For the first time in more than a decade, the ECB has hiked interest rates again. What are the consequences? Why is that not enough for some experts? And why is Italy putting the central bank in a dilemma? It is a milestone: After more than a decade of loose monetary policy, the European Central Bank (ECB) has…
Cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, or Solana are increasingly being used for money laundering. The EU is now countering this by being the first major economic region to regulate the crypto market. What is planned? Bitcoin fell from a price of over 48,000 euros in March to below 20,000. The trend continues to fall. The recent…
A year after the introduction of Bitcoin as a means of payment, hardly anyone in El Salvador uses cryptocurrency. Instead, the country’s problems have worsened, and “startup president” Bukele is governing unpredictably. Mónica Díaz cannot remember the last time a customer paid with Bitcoin. In her electronics shop in San Salvador, she accepts the cryptocurrency –…
