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UK Startup Takes Billion-Dollar Tokenization Plan Stateside
14.10.2019
The alliance provides Smartlands access to IIP Securities’ broker-dealer license - a critical element for complying with US regulatory framework
IMF Has Another Trick Up Its Sleeve When Fiat Fails – Its Own Coin SDR
14.10.2019
Virtually everybody knows what a dollar is, but not as many know about the SDR. The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Special Drawing Rights is an international, monetary reserve system created specifically to address limitations of gold and standard fiat currencies such as the USD....
VanEck: 4 Reasons Why Bitcoin Improves Investment Portfolio Upside
12.10.2019
Major U.S. asset manager VanEck lists 4 reasons why Bitcoin improves an investment portfolio
Turkey Throws Another Wrench Into the USD’s Works and Joins Russian Swift
11.10.2019
The dominance of the U.S. dollar as the global reserve currency is being robustly challenged on all fronts. Other geopolitical powers and smaller but important players are unwilling to accept the political influence Washington exerts through its fiat money. And in times of trade wars, sanctions...
Tether Created ‘Largest Bubble in Human History’ Claims Lawsuit Against Bitfinex
9.10.2019
A common attack against Tether in the crypto ecosystem is that the stablecoin isn’t really backed one-to-one by the U.S. dollar. We might soon get to know if these concerns are substantial, as the matter is now going to court. A new lawsuit against the operators of USDT accuses them...
Wufoo Cracks the Code for Forms So You Don’t Have To
8.10.2019
There was a lot of buzz about forms last week when Jason Grisby pointed to a missing pattern attribute on Chipotle's order form that could have been used to help-through millions of dollars in orders. Adrian Roselli followed that up with the common mistake of forgetting for and id attributes...
Economic Turmoil in Hong Kong Escalates as Colonial-Era Law Is Imposed
8.10.2019
Colonial-era law has been imposed in Hong Kong causing the economic situation to degrade further, with empty ATMs and bank runs becoming a new norm. Protestors and non-protestors alike fear the martial law-like ERO (Emergency Regulations Ordinance) could eventually grind the city’s financial...
John McAfee Stands By His 1 Million Dollar BTC Price Prediction
4.10.2019
It’s nothing new for Bitcoin price prediction to create a stir, especially when it comes from a veteran crypto proponent like John McAfee, who is also the founder of McAfee Associates, one among the leading software security firms. He had predicted in the year 2017 that the number...
SEC Imposes Multimillion Dollar Fine for Unregistered EOS Token Sale
1.10.2019
The United States securities regulator has announced hefty fines for two crypto companies. The penalties have been imposed for EOS’ unregistered token sale and a fraudulent public offering. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) intends to use some of the collected money to indemnify...
Multi-Million Dollar HTML
30.9.2019
Two stories:
Jason Grigsby finds Chipotle's online ordering form makes use of an input-masking technique that chops up a credit card expiration year making it invalid and thus denying the order. If pattern="\d\d" maxlength="2" was used instead (native browser feature), the browser is smart enough...
‘No Argument’ for Replacing Dollar’s Global Role With Crypto: Ex-Fed Official
26.9.2019
The ex-official pushed back at a suggestion from the chief of the Bank of England that a Libra-like crypto should replace USD in global markets
Kik Founder: We’ll Fight SEC ‘Until We Don’t Have a Dollar Left’
26.9.2019
Kik will fight the SEC over the future of its Kin token until it doesn’t have “a dollar left,” vows the company’s founder
Ex-Fed Official: Ending US Dollar Dominance for Crypto Makes No Sense
26.9.2019
Ex-Fed official Simon Potter says that the plan to end the U.S. dollar’s dominance by replacing it with a digital currency makes no sense
Trade Tensions Weigh on the Dollar Despite Recovery From Trump Impeachment News
25.9.2019
On Wednesday, the U. S. Dollar received a major jolt after it emerged that formal impeachment proceedings were about to begin against the United States President Donald Trump. The political development of that sort almost always results in a loss of confidence in a nation, in its economy...
USD to Lead a Group of Fiat Currencies Backing Libra
23.9.2019
As per the reports, Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra will be backed by 50% by the US dollar and the rest by Japanese Yen (comprising 14%), Euro (comprising 18%), Pound Sterling (comprising 11%) and Singapore Dollar (comprising 7%). Chinese Yuan has not been included in the list till now. Facebook’s...
Iran Is Being Targeted for Economic Independence, Not Terrorism
22.9.2019
New, unprecedented economic sanctions have been imposed on Iran’s central bank after blame for a September 14 oil field attack was pinned on the nation by U.S. leaders. The sanctions blacklist the Iranian central bank and sovereign wealth fund, further severing the country’s already...
BUSD — Binance and Paxos Stablecoin Latest to Get US Regulator Consent
18.9.2019
With the recent launch of regulated crypto offerings such as PAXG and BUSD on the market, the global digital currency landscape appears to be rapidly evolving
Craig Wright ‘in Discussions’ to Settle Multi-Billion Dollar Court Case
18.9.2019
Craig Wright, the entrepreneur who controversially claims he is Satoshi Nakamoto, is moving to settle the $10 billion Kleiman court case
Wells Fargo to Pilot Dollar-Linked Crypto for Internal Settlement
17.9.2019
U.S.-based financial giant Wells Fargo is developing a cryptocurrency that will run on the firm’s first blockchain platform
Binance to List Its New Dollar-Backed BUSD Stablecoin Next Week
12.9.2019
Binance's dollar-backed stablecoin, BUSD, created in partnership with the Paxos Trust Company, will soon be available for trading