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Crypto News Roundup and Interviews for Jan. 24, 2020
24.1.2020
Bitcoin's up as Davos ends. This is CoinDesk's Crypto News Roundup for January 24, 2020
Crypto News Roundup and Interviews for Jan. 24, 2020
24.1.2020
Bitcoin's up as Davos ends. This is CoinDesk's Crypto News Roundup for January 24, 2020
Kaiser backs Cryptocurrency at Cardano Foundation Sponsored- ‘World Economic Forum’
24.1.2020
The annual end-of-January meeting- the World Economic Forum (WEF) was held in Davos, Switzerland, from 21st Jan to 24th Jan. The meeting’s topic of discussion was- ‘From pit to bit. Gold is old – bit is hip! What will be the future guarantor of financial stability?’ Key persons from all walks...
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
Notes From the WEF: Cash Is Dead, Long Live Digital Cash
24.1.2020
Consensus is building on one issue at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland: Cash is dead
Notes From the WEF: Cash Is Dead, Long Live Digital Cash
24.1.2020
Consensus is building on one issue at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland: Cash is dead
Notes From the WEF: Cash Is Dead, Long Live Digital Cash
24.1.2020
Consensus is building on one issue at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland: Cash is dead
WEF and PwC Report: Nature Risks Threaten Businesses and Economy
24.1.2020
A new report by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC) makes a case for why the environmental crisis will directly and significantly impact primary, secondary and tertiary businesses, and therefore disrupt the markets and the economy. Titled Nature Risk...
Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Hints Firm May Seek IPO Within 12 Months
24.1.2020
The Ripple CEO said at Davos an initial public offering is seen as the “natural evolution for the company,” perhaps even this year
Ripple’s Brad Garlinghouse Hints Firm May Seek IPO Within 12 Months
24.1.2020
The Ripple CEO said at Davos an initial public offering is seen as the “natural evolution for the company,” perhaps even this year
UN Secretary-General at WEF: Dark Side of AI Threatens Our World
24.1.2020
In a symposium at the World Economic Forum, Antònio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations, outlined what he believed were four gravest threats that the world faced today: climate war, mistrust of leaders, an increase of geopolitical tension, and the dark side of digital. Guterres...
Cypherpunk Harry Halpin Takes on Davos
24.1.2020
Nym Technologies CEO Harry Halpin speaks to CoinDesk's Leigh Cuen about the waning power of the Davos elite
WEF Introduces New Blockchain-based Track and Trace Platform
24.1.2020
The World Economic Forum (WEF) announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind blockchain-based platform on Thursday, Day 4 of WEF’s Davos 2020 Annual Meeting. The aim of the platform is to assist businesses, regardless of the industry they belong to, effectively address consumer concerns regarding...
Charles Hoskinson’s Keynote Speech at WEF, Davos
24.1.2020
Charles Hoskinson, an American entrepreneur, crypto-expert, and mathematician, has delivered a keynote address in Davos on the global financial-technology system. The Co-founder and CEO of Cardano delve in detail about the emerging trends in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry and the impact...
Ex-CFTC Chair Christopher Giancarlo on Why He Launched Digital Dollar Project
23.1.2020
In this video from WEF 2020, former Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo, also known as “Crypto Dad,” discusses his push to digitize the U.S. dollar and the future of global currencies
‘Fluffypony’ Weighs In on CBDC Trend at Davos 2020
23.1.2020
Companies are mainstreaming privacy, says Riccardo Spagni, better known as “Fluffypony."
Facebook’s Libra Pushed World to Reconsider USD as Global Reserve Currency: WEF
23.1.2020
Global officials and economists at the WEF voice the fact that Facebook’s Libra pushed the world to start reconsidering the U.S. dollar as anchor currency
Industry Leaders at WEF See Major Role for Blockchain in Traceability
23.1.2020
Experts at the WEF agree that using blockchain for traceability is key. #CTdoesDavos
Notes From the WEF: The Coming Battle Between Surveilled and Private Money
22.1.2020
Most Davos experts appear to agree that blockchain technology is best for data collection rather than self-sovereign finance
OKEx at Davos: Blockchain Best Placed to Meet the Needs of the Unbanked
22.1.2020
OKEx’s Lennix Lai argued that a digital, decentralized financial system underpinned by blockchain and crypto can be of mutual benefit to institutions and the unbanked