Bank of England Cuts Interest Rate By 25 Basis Points

The post Bank of England Cuts Interest Rate By 25 Basis Points appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News The Bank of England has decided to cut interest rates by 25 basis points moving it from 5.25% previously to now at 5.0%. This is the first time in four years, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, that the Bank of England has chosen to pivot from its monetary tightening policy amid soaring inflation. While the BoE Governor Andrew…

The Incoming Bank of England Governor Hints Investors Could Lose All Their Bitcoin

A stern warning by the incoming governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has been issued against investing in Bitcoin. In a 4th March 2020 Address to the UK's members of parliament, Bailey said that Bitcoin lacks any intrinsic value. Anyone investing in Bitcoin must thus be prepared to lose all their funds. He chipped at the failure of Bitcoin to live up to its expectation of widespread adoption. The incoming governor starts his duty as the new head…