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0x, Kraken and Stellar Awarded Board Seats at Top Crypto Lobbying Association
22.9.2020
The new board members represent decentralized finance and institutional crypto alike
The Currency Cold War: Four Scenarios
22.9.2020
Stablecoins. Bitcoin. Libra. China's DCEP. Digital $. By 2030, there could be dozens of competing currencies. How will the money wars play out?
‘Misleading’ Term Stablecoin Should Be Ditched, Says ECB
22.9.2020
The EU central bank said the term stablecoin is potentially "confusing" and "misleading" to consumers
A New Social Contract for the Digital Age
22.9.2020
Veteran futurist Don Tapscott imagines the world in 2030 and finds reasons for optimism in the face of persistent social crisis
US Space Force Enlists Blockchain Firm to Deploy Hack-Proof Data Defenses
22.9.2020
The United States Space Force has engaged blockchain firm Xage Security to develop a new security layer for its communications systems
Digital Euro Would Provide Alternative to Cryptos, ECB President Lagarde Says
22.9.2020
A digital euro for retail payments would "ensure that sovereign money remains at the core of European payment systems," according to Legarde
JD.com to Build Apps for China’s Digital Yuan Project: Report
22.9.2020
The Chinese e-commerce giant has reportedly agreed to help the nation's central bank develop infrastructure including a wallet for its cash-equivalent digital currency
Silk Road Programmer Pleads Guilty to Making False Statements
21.9.2020
Michael Weigand faces a five-year maximum sentence for hiding his role with Silk Road from investigators
OCC: Banks Can Hold Some Stablecoin Reserves
21.9.2020
The U.S. OCC has published fresh guidance, officially clarifying national banks can provide services to stablecoin issuers in the U.S
Here in Venezuela, Doctors Struggle to Access Aid From Crypto Platform
21.9.2020
For a moment, it looked as if crypto would make a huge stride in Venezuela. But accessing funds from abroad has been difficult
Stripe to Pay $120,000 in PlexCoin ICO Settlement With Massachusetts Attorney General
21.9.2020
The payments processor facilitated millions of dollars of PlexCoin investments before shuttering accounts in September 2017
FinCEN Files: BNY Mellon Processed $137M for Entities Linked to OneCoin
21.9.2020
The leaked "FinCEN files" show that BNY Mellon flagged a $30 million purported loan that it helped wire as one suspected case of OneCoin laundering funds
China Sees Advantages in Being First on New Digital Currency ‘Battlefield’
21.9.2020
The nation would wield stronger influence in the world as a result of the digital yuan issuance, according to a magazine from the People’s Bank of China (PBoC)
Lyn Alden’s Latest: Why Currency Devaluation Is Inevitable
20.9.2020
This week’s “Long Reads Sunday” reading is from macro analyst Lyn Alden and focuses on the inflation vs. deflation debate in historical context
German Lawmakers Vote ‘Nein’ on Blockchain for Transparency on Megaprojects
18.9.2020
The bill sought to renew Germans' trust in their government's ability to keep megaproject spending under control
Money Reimagined: Climate-Friendlier Crypto
18.9.2020
How Bitcoin can improve its energy efficiency, reduce its climate impact and help manage the electricity grid
Stop F***ing Around With Public Token Airdrops in the United States
18.9.2020
The SEC’s slowness in ruling on DeFI's legality "is not a waiver of its enforcement power," says our columnist
How US States Are, and Aren’t, Easing Crypto Firms’ Compliance Burden
18.9.2020
CSBS will make it easier for crypto companies to prove they’re in compliance with state regulations, but they’ll still have to apply for each state’s license first
Ex-Government Employee Narrowly Avoids Prison After Mining Crypto on Supercomputers
18.9.2020
A former contractor for Australian science agency CSIRO was found to have mined around $7,000 in cryptocurrency
Monetary Policy Is Finished and Macro Debates Are Boring, Feat. Raoul Pal
17.9.2020
A wide-ranging conversation about the state of macro, why central banks can’t really do anything and why private markets are leading the future of money