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Deutsche Bank: Attempts to Implement Digital Currencies May Lead to Social Tensions
One of the largest banks in Germany published a report on the prospects and risks of digital currencies issued by central banks. According to the bank's experts, CBDC will reduce the level of privacy of payments and may lead to social unrest. дальше »
2020-10-11 14:53 | |
How a Crypto Cold War Could Arise From Central Bank Competition
Last year social media giant Facebook put the world’s central banks into a panic with its crypto currency ambitions. This year they are scrambling to launch their own digital currencies but competition could lead to a crypto cold war. дальше »
2020-2-4 15:00 | |
European central banks could ‘band together’ to issue a CBDC
We live in a world where we rarely act, but often react. Europe is playing on that very tendency. From the East and the West of the continent, digital currencies are being embraced rapidly. On the other side of the Atlantic, Facebook, the social media giant, sent shockwaves throughout the corporate and sovereign world by […] The post European central banks could ‘band together’ to issue a CBDC appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2019-10-25 16:30 | |
Bitcoin Demand To Further Rise In Hong Kong As ATMs Run Out Of Money
The violence in Hong Kong is escalating with each passing week. On Friday, the local government passed a martial law by banning to wear masks at public places. Local banks, that remained resilient in the face of mass protects have now taken a hit as well. дальше »
2019-10-6 18:46 | |
Facebook Crypto Libra Crumbling as Visa, Mastercard Consider Quits: Report
Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra has been in hot water ever since the social media giant released the whitepaper earlier this year. Central banks and governments across the globe have put together a concerted effort against Libra, putting Facebook executives in the dock time and again as they fear that the social media giant is out to […] The post Facebook Crypto Libra Crumbling as Visa, Mastercard Consider Quits: Report appeared first on CCN.com дальше »
2019-10-2 11:06 | |
Facebook’s Libra could give birth to a ‘shadow banking’ system, claims United States’ Federal Advisory Council
At this month’s Federal Advisory Council meeting, the United States’ biggest banks (including CEOs Rene Jones of M&T Bank Corp. , Beth Mooney of KeyCorp, and Brian Moynihan of Bank of America Corp) were asked by the Federal Reserve about their thoughts on Libra, the stablecoin proposed by social media giant Facebook. дальше »
2019-10-2 18:45 | |
No, a Facebook Libra Delay Would Not Cause a Crypto Crash
The world’s largest social media company has faced nothing but criticism since it announced grand plans to dominate global finance markets with its own crypto coin. Red flags were raised by governments and central banks across the planet over the threat that Libra proposes to their own sovereignty. дальше »
2019-9-27 11:30 | |
PayPal Cautiously Believes in Libra’s Potential Despite Regulatory Concerns
Paypal, an American centralized payments services company has made it clear that it firmly believes in the potential of the social media giant’s global cryptocurrency project despite the intense scrutiny of governments and central banks on Libra, as well as the regulatory bottlenecks surrounding the cryptoasset, according to a Channelnewsasia report on September 14, 2019. дальше »
2019-9-16 12:20 | |
Gloomy Future For Libra Crypto as Central Banks Pose Tough Questions
Not a week has gone by since Facebook announced its lofty crypto ambitions that it hasn’t been torn apart for one reason or other. Now it is the chance for the central banks of the world to grill the social media giant on its plans to compete with them all. дальше »
2019-9-16 09:30 | |
Moonday Mornings: North Korea denies earning $2B by hacking cryptocurrency exchanges and banks
If you’re reading this, that means we successfully lured you into clicking our Bitcoin-related headline. Sucked in. What it really means, though, is that you and I have now entered into a (rather loose) social contract. дальше »
2019-9-2 13:24 | |
Evolving decentralization in a world let down by centralization
In the past few years, there has been this bubbling discontent against centralized figures in our lives, especially in our digital lives. We have had to bow down to the rules of banks, social media sites, even governments and authorities as there have been no other alternatives. дальше »
2019-8-23 11:48 | |
Facebook, Royal Bank of Scotland ‘discuss’ Libra; big-banks to join the consortium?
