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What to Expect From the Next Bitcoin Cash Protocol Upgrade

9.11.2019
On November 15, shortly after 12 p.m., Bitcoin Cash (BCH) will execute an upgrade of the network’s consensus rules. After the upgrade is locked in, the next block will enforce minimal pushdata in script and the opcodes OP_Checkmultisig and OP_Checkmultisigverify will be upgraded to accept...

QE Infinity: 37 Central Banks Participate in Stimulus and Easing Practices

9.11.2019
Since the last week of October, a great number of central banks have been slashing interest rates, joining the massive synchronization of monetary easing worldwide. This year more than two dozen banks have used easing tactics and in the last two weeks alone central banks from Costa Rica, Hong Kong...

Malaysia to Impose Cash Transaction Limit of $6K in 2020: Report

8.11.2019
Malaysia plans to impose a $6,000 limit on cash transactions in 2020

Standard Chartered Banking Group Joins Ethereum Enterprise Alliance

8.11.2019
Blockchain drive sees Standard Chartered become the latest bank to join Ethereum Enterprise Alliance

Fed Must Launch FedNow Ahead of Facebook’s Libra, Says Gov’t Official

8.11.2019
The Federal Reserve should urgently launch its own real-time payments system ahead of Facebook and Wall Street, says FTC Commissioner

Int’l Bank Regulator Is Studying Crypto Lending Capital Requirements

8.11.2019
International banking regulator the Basel Committee works to establish guidelines for handling crypto assets

Pro-Crypto Silvergate Bank Goes Public in Listing on NYSE

7.11.2019
Pro-crypto bank Silvergate Capital opens at $12.75 in first day on the NYSE in first day of public trading

7 Signs Crypto Is Breaking Through to the Mainstream [with infographic]

7.11.2019
Cryptocurrency was born as an act of rebellion against banks, fees and rules. It became popular among speculators and idealists who dreamed of decentralized digital utopias. And now that it has proved itself capable of surviving thus far, it’s attracting […] The post 7 Signs Crypto...

How Blockchain Can Help Banks to Overcome Hurdles by Using DLT?

7.11.2019
One of the most discussed topics today in the financial sector is blockchain banking. Besides, if it is fully utilized, it will empower banks to process the payments all the more rapidly and precisely by reducing the exchange processing costs and can be used in a lot of special cases. Blockchain...

ODL Will Improve People’s Attitude Towards Banks, Says Interbank’s Peruvian Emerging Technologies Head

7.11.2019
Ripple’s Swell 2019 has begun in Singapore, and the news coming from the convention seems to be exciting, to say the least. CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed that RippleNet has crossed over 300 clients, almost entirely from the financial sector. The ongoing event is attended by various leaders...

Hong Kong Steps Up Research Into Central Bank Digital Currency

7.11.2019
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority is researching applications for a central bank digital currency and aims to publish results Q1 2020

Shanghai Gov’t Partners With 6 Banks on Blockchain Alliance for Trade

7.11.2019
Six banks and the municipal Shanghai government have founded a blockchain alliance to promote the technology’s use in the city’s e-port area

Azerbaijan to Adopt Blockchain-Based ID System in 2020

6.11.2019
The Republic of Azerbaijan plans to implement its blockchain digital ID system in Q1 2020

190 Indian Bank Locations Raided in Massive Fraud Crackdown

6.11.2019
India’s Central Bureau of Investigation has reportedly raided over 190 bank locations nationwide in an effort to crack down on fraud involving at least 15 banks. As many as 1,000 officers were involved in what is now one of the largest coordinated searches in India this year. Also read: State...

EU Reaffirms Potential Move to Block Facebook’s Cryptocurrency

6.11.2019
The European Union will impede the development of Libra if it judges the project to pose excessive risks

New Hire to Head Digital Currency Research at the US Fed

5.11.2019
The United States Federal Reserve is looking to employ a Manager, Retail Payments, part of whose responsibilities will be to oversee the research of digital currencies and distributed ledgers. The job ad has been published amid pressure from Capitol Hill to explore the possibilities of issuing...

Payments is the Main Battleground for Banks Amid Bitcoin Rise

5.11.2019
A new report by the central bank of central banks once again showed that cryptocurrencies are moving in the right direction, as people are increasingly looking for faster and more convenient payments options. However, decentralized cryptocurrencies, which are still working to solve their...