely follow Quidax’s lead and seek to meet the SEC’s requirements.

The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission has issued Quidax, an Africa-based crypto exchange, its first provisional operating license.

The development signals the beginning of formal recognition and regulatory oversight for the country’s digital asset industry.

According to a press release shared with Cointelegraph, the SEC’s license permits Quidax to operate as a registered crypto exchange in Nigeria.

Quidax said the SEC’s approval is a “shot of adrenaline” for the Nigerian crypto community, encouraging further innovation and expansion.

Regulatory milestone

Buchi Okoro, the co-founder and CEO of Quidax, praised the SEC — particularly under the new leadership of Emomotimi Agama — for its decisive action to bring order, confidence and investor protection to the Nigerian crypto industry.

The regulatory approval now enables Quidax to collaborate with banks and other financial institutions, pending the Central Bank of Nigeria’s approval. The SEC’s licensing follows a comprehensive amendment to its rules on June 21, which covered digital asset issuance, offering platforms, exchange and custody.

A notable part of the regulatory overhaul is the introduction of the Accelerated Regulatory Incubation Programme designed to help virtual assets service providers align with new regulatory requirements.

Despite these advancements, there was initial concern that the stringent licensing requirements might significantly reduce the number of local crypto exchanges.

The Nigerian SEC mandates a minimum upfront capital requirement of 500 million naira ($556,620) and a current Fidelity Insurance Bond covering at least 25% of the stipulated minimum paid-up capital for both digital asset exchanges and digital assets offering platforms.

Nigeria’s crypto landscape

Nigeria — Africa’s largest economy  has consistently ranked high in global cryptocurrency adoption. According to a recent survey of 15 countries, Nigeria boasts the world’s most cryptocurrency-aware population.

Chainalysis’ “2023 Cryptocurrency Geography Report” placed Nigeria second in crypto adoption among 154 countries, underscoring its critical role in the global digital asset ecosystem.

However, despite the high adoption rate, the anticipated influx of foreign crypto investment has not materialized as expected. The new regulatory framework and Quidax’s licensing could potentially alter this trajectory by providing a more stable and secure environment for both local and international investors.

@Newshounds

Source  :  Coin Telegraph

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Hong Kong announces sandbox to accelerate RWA tokenization adoption

Hong Kong’s financial regulator launched a new sandbox initiative at testing tokenization use cases across asset classes and real-world applications in the financial sector.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has launched its new initiative dubbed “Project Ensemble Sandbox” in a bid to double down on its tokenization efforts of real-world assets.

In an Aug. 28 press release, the HKMA said the initiative aims to test and refine the use of tokenized money for interbank settlements and transactions involving tokenized assets.

The sandbox is said to focus on four main themes for its initial round of experimentation: fixed income and investment funds, liquidity management, green and sustainable finance, and trade and supply chain finance.

The HKMA says banks have already connected their tokenized deposit platforms to the sandbox, allowing for real-time testing of payment-versus-payment and delivery-versus-payment settlement mechanisms. 

The initiative includes Standard Chartered (Hong Kong), HSBC, Bank of China (Hong Kong), Hang Seng Bank, and HashKey Group, among others.

In a separate development, Ant International, a tech firm headquartered in Singapore, revealed its participation in the sandbox with a focus on liquidity management. The company will work with Hong Kong branches of Standard Chartered Bank and HSBC to develop a global liquidity management solution that supports real-time, cross-border payments.

HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue commenting on the initiative said the sandbox marks a “significant step forward for the HKMA and the industry to explore the application of tokenization in real-life business scenarios,” adding that with the latest development it wants to further drive innovation and progress in the Hong Kong tokenization market.

@Newshounds

Source:  Crypto News

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News, Rumors and Opinions Thursday AM 8-29-2024

Note: All intel should be considered as "Rumors" until we receive official announcements ...and “Rates and Dates” could change anytime until we get to the banks/redemption centers.

RV Excerpts from the Restored Republic via a GCR: Update as of Thurs. 29 Aug. 2024

Compiled Thurs. 29 Aug. 2024 12:01 am EST by Judy Byington

Judy Note: US National Debt was now over 35 trillion $ by way of the Globalist’s charging us interest to use our own US Taxpayer monies.

