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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


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CFTC Wins Case Against Cryptocurrency Promoter That Ran Bold and Vicious Frauds

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) won a court case against a cryptocurrency promoter that cheated investors by running “a bold and vicious fraud. ” According to Bloomberg on August 24, 2018, the CFTC managed to ban the cryptocurrency operator permanently, Patrick McDonnell ordering, him to pay a hefty fine in restitution and penalties. дальше »

2018-8-25 17:00


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AMA With Origin Team Reveals Plans for Decentralized Sharing Economy

Matt Liu, Josh Fraser and former PayPal head Yu Pan want to bring the blockchain to the sharing economy. The trio is devising a platform with an emphasis on inclusive, peer-to-peer service hubs designed to decentralize the same consumer cost-friendly business models that have made companies like Airbnb, Uber and Lyft so popular in recent years. дальше »

2018-8-16 23:25


You won’t be able to spend your cryptocurrency in Starbucks anytime soon

No, you won’t be able to spend your cryptocurrency at Starbucks. Last Friday, Starbucks announced that it would be joining and supporting a project known as Bakkt. If successful, Bakkt will leverage Microsoft’s cloud solutions – probably their blockchain based Azure platform – to create an infrastructure for managing and using digital assets. дальше »

2018-8-6 15:01


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Coinbase Lures in the Big Boys, Might Start Offering Security Tokens Soon

Coinbase is still the reigning number one cryptocurrency exchange and broker in the US and won’t likely step down from that spot anytime soon. The San Francisco based firm has already shown some success in luring in institutional investors after onboarding a $20 billion hedge fund and has recently shown signs that it could soon […] Coinbase Lures in the Big Boys, Might Start Offering Security Tokens Soon was originally found on [blokt] - Blockchain, Bitcoin & Cryptocurrency News. дальше »

2018-7-26 14:29