Started with reports that the Agricultural Bank of China had posted a notice on their site stating customers are barred from dealing in crypto and accounts would be closed
-ECB tested offline p2p payments over bluetooth
-"very small amounts" anonymous payments could be allowed
-Most tx's will need to have aml, ctf, tax avoidance checks
-Potential balance cap of 3k EUR to avoid undermining commercial banks
-ECB to meet next month to decide whether to push ahead with the preparations, Panetta said it could be ready for use in about 5 yrs 🥱
Merry Brexmas
-Johnson is expected to make the Brexit deal announcement today at around 08:00GMT
-Johnson will first talk to EU Chief at 07:00GMT to sign and seal after "late night wrangles over individual fish species" (not a joke)
-There were four secret calls between PM and EU chief VDL yesterday to get the deal over the line, VDL asked Johnson: “Do we have a deal?” to which the PM replied, “Yes.” 🍾
-Johnson is said to have made "huge concessions", likely to anger Brexiteers in Britain
-Senior European source says Johnson is willing to accept that the EU hands back just 25 percent of the value of fish it catches in British waters, over a 5.5-year transition period. The UK was previously insisting on 35 percent, over three years