Note: All intel should be considered as "Rumors" until we receive official announcements ...and “Rates and Dates” could change anytime until we get to the banks/redemption centers.

RV Excerpts from the Restored Republic via a GCR: Update as of Thurs. 29 Aug. 2024

Compiled Thurs. 29 Aug. 2024 12:01 am EST by Judy Byington

Judy Note: US National Debt was now over 35 trillion $ by way of the Globalist’s charging us interest to use our own US Taxpayer monies.

In 2008 the BRICS Alliance of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa formed to save Peoples of the World from being ruled by these Globalists. They formed a plan to rescue the bankrupted Global Economy by taking back our monies from control of the Caball, giving it back to The People and putting sovereign nation’s currencies on a gold/asset-backed standard.

As of last Sunday Banks could no longer control our money because with the Global Currency Reset in progress, they were being converted to service agencies. We also (Allegedly) no longer had to pay taxes to the Caball on our wages. The government (Allegedly) will be run by taxing us only on new items purchased.

That Global Currency Reset was (Allegedly) happening right now and will give People of the World gold/asset-backed currencies that trade at a 1:1 with each other. The Internet was being replaced by a new Quantum Internet which was 10,000 times faster.

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Global Currency Reset:

Judy Note: It is my personal opinion that Tier4b (Us, the Internet Group who have purchased foreign currencies and/or Zim Bonds)are awaiting an EBS notification over our phones that directs people to watch their TVs to see 8 hour documentaries on happenings around the World. Around that same time we should receive notification to set our exchange/redemption appointments – which could be sometime during or right after the upcoming Labor Day Weekend.

Tues. 27 Aug. 2024 TNT: “Every agency is saying the RV is happening right now, and we’re just waiting for the 800 number to come in a couple of hours. Tony thinks it’ll happen over the weekend. September 1st makes more sense, and historically, rate changes in Iraq have happened in September. Also, at the moment, the Prime Minister, the CBI director and the Finance Minister are outside of the country.”

Wed. 28 Aug. BRICS Launches Intrabank System: Disruption of Western Finance System? https://www.youtube.com/watch?

Tues. 27 Aug. 2024: QFS, NESARA, XRP, and Stellar – THE STRUCTURED PAYOUT SYSTEM – Redemption Rate = The Amount Paid For Each Zim Dollar – amg-news.com – American Media Group

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Global Financial Crisis:

Wed. 28 Aug. 2024 BRICS: 126 Nations Meet With Alliance To Discuss Ditching the US Dollar: https://watcher.guru/news/brics-126-nations-meet-with-alliance-to-discuss-ditching-the-us-dollar

Wed. 28 Aug. 2024: BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Warren Buffett’s $981 Million Bank of America Sell-Off: The Alarming Signal of an Imminent Market Crash! – amg-news.com – American Media Group

Wed. 28 Aug. 2024: Warren Buffett sold another $981 million in Bank of America shares.

Wed. 28 Aug. 2024: 44,808 Bitcoin worth over $2.6B have been withdrawn from Binance in the past 24 hours in response to Binance seizing certain Palestinian assets.

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A New Beginning: The Activation of GESARA NESARA …Forbidden History on Telegram Wed. 28 Aug. 2024

Amidst chaos and uncertainty, there is a glimmer of hope in the form of GESARA NESARA. This mysterious acronym represents a significant shift in global affairs. It is said that the dismantling of old systems of government, education, finance, health, and commerce is underway, promising a new era for humanity. Could this be a ray of hope in these turbulent times?

A Black Swan Lurking: A Global Stock Market Crash: Ominous predictions of an imminent Black Swan-like Stock Market crash are heightening the growing tensions. Such an event could send shockwaves around the world and lead to a Global monetary transition affecting 209 countries. The impact of such a crisis is beyond imagination, and the world watches with bated breath.

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Wed. 28 Aug. 2024 What is NESARA/GESARA? David Wilcock

The World is on the brink of a seismic shift, one that few dare to fathom, let alone acknowledge. Yet, in the underbelly of the Internet, the whispers grow louder. Something monumental is brewing, something that will shatter the very bedrock of our societal structure. This revolution is none other than the implementation of NESARA/GESARA.

