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'A flood of money and credit' — Ray Dalio new Bitcoin praise echoes MicroStrategy
9.12.2020
The billionaire warns about incoming asset inflation while recommending Bitcoin and gold as he continues warming to cryptocurrency
Mexican authorities struggle to keep up as cartels embrace crypto
9.12.2020
The head of a major Mexcian financial intelligence unit has complained that local law enforcement has only a quarter of the staff it needs to respond to crypto laundering from cartels
Meet Exchase.io: All-in-One Fintech Service Provider Announces Token Sale
8.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Exchase (Exchase OÜ) announced that it plans to build an all-in-one fintech solution that will bring the most popular fintech services and technologies under one umbrella. The Estonian based fintech company has been operating a cryptocurrency exchange, but now seeks to bring...
Future of money will be public-private effort, says ex-CFTC chairman
8.12.2020
Will CBDCs disrupt stablecoins or will they help each other?
France Sentences BTC-e Crypto Exchange’s Operator to 5 Years in Prison for Money Laundering
8.12.2020
Russian crypto exchange BTC-e’s operator Alexander Vinnik has now been sentenced to five years in prison by a French court and fined 100,000 euros. He was arrested over three years ago in Greece, extradited to France, and is wanted in the U.S. and Russia. Vinnik Sentenced After 3+ Years...
BTC-e Operator Vinnik Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison on Money Laundering Charges
7.12.2020
Alexander Vinnik, an alleged BTC-e operator, was found guilty of money laundering in France and sentenced to five years in prison
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7.12.2020
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On one hand, 2020 has been an excellent year for Bitcoin, which has just reached its all-time high (ATH) on 30 November. On the other, the global economic climate is growing increasingly uncertain,...
Ron Paul Advises Bitcoin Proponents to ‘Be Vigilant’ of Government ‘There’s Information Collected’
7.12.2020
On December 5, the American author and retired politician, Ron Paul, joined the Stephan Livera Podcast episode 234 and discussed cryptocurrencies and bitcoin at great length. During the interview, the prominent libertarian said when bitcoin came out he was still in congress and he thought the most...
British Politician Nigel Farage Says Bitcoin Is the Ultimate Anti-Lockdown Investment
5.12.2020
British politician and leader of the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage is lauding bitcoin branding it as the ultimate anti-lockdown investment. The controversial politician’s comments are drawn from one edition of his daily ‘Fortune & Freedom’ newsletter whose mission is to help...
Bitcoin’s Rise Causes Shortage of Mining Rigs, Most Units Sold Out, Miners Concerned About Supply
5.12.2020
While the bitcoin economy has swelled in value, the overall network hashrate has gradually climbed higher as miners are making a lot of money confirming blocks. However, obtaining bitcoin mining rigs isn’t so easy these days, and regional reports from China indicate a great number of ASIC...
How Much Money Can You Make on Twitch?
4.12.2020
Streaming videos on Twitch can earn you some pocket money, but making it a full-time job isn’t easy. You’ll probably need around 1,000 loyal subscribers before you’ll want to quit your day job. Read more
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin vs. Gold Is a Battle of Narratives
4.12.2020
The success of a store-of-value asset, like bitcoin or gold, isn't just a matter of durability, fungibility or scarcity. It's about whether people believe in it
Swiss National Bank and BIS complete digital currency proofs-of-concept
4.12.2020
The Swiss National Bank and BIS don't want to miss out on possible blockchain-powered benefits for the financial system
Swiss Wholesale CBDC Trial Shows ‘Feasibility’ for Central Bank Money on Distributed Ledger, BIS Says
3.12.2020
A Swiss experiment on how central bank money can be linked to markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results
Historian Niall Ferguson Says Bitcoin Is Winning the Covid-19 Monetary Revolution
2.12.2020
Historian and senior fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Niall Ferguson says bitcoin is winning the Covid-19 monetary revolution. Hailing the virtual currency as a great place for the rich to store their wealth, Ferguson also notes that the bitcoin’s resilience...
Undetected Inflation: Your Money Devalues Faster Than You Think
29.11.2020
Marshall Reinsdorf is a senior economist in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Statistics Department and past president of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth.
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Lockdowns, working from home, and physical distancing caused people to spend larger shares of their...
Yield farming is a fad, but DeFi promises to change the way we interact with money
29.11.2020
The sector has a long way to go in terms of accessibility if DeFi really wants to challenge traditional financial institutions
Institutional money may propel Bitcoin to $250K in one year's time, says macro investor
27.11.2020
According to macro investor Raoul Pal, the latest Bitcoin rally is just the beginning of an institutional investor-led bull market
ECB Exec: Sovereign Money Needs To Be Reinvented
27.11.2020
Fabio Panetta. Speech by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the Deutsche Bundesbank conference on the "Future of Payments in Europe." Frankfurt am Main, 27 November 2020.
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Retail payments play a fundamental role in our daily lives...
Cryptocurrency and Safety Money, Bitcoin Vault Breaks Stereotypes
27.11.2020
Cryptocurrency theft has boomed over the past couple of years and this is no hoax. Over USD 1.40 billion was stolen in the first five months of 2020. If thefts continue to rise at this rate, 2020 may well become the second-costliest year in the history of crypto – lagging slightly behind last...