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Berkeley Professor Questions Stablecoin Viability in Unflattering Op-Ed

University of Berkeley Professor Barry Eichengreen has taken a swipe at the viability of stablecoins in an op-ed published on Project Syndicate. The critique, entitled “The Stable-Coin Myth,” argues stablecoins are not automatically "viable" just because they are pegged to an asset, though Eichengreen does believe they have an advantage over "conventional cryptocurrencies" such as bitcoin which he says "is highly unstable" and "unattractive as units of account. дальше »

2018-9-13 18:07


Thai Bitcoin Scandal Implicates Stock Exchange and Staff at 3 Banks

Staff at three Thai banks and an investor in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) are among the people implicated in a mega bitcoin scandal, local media reported on August 16. According to the Thai police, several bank employees failed to report huge transfers to the country’s Anti-Money Laundering Office, a violation of the country’s […] дальше »

2018-8-18 16:00


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G20 Ice October Timeline for Cryptosafe Payment Grade

G20 member countries are now looking at an October deadline for reviewing a global anti-money laundering (AML) standard on cryptocurrency, document shows. According to a statement issued on Sunday, finance ministers and central bank governors of the G20 member countries hosted a meeting during the weekend and reiterated their position on “vigilant” monitoring over cryptocurrency. дальше »

2018-7-23 11:24


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Former Bank Analyst as Chief Compliance Officer Tether Hires

Tether, the company behind the controversial, dollar-tied “stablecoin” known as USDT, has hired a chief compliance officer from the eighth-largest bank in North America. Leonard Real is a former anti-money laundering (AML) analyst for the Bank of Montreal, where he worked for four years in three different positions. In a statement, Real said that he looks дальше »

2018-7-13 00:10


Money Laundering Worries in Lithuania caused by the Roaring Cryptocurrency Market

Now, this intense interest in the country’s virtual currencies space is stoking fears of money laundering from the Russian criminal underground. Pushback Against Illegal Money from Russia According to a report on Politico, Marius Jurgilas – a board member of the Bank of Lithuania –  discussed concerns that the Baltic state has with money pouring дальше »

2018-6-26 09:18