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The Great Depression and Money Printers of Today
18.4.2021
The Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington. Mary O'Sullivan, Professor of Economic History, Université de Genève.
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At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, US Federal Reserve System governor Jerome Powell made an extraordinary declaration: “We’re not going to run out...
Jim Cramer cashes out half his 'phoney money' Bitcoin to pay off mortgage
16.4.2021
CNBC host Jim Cramer says he’s “won,” cashing out half of his Bitcoin portfolio to pay off his mortgage, stating that it’s “phoney money paying for real money.”
Mick Jagger is using NFTs to raise money for indie music venues
15.4.2021
The highest bid is currently $8,988, with 12 people having made an offer for the musical NFT
You can make money playing in virtual worlds: Gabby Dizon
15.4.2021
EQUOS: Industry Heavyweights Join Forces to Debate the Future of Digital Money
15.4.2021
PRESS RELEASE. April 15, 2021, Singapore: EQUOS, the institutional cryptocurrency exchange owned by Diginex (Nasdaq: EQOS), will host an exclusive webinar between Roger Ver, the famous Founder of Bitcoin.com, and Richard Byworth, CEO of Diginex, the first Nasdaq-listed company with a cryptocurrency...
Investors File Class Action Lawsuit Before the National Court of Spain Over an Alleged $298M Crypto Scam
15.4.2021
A group of Spaniards filed the first crypto-related class-action lawsuit before the National Court of Spain on an alleged million-dollar scam. The lawsuit targets an individual accused of allegedly scammed over 300 small crypto investors across Spain. Money Stolen Could Amount Up to $3.58 Billion...
The Money Roundup: Making Cents of Blockchain Fundraising News
14.4.2021
From crypto trading to defi, the most exciting areas in blockchain fintech development and innovation are attracting serious investments from all industry corners. To introduce more tools and complementary services to the ecosystem, the recipients of these capital allocations are endeavoring...
Bank that Had Appetite for Drug Money Has None for Bitcoin
13.4.2021
UK bank HSBC found itself under fire again, with commenters arguing that the bank which had appetite for drug money does not have appetite for bitcoin (BTC). After it had been fined for its involvement in facilitating money laundering by Mexican and Colombian drug cartels, HSBC's recent move...
European Investment Bank reportedly to issue bonds with blockchain tech
13.4.2021
The EIB has reportedly hired banks like Goldman Sachs and Societe Generale to explore a digital bond, registered and settled via blockchain
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney Is Very Excited About The Epic Games Store Losing A Ton Of Money
11.4.2021
Epic is going to lose at least $330 million as a result of all those Epic Game Store exclusives and free games. But on Twitter, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney considers this an investment and seems surprisingly excited about losing hundreds of millions of dollars.Read more
Report Claims the FBI Uses Bitcoin Mixers During BTC Forfeiture Processing
11.4.2021
Over the last eight years, U.S. law enforcement has seized a great number of bitcoins and at one time, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) held one of the largest bitcoin wallets after the Silk Road takedown. A recently published report shows the FBI has started using cryptocurrency mixing...
Bitcoin Is More ‘Public’ Money than Central Bank-Issued Fiat Currencies
11.4.2021
If you’ve read a research or policy paper from a government or central bank in recent years, you may have noticed an interesting distinction such institutions tend to make when it comes to money. They like to refer to national fiat currencies as ‘public money’ and cryptocurrencies — as well...
An ECB Board Member Attacks Bitcoin, Says It ‘Does Not Fulfill the Basic Properties of Money’
10.4.2021
Isabel Schnabel, a board member with the European Central Bank (ECB), has attacked bitcoin claiming the crypto asset “does not fulfill the basic properties of money.” She also describes bitcoin as a “speculative asset without any recognizable fundamental value and is subject...
Report Claims Ukrainian Officials Hold Over $2.6 Billion in Bitcoin
10.4.2021
The latest declarations from Ukrainian public officials revealed a billion-dollar amount of money they allegedly own in bitcoin. An online incentive gathered data from 791,872 state employees and 652 respondents disclosed their crypto holdings. The Biggest Crypto Holder in the Report Has 18,000...
Terrorists still raise money through crypto, but the impact is limited
9.4.2021
Evidence suggests crypto’s role in terrorism remains relatively minor: “It has not yet become a primary means of terror financing.”
Prepare For 'Uncertain Future of Money' – US Intelligence Center
9.4.2021
America’s National Intelligence Council, a mid- and long-term strategic planning center, has issued a warning to the USA and its allies about “threats” to the dollar and the euro from stablecoin projects and “privately issued digital currencies.”
In its latest four-year report, named “Global Trends...
DeFi’s money markets are finally luring in institutional investors
8.4.2021
The explosive growth of DeFi’s money markets over the last few years has finally gotten the attention of institutional investors
CEO of biggest crypto exchange has ‘close to 100%’ of net worth in crypto
7.4.2021
Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao is placing his bets on crypto
Coinbase would have earned $2B just buying Bitcoin with its seed money
7.4.2021
The largest cryptocurrency's 200% CAGR presents a serious challenge to even the most successful crypto business strategies
How banks can identify money laundering involving crypto, explained
7.4.2021
What are the tools that banks and financial institutions need to identify money laundering involving crypto? This explained guide reveals all