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Swiss Savers View Cryptocurrencies as Option, Now That Bank Accounts Don’t Save Them From Inflation

20.2.2020
Cryptocurrencies are gradually becoming a viable alternative for savers in Switzerland, according to a new poll. The Alpine nation’s crypto-friendly business climate and increasing regulatory clarity makes them a relatively easy addition to investors’ portfolios. Many Swiss people...

Former Ripple Business VP Takes Role at Major Bank Standard Chartered

19.2.2020
Kahina Van Dyke, a former executive at Ripple and Facebook, has taken on a major role in managing the institutional clients of major bank Standard Chartered

New Leaders at Bank for International Settlements Fintech and DLT Research Centers

19.2.2020
New leadership named at Bank for International Settlement research centers focused on digital currencies and DLT

Bank of Korea Seeks to Deploy Blockchain in Bond Market: Report

18.2.2020
South Korea’s central bank is working on a project to distribute bond records on the blockchain, a report says

Regulatory Roundup: Trump’s Cryptocurrency Proposals, IRS Changes Rule, China Quarantines Cash

18.2.2020
In this roundup, we cover numerous cryptocurrency regulatory developments in the U.S., including President Trump’s crypto proposals, testimonies by the Federal Reserve chairman and the Treasury secretary, a crypto-friendly SEC proposal, and the IRS changing a crypto tax rule. We also cover...

Central Bank of China Pumps 300 Billion Yuan Into Financial System, Cuts Loan Rates

18.2.2020
The Chinese government has taken multiple steps so far to contain the economic fallout from the coronavirus epidemic, including interest rate cuts and financial injections worth billions of yuan. It did it again this week, extending the monetary easing provided by the central bank. With the budget...

Max Keiser Predicts $400,000 BTC on Alex Jones Show, Jones Compares Bitcoin to ‘Power of Fire’ From the Gods

18.2.2020
The moment many conspiracy-minded bitcoin enthusiasts have been waiting for arrived yesterday when Info Wars muckraker Alex Jones compared bitcoin to a “power of fire” gifted from the gods to humankind. The bold commentary took place in the context of a Max Keiser interview, in which...

Russia’s Central Bank Proposes New Token Framework, But Labels Crypto Transactions ‘Suspicious’

17.2.2020
Russia is looking at creating a regulatory distinction between asset tokenization and 'pure' cryptocurrencies

China’s DCEP Unlikely to Impact Crypto Markets in the Long-term, eToro Analyst Says

17.2.2020
China is taking a great leap forward to develop a central bank digital currency, with more than 80 patents filed by the People’s Bank last week

Speculation Undermines Crypto Prices and Utility, Says Bank of England Senior Economist

17.2.2020
Speculation clogs up blockchains, making them harder to use and ultimately less valuable, a working paper suggests

Russian Central Bank Links Crypto Transactions With Money Laundering

17.2.2020
The Russian central bank now considers any crypto exchange transaction as a money laundering risk

Legal Framework for Tokenization Submitted to Russia’s Crypto Bill

17.2.2020
Russia may soon have a legal framework for asset tokenization in place following a successful pilot by major mining firm Nornickel

Russian Central Bank Wants Banks to Flag Crypto Deals as ‘Suspicious’

17.2.2020
Russia’s Central Bank has unveiled a plan to ask banks in the country to flag account holders who deal with cryptoassets as “suspicious.” Per news outlet RBC, the Central Bank has submitted a request to make amendments to the key 375-P protocol, a document that outlines the way that banks should...

India’s Banking Sector to Increasingly Adopt Blockchain Tech: GlobalData

17.2.2020
According to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, the Indian banking sector will witness considerable growth in the mainstream use of blockchain tech in 2020 as well as moving beyond that. This growth may be attributed to the fact that in the past few years, several of the leading...

84 PBOC Digital Currency Patents Show the Extent of China’s Digital Yuan

16.2.2020
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has reportedly filed 84 patents relating to its plans to launch a digital currency. The patents reveal the central bank’s plans which include integrating digital currency wallets into existing retail bank accounts. The potential for the Chinese central...

Mainstream Moments and the CompuServe of Crypto, Feat. Andreas M. Antonopoulos

16.2.2020
With the price of bitcoin headed up again, the idea of blockchains and digital currencies has never been more palatable to the mainstream. We've seen this cycle before, but could this time be different?

China Is Scrubbing Cash Notes to Stop Virus Spreading so Its Government Paper Money Wont Kill You

16.2.2020
Research has shown that government paper money is a hotbed for bacteria and that, at least in the U.S., most bank notes in circulation are tainted by cocaine. Now you can also worry about a new threat possibly sticking to your fingers when you handle a bill – a deadly virus coming out...