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Sovereigns Will 'For Sure' Fight Against Private Crypto - Paul Tudor Jones
4.12.2020
As cryptoassets fight a bloody battle for survival and the top, the authorities will, as they did before, lead their own fight against private cryptocurrencies, said prominent hedge fund manager and bitcoin (BTC) bull Paul Tudor Jones. Nonetheless, crypto is still young, and BTC, in particular,...
New Draft U.S. Law Will Make It Illegal To Issue Stablecoins Without Federal Reserve Approval
4.12.2020
Three U.S. lawmakers have introduced a bill that will force private stablecoin issuers to obtain a banking charter (or license) and approval from the Federal Reserve before they can issue a stablecoin. Instigated by Rep. Rashida Tlaib, with support from Reps. Jesús García and Stephen...
Equity Strategist Says Crypto Has a Place in Portfolios, Bitcoin Price to Reach $50,000 in 2021
4.12.2020
An equity and derivatives strategist with a global financial services firm specializing in institutional trading believes that bitcoin has a place in investment portfolios. He has a price target for bitcoin of $50,000 in 2021. Bitcoin Has a Place in Investors’ Portfolios BTIG is a global...
Private German Bank to Launch Cryptocurrency Fund
3.12.2020
Hauck & Aufhauser is launching a cryptocurrency fund in January 2021
BIS Indicates CBDC Issuance May Hinge on Private Sector Collaboration
3.12.2020
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) issuance will only prove a success if the private and public sectors work together – as it pushes closer to real-world digital currency testing.
In a new report shared with Cryptonews.com, the...
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2.12.2020
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Ripple Is Selling 33% of Its Stake in Moneygram
29.11.2020
Ripple Labs Inc. is selling 4 million of its shares in Moneygram, or about a third of its total shareholding in the company. The decision seems in part to be motivated by the surging Moneygram share price and Ripple’s desire to cash out after buying the shares at a premium of $4.10 in 2019....
What happens to your Bitcoin when you die?
27.11.2020
Pass on your crypto to the next generation
Exploits and Flash Loans Are Just the Beginning, Defi Economy Is Less Private Than People Think
22.11.2020
Decentralized finance otherwise known as defi has climbed significantly in value this year, as the total value locked (TVL) in defi today is over $14 billion. Meanwhile, numerous defi platforms are getting attacked with flash loans and there are so many new defi projects, it’s hard to keep...
Silk Road Bitcoin Seizure: Analytics Firm Claims Tokens Worth Millions Still Outstanding
22.11.2020
Analytics firm Coinfirm says the US Department of Justice (DOJ)’s seizure of digital assets associated with the now-defunct Silk Road left behind tokens worth millions of dollars. According to Coinfirm, there are still valuable balances held on forked addresses originating from that wallet....
German Finance Minister Says He Does Not Support Private Cryptos: Report
20.11.2020
Olaf Scholz said banks need to adapt for a digital world but seemed to rule out private digital currencies from that future
30 Japan Firms to Collaborate on Private Digital Yen: Reuters
19.11.2020
A group of Japanese companies plans to develop and test a private digital currency that would work alongside cash
Mexican Billionaire Ricardo Pliego Invests 10% of Liquid Portfolio in Bitcoin- Says the Crypto Shields Against Wealth Expropriation
19.11.2020
Mexico’s second-richest person Ricardo Salinas Pliego confirms that 10% of his liquid portfolio is invested in bitcoin. The billionaire says the top crypto protects the wealth of private citizens from getting expropriated. Pliego advises his followers that might want to follow his...
Duality Technologies Launches Platform for Analyzing Big Data While Keeping It Private
19.11.2020
The platform is a step forward in practical uses for Homomorphic Encryption, letting multiple actors conduct analysis while keeping the data encrypted
Simple steps to keep your crypto safe
15.11.2020
“Being your own bank” doesn't have to be hard — here's a few hints on how to do it right
Exchange Tokens Are Skyrocketing as They Act More Like Equity; That Could be a Problem
11.11.2020
Centralized exchange tokens have been skyrocketing this year, but there is one problem behind the astonishing performance: they are becoming more equity alike
UK drafting stablecoin regulations and researching a CBDC
10.11.2020
The United Kingdom has announced forthcoming regulatory proposals for stablecoins and ongoing research into CBDC
A Look at ‘Individual X’ and the Seized Stash of Silk Road Bitcoins Worth $1 Billion
9.11.2020
On November 3, 2020, the cryptocurrency community noticed that one of the largest addresses holding 69,369 bitcoins from the Silk Road were transferred. Following the onchain movement, the U.S. government revealed it had seized the coins from a person they dubbed “Individual X.”...
Blockstream’s MuSig 2 Will Offer Less Complex, More Private Multi-Signature Transactions
4.11.2020
Made possible by Taproot, MuSig2 is designed to make multi-signature Bitcoin transactions less complex without sacrificing privacy
JPMorgan Launches JPM Coin: Welcome to the Private Currency Era
27.10.2020
The investment banking giant says the blockchain hype cycle has moved past inflated expectations and into the realm of being commercially viable