Ripple XRP - Gold standard
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News Date: July 20, 2020
Three reasons why Ripple XRP can be the gold standard soon:
1.President Trump's nominee for the Federal Reserve board of governors, Judy Shelton, has advocated for getting back to a gold standard, possibly "in a very cryptocurrency way". She Faces Senate Committee Vote This Week;
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2.There are close connections or relations between Donald Trump and Ripple board;
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3.Ripple XRP already has Support in the US Federal Register New Rule.
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National coin shortage
US is experiencing a national coin shortage in several states as an excuse to COVID-19 pandemic.Also, The Federal Reserve ordered 34 major US banks to suspend share buybacks in the third quarter and limit dividend payments to shareholders.
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Fed testing FooWire blockchain with Hyperledger
Federal Reserve detailed FooWire distributed ledger experiment designed to test whether the technology is suited for payments application.The team built the system using Hyperledger Fabric, a popular DLT platform, because it generally met the team's design requirements of a closed network, mature technology, and enterprise readiness. The experiment highlighted the potential of DLT for certain payment uses, the quick speed with which a system could be implemented, the potential simplicity of smart contracts, and the range of functionality offered by such platforms. It further highlighted the need for more experimentation to better understand the possibilities for wide-scale adoption and use of any DLT platform for payments.
Source:www.federalreserve.gov
Principles of BRICS expansion
Russian Foreign Ministry: BRICS countries discuss principles of alliance expansion.Ivan Nechayev, deputy director of the information and press department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, said at a briefing on Thursday, August 11, that the establishment of criteria for the accession of new BRICS members is already underway.
Iran and Argentina applied to join the BRICS, and later it became known that Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and Algeria would also like to become part of the alliance.
In addition, Cuba's ambassador expressed the need for economic cooperation with the BRICS.
Sources: tvbrics.com
Central banks are buying gold
Central banks are buying gold to protect against the threat of a sovereign debt crisis.Last week the World Gold Council noted that central banks bought 59 tonnes of gold in June.
For the first half of this year, central banks purchased 270 tonnes of gold.
The WGC noted that central banks bought 180 tonnes of gold in the second quarter.
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Federal Student Loan Payments Officially Suspended
President Trump signed an Executive Memorandum on August 8 related to student loan relief.Secretary DeVos announced that she has fully implemented Mr. Trump's directive.
Source:www.ed.gov