Steeped in secrecy, this policy change represents the greatest leap in human history. A small, enlightened faction of the global populace has anticipated this for decades. The rest? They are either blissfully unaware or mired in denial, their eyes unopened to the impending tsunami of change. Brace yourself, for what follows is the unmasking of a shadowy conspiracy.

What is NESARA / GESARA? NESARA/GESARA is the keystone to the revolution that will sweep across every nation on Earth this year. It signifies “The End of Poverty, The End of Debt, The Beginning of a New Golden Age!” Not a reformation but a revolution, GESARA is set to impact the entirety of our world, transforming all 206 sovereign nations.

At the heart of GESARA is a new financial system, a clean slate that wipes the debt-ridden chalkboards of the past. It zeroes out all credit card, mortgage, and other bank debt, this in response to illicit banking and governmental activities. The very idea of this is the Federal Reserve’s worst nightmare – a “jubilee,” a global forgiveness of debt.

This new financial paradigm goes on to abolish income tax and disband the IRS, setting up a 15% flat rate non-essential new item sales tax revenue for the government. Food, medicine, and used items like old homes will remain tax-free.

Imagine a world where the Constitution governs all legal matters and courts. This is part of GESARA’s vision. It returns Constitutional Law to prominence, ensuring justice is dispensed, not bought. It abolishes the notion of secret societies and special interest groups manipulating the outcomes of e*******s, introducing a new era of transparency and fairness.

As radical as it may sound, GESARA doesn’t stop there. The new law reinstates the original Title of Nobility amendment, initiates a new U.S. Treasury Bank System, eliminates the Federal Reserve System, and restores financial privacy. And perhaps most ground-breaking of all, it enables the release of over 6,000 patents of suppressed technologies hidden under the cloak of national security. This includes free-energy devices, antigravity technologies, and sonic healing machines.

By facilitating the advent of the “global gold-standard monetary system,” the IMF is an integral part of GESARA. This means all remaining fiat currencies will be traded in for gold-standard currency. In time, paper money will become an artifact of history. The financial system of the future is digital, underpinned by an impenetrable quantum server that scoffs at hacking attempts.

This new age won’t only bring financial revolution but also an overhaul of our values and perspectives. With newfound wealth, people are more likely to aid their relatives, friends, and fellow citizens. They’re more likely to contribute to humanitarian efforts, creating a ripple of prosperity and benevolence.

The time is now. Will you be ready to rise with the coming storm?

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Frank26   [Iraq boots-on-the-ground report]   FIREFLY:
Mr. Sammy [Iraqi bank manager friend] said the CBI wants the entire deletion of the 3 zero project to go smooth and have very little impact on the citizens...That's why the whole thing is going digital.  This way the CBI can switch out currencies so easily...  FRANK:  Brilliant Sudani!  Brilliant Alaq!  Brilliant Dr. Shabibi wherever you may be, Rest In Peace.  FIREFLY:  It's going to be automated and the citizens won't even feel it when they switch over to the new exchange rate. 'They won't even feel it' is the words from Saleh.  Saleh also say the solution coming will lower the dollar exchange rate.

Walkingstick  [Iraqi bank friend Aki update] Question:  You're asking us why we are not talking to you about these [lower note] commercials.  Can you tell us more about them?  AKI:  Yes, they are coming out.  This is the media campaign we told you about.  It's getting faster and faster and louder and louder.  The purpose is to show the citizens the newlower notes and more information.  These commercials are coming out at any time now...Nothing is in the way to block this next step.  It is a massive media campaign. 

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NASDAQ UNVEILS PLANS FOR SPOT BITCOIN OPTIONS

Today Nasdaq announced it has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch Nasdaq Bitcoin Index Options (XBTX). Its partner is CF Benchmarks, the creator of the CME CF Bitcoin Real-Time Index (BRTI). The offering is subject to SEC approval.



The index represents current trades on cryptocurrency exchanges and these will be spot options.
 This complements the existing CME Options which are linked to bitcoin futures.

