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Facebook Will Create ‘Shadow Banking’ System, Major U.S. Banks Warn

1.10.2019
Facebook’s Libra will potentially create a “shadow banking” system, according to the banks at the Federal Advisory Council

Central Banks in Panic Mode – Extreme Tactics Like Helicopter Money Discussed

30.9.2019
Central banks worldwide continue to inject more stimulus into the economy as they predict the onset of a new financial crisis. In the face of a sluggish economy, monetary easing, negative interest rates, and ‘normalizing’ the balance sheet is the name of the game these days. Now central...

Massive Layoffs: Banks Cutting Nearly 60,000 Jobs Worldwide

30.9.2019
Banks are laying off workers across the globe as revenue declines throughout the sector. According to reports, banks have announced nearly 60,000 job cuts so far this year, with most of the layoffs happening in Europe, especially in Germany. Also read: Panic at 137 Bank Branches as RBI Limits...

Bitcoin Is a Viable Way to Remove the State From Your Life

29.9.2019
The last decade has seen central banks print trillions of dollars, governments grown much larger, wars continue with no end, and ordinary citizens taxed even more. Thankfully there are individuals and small pockets of people all around the world who believe something is wrong. Many of these people...

Bankers Start to Recognize Bitcoin’s Role in Financial Evolution

29.9.2019
Digitization, disruption, blockchain, and frictionless payments. It’s amazing how prominent figures from the financial elite can provide a pretty detailed description of decentralized money without uttering “bitcoin” or “crypto.” But the fact of the matter is that...

Blockchain Adoption as a Cure for Cross-Border Trading

28.9.2019
How governments are exploring blockchain to optimize customs and border protection processes

The Original Sins of Cryptocurrencies

28.9.2019
Before we take crypto to the mainstream, we should better understand where the line is drawn between the dream and reality for crypto and the technology that makes it possible

ING Chief Economist: Libra Accelerating Central Banks’ Crypto Plans

27.9.2019
ING chief economist Mark Cliffe says central banks could move towards issuing digital currencies within 2-3 years, given Facebook’s Libra project

ING’s Chief Economist Predicts Central Bank Digital Currencies in 2-3 Years

27.9.2019
Dutch bank ING's chief economist has said Facebook's Libra is pressuring central banks to launch their own digital currencies

Protests Led RBI to Raise PMC Bank’s Withdrawal Limit

27.9.2019
The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed the withdrawal limit of 1,000 rupees (approximately $14) it placed on a cooperative bank a couple of days ago. The central bank said it aims to reduce the hardship of depositors after many heavy protests followed its original order. Also read: Panic at 137 Bank...

Medici Bank Launches Private Beta Testing in October: Report

26.9.2019
Medici Bank launches private beta testing in partnership with at least two crypto-related firms in October

Venezuelan Central Bank is Considering Holding Bitcoin and Ether

26.9.2019
State-owned oil and gas company PSDV asks Venezuelan central bank to explore storing BTC and Ether

ABN AMRO in Money-Laundering Scandal After Calling Bitcoin ‘Risky’

26.9.2019
Dutch bank ABN AMRO finds itself in the midst of a major alleged money laundering scandal, having leveled criticisms at “unregulated cryptocurrencies” earlier this year

Ex-UBS Head Wants His Crypto Bank to Tap $220B Cryptocurrency Market

26.9.2019
Peter Wuffli, former head of UBS, and director at Swiss crypto bank Sygnum sees a tremendous opportunity in providing custody services for cryptocurrency holders

The New Medici Bank Is About to Take On Its First Crypto Clients

26.9.2019
The new crypto-friendly institution, founded by a descendant of the Renaissance-era banking dynasty, is about to onboard its first clients

Repo Market Meltdown Shows Bitcoin’s ‘Systemic’ Stability: Caitlin Long

26.9.2019
Bitcoin is systemically more stable than traditional finance, argues Wyoming Blockchain Coalition president Caitlin Long in the wake of the recent repo market unrest

Russian Banks: We’ve Found Ways to Tax Crypto Without Changing the Law

26.9.2019
Russian bankers and their lawyers appear to have uncovered creative legal loopholes that could let tax authorities in the country tax crypto holders – without even having to change the country’s taxation code. Per a report from Izvestia, the Association of Russian Banks has drawn up a document that...