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What Happens When Currencies Fail? Feat. Preston Pysh
13.3.2020
Massive and novel government intervention in markets is now a foregone conclusion, but what happens to bitcoin as the dust settles?
Germany’s Bitcoin Group Welcomes Licensing for Crypto Custodians, Expects Competition From Banks
13.3.2020
Bitcoin Group SE, a prominent member of the European crypto industry, has been preparing to apply for permission to conduct crypto custody activities in its home country, Germany. The providers of such services in the Federal Republic are now recognized as financial institutions. Bitcoin Group...
Disney World Economics: How Coronavirus Could Be Used to Justify a Global Financial Reset
13.3.2020
‘What in the world is going on’ has now become a question of real pertinence, instead of just a cliché for common bewilderment. As COVID-19 panic grips the world, ripple effects are crashing markets and effectively canceling economies across the globe, scrawling the writing on...
Bank of England Releases Discussion Paper on CBDCs
13.3.2020
The 57-page paper released by the UK’s central bank outlines how CBDCs could be introduced to existing markets
Gold and Bitcoin Markets Tested, While Central Banks Try to Quell Stock Market Rout
13.3.2020
Central banks worldwide have been bracing for the worst, as the global economy has shuddered over the last seven days. On March 11, the Bank of England slashed rates by 50 bps bringing the base rate down to 0.25%. Meanwhile, Wall Street bankers and U.S. President Donald Trump want the Federal...
$135B Injection from European Central Bank Dwarfs BTC Market Cap
12.3.2020
Following similar efforts from the U.S., the ECB plans to inject $25 billion more than Bitcoin’s entire market cap into finance
Down 26%: Bitcoin Sees Worst Sell-Off in 7 Years as Coronavirus Spurs Flight to Safety
12.3.2020
Bitcoin suffered its biggest drop in seven years, as fears over the spreading coronavirus triggered a new wave of selling in everything from stocks and junk bonds to cryptocurrencies
Chase Bank Settles on Credit Card Crypto Transactions Class Suit
12.3.2020
US-based Chase Bank has settled an agreement with a class of customers who claim the bank billed their credit card cryptocurrency transactions by classifying them as expensive cash advances without prior warning.
Chase’s customers Brady Tucker, Ryan Hilton, and Stanton Smith accused the bank...
Chase Bank Settles Suit Over ‘Sky-High’ Credit Card Charges for Crypto Purchases
12.3.2020
The bank had allegedly charged the plaintiff over $160 in fees and interest for regularly purchasing cryptocurrencies
Digital Pound Could Present ‘Challenges’ for UK, Says Mark Carney
12.3.2020
The outgoing governor of the Bank of England highlighted the potential risks to monetary governance if a central bank digital currency were to be launched in the U.K
JPMorgan Chase Settles in Suit Over Credit Card Crypto Purchases
12.3.2020
JPMorgan Chase has settled a $1 million lawsuit with three men over abrupt changes made to its credit card fees for crypto purchases in 2018
As NY Fed Promises More Cash, What Will Christine Lagarde Do?
11.3.2020
Bitcoin prices slid for a fifth straight day, but the bigger news is what the NY Fed and Christine Lagarde's ECB do next
That Noise You’re Hearing? Central Banks Struggling to Evolve
11.3.2020
Noelle Acheson looks at the evolving role of central banks in the context of the current crisis, and what that could mean for crypto
Bitcoin Steadies as Bank of England Suddenly Cuts Rates to 11-Year Low
11.3.2020
The UK’s central bank has stunned markets with a rate cut to just 0.25% — the most since the tail end of the 2008 financial crisis
Exclusive: A Major French Bank Is Blocking Customers From Using Coinbase
10.3.2020
Initial reports suggest that French bank BNP Paribas has blocked customers from transferring funds to Coinbase
Eastern Caribbean Stock Exchange to Trial Tokenized Security Offerings
10.3.2020
The digital asset trading platform will support BTC and ETH trading, and will be accessible to international investors
Previously Crypto-Only BlockFi Adds Cash On-Ramp Through Silvergate Partnership
10.3.2020
Crypto lender BlockFi now supports cash deposits
China Injects $4.7M into Central Bank’s Blockchain Trade Finance Platform
9.3.2020
Thirty-eight banks have started using the platform since it entered the test phase in September 2018
China’s Central Bank to Inject $4.7M into Blockchain Trade Platform
9.3.2020
China’s blockchain trade platform has facilitated $12.4 billion in transactions between 38 banks and 1,900 firms since 2018
Yes Bank Falls: Is the Banking Crisis in India a Blessing in Disguise for the Crypto Industry?
9.3.2020
The world is moving towards a big recession, and the recent banking crisis in India testifies it. In a span of a couple of years, several banks in India have either lost a significant amount of money or have shut down completely. The country is now the highest NPA ratio in the world, and the …