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Fed Paper: Central Bank Digital Currencies Could Replace Commercial Banks – But at a Cost
5.6.2020
The research explores how "central banking for all" via digital currency could affect commercial banks
Barry Silbert
5.6.2020
Barry Silbert is the founder of venture firm Digital Currency Group (DCG), crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments and illiquid assets marketplace SecondMarket. Silbert founded SecondMarket in 2004, where he created the Bitcoin Investment Trust, wholly devoted to bitcoin and the first investment...
Galaxy Digital
4.6.2020
Galaxy Digital is a digital asset merchant bank founded in 2018 by former hedge fund manager Michael Novogratz. The firm offers multiple services including asset management, advisory services for businesses, trading and principal investing in companies ranging from seed stage ventures to those...
Japanese Finance Minister Shoots Down Plan to Cut Bitcoin Tax to 20%, Cites Crypto-Divide
4.6.2020
Japan’s finance minister Taro Aso says he is opposed to reducing tax on bitcoin income to 20%, on par with stock dividends, arguing that most Japanese households find it difficult to invest in digital assets. The development suggests that Japan will uphold its current definition...
Japan’s Biggest Banks Are Talking About Building a Digital Payments System
4.6.2020
The banks will be joined by representatives from big business and the government to lay out how to create shared digital payments system
Craig Wright Fights Back: 'You Don't Understand Digital Signatures At All'
4.6.2020
Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange Leads National Digital Payments Study
4.6.2020
Crypto exchange DeCurret is leading Japan’s three megabanks in a study group to look into developing a national digital settlement infrastructure
Despite Russia’s Confusing Crypto Laws, P2P Bitcoin Trade Volumes Soar
3.6.2020
Peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading data shows digital assets like bitcoin are growing extremely popular in Russia, despite the State Duma’s opinions and regulations aimed at crypto assets. On Monday, the Russian government published a draft version of litigation mandates called “On...
Digital Services Act zreguluje Facebook a další velké ryby. Komise se nyní ptá Evropanů, co si o tom myslí
3.6.2020
Evropská Unie už dvě dekády řeší, jak nakládat s velkými technologickými společnostmi. Za tu dobu jsme tu měli několik velkých antimonopolních vyšetřování Microsoftu, Googlu, kauzu ohledně daňových úlev pro Amazon a v neposlední řadě také otázku, jak se postavit k Facebooku.
Případů bylo tedy
Caitlin Long’s Avanti Raises $5M, Submits Wyoming Banking Charter Application
2.6.2020
Crypto bank Avanti has raised an angel round from the University of Wyoming Foundation, Anthony Pompliano’s Morgan Creek Digital and other investors
[aktualita] Digital Services Act změní online prostředí v EU. Komise začala sbírat připomínky
2.6.2020
Bezpečnost na internetu, svoboda projevu, podmínky pro podnikání v digitální ekonomice, odpovědnost za obsah vytvořený uživateli nebo nová pravidla pro velké online platformy a ochrana před možným zneužíváním jejich dominance na trhu. To jsou témata, která má řešit balíček opatření nazvaný...
A16z Expects More Libra-Like Projects While Money Goes Digital in 10 Years
2.6.2020
The future is digital and bank-free, said Andreessen Horowitz general partner Katie Haun in a recent interview
‘Post-dollar World’ May Be Run by Digital Yuan – Analysts
2.6.2020
International experts are warning that China’s forthcoming digital yuan might be gunning not only for the United States dollar, but also for bitcoin (BTC)’s market share – while slumping dollar prices have prompted some to ask if BTC currently presents a better investment opportunity than...
Na Western Digital už míří hromadná žaloba kvůli zatajení pomalé technologie SMR u pevných disků
2.6.2020
Výrobci Western Digital, Seagate i Toshiba se v dubnu zapletli do aféry, protože u vybraných disků tajně používají technologii SMR (Shingled Magnetic Recording), která v určitých případech znamená výrazné zpomalení rychlosti disku.
Jak se dalo očekávat, na Western Digital už míří první hromadná
US Turmoil and Negative Interest Rates – Billionaire Michael Novogratz Says ‘Watch Gold and Bitcoin’
2.6.2020
For the first time since October 2019, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell admitted to leveraging quantitative easing (QE) tactics. Powell explained on Friday, the central bank is now comfortable with leveraging QE on a regular basis. Furthermore, the Fed is planning on utilizing negative interest...
Crypto Firm Uquid Launches Marketplace- 30,000 Digital Products, Bitcoin Cash Support
1.6.2020
On May 28, 2020, the digital currency and blockchain company Uquid has announced that the Uquid Shop is now live and accepting cryptocurrencies like bitcoin cash for payments. The team at Uquid has dubbed the market the “world’s biggest digital shop for crypto users is ready to launch...
Kingdom Trust CEO Says Bitcoin Is Digital Manifestation of Austrian Economics
1.6.2020
The CEO of Kingdom Trust, a Bitcoin-friendly custodian managing more than $13 billion in assets, believes Bitcoin comprises a digital realization of Austrian economics
Why Family Offices Should Consider Digital Assets for Their Portfolios
31.5.2020
While institutional capital remains on the digital assets sidelines, family offices have shown willingness to diversify into crypto, says Constantin Kogan of BitBull Capital
ViaBTC Group Announces Strategic Upgrade to Advance Innovation and Improve Customer Experience
30.5.2020
Hong Kong, 30 May, 2020 – ViaBTC Group, an innovative technology company specialized in blockchain and dedicated to providing users with comprehensive digital asset management services, today announced a strategic upgrade, which included a new organizational structure, product innovations...
Bitpay Has ‘No Current Plans’ to Support Liquid or the Lightning Network
29.5.2020
According to Bitpay’s Chief Marketing Officer, Bill Zielke, onchain bitcoin payments still rule the roost as far as payments are concerned. Zielke detailed that at least in the near future, Bitpay won’t be supporting the Lightning Network or Blockstream’s Liquid project. Liquid...