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100M euro digital bond was a CBDC test, says Banque de France
30.4.2021
European financial institutions are using pilots to make a case for the digital euro
European Investment Bank Distributes $121 Million in Ethereum-based Digital Bonds
29.4.2021
The European Investment Bank (EIB), the investment bank owned by the EU Member States, has announced the issuance of the organization’s first-ever digital bond built on a public blockchain. The bond was issued using Ethereum and the issuance invoked $121 million two-year bonds placed with...
Fed to Keep Rates Near Zero, Treasury Purchases to Continue, Powell Expects ‘Transitory’ Inflation
29.4.2021
In a policy meeting on Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve told the public that monetary easing will continue and the benchmark interest rate will be kept near zero. Just like previous statements from Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) members, the committee within the central bank is...
Ethereum on a high after European Investment Bank’s $121M digital bond news
28.4.2021
ETH prices have cranked 7% over the past 24 hours, outperforming big brother
Joe Biden’s Proposal to Double Capital Gains Tax Rate Shakes Financial Markets
23.4.2021
The Biden administration has revealed plans to raise taxes on investors who are millionaires according to a flurry of recent reports. President Joe Biden wants to overhaul the U.S. economy in order to help fund American childcare and education. Biden’s proposal will almost double the current...
IO Interactive Opens Third Studio, Working On Third Game Alongside Hitman And 007
16.4.2021
Danish developer IO Interactive announced today that it has opened a third studio in Barcelona, Spain to work alongside its existing locations in Copenhagen, Denmark and Malmö, Sweden.Read more
EIB To Introduce Blockchain-Based Bond Trading
15.4.2021
European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Union’s (EU) bank have planned to take blockchain technology’s help for digital bond trading. EIB wants to utilize blockchain for registration and settlement purposes in bond trading. The digital-ledger technology would be used to bolster the European...
BitMEX's Arthur Hayes surrenders in Hawaii, released on $10M bond
7.4.2021
The former CEO of BitMEX surrendered in Hawaii and was later released after posting a $10 million bond
BNY Mellon Report Compares Bitcoin and Gold, Study Says ‘Gold Is the Only Globally Accepted Currency’
1.4.2021
The popular safe-haven asset gold recently posted the lowest settlement in three weeks, as a firm dollar and bond market yields have weakened support for the precious metal. The financial goliath BNY Mellon also published a report about the differences between gold and bitcoin and the study said...
Killer Loops With South Asian Flair Helped Skyblazer Stand Apart
29.3.2021
Welcome to Morning Music, Kotaku’s ongoing hangout for folks who love video games and the cool-ass sounds they make. We haven’t been covering many chiptunes lately, so today let’s start remedying that by checking out a somewhat unknown SNES gem with a sound all its own.Read more
Bitcoin Cash-Powered Onlycoins Aims to Compete with the Popular Content Platform Onlyfans
27.3.2021
Recently, Bitcoin Cash proponents have been introduced to a new application that competes with the content subscription service Onlyfans. The web portal Onlycoins is a service that is similar to Onlyfans but instead, creators can earn bitcoin cash by posting quality content and gathering...
Danish Red Cross sponsors $3M blockchain-based volcano catastrophe bond
22.3.2021
The Danish Red Cross along with several humanitarian partners have collaborated to float a catastrophe bond to cover volcanic eruption disasters
Bitmex Cofounder Ben Delo Surrenders to US Authorities— Arthur Hayes to Follow in April
17.3.2021
Legal issues with crypto exchange Bitmex’s cofounders still make the headlines. Benjamin Delo surrendered to the U.S. authorities, and Arthur Hayes agreed to make the same maneuver in April. Delo Released on a $20M Bail Bond According to Bloomberg, Bitmex’s cofounder Benjamin Delo...
Bitcoin price dips under $55K as US bond yields touch 13-month high
17.3.2021
Fresh difficulties for BTC price action fails to dent investor enthusiasm as the battle for $55,000 support begins
Hedge Fund Manager Says Sell-off in US Treasury Bonds a Threat to ‘High-Flying Assets’ Like BTC
17.3.2021
Hedge fund manager Bob Prince has warned that the recent sell-off in the U.S. government bond market could accelerate and this could “threaten high-flying assets” like cryptocurrencies and blank cheque companies. Prince, who is the co-CIO at Bridgewater Associates, links this looming...
Fund Manager Warns Bitcoin Is Pointless and ‘a Particularly Vile Asset Class’
15.3.2021
Tim Bond, a portfolio manager at Odey Asset Management, has warned that bitcoin is pointless, calling the cryptocurrency “a particularly vile asset class.” He claims that bitcoin has no real social utility other than as a tool for speculation and a means to launder the proceeds...
‘The Fed Is Trapped’- Erratic Bond Markets, Exhausted Supplies, Analyst Says Tsunami of Treasury Issuances Underway
5.3.2021
The U.S. Federal Reserve is in a predicament as fiscal deficits erode the American economy and the nation is seeing a spike in benchmark 10-year Treasury yields. Meanwhile, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell expressed zero worries about inflation during an interview at a Wall Street Journal...
Deathloop’s Sultry “Déjà Vu” Will Be My Summer Anthem
26.2.2021
Outside of Square Enix announcing a new story DLC for Final Fantasy VII Remake, yesterday’s PlayStation State of Play event was kinda a dud. But there was a notable exception: Deathloop’s new original song “Déjà Vu.”Read more
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24.2.2021
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The Bond King Goes From 'Bitcoin Is A Lie' To BTC 'Maybe The Stimulus Asset'
18.2.2021
Jeffrey Gundlach. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Real Vision Finance
DoubleLine Capital LP chief Jeffrey Gundlach, known as the Bond King, now says that bitcoin (BTC) "maybe The Stimulus Asset" after claiming last October that it is "a lie."
"I am a long term dollar...