Bitcoin and sanctions

I recently watched a video with Alex Gladstein on the importance of financial …

Is the strength of U.S. sanctions due to U.S. dollar hegemony?

I often hear the idea that the U.S. dollar is the means by which the U.S. imple…

Europe's SWIFT problem

SWIFT headquarters in Belgium ( source ) German foreign minister Heiko Maas rec…

The €300 million cash withdrawal

The eyes of the world are on one of history's largest cash withdrawals ever…

Evading the next Iranian monetary blockade

Network view of cross-border banking, IMF, Minoiu and Reyes (2011)  PDF I recen…