Bank of Italy Chief Warns Banks Must Tokenize Money to Compete with Stablecoins

Bank of Italy Governor Fabio Panetta has warned commercial banks to tokenise deposits to stay competitive as dollar stablecoins expand. He has said Europe risks dependence on U.S. payment firms, while the ECB has kept plans for a digital euro by 2029 and DLT settlement in 2026, as EU talks continue.
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Bitcoin Advocate Urges Federal Reserve to Add BTC to Stress Tests

Pierre Rochard, CEO of The Bitcoin Bond Company, submitted a formal request to the Federal Reserve to include Bitcoin as an explicit variable in 2026 supervisory stress tests, arguing the asset’s extreme volatility and growing institutional adoption warrant separate treatment from other cryptocurrencies in banking risk assessments.
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Solana Price Prediction: Rare Bullish Pattern Forms – Is SOL About to Skyrocket to $1,000?

After four consecutive days of negative trading sessions, SOL could be ready to make a comeback as a rare buy signal has shown up, favoring a bullish Solana price prediction in the near term.The crypto market plummeted this week after President Donald Trump threatened to increase tariffs for eight European countries if they opposed his […]
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Gold, Silver Smash Records as Trump Sets Feb. 1 Tariffs Over Greenland Standoff

Tariffs have driven gold to $4,689/oz and silver to $94 after Trump has outlined 10% duties from Feb 1 and 25% from June 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the U.K., the Netherlands and Finland, tied to Greenland dispute. European stocks have slipped; the BoJ meets Jan. 22-23.
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