Facebook’s ‘consortium’ may lose its banking virginity. The cryptocurrency project launched last month by the social media giant has been seen as the death knell for big banks. However, some have diverged, veering closer to Facebook rather than chiding away. дальше »
2019-7-10 09:30 | |
Retaliation by Central Banks will ‘complicate legal matters’ for Facebook, says Circle Research on Libra
Facebook’s cryptocurrency initiative being subjected to criticism from lawmakers, despite being backed by industry giants, depicts the prevailing lack of trust between the social media giant and the government, owing to its “disregard for user privacy” as US Senator Maxine Waters put it. дальше »
2019-6-22 17:30 | |
Facebook Filched My Logo For Calibra Crypto Project: Fintech CEO
The founder of an online bank has accused social media giant Facebook of stealing his company’s logo for their new crypto project, Calibra. This is the latest eyebrow that has been raised since Zuckerberg and co decided to take on the world’s banks with their latest offering. дальше »
2019-6-21 08:37 | |
Moonday Mornings: Banks pour $50M into blockchain, Bitcoin gets on CBS’ 60 Minutes
Another weekend, another batch of stories you might’ve missed. Or as we like to put it: welcome back to another edition of Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the weekend’s top cryptocurrency and blockchain stories. дальше »
2019-5-20 12:07 | |
Report: Australians Lost Over $4 Million to Crypto Scams in 2018
The latest edition of “Targeting scams,” an annual report released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) revealed that the country saw a 190 percent increase in cryptocurrency scams, with a total of $6. дальше »
2019-4-30 20:07 | |
Federal Reserve System Briefly Goes Down as Bitcoin Boasts 99.98% Uptime
Several users have reported that the US Federal Reserve Bank’s real-time settlement system has gone offline for a brief period of time. This prevented banks from completing a number of transactions, further highlighting the issues of centralized systems. дальше »
2019-4-2 20:00 | |
QuadrigaCX and the Million Dollar Questions: What We Do and Don’t Know
QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him. дальше »
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
Cluck the Banks: Bitcoin Lightning Network Powers Remote Chicken Feeder
A new and decidedly niche consumer product for Bitcoin’s Lightning Network has launched, allowing anyone to use the payment protocol… to feed chickens. A Different Breed Of Blockchain Supply Chain Currently circulating on social media, Pollofeed. дальше »
2019-2-22 22:00 | |
Banks in India: Don’t Touch Bitcoin Or Your Accounts Will Be Closed
Reports on social media indicate that banks in India are threatening customers that deal in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies with the closure of their accounts. This move is the latest salvo from the banking industry in a country where cryptos seem all but banned. дальше »
2019-1-12 17:00 | |
How blockchain is reshaping our economic, environmental and social orders Pt I
In this series we look past 2020 to what the future holds for crypto beyond fiat-pegged stable coins and speculative prices to the original ethos of crypto and the cypherpunk movement - to redesign our economic, social, political and environmental structures . дальше »
2018-12-19 01:00 | |
GAB Social Media Network to Accept Bitcoin (BTC) Payments, Says Crypto Equals Freedom
Gab has declared that it will now receive BTC payments after banks Coinbase and Bitpay refused to provide services for the platform. In a tweet on Thursday, Gab announced that: “No one can no-platform our new crypto shop. дальше »
2018-12-16 23:50 | |
Free Speech Social Network Gab Starts Accepting BTC
Gab, a social network dedicated to preserving freedom of speech, has announced that its store now accepts BTC directly after banks and payment processors denied the platform service. “Literally no one can no-platform our new crypto shop,” Gab announced. дальше »
2018-12-15 07:35 | |
Op Ed: Bitcoin’s Energy Consumption Is Neither Frivolous Nor Excessive
As the CEO of Hut 8, one of North America’s largest cryptocurrency miners and the world’s largest publicly traded cryptocurrency miner, I’m often asked questions about energy consumption in the mining of cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-11-1 23:35 | |
Op Ed: In Defense of Bitcoin: A Response to Nouriel Roubini
Rhetorical style should never distract from the content of someone’s arguments. So when I heard that Nouriel Roubini testified to the U. S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, I decided to peruse his testimony and reflect on it. дальше »
2018-10-24 19:38 | |
Govermedia ICO Services Company Develops White Label Messaging Platform For Banks
Govermedia Develops A White Label Messaging Platform For Use Within Banks GoverMedia is a company with a fully owned Russian technology subsidiary and is based in Vancouver, Canada. GoverMedia has developed a fully operational state of the art internet platform offering all-inclusive online services such as, social media, e-commerce, multimedia, crowdfunding, corporate database, corporate auctions, […] дальше »
2018-8-20 13:19 | |
U.S. Crypto Investment Firm Attracts $22M in Series A, Looks to Expand Services
Los Angeles-based cryptocurrency investment firm SFOX has raked in roughly $22. 7 million in its Series A funding. The round was headed by venture platforms Social Capital and Tribe Capital and earned the participation of other firms like DCG, SV Angel, Blockchain Capital and Y Combinator. дальше »
2018-8-17 01:31 | |
EU Research: Cryptocurrencies Are Not a Major Threat to Sovereign Currencies
The European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs received a Monetary Dialogue titled “Virtual Currencies and Central Banks Monetary Policy: Challenges ahead” recently. The EU Report was confident that cryptocurrencies are “unlikely to challenge the dominant position of sovereign currencies and central banks. дальше »
2018-7-2 20:59 | |
New Report Warns EU Policymakers Not to Ban Bitcoin
New research analysis on cryptocurrencies for the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the EU parliament cautions lawmakers neither to ignore nor “attempt to ban” virtual currencies. A ‘Contemporary Form of Private Money’ The report, provided by Policy Department A at the request of the European Union Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, is titled Virtual currencies and central banks monetary policy: challenges ahead. дальше »
2018-7-2 14:00 | |
The Central Banks Of Australia And New Zealand Against Cryptocurrencies
The trend of ‘central banks’ talking about cryptocurrencies is warming up once more, with The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) weighing in on the debate. The pair have moved to debunk rumours that they are investigating in establishing their own central bank digital currency, on the basis that they believe such a project would inevitably damage their current banking system. дальше »
2018-6-26 17:00 | |
Etoro Is Launching an OTC Crypto Trading Desk for Institutions
While the major banks are taking their time with offering OTC crypto trading, new entrants to the space are stepping up to fill the void. Social investing platform Etoro, which focuses mainly on retail traders, is now expanding into the institutional segment with a new cryptocurrency offering. дальше »
2018-6-18 02:20 | |