https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/stablecoins-on-the-rise-bridging-crypto-chaos-and-traditional-finance
Stablecoin promises to bring together the best of both worlds: the efficiency of blockchain and the benefits of decentralized finance, paired with the trust inherent in traditional currencies....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/old-money-meets-new-as-nine-european-banks-back-euro-stablecoin-despite-ecb-fears
Europe’s biggest banks are dipping their toes into crypto waters. Nine major lenders, including ING, UniCredit and DekaBank, are banding together to launch a euro-backed stablecoin later this year, even as the European Central Bank warns such digital tokens could shake financial stability....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/june-newsletter-of-k-treppides-co-ltd-–-20-06-2025
A new issue is out from the newsletter by K. Treppides & Co Ltd, a leader in financial advisory and consulting services with offices in three countries....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/global-fintech-investment-falls-to-seven-year-low-of-$95-6-billion-in-2024-but-uptick-in-q4-24-is-a-sign-of-cautious-optimism-says-kpmg-s-pulse-of-fintech-h2-24
2024 was another difficult year for fintech, with just $95.6 billion of investment globally across 4,639 deals....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/is-the-digital-euro-the-ecb-s-game-changer-or-a-banks-ally
The digital euro would not be a threat to the role of banks as financial intermediaries, Constantinos Herodotou, Governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus (CBC) and ECB Governing Council member, has said, stressing that the digital euro will be issued and guaranteed by the ECB and not at the level of the member state....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/business/lagarde-s-stance-on-cryptos-revealed-amidst-family-investment-fallout
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde disclosed that her son experienced significant losses while investing in cryptocurrency, as reported by Reuters on November 24. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/economic-events-that-will-be-remembered-in-2022
The energy crisis, which intensified after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and resulted in skyrocketing gas prices, took the lead throughout the year....
