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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
Bitcoin Jumps 12% as Fed Keeps Money Flowing and US Economy Shrinks
29.4.2020
"It's clear that the effects on the economy are severe," said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. "We won't run out of money. It's an unlimited pot."
Blockchain, Not Crypto, Is at Core of Facebook’s Libra, Vice Chair Says
28.4.2020
Libra Association’s vice chair Dante Disparte expects Libra network to launch in Q4 2020
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
The Netherlands’ AMLD5 Interpretation Appears to Be Killing Crypto Firms
27.4.2020
The announced closure of one-man bitcoin startup Bittr may be the first of many in the Netherlands as contentious new AMLD5 regulations come into effect
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: April 19-25 in Review
25.4.2020
FXCoin announced XRP remittance testing, one company began its security token initiative, and more headlined news from Japan this past week
The Present-Day Money War: Is Bitcoin a Challenge For Real Money
25.4.2020
Central bank’s nemesis? Not Exactly This is a technological age where the world engages in commerce sans a central authority. This could be an argument against central banks in favor of Bitcoins. A few more pointers: Decentralized currency gives people complete control over their funds, eliminates...
Money Reimagined: A World Where Privacy and Saving Lives Can Coexist
24.4.2020
We don't need to trade our privacy for a better response to the COVID-19 crisis. We need to embrace the full power of cryptography
Bitcoin Soars to Its Highest Level Since Crashing in March
24.4.2020
Bitcoin hit $7,600 on Thursday, its highest level yet since crashing in early March. The cryptocurrency climbed more than 10% during the last 24 hours spurred by the return of leveraged money. Bitcoin cash (BCH), ethereum (ETH), and ripple (XRP) all rose above 4% to $239, $189, and $0.19...
Liquidity Crisis: The Fed Is Sending Billions of Emergency Dollars to USD-Dependent Nations
24.4.2020
Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Federal Reserve has created trillions of dollars in order to keep the central bank’s private partners’ liquidity strong during the economic downturn. These moves have caused a number of sound money advocates and economists to explain...
Dydx Processed $1.1 Billion Cryptocurrency Loans in 12 Months — 70% in Just 60 Days
23.4.2020
Cryptocurrency lender Dydx advanced a total of $1.14 billion in digital asset loans over the past 12 months. But about 70% of the money was borrowed in just two months, February and March, as coronavirus-linked volatility triggered a frenzy of borrowing among investors. Monthly volume remained...
Innovating on Web Monetization: Coil and Firefox Reality
23.4.2020
I still think Coil is cool. I have it installed on CSS-Tricks as a publisher and money trickles in. I have a paid account and I trickle out money to other sites that use it. I wrote about all that last year.
This’ll explode to something huge if we actually get the Web Monetization API stuff....
Bittrex Global Extends Visa Credit, Debit Onramps to Another 125 Countries
23.4.2020
Following an earlier introduction of Visa onramps for residents in the U.K. Germany, France, and the Netherlands, Bittrex Global has significantly expanded global support
DForce Hacker Returns Stolen Money as Criticism of the Project Continues
22.4.2020
The largest hack in DeFi history was apparently averted, but many believe it should not have happened in the first place
Ripple Sues Youtube For Allowing Scams That Promised Returns Up to $1 Million
22.4.2020
Ripple is suing Youtube, accusing the video platform of not doing enough to eliminate crypto-related “giveaway” scams. The payment network wants to force Youtube to protect its users from such scams. Some scammers promise returns up to 5 million XRP or about $930,000 at current prices...
Stablecoins Challenge Ethereum's Claim To Become Money
22.4.2020
Though Etherem (ETH) has a "credible claim as money" within the Cryptosphere, stablecoins rise as its challengers, according to crypto market analysis firm Coin Metrics. That said, the growth of stablecoin is a good thing for Ethereum, at least for now.
As reported, the stablecoin market...
Stablecoins and Crosschain Loans: 2 Projects Attempt to Bring Defi Solutions to Bitcoin
22.4.2020
While decentralized finance (defi) solutions have grown popular on the Ethereum blockchain, developers have recently created similar systems by leveraging BTC’s network. A project called Atomic Loans claims to offer a noncustodial bitcoin-backed stablecoin solution, while Money on chain a...
Bianco Research CEO Says Next Reserve Currency Will Be a Cryptocurrency
21.4.2020
Can crypto actually take on USD’s role around the world?
Coinmama Appoints Unicorn IronSource GM Sagi Bakshi as CEO
21.4.2020
Unicorn startup IronSource’s general manager, Sagi Bakshi, has joined cryptocurrency exchange Coinmama as CEO, saying he believes that the future of money is Bitcoin. Since 2013, Coinmama has been at the forefront of the financial revolution, working to simplify the way the world does crypto....
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Money Printer
21.4.2020
Money printer go brrrrrrr. In a world inherently short of dollars, refusing to increase supply is anything but responsible and rational, says columnist Jill Carlson