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Swiss Bank Julius Baer Offers New Digital Asset Services With Licensed Crypto Bank SEBA
28.1.2020
Switzerland, a nation that’s been quite positive towards crypto business, is facilitating the integration between its traditional financial sector and the blockchain industry. With greater regulatory clarity and stability coming, established banks are plucking up the courage to offer digital...
Deutsche Bank Says Digital Currencies Could Be Mainstream in 2 Years
27.1.2020
A digital currency could see widespread adoption within the next few years, a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests
Deutsche Bank: Cryptocurrencies Won’t Replace Cash ‘Anytime Soon’
27.1.2020
Cash is unlikely to disappear anytime soon despite the decline of its use as a payment method and the surge of digital currencies, Germany’s largest bank believes
Bank of England’s Stablecoin Ruling Targets Financial Stability, Exec Says
27.1.2020
Financial stability was a key factor in the Bank of England's decision to hold stablecoin payment systems to the same regulatory standards as existing payment chains
The Decade of the Consumer–Citizen Governance Dilemma
27.1.2020
Modern global economy requires a brand new currency for its needs and new technology can offer a reliable solution
Telegram Attacks Apple, Musk on Crypto, WEF Debrief: Hodler’s Digest, Jan 20–26
26.1.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Telegram’s CEO attacks Apple, Elon Musk reveals what he actually thinks about crypto, and what went down at the World Economic Forum
Indian PM Awards Crypto App Creator as Supreme Court Deliberates on Ban
26.1.2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has awarded a young crypto app creator Harshita Arora, with a prize recognizing her excellence in innovation
Financial Institutions Use Stablecoins to Shake Things Up in 2020
26.1.2020
2020 has kicked off with a lot of excitement and announcements around stablecoins. Will these top institutions and companies lead the front towards a stablecoin-ruled world
Indian Prime Minister Modi Awards Young Entrepreneur for Cryptocurrency App
26.1.2020
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has awarded a young entrepreneur for her cryptocurrency price tracking application while the government is still deliberating on the country’s crypto policies. News.Bitcoin.com caught up with the award recipient to find out more about her app....
Cryptocurrency News From Japan: Jan. 20–24 in Review
26.1.2020
This week’s news from Japan includes digital currency interest from several central banks and authorities, cryptocurrency exchange Binance and more
The Fallout From Onecoin’s Ponzi Scheme Continues to Impact Investors
25.1.2020
In late 2019, the remnants of multi-level Ponzi scheme Onecoin crumbled. However, Onecoin’s founder, dubbed the ‘crypto queen,’ Ruja Ignatova, remains on the run and law enforcement haven’t caught up with her yet. Moreover, police are investigating two churches in...
ECB Keeps Subzero Interest Rates and Open-Ended QE Worth €20B a Month But Launches Policy Review
24.1.2020
The European Central Bank (ECB) has launched an extensive review that will examine a wide range of its policies by the end of this year. Under its new president, Christine Lagarde, the bank will try to establish why its monetary stimulus has failed to achieve the Eurozone’s goal of close...
Trump ‘Loves’ Negative Rates and ‘Could Get Used to’ Them, Criticizes Fed at World Economic Forum, China Trade Deal
24.1.2020
U.S. President Donald Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Tuesday saying the U.S. and other nations are “forced to compete … with nations that are getting negative rates, something very new.” Trump took direct shots at the U.S. Federal Reserve, claiming...
WEF Unveils Global Governance Consortium for Digital Currencies
24.1.2020
The WEF has unveiled a new consortium devoted to designing a global governance framework for digital currencies
Week Two of RBI Vs. Crypto at the Supreme Court of India
24.1.2020
The historic case brought against the Reserve Bank of India’s ban on banks’ dealings with cryptocurrency businesses resumed this week at the country’s Supreme Court
Panic Withdrawals at Indian Bank Over Alarming KYC Notice
24.1.2020
Hundreds of customers went on a withdrawal spree after an Indian bank announced its revised KYC requirements. The bank’s action followed the decision by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to include the National Population Register letter as a valid KYC document for opening bank accounts....
Japanese Officials Are Working on a Digital Currency
24.1.2020
In an unexpected turn of events, Japanese lawmakers are set to propose a digital yen
MIT Research Group Calls Crypto a Testing Ground for a Central Bank Digital Asset
23.1.2020
The crypto space is a test tube of experimentation which may pave the way for a digital fiat asset, MIT’s crypto research group said
Facebook and Calibra’s David Marcus: The Problem of Global Unbanked Is “Unacceptable”
23.1.2020
Calibra’s David Marcus explained at WEF what is the primary purpose of digital currencies
Indian Supreme Court Warms Up to Crypto – RBI’s Arguments Not Convincing
23.1.2020
India’s supreme court heard the crypto case on Thursday, starting with the arguments by the counsel for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). After pointing out that the RBI ban only hurts crypto businesses but does not stop crypto trading, the court explained that “being an honest...