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A Few Benefits for Bitcoin Beginners to Appreciate
24.11.2019
If you are considering entering the crypto universe or if you’ve only recently made your first investment, you might still be exploring the benefits of bitcoin as opposed to your credit card, online bank account or digital wallet you are used to. In an abstract sense, cryptocurrencies...
US Congress Wrestles With Financial Technologies and Data Privacy
23.11.2019
U.S. Congressional Fintech Task Force questions industry experts on consumer data privacy in financial services
Morocco Plans to Expand Access to Financial Services With Fintech
22.11.2019
Morocco aims to expand access to financial services through the integration of blockchain in the country’s finance sector
HSBC Closes Account Used to Support Hong Kong Protesters
22.11.2019
For months on end, Hong Kong has been the scene of intensive confrontation between pro-democracy activists and its Beijing-supported government. It now seems the financial establishment has taken a side in this conflict. Banking giant HSBC has decided to close an account used to support the protest...
Harvard University Stages ‘Digital Currency Wars’ Crisis Simulation
22.11.2019
Harvard University’s Digital Currency Wars simulation considers a hypothetical future crisis scenario involving a DPRK nuke purchase facilitated by a digital yuan
NY Regulator Licenses Fidelity for Bitcoin Trading and Custody
20.11.2019
Fidelity Investment’s digital currency arm has been licensed by the New York Department of Financial Services to operate a platform on which individuals and institutional investors can store, purchase, sell, and transfer bitcoin. The regulator also revealed that it has to date approved...
Fidelity Digital Assets Gets NY Trust Charter to Custody Bitcoin for Institutions
19.11.2019
The New York Department of Financial Services has granted Fidelity Digital Assets Services (FDAS) a charter to operate as a limited liability trust company to custody digital currencies and execute crypto trading
Chinese Authorities Scrutinize and Report on Crypto Exchanges
19.11.2019
According to a notice issued on weibo.com, and later confirmed as authentic by business publication Caixin, authorities in Shanghai appear to have dispatched officials for conducting reviews of area businesses engaged in cryptocurrency dealings, and are set to report back to financial regulators...
Crypto Debit Card Targets Generation Z With a Promise of Financial Freedom
19.11.2019
From video games to fizzy drinks, teens have their own spending agenda. Raised in the digital age, generation Z also has a special sense of freedom, a product of unrestricted access to the internet and mass availability of new technology. Its members are potential natural adopters...
US to Strictly Enforce Crypto Rules Similar to FATF Guidelines
19.11.2019
The U.S. government will strictly enforce the rules on cryptocurrencies similar to the standards recommended by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has reaffirmed that its “Travel” rule applies to cryptocurrencies. Meanwhile, the Federal...
Spanish Financial Watchdog Warns Against Unregulated ICO Scheme
18.11.2019
A Spanish financial watchdog has issued a warning against Ethereum-based token dubbed AlyCoin
Crisis Fears Rise as Global Debt Hits a Record $250 Trillion
18.11.2019
The world’s total liabilities continue to grow rapidly as a new report reveals global debt is now over a record $250 trillion. For many investors and market watchers this raises the specter of another potential major economic crisis triggered by a collapse of the global financial system....
Visa R&D Arm Develops a Blockchain System That Could Replace Financial Data Aggregators
18.11.2019
Visa has been quietly developing a blockchain system that could upend how banks transfer data to consumer financial apps like Mint and Credit Karma
Stablecoins ‘Pose Risk to Financial Stability’ Warns Federal Reserve
16.11.2019
Stablecoins only “complementary” if they obey regulators, suggests Fed
Crypto Leaders Propose Open Compliance Protocol For Financial Action Task Force
16.11.2019
Can a new compliance protocol make it easier to follow FATF regulation?
Stablecoin Crisis Could Wreck Global Finance, Fed Warns in New Report
15.11.2019
The Fed warned that a stablecoin crisis could wreak havoc on the global economy and outlined the steps issuers must take to protect the status quo.
Germany Barely Avoids Recession, Economy Remains Stagnated
15.11.2019
The German economy, the largest and most influential in Europe, narrowly missed falling into recession last quarter. But with quarterly GDP growth averaging a little over 0% since the third quarter of last year, the Old Continent’s economic powerhouse is facing stagnation. Also read:...
Bitcoin ETF Could Help Stabilize the Market: Paul Atkins Backstage at The Capital
14.11.2019
Paul Atkins, the former commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Robert Greene, a visiting research fellow at the Center for Digital Financial Assets at Tsinghua University, spoke to The Capital backstage yesterday, during day two of CoinMarkCap’s […]
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Dubai to Host City’s First Bitcoin Cash Meetup on Saturday
13.11.2019
As Dubai is renowned as an international business and financial hub it should be no surprise it has a dedicated community of cryptocurrency supporters. On Saturday the residents of the city are coming together to learn about bitcoin cash and party. If you are in the area that day, make sure not...
Venezuela to Pay Taxes and Financial Services Through Petro Cryptocurrency
12.11.2019
Amidst the crumbling economy and ever-growing inflation, the Maduro government in Venezuela has been trying to hold control. As part of the economic revival plan, Venezuelan president Maduro launched a state-owned cryptocurrency Petro last year. The currency was meant to strengthen and alleviate...