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An Asynchronous and Divergent Recovery May Put Financial Stability at Risk
8.4.2021
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Tobias Adrian is the Financial Counsellor and Director of the International Monetary Fund’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department.
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After enduring a tumultuous 2020, the global economy is finally emerging from the worst phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, albeit...
Crypto at risk after Facebook leak: Here’s how hackers can exploit data
7.4.2021
Attacks on digital asset exchanges and trading platforms have decreased drastically in recent years, but data leaks still leave users vulnerable
IMF Says Higher Rates Might Reduce Appetite for Risk. And Bitcoin?
6.4.2021
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Interest rate increases in the United States and elsewhere could weaken investors’ appetite for riskier investments, according to the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook report.
This warning comes at a time when record-low rates have helped push...
DSLA Protocol Launches v1.0 Mainnet
3.4.2021
PRESS RELEASE. DSLA Protocol has released the first version of its Decentralized Service Level Agreements (SLA) protocol on the Ethereum L1 blockchain. Layer 2 deployments on Harmony and Avalanche are also coming in the near future, following the results of ongoing audits. Created by Stacktical...
Tyler Winklevoss thinks Bitcoin is past the risk of a US ban
2.4.2021
Bitcoin has likely become too interwoven into the world for a ban to be plausible, says the Gemini CEO
PARSIQ’s IQ Protocol Launches, Powering the Tokenized-SaaS Ecosystem of the Future
31.3.2021
PRESS RELEASE. PARSIQ launches its highly anticipated IQ Protocol – the first risk-free collateral-less decentralized finance protocol built specifically for the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market. 31st March 2021, Tallinn, Estonia – PARSIQ has launched their revolutionary IQ Protocol...
Bullish traders cast low-risk Ethereum options bets with this clever strategy
30.3.2021
Risk-averse traders who believe Ethereum is in a bull trend often use the Iron Condor options strategy to limit their downside risk
South African Regulator Zeroes in on Scams and Unregulated Firms in Its Second Crypto ‘Health Warning’
29.3.2021
South African regulator the Financial Sector Conduct Authority recently issued its second crypto “health warning” after it noticed increased reports of crypto-related losses suffered “in the past three months.” In the warning, the regulator reminds investors that since...
Balan Wonderworld Gets Day One Patch To Address Seizure Risk
26.3.2021
Square Enix has released a day one patch for Balan Wonderworld, released today, to fix issues with a late-game scene that had bright, flashing lights that the company called a “photo-sensitive epilepsy risk.” Read more
Bitcoin can reach $400K in 2021 as 'risk-off reserve asset' — Bloomberg
26.3.2021
With institutions demanding protection from inflation and dollar depreciation, historical trends could see BTC/USD 8X from current prices, says Bloomberg Intelligence
New FATF Guidance Applies Regulatory Standards to Decentralized Exchanges, Defi and NFTs
24.3.2021
On March 19, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) published draft guidance on the risk-based approach to virtual assets. The newly updated guidance now applies anti-money laundering and know-your-customer rules to stablecoins, decentralized finance (defi), and non-fungible token (NFT) assets....
Bitcoin rally slows as whales transfer wealth to retail investors
23.3.2021
Crypto analytics firm Glassnode has spotted several indicators suggesting Bitcoin's bulls could be slowing down
Bytetree Founder Believes Grayscale Should Lower Its ‘Unrealistically High’ Fee: Warns of Possible ‘Systemic Risk’
21.3.2021
The founder of Bytetree Asset Management, Charlie Morris, has suggested the reduction of the GBTC management fee as one way Grayscale Investment can ease the current selling pressure and possibly reduce the discount on the shares. Morris says if no action is taken, “the selling pressure will...
UK Watchdog Bans Bitcoin Advert for ‘Irresponsibly’ Promoting Investments in the Crypto Asset
19.3.2021
The United Kingdom’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned Coinfloor’s bitcoin advert for “irresponsibly” promoting investments in the crypto asset. The watchdog claimed the crypto exchange’s marketing campaign had targeted pensioners who were...
Bitcoin worth the risk for stimulus check recipients despite pressing needs: poll
18.3.2021
The next round of stimulus check recipients will prioritize basic needs, but a sizable portion still intends to either save or invest
Inflation Concerns Supersede Covid-19: 220 Investors Managing $650B Say Economy’s Biggest Risk Is Inflation
17.3.2021
As mainstream media pundits like the Bloomberg economics editor Peter Coy tell Americans to “tune out the hyperinflation hype,” fund managers from a recent Bank of America survey who collectively manage $630 billion, believe inflation is the biggest risk to markets right now. Instead...
3 reasons Bitcoin fell 6% in 4 hours — Is the BTC price rally at risk?
15.3.2021
Bitcoin fell by 6% in four hours due to a combination of negative on-chain and technical factors
Pirate The New Evangelion Film And Risk Prison, Studio Points Out
15.3.2021
It often seems inevitable. Whenever a big movie is released, there are individuals ready to pirate the film. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time is no exception.Read more
Financial Institutions Risk To Cut Themselves Off From Innovations
3.3.2021
This is a speech by Hester M. Peirce, pro-crypto commissionaire at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), given at the FinTech Panel at the Institute of International Bankers 2021 Annual Washington Conference this week.
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Thank you, Briget [Polichene]. Good afternoon and thank you...
JPMorgan Says Investors Can Put 1% of Their Portfolios in Bitcoin Despite Calling It a Poor Hedge
28.2.2021
After saying that cryptocurrencies “rank as the poorest hedge for major drawdowns in equities, with questionable diversification benefits,” JPMorgan says investors can put 1% of their portfolios in cryptocurrencies. This can help “achieve any efficiency gain in the overall...