Ripple Patent and Standard Outshines Swift
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News Date: October 3, 2020
Blockchain payments technology firm Ripple has won a patent for a design that can execute smart contracts based on data collected from the outside world.
That means it Can Settle Derivatives And Oil Contracts.
Cross-border payments network Ripple (XRP) also announced in May that it has become part of the ISO 20022 Standards Body, becoming its first member focused on distributed ledger technology (DLT).
Sources:gesara.news, www.coindesk.com
Judy Shelton's Vision for a Gold-Backed Treasury Bond
Renowned economist and advocate of the gold standard, Judy Shelton, has once again brought the conversation on sound money to the forefront.In a recent post on X, formerly Twitter, she posed a thought-provoking question:
"Why don't we use our gold as collateral for a new Treasury debt instrument?"
Shelton has proposed an innovative mechanism for reintroducing the gold standard?a 50-year Treasury bond convertible into gold, to be issued on July 4, 2026, under the initiative of President Donald Trump.
This move, she argues, could symbolize a return to fiscal discipline and monetary stability, aligning with the principles of America's founding.
A former economic advisor to President Trump, Shelton has been a vocal critic of the Federal Reserve and its monetary policies.
Her latest book, Good as Gold: How to Unleash the Power of Sound Money, delves into the historical and practical benefits of a gold-backed monetary system, highlighting its potential to curb inflation, stabilize currencies, and restore trust in the U.S. dollar.
Happy birthday, mister President!
President Donald Trump celebrates his 75th birthday today, June 14.In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States on June 14, 1777.
Happy birthday, President Trump! Have a good one! You are going to be a winner in Arizona today.
Sources: thegatewaypundit.com
The long awaited Gold Standard is here
Zimbabwe will start issuing digital currency next month that is backed by gold.On May 8, the public will be able to purchase a digital currency backed by gold from Zimbabwe's central bank.
Additionally, RBZ introduced smaller gold coins in weights of tenths of an ounce, quarters of an ounce, and half of an ounce.
The smallest coin weighs just over 3.11 grams and costs US$188.48 or its equivalent in local currency at the interbank rate.
Countries Repatriating their Gold
In recent years we have seen the likes of Germany, Austria, Belgium, Venezuela, and the Netherlands each repatriate their gold from various locations.Hungarian National Bank is set to repatriate 100,000 ounces of gold from England.
The pace does appear to have been picking up since Venezuela decided to repatriate its 180 tonnes of gold in 2011.
Also Inspired by Polish example, Slovakia considers repatriating gold from the UK.
Serbia, later on, joined Slovakia in this Sudden Eastern European Gold Repatriation trend.
Countries across the globe are trying to shake off their dependence on the dollar by buying up yellow metal.
Countries around the world are looking for precious metal to cure their dollar dependence.
The main switches are China and Russia. But Eastern Europe is now joining in for its own reasons like many.
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Digital Yuan for Cross-Border payments launched
In Hong Kong, the Bank of China is leading the push for widespread cross-border usage of the digital yuan.From experimental programs to cutting-edge applications, they have advanced.
One such application allows guests from the mainland to add more money to their Octopus cards using digital yuan.
In a different development, PetroChina successfully executed the first global trade of crude oil using e-CNY, the digital currency of the Chinese central bank, with the intention of extending its use worldwide.
As of June, transactions on China's highly advanced CBDC had totaled 1.8 trillion yuan.