S. Korea to Refuse to Issue CBDC

Bank of Korea believes that CBDC issue could reduce the effectiveness of traditional instruments of monetary policy

19 June 2018 698

Bank of Korea (BoK) opposed the idea of launching its own cryptocurrency (CBDC), which, according to the regulator, could reduce the effectiveness of traditional instruments of monetary policy. This reported by Coindesk..

According to BoK, the sudden issue of CBDC into the economy "will cost society dearly and will do moral harm", and will also have a negative impact on monetary policy and, possibly, will cause instability in the financial market.

In general, the regulator believes that "digital currencies do not function like money."

Our thoughts are that digital currencies have been exposed to various categories of risk associated with credit, liquidity and legal management. [...] It's desirable that the BoK is the only entity to entirely control the issuing of money. Technology improvements don't mean private sectors will be allowed to have the rights for money issuance. If this happens, the BoK should regulate them but properly.

Kwon Oh-ik

Economist, BoK

Also, BoK said that it wants to retain a monopoly on the implementation of monetary policy.

At the same time, the Central Bank does not reject the possibility of issuing CBDC in the future. The regulator recognizes that cryptocurrencies can revolutionize the banking system. But before giving digital assets the full right to life, they must be thoroughly tested.

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GRAM May be Traded at Liquid at Triple ICO Price

Bloomberg says that Telegram tokens, that may appear at Liquid will be sold by Gram Asia at $4 per token, but there's no official info from Telegram

04 July 2019 1170

Even before the official public release of the cryptocurrency of the messenger, Telegram can increase in price by 200% relative to its value during the initial offer of coins. It is reported by Bloomberg.

As previously reported, Telegram tokens may appear on the Liquid Bitcoin Exchange already on July 10. The distributor is Gram Asia, which calls itself the largest holder of GRAM tokens in Asia. It intends to put up for sale rights to cryptocurrency at $ 4 per unit.

At the same time, one of the investors said to the publication that at the time of purchase the price of 1 Gram was $ 1.33.

It is worth noting, however, that after the announcement of the public sale of Telegram tokens to Liquid, the media reported that this intention had nothing to do with the official plans of Telegram.

Then one of Telegram's investors stated that no one has the right to sell tokens before their official launch in accordance with the signed agreement. Moreover, representatives of the popular messenger noted that they first heard about Gram Asia.

Later, CEO Liquid Mike Kayamora admitted that Telegram has no relation to the placement on Liquid: the deal was concluded exclusively between the exchange and Gram Asia, which allegedly is an incubator for the TON project.

The Block's leading analyst Larry Chermak on several tweets expressed skepticism about the announced Telegram tokenale based on the Liquid stock exchange, saying that he would “think twice before making a decision to invest.”