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Congressman Brad Sherman calls for a complete ban on cryptocurrency, says Bitcoin only facilitates “nefarious transactions”

Congressman Brad Sherman, a vocal critic of the crypto industry, again called for a complete ban on cryptocurrencies. Sherman said Bitcoin had no real use other than to fund illicit activities and warned about the risks cryptocurrencies pose to the political and financial stability in the U