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ECB President Christine Lagarde Rejects Bitcoin As Reserve Asset, But Czech National Bank Didn’t Get The Memo

ECB President Christine Lagarde dismissed the idea of European central banks adding Bitcoin to their reserves, but the Czech National Bank just approved a plan to explore exactly that. Lagarde, speaking at a press conference in Frankfurt on Thursday, said Bitcoin is too volatile and also linked to illegal activities, making it unsuitable as a reserve asset. “There is a view around the table of the governing council … that reserves have to be liquid, that reserves have to be secure, that they have to be safe,” Lagarde said. “I’m confident that Bitcoins will not enter the reserves of any of the central banks of the general council.” 🚨 Breaking News: 🇪🇺 European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde, asserts, "I'm confident that #Bitcoin will not be included in EU reserves." 💬📉 pic.twitter.com/h9jEFty0Dg — The_Boiidan🐐 (@TheRealBoiidan) January 31, 2025 The Czech National Bank Explores Bit...

Aave community mulls new proposal to increase liquidity for GHO stablecoin

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Aave Labs has published a new governance proposal for integrating the GHO stablecoin across multiple blockchain networks. In a forum post on Jan. 17, Aave Labs, a firm behind the Aave protocol, revealed a new governance proposal to integrate the GHO stablecoin across multiple blockchains. The initiative, as outlined by Aave Labs, is geared towards “enhancing GHO liquidity, accessibility, and interoperability while maintaining security and stability.” Example of CCIP implementation | Source: Aave You might also like: Aave’s stablecoin GHO hits minting limit Aave Labs particularly proposes utilizing Chainlink‘s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP), a solution for both communication and interaction between different blockchain networks, noting that GHO is currently limited for wide use as it is primarily accessible only via minting on the Ethereum mainnet, representing a “significant constraint in its potential reach and utility across defi...