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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...
Coinbase Legal Chief Wants Private Sector to Create US Digital Dollar
5.11.2019
Coinbase’s legal chief believes the private sector should develop the United States digital dollar
Coinbase Legal Chief Says Private Sector Should Build US Digital Dollar
5.11.2019
Coinbase chief legal officer Brian Brooks thinks the private sector is best positioned to build America's digital dollar
Central Bank Blockchains and Corporate Ledgers Are Still Vaporware
4.11.2019
There’s been a resurgence of blockchain discussion this year, especially after China’s President Xi Jinping lauded blockchain and told Chinese citizens the country needs to accelerate distributed ledger technology development. Despite the lack of producing anything worthwhile, for some...
Billion Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit Continues as Craig Wright Breaks Settlement
3.11.2019
In early September, the high-profile court case Kleiman v. Wright looked as though it was coming to an end as the two parties reached a non-binding settlement. Then on October 30, without much notice, Wright explained that he couldn’t finance the settlement and the agreement was broken....
Analyst PlanB: Weak Dollar Can Upend Bitcoin Stock-to-Flow Model
2.11.2019
Bitcoin price model could last up to 3 more halvings
Will Bitcoin Ever Touch the Million Dollar Mark, Or Is It Just to Lure Investors?
30.10.2019
Bitcoin is a polarizing issue where people believe that it will do wonders till the sky, or they believe that it is just a gimmick. While it is safe to say that Bitcoin will do better in the future as it has done in the past, some people make an overoptimistic claim that the apex …
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Is China’s New Fascination With Blockchain Really Good for Bitcoin?
27.10.2019
Blockchain development has kind of become an element of the party line in the world’s largest officially communist state. The General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, Xi Jinping, recently told a Politburo meeting that the People’s Republic has to gain an edge in the emerging...
US Congressman Warns: Crypto May ‘Displace or Interfere With Dollar’
24.10.2019
Anti-Bitcoin Congressman Brad Sherman suggests crypto may succeed after all
3 Major Signs That Precede the Fall of World Reserve Currencies
24.10.2019
The story of reserve currencies is long and stretches far back into ancient times. As modern history shows, however, the average lifespan of fiat reserve assets is just around 100 years. This means that even the U.S. dollar’s period of dominance is probably nearing its end very soon...
How Fiat Money Fails: Deconstructing the Government’s Paper-Thin Promise
23.10.2019
Fiat money has a surprisingly short lifespan. The almighty U.S. dollar currently serving as world reserve currency is not exempted, in spite of all proclamation that it cannot fail. Throughout history, fiat money has failed over and over again, where sound assets like gold have survived. Ruling...
Former Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Backs Fractional Reserve Stablecoin
22.10.2019
Stephen Moore, whose failed bid to join the Fed imploded within months, has a new plan to disrupt global finance: a fractional reserved-backed stablecoin
Minister Says India, Like Other Nations, Extremely Cautious on Libra
21.10.2019
India’s finance minister says many countries are cautioning against rushing ahead with Libra
Dollar Deposits On Binance.US Now Have FDIC Insurance Coverage
18.10.2019
U.S. dollar deposits on Binance.US are now eligible for FDIC insurance coverage up to $250,000 per depositor
Fed Governor Brainard Identifies Libra Threat, Says Regulatory Hurdles Abound
17.10.2019
Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard delivered a sharp critique of Libra, which would need to resolve many regulatory hurdles before going live
Top Fed Official Says US Central Bank ‘Actively’ Debating Digital Dollar
16.10.2019
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Rob Kaplan says the U.S. dollar faces increasing threats to its status as the global reserve currency
Fearing USD Decline, Ex-CFTC Heads Propose a Blockchain-Based Digital Dollar
16.10.2019
Two former ranking members of the CFTC offered up a plan for a government-sanctioned, blockchain-based digital dollar
Ex-CFTC Chairman: US Must Create an Independent Blockchain Dollar
16.10.2019
Digitize the dollar to keep reserve currency status, says Giancarlo
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....