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NASDAQ UNVEILS PLANS FOR SPOT BITCOIN OPTIONS

Today Nasdaq announced it has filed an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch Nasdaq Bitcoin Index Options (XBTX). Its partner is CF Benchmarks, the creator of the CME CF Bitcoin Real-Time Index (BRTI). The offering is subject to SEC approval.

The index represents current trades on cryptocurrency exchanges and these will be spot options.
 This complements the existing CME Options which are linked to bitcoin futures.

Spot options settling to BRRNY (CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant) will build upon the hugely successful BTC futures and options contracts offered by CME,” said aid Sui Chung, CEO of CF Benchmarks.

Together these regulated crypto derivatives will give investors the confidence to deploy more nuanced ways to gain exposure to the largest digital asset and will complement the spot ETFs that have already proved so popular with investors.”

On that point, there have been several filings for the approval of options linked to the Spot Bitcoin ETFs. This month four proposals were withdrawn by Cboe, NYSE, Nasdaq and BOX. A Bloomberg commentator expects to see re-filings and approval for ETF options in Q4.

Meanwhile, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) made a filing in May for spot Bitcoin options similar to the Nadaq’s, although those are based on the Coindesk index.

@Newshounds

SOURCE:  LEDGER INSIGHTS

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IOTA’s EVM, REAL WORL ASSETS, and DUBAI’s CRYPTO BOOM: Shaping the Future of DeFi

IOTA’s EVM, RWAs, and Dubai’s thriving crypto nature are poised to revolutionize decentralized finance.

Additionally, Dubai’s friendly regulatory framework and forward-thinking approach could transform Dubai into a key player in the crypto economy.

The growth of the blockchain ecosystem is fueling the development of cutting-edge technologies that have the potential to revolutionize decentralized finance.

In particular, IOTA’s Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM), Real World Assets, and the thriving crypto environment in Dubai. By converging these three elements, the future of Decentralized Finance is poised to flourish.

The launch of IOTA’s EVM, which happened mid-May this year, was a significant milestone in bridging the gap between its unique Tangle technology ( an innovative type of distributed ledger technology) and the Ethereum ecosystem- the king of smart contracts.

 This integration means that developers can leverage Ethereum’s off-the-edge tools and Dapps, also making IOTA a force to be reckoned with in the smart contract landscape. Making this a dynamic duo, the IOTA network is acclaimed for feeless transactions and scalable network.

Going unheeded is the growing trend in the tokenizing of real-world assets such as real estate, commodities, and more. Bringing assets like this onto the Blockchain means easy trading, transparency, and security. As this real-world asset digitization, regions like Dubai, where the real estate market is blooming and has a strong appetite for innovation, could be a step in the right direction.

IOTA’s EVM and RWA lead the way in Dubai’s Blockchain Revolution

Since 2021, Dubai has emerged as a dubayy for blockchain and cryptocurrency innovation. Dubai boasts a crypto-friendly regulatory framework that has often attracted blockchains from across the globe.

Its forward-thinking approach has made the city the leader in real estate business, technology and innovation, Finance and banking, and the E-commerce sector.

Dubai’s ambition to become a leading crypto-friendly city aligns perfectly with the developments surrounding IOTA’s EVM and RWAs. The city dreads to integrate the thriving blockchain technology into various sectors from finance to real estate.

By amalgamating the finest attributes of both realms: IOTA’s secure data, feeless transactions, and minimal resource demands This, is a perfect recipe to foster innovative business models in Dubai.

Additionally, In doing so, Dubai requires a platform that will offer security, transparency, and efficiency especially when it comes to RWAs.

The synergy between these elements could unlock new opportunities for asset tokenization in Dubai. This would see real estate in the city being tokenized on IOTA, allowing fractional ownership and easier access to international investors.

This would not only boost Dubai’s real estate market but also contribute to the growth of the local crypto ecosystem.

Meanwhile, IOTA is swapping hands for $0.1353, marking a 3.70% and 20.04% decline in the last 24 hours and past month, respectively.

@Newshounds

SOURCE:  Crypto News Flash

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