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Irish Crypto Firms Squeezed by Bank Account Closures, Regulatory Delays
6.5.2020
A delay in transposing the EU's 5AMLD into local law has given crypto companies no recourse after Irish banks closed their accounts
4 Ways COVID-19 Will Bring Banks and Regulators to Crypto
5.5.2020
Consensus:Distributed speaker and CoinDesk columnist Ajit Tripathi argues the pandemic will normalize the use of CBDCs and cryptocurrencies
Family Offices Likely to Invest in Bitcoin; Don't Count on Banks - Coinbase Analyst
4.5.2020
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Institutional investors are far from homogenous and while some have already invested in cryptoassets others may never do this, Nick Prince, Financial Strategy Analyst at major crypto exchange Coinbase, said. Family offices are the most likely to invest in crypto,...
Bitcoin’s Gut Check: The Time of Crisis as the Moment of Truth
3.5.2020
If Bitcoin weathers the current financial storm, our monetary system will be on the brink of dramatic changes or even a revolution
Gold Ownership Has Been Difficult, Until the Days of Crypto
3.5.2020
Innovations in blockchain technology are changing the paradigm and even the concept of possessing gold
No Global Central Bank Is Working on Retail Digital Currency Use, Says R3
1.5.2020
R3 claims that no central bank is currently pursuing the development of a retail CBDC
Central Bank Digital Currencies: Changing the Architecture of Money
1.5.2020
Central bank digital currencies are in the process of transforming the way money works for everyone — from the largest financial institutions to consumers
World's First Crypto Bank Adds Support for Ripple's XRP
30.4.2020
Sygnum Bank’s customers can now buy, hold, and trade XRP using traditional fiat currency deposits
Citizens Burn Banks, Print Their Own Money as Fiat Founders
30.4.2020
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As conventional currencies struggle to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, citizens around the world are railing against traditional finance, and looking for new alternatives to cash.
In Europe, an Italian town has taken to minting its...
How Blockchain Disrupts Acquiring, Remittance and Corporate Settlement
30.4.2020
An ultimate financial game-changer: Blockchain technology has dramatically changed the traditional finance industry, and there is more to come
Caitlin Long on Banking Backdrop, Stifled Regulation to Serve Crypto
30.4.2020
Speaking to Cointelegraph during Virtual Blockchain Week, Caitlin Long predicted an oncoming wave of institutional investment
Digital Asset Firm Taurus Group Raises €10M From Investors Including Banks, Tezos
29.4.2020
Taurus Group is looking to expand its operations after securing Series A funding led by Arab Bank Switzerland
Arab Bank Switzerland Leads Major Series A for Swiss Digital Assets Firm Taurus
29.4.2020
While undisclosed, the amount is reported to be an “8-digit” figure in Swiss francs — implying a $10 million+ investment
Future of Finance: CBDCs Offer the New Architecture of Bank Accounts
29.4.2020
Could stablecoins and central bank digital currencies offer the only viable alternative to traditional bank accounts?
CipherTrace Launches A New Product to Help Banks Eliminate “Blind Spots”
28.4.2020
CipherTrace seeks to fill the “blind spot” in crypto compliance with the launch of Armada, its first off-chain product
CipherTrace’s New Crypto Tracing Tool Is Meant for Banks
28.4.2020
CipherTrace is rolling out a toolkit to help banks flag accounts and crypto-related transactions that may be suspicious
Alibaba-Backed AI Startup SenseTime to Help China Handle Digital Yuan
28.4.2020
Alibaba-backed AI startup SenseTime partners with China’s central bank to collaborate on the digital yuan amid reported trials
$2K per Month for Every American: Andrew Yang Begs Congress to Pass Basic Income
26.4.2020
While most of the U.S. remains on lockdown, a few states across the nation are starting to open up businesses and lift restrictions. Meanwhile, politicians on the left have been trying to push a universal basic income (UBI) package through Congress, in order to give Americans in need a monthly...
WeBank Ranks Third in Blockchain Patent Filings For 2019
24.4.2020
WeBank has filled almost 632 patents and 80% of them were related to technologies like blockchain
Crypto Firms Brace as World Bank Predicts 20% Crash in Global Remittances
24.4.2020
The World Bank is predicting that the half-trillion-dollar remittance industry will fall by 20% this year