Proposals forcing stablecoin issuers to get banking licenses won't increase financial inclusion, as their proponents claim.
Proposals forcing stablecoin issuers to get banking licenses won't increase financial inclusion, as their proponents claim.
User numbers and investments in cryptocurrencies and blockchain projects are increasing. In the Swiss crypto valley… by frankschwab
A jury of Swiss financial experts opted for «Libra» as the financial word of 2019. The vote was organized by finews.ch and Migros Bank and was based on more than 250 suggestions sent in by ...
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Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) launched its long-anticipated cryptocurrency today with an onslaught of documents, commentary and punditry feedback. Two new websites were revealed each affiliated with ...
The fintech industry has been changing rapidly. Digital assets, distributed ledger technology and central bank digital currencies are gaining...
WASHINGTON—This week, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (MI-13), along with Congressmen Jesús “Chuy” García (IL-04) and Chairman of Task Force on Financial Technology Rep. Stephen Lynch (MA-08), ...
Central bank digital currencies are being talked about all over the world — CMC breaks down what exactly each country is doing (or not doing!) with their CBDCs.
By Max Bronstein and Avi Felman OverviewWhile Bitcoin is rapidly assimilating into the global monetary picture, the dollar is unequivocally the world’s reserve currency given its dominance ...
Rumors around major US-based crypto exchange Kraken surfaced, as traders claimed that they could no longer see the US dollar deposit option on the platform.
There's no need for SWIFT if Diem can provide an alternative. If a couple of billion people around the world are going to store their digital cash in Facebook wallets, then why build an ...
To find a currency that's depreciated more against the dollar this year, you have to look to Venezuela's near-worthless bolivar.
With their economy crumbling from hyperinflation, Venezuelans are finding new workarounds to get hold of digital dollars.
Why the risk of inaction is greater than the risk of innovation for the world’s largest financial institutions.
We explore the known (and possible) economic and philosophical influences of Satoshi Nakamoto: the pseudonym of bitcoin’s obscure founder. This is part two of a two-part article series on ...
David Treat of Accenture, a partner in the Digital Dollar Project outlines his thoughts on use cases for a US central bank digital currency (CBDC)
Expected launch next year raises new questions for China, analysts say.
Last week our theme was “Lightning Network is the Bitcoin story that matters in 2019.” Our theme for this week is “Can a Cryptocurrency replace the US Dollar to Become the Wo…