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Circle CEO Allaire to Congress: Treat Crypto as a New Asset Class

29.7.2019
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire calls for Congress to treat digital assets as their own asset class in testimony for Tuesday's Senate Banking hearing

Unbanked for Buying Bitcoin: How the Financial System Criminalizes Crypto

28.7.2019
When we think of the unbanked, we envisage citizens of developing nations who lack the means and documentation to obtain access. But you don’t have to be a Mongolian goat herder to find yourself financially excluded. In the West, relatively affluent citizens are having their banking services...

MIT Fellow Accuses Facebook of ‘Lifting’ His Ideas for Libra Cryptocurrency

26.7.2019
MIT fellow Alex Lipton claims Facebook borrowed the guts of its Libra project from a paper he co-authored last year

Indian Supreme Court Sets New Date to Hear Crypto Case

24.7.2019
The Indian supreme court has set a new date to hear the crypto case that was originally scheduled to be heard on July 23. The court is expected to address the writ petitions against the RBI banking restriction as well as the government’s report and the recently released draft crypto bill....

Senate Banking Committee to Hold Hearing on Crypto Regulation Next Week

24.7.2019
The Senate Banking Committee has scheduled a hearing on cryptocurrency and blockchain regulatory frameworks for July 30

Indian Government Unveils Draft Crypto Bill Ahead of Supreme Court Hearing

23.7.2019
The Indian government has officially released the report by the interministerial committee tasked with proposing crypto measures. The announcement came one day before the country’s supreme court was scheduled to hear the writ petitions against the crypto banking restriction. The report...

Congress Drew a Fine Line Between Libra and Crypto – That’s a First

23.7.2019
Lawmakers at last week’s hearings took pains to distinguish Facebook’s Libra from the broader crypto space, showing a new maturity in their approach

Deutsche Bank Collapse Could Crash Global Financial Markets

21.7.2019
German financial services giant Deutsche Bank AG is one of the largest and most important economic institutions in the world. Mainly due to self-imposed scandals, the bank is now having to taking drastic measures to stay afloat. Investors everywhere should note that if such a critical piece of...

R3 Taps Software Sales Vet to ‘Evangelize’ Paid Version of Corda

19.7.2019
R3 has hired software sales pro Cathy Minter as chief revenue officer to grow the user base for its paid DLT product, Corda Enterprise

Swiss Crypto Broker Bitcoin Suisse Applies for Banking and Securities Licenses

17.7.2019
These anticipatory steps have been taking in face of a "maturing" regulatory environment, as the firm plans to expand its crypto-related financial services

Traditional Money Could Be ‘Surpassed’ By E-Money, Stablecoins: IMF Paper

16.7.2019
A new IMF paper suggests that cash and bank deposits could be left behind as digital money and fiat-pegged cryptos see greater adoption

What to Expect When Congress Grills Facebook on Cryptocurrency This Week

15.7.2019
The Congressional hearings on Facebook's Libra are likely to focus more on the company's privacy failings than broad crypto policy questions

Blockchain Consortium Startup R3 Said to Be Considering an IPO

15.7.2019
Blockchain consortium startup R3 is mulling an IPO, according to Bloomberg sources

What Trump’s Bitcoin Tweet Changes

15.7.2019
Donald Trump took aim at bitcoin last week. He also kicked off a whole new phase in bitcoin's mainstream moment

How US ‘Keep Big Tech Out of Finance’ Draft Bill Targets Facebook’s Libra

14.7.2019
Facebook’s digital currency plans have caused concern among bureaucrats worldwide and members of the U.S. government seem fearful of a giant tech establishing itself as a financial institution. Prior to the U.S. congressional hearings and the upcoming G7 finance meeting, a U.S. discussion...

Money and Democracy: Why You Never Get to Vote on the Most Important Part of Society

10.7.2019
It’s very odd that citizens never get to vote or have any say in regard to society’s money, even though it’s one of the most important aspects of everyday life. In fact, in developed countries, most central banks are institutions that are privatized from political interference...