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Analysts Say Bitcoin Breakout Imminent: Silver-like Suppression, $5 Trillion in Cash Could Flow Into BTC
18.6.2020
A number of venture capitalists and macro investors believe bitcoin’s price will break out soon following suit with gold’s recent climactic rise. Dan Tapeiro, cofounder of Gold Bullion International, thinks that $4.6 trillion in cash sitting on the sidelines right now, could very well...
An Indonesian Chef and the Remittance Industry’s $554B Problem
13.6.2020
When the coronavirus forced Chef Bagus to conduct his cooking classes online, he needed a good payment system. There wasn't one, but his customers helped find a workaround
Liquidity Crisis: The Fed Is Sending Billions of Emergency Dollars to USD-Dependent Nations
24.4.2020
Since the start of the coronavirus outbreak, the U.S. Federal Reserve has created trillions of dollars in order to keep the central bank’s private partners’ liquidity strong during the economic downturn. These moves have caused a number of sound money advocates and economists to explain...
ICC’s New Carbon Council Will Implement Blockchain for Carbon Market
22.4.2020
International Chamber of Commerce’s Carbon Council targets carbon market liquidation by using blockchain
Heifer International Joins Libra Association to ‘Support Financial Inclusion’
20.4.2020
Heifer International has joined the Libra Association, just days after the group modified its stablecoin vision to focus on a series of single-currency tokens rather than one basket-backed version
IMF Declares Global Recession, 80 Countries Request Help, Trillions of Dollars Needed
30.3.2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has declared that we have entered a global recession — one that is as bad as or worse than the previous global financial crisis. 80 countries have already requested emergency assistance from the IMF. Meanwhile, the G20 has reported fiscal measures...
Central Bank Officials: DLT Can Improve the Global Financial System
8.3.2020
An IMF official is concerned that central banks may be rushing to develop blockchain systems without properly vetting the technology first
How Blockchain Can Be Used to Promote Gender Equality
8.3.2020
Stellar Foundation CEO: Blockchain offers financial on-ramps for women who previously have been excluded from systems of credit and wealth accumulation
Lebanon Fights for Separation of Money and State as Residents Use Bitcoin to Evade Capital Controls
27.2.2020
Mass unrest in Lebanon due to allegations of political corruption and heavy handed capital controls has carried over into the new year, with reports pointing to a notable uptick in bitcoin trading from the embattled nation. As residents seek to preserve as much value as they can while government...
China’s DCEP Unlikely to Impact Crypto Markets in the Long-term, eToro Analyst Says
17.2.2020
China is taking a great leap forward to develop a central bank digital currency, with more than 80 patents filed by the People’s Bank last week
BCH Latam: Creating a Viral Feedback Loop for Mass Adoption With Bitcoin Cash
14.2.2020
This week news.Bitcoin.com spoke with George Donnelly from the BCH Latam initiative about his plan to help the people of Latin America “achieve greater individual liberty and prosperity.” Donnelly explained the BCH Latam initiative aims to generate greater financial inclusion through...
6 Central Banks Form Digital Currency Use Case Working Group
21.1.2020
The working group will pool research into CBDCs
This Blue Chip Crypto Insurance Consortium Lacks One Thing – a Sizable Loss
13.1.2020
In a rare interview, insurance company Arch talks about its $150M crypto storage policy
IMF Helping Philippines Become Important Crypto Market
4.1.2020
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is providing the Philippines with technical assistance regarding crypto assets. The IMF believes the country may become an important crypto market and has provided the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas with suggestions for the country’s crypto regulation...
Using a VPN May Get Israeli Crypto Traders in Trouble
2.1.2020
Do you use a VPN? It’s a privacy-enhancing tool that everyone should be using, especially those with digital assets. Or do you happen to be older than the typical crypto trader? Both of these characteristics are part of a list of so-called ‘red flags’ that can get you in trouble...
Global Debt Reaches New Highs — Is BTC a Solution or a Beneficiary?
22.11.2019
Bitcoin to replace fiat currency? “The Apples, Googles — the world’s largest companies — are using U.S. dollars still. When they switch over to Bitcoin, we can have that conversation.” — Vinny Lingham
German Regulator Orders ‘KaratGold Coin’ Issuer to Cease Operations
15.11.2019
Two more governments have taken action against entities in the Karatbars ecosystem over sales of a purportedly gold-backed cryptocurrency
Bittrex Pulls Out of 31 Markets Citing Regulatory Uncertainty
21.10.2019
Cryptocurrency exchange Bittrex is discontinuing operations in 31 countries, including Venezuela and Zimbabwe. The trading platform has justified its decision on the basis of the regulatory uncertainty in these jurisdictions. Some of the nations in the list are going through political turmoil...
Traditional Law and Finance Can Adapt to Bitcoin, These Examples Show
20.10.2019
Bitcoin brought about solutions to persistent problems that stood in the way of previous attempts to invent digital money, such as the risk of double spending. Some of its features, however, like the characteristic irreversibility of blockchain transactions, have created certain challenges for...
Global Crisis Looms as IMF Report Cites Its Own Policy as Dangerous
18.10.2019
In a new report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) entitled “Global Financial Stability Report: Lower for Longer,” the group gives an overview of the current debt-ridden and precarious state of affairs in global economics. Not lost on some economists, however, is the irony that...