More bank failures coming as Fed creates ‘breakage’, ‘be bold’ in buying gold – DiMartino Booth
Danielle DiMartino Booth, CEO of Quill Intelligence and Author of “Fed Up,” joins Michelle Makori, Lead Anchor and Editor-in-Chief at Kitco News, to discuss the Federal Reserve’s March rate hike of 25 bps, and why Booth believes that “more bank failures” are on the horizon as Fed Chair Jerome Powell continues to tighten monetary policy. […]
SVB, Silvergate and Why Crypto Still Needs Banks
2023-06-19 07:19:06 Crypto’s ardent supporters present it as the future alternative to regular money. For now, though, most so-called digital currencies still rely on old-fashioned banks. Investors need an “on-ramp” and “off-ramp” to cash in and out. The risks this creates were on display when two crypto-friendly US banks collapsed in March. Then the US […]
FedNow launched in midst of banking crisis, is it a precursor to CBDCs, ‘totalitarian’ control?
Richard Werner, Economics Professor and Author of “Princes of the Yen,” and Michelle Makori, Editor-in-Chief and Lead Anchor at Kitco News, discuss the Federal Reserve’s FedNow instant payments system, and whether it will be used to usher in Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), digital tokens issued and controlled by central banks. Werner explains what CBDCs […]