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Is Now the Time to Invest in Bitcoin?
26.3.2020
Mati Greenspan and Michaël van de Poppe explain why now could be an opportune moment to invest in Bitcoin
National Digital Currencies: Not Yet Too Big to Fail
26.3.2020
What obstacles would national digital currencies face, and are there any benefits to launching them?
Printing Money from Thin Air – How the Fed Reduces Purchasing Power and Makes You Poorer
26.3.2020
Unless you have your head in the sand, you’ve probably realized that governments and central banks can print money out of thin air and in unlimited amounts. The United States and the Federal Reserve have been creating money from nothing for years because they had exhausted all their monetary...
China Is Drafting Laws for the Circulation of National Digital Currency
26.3.2020
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, China’s central bank has reportedly completed the basic development of the nation’s central bank digital currency. The central bank is now drafting legislation for its circulation, according to local media. A number of patents have revealed what...
How to Quickly Cash Out From Crypto to Fiat
26.3.2020
There are many reasons why you might seek to liquidate your digital assets into fiat currency, be it to pay a bill, buy a meal, or cover an emergency. When needs must, speed is of the essence; no one has time to wait three days for a bank wire to clear. For those occasions when […]
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Tone Vays Says Proposed Digital USD is Nothing New
25.3.2020
Tone Vays argues the new U.S. digital dollar proposal is nothing new in the tech category
US Stimulus Plan Is Steadying Global Markets While Crypto Takes a Dip
25.3.2020
The $2 trillion stimulus deal in the U.S. wasn’t enough to keep many cryptocurrencies from taking a dip Wednesday
Crypto-Friendly Bank Revolut Launches in the US
25.3.2020
The challenger bank reportedly has plans to offer its crypto buying service to US customers in the near future
World’s Largest Banks Losing Stock Value During Weeks Marked by Pandemic
25.3.2020
The spreading coronavirus infection is taking a toll on the global economy and traditional financial institutions are already hurting. The world’s largest banks have seen their stocks losing value over the past weeks and months while facing cash withdrawal pressure and preparing to deal with...
Cryptocurrency Regulations Advance Despite Global Crisis, Cash Shortages, Bank Closures
25.3.2020
In this roundup, we cover crypto regulatory developments amid the global crisis effected by the coronavirus outbreak, bank closures, interest rate cuts, and plunging stock markets. Through it all, governments worldwide are still focusing on cryptocurrency regulation, including the U.S., South...
Silvergate Bank Resolves Wire Transfer Issue That Kept Transactions in Limbo
24.3.2020
Crypto-friendly Silvergate Bank resolved the last of its wire transfer issues Tuesday morning, said CEO Alan Lane
Pioneering Crypto Bank Launches CHF-Backed Stablecoin
24.3.2020
Sygnum envisions a variety of applications for its “settlement coin,” including smart contract execution and dividend payouts for digital shares
#NotDying4WallStreet – Twitter Trends Show People Are Fed Up With Wall Street, Banks and Oligarchs
24.3.2020
As the coronavirus outbreak causes havoc to the world economy, the U.S. is trying to prepare for the onslaught of new cases. U.S. politicians crafted shelter-in-place orders in various states and shut down a decent fraction of American industries. Now politicians are penning an enormous bailout...
Russian Prime Minister Introduces Bill to Allow Fintech Sandboxes, Blockchain Included
24.3.2020
The new bill would allow the creation of “experimental regulatory regimes” for companies working on cutting-edge technologies like AI and distributed ledgers
Russian Ministry Wants to Test Crypto and Blockchain in Regulatory Sandboxes
24.3.2020
Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development is preparing a draft law to allow firms from various industries to experiment with crypto and blockchain in a regulatory sandbox
The Multi Trillion-Dollar Stimulus Package: These Are the US Corporations Begging for Bailouts
23.3.2020
The coronavirus outbreak has caused considerable damage to the global economy and this week the U.S. is facing the onslaught of the scare. As Republicans and Democrats battle in congress over a 2020 stimulus plan, corporate industries are leaping at the chance to get a bailout. While the Fed tosses...
Coronavirus Bailouts: US Banking Watchdogs Waive Hundreds of Regulations, Red Tape, Financial Oversight
23.3.2020
In 2019, cryptocurrency and blockchain businesses saw more regulation than any year prior. G20 finance ministers, central bank governors, and regulators cracked down hard on the bitcoin industry. However, during the covid-19 scare, U.S. authorities have been dropping regulations on a whim, making...
Dark Days Expected as Bank of St. Louis Head Says US Unemployment Could Reach 30%
23.3.2020
The global economy is apparently going down rapidly, but if we go by the fresh news coming from the US, the worst days are still to come. As per a report published by Bloomberg, James Bullard, chief of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, has predicted that the unemployment rate in the United...
Silvergate Bank Clients Experience Money Transfer Issues from Fedwire
23.3.2020
Cryptocurrency-friendly Silvergate Bank has had problems with clients being unable to transfer funds to the platform since Friday
Tim Draper Wants to Invest in the Coming Crypto "Renaissance" in India
23.3.2020
Tim Draper believes that India’s crypto sector is on the edge of a “renaissance” following the Supreme Court’s reversal of the RBI ban