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Lessons From the First Digital Gold Boom
14.12.2019
Long before crypto, there was digital gold. The boom of the mid-1990s has echoes for today
Accenture Picked to Build Sweden’s E-Krona Digital Currency Pilot
13.12.2019
Sweden has picked Accenture to handle its e-krona digital currency pilot
Why the ECB Is Getting in on the Stablecoin Game
13.12.2019
Discussing the ECB's recent comments on stable coins, the resurfacing of some prominent 2017 token projects, and a debate: is crypto for criminals?
Bitcoin App Bottle Pay Shuts Down Over Impending EU Money-Laundering Laws
13.12.2019
Bottle Pay is shutting down, citing the EU's new AML rules, which could compel crypto wallet providers to collect KYC info from users starting next month
New York Attorney General Calls Bitfinex’s Legal Stance ‘Deeply Perverse’ in New Filing
13.12.2019
In a sharply worded brief, the New York Attorney General's Office has criticized the exchange's tactics in its case involving the Tether stablecoin's backing
‘New Risks’: Swiss Government Skeptical on Central Bank Digital Currency
13.12.2019
A digital Swiss franc would do more harm than good and bring financial risks, according to the nation's government
Russia’s Largest Darknet Market Is Hawking an ICO to Fund Global Expansion
13.12.2019
Here’s one token sale that’s almost certainly illegal, and not just under securities laws
Kraken Job Ad Hints at Plan to Build Special-Purpose Wyoming Bank
12.12.2019
The cryptocurrency exchange has opened up a position for someone to oversee operations for the firm’s future Wyoming SPDI bank charter
Security Token Offerings Are (Finally) Set For Takeoff in 2020
12.12.2019
After teething problems in 2018 and 2019, the market for security token offerings is ready for growth in 2020
TokenSoft Scores SEC Transfer Agent Registration to Build ‘Automated Investment Bank’
12.12.2019
Crypto startup TokenSoft has obtained a key regulatory seal of approval as it seeks to build an investment bank for the age of tokenization
Volcker Might Have Said Yes to a Digital Dollar – If He Knew What It Was
12.12.2019
What would the late former Federal Reserve Chair Paul Volcker have thought about digital currencies issued by central banks?
Netherlands Plans to Punish Crypto Scammers With Up to 6 Years in Jail
12.12.2019
The Dutch government is about to get tougher with fraudulent schemes involving banking apps and cryptocurrencies
What the Wild History of Digital Currency Tells Us About The Future
11.12.2019
An interview with Finn Brunton, the author of two books about the cultural history of digital currencies
SEC Taking ‘Measured’ Approach to Digital Asset Regulation, Jay Clayton Tells Senate Committee
11.12.2019
The chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Jay Clayton, says his agency is taking a "measured" regulatory stance on "promising" blockchain tech
Here’s a New Banking Tool for Vetting Crypto Exchanges
11.12.2019
The blockchain forensics firm is now offering banks a product that aims to provide up-to-date risk profiles of more than 200 of the largest crypto exchanges around the world
China’s SEC May Soon Have a Crypto-Savvy Department Chief: Report
11.12.2019
China's securities watchdog is reported to be hiring Yao Qian, the former head of the central bank's digital currency initiative, as the chief of its new tech regulation bureau
Is Greece Cracking Down on Tax Evasion or Taxing Anonymity?
11.12.2019
Credit cards and bank transfers – and their incumbent surveillance features – are no longer payment options for Greek citizens, they are obligations
FinCEN Sees Jump in Crypto-Related Suspicious Activity Reports
11.12.2019
Crypto companies have filed 7,100 Suspicious Activity Reports since May, America’s anti-money-laundering chief said at a banking conference Tuesday
Blockchain Faces Big Challenges But the Opportunity Is Enormous
10.12.2019
Western economies can lead the world by embracing decentralization and the Internet-of-Value
Cryptocurrency Is Most Useful for Breaking Laws and Social Constructs
10.12.2019
Decentralized systems forsake scale, speed and cost in favor of one key feature: censorship resistance. Get used to it