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Russian Gold Stockpile Grows as Analysts Warn of Global Recession

Following sanctions imposed on Russia, Putin is supporting a mass gold stockpile expansion and a sale of U. S. debt holdings. With a trade war blazing, and sanctions laid across countries to force North Korea and its associates into submission, what happens to other economies? Countries like Russia are using this opportunity to step away from America’s mounting debt. дальше »

2019-3-22 23:00


Barclays Analyst: Facebook’s Cryptocurrency Revenue Play Could Be A $19 Billion USD Opportunity

Barclays Analyst: Facebook’s Crypto Could Be A $19 Billion USD Revenue Opportunity You may have heard that Facebook is considering the launch of its own crypto. There are rumors about that for a long time now and analysts say that it could be a huge business opportunity for the company. Now, the Barclays bank has […] дальше »

2019-3-12 23:26


While Regulators Focus on Bitcoin, Russia’s Largest Private Bank Laundered $9 Billion

A group of investigative journalists uncovered a $9 billion money laundering scam rooted from Russia’s largest private bank and unsurprisingly, it doesn’t involve Bitcoin. The scheme, which enabled perpetrators to funnel billions from shell companies to the global banking system, was exposed by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) with assistance from the Guardian. дальше »

2019-3-6 16:12


Blockchain’s 2019 Spending Expected To Get Near $3 Billion Per International Data Corporation (IDC) Report

A More Mature Industry: Blockchain Spending Forecasted To Grow Over 80 Percent As industries mature their usefulness becomes more apparent. For example post world war era hardly gave much importance to EDVAC or UNIVAC, they certainly didn't bank of these precursors of modern computers to amount to much. A similar story seems to be playing […] дальше »

2019-3-5 22:11


Morgan Stanley to Spend $900 Million in Biggest Acquisition Since 2008 Crisis; Will the Trump Admin Approve?

Morgan Stanley is shelling out $0. 9 billion to acquire stock-plan firm Solium Capital. The acquisition of the firm that mainly specializes in offering Software-as-a-Service for managing employee share plans, ‘financial reporting and compliance’ is expected to bolster Morgan Stanley’s wealth management business. дальше »

2019-2-15 13:32


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Iran releases gold-backed cryptocurrency

Another country that faces a financial crisis due to the US sanctions issues its own national cryptocurrency. A group of Iranian banks presented a PayMon pegged to gold. Islamic revolution in digital Four Iranian banks (Bank Mellat, Bank Melli Iran, Bank Pasargad, and Parsian Bank) presented PayMon cryptocurrency, each coin of which is backed to gold reserves. дальше »

2019-2-8 17:22


HSBC Bank Credits Blockchain Distributed Ledger Tech for $250 Billion in Transaction Settlements

While financial institutions have been hesitant to get on board with cryptocurrency, blockchain technology has been seeping into this world. HSBC is known as one of the largest banks in the world, and they have recently used the distributed ledger technology (DLT) as a way to setting over $250 billion in transactions, which was announced […] дальше »

2019-1-14 21:32


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BitGo Hires Trust Company Veteran as CEO of Its Custody Arm

BitGo has a new CEO for its custody business. The cryptocurrency solution provider has recruited Richard Corcoran as its new chief executive officer. Having retired some years back after over 30 years in the traditional banking and finance industry, Corcoran has come out of retirement to lead the BitGo Trust Company, BitGo's crypto custody arm. дальше »

2018-12-8 21:38


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Deutsche Bank Gets Raided After Calling Bitcoin a Risk for Criminal Activity

Deutsche Bank headquarters got raided this week as another bank that regularly criticizes Bitcoin is again suspected of money laundering. Deutsche Bank Haunted by Panama Papers As Bloomberg reported November 29, an investigation into two employees at the lender has even resulted in its Frankfurt headquarters being searched, with shares falling almost 5 percent. дальше »

2018-11-29 16:00


China's Central Bank Wants to Put the Damper Airdrops: Report

The People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, has its eyes on cryptocurrency companies that run airdrop campaigns in the country. In its most recent financial stability report for 2018, which was published on Friday, November 3, 2018, the bank said there has been a surge in the number of "disguised" Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), including the free distribution of crypto tokens through airdrops, despite its effort to clamp down on their activities. дальше »

2018-11-5 22:04


China's Central Bank Wants to Put the Damper on Airdrops: Report

The People's Bank of China (PBoC), China's central bank, has its eyes on cryptocurrency companies that run airdrop campaigns in the country. In its most recent financial stability report for 2018, which was published on Friday, November 3, 2018, the bank said there has been a surge in the number of "disguised" Initial Coin Offerings (ICO), including the free distribution of crypto tokens through airdrops, despite its effort to clamp down on their activities. дальше »

2018-11-7 22:04


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Crypto Platform Coinbase Secures $300 Million in Series E Funding Round

Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has raised a fresh $300 million in a Series E financing round, bringing the company valuation to $8 billion. Coinbase plans to use the funding to "accelerate the adoption of cryptocurrencies," as it plans to remain the "entry-point into crypto" for millions of investors, according to a published blog post. дальше »

2018-10-31 20:51


George Mason University’s Tyler Cowen: “Bitcoin’s Flexibility is Limited by It’s Hard Fork Reach”

Tyler Cowen: “Bitcoin’s (BTC) Flexibility is Limited by It’s Hard Fork Reach” During a recent panel discussion that took place on Bloomberg Opinion, one of the topics that drew a lot of attention was the fact that there still exist more than 2 Billion individuals who do not have access to a bank account (but […] дальше »

2018-10-27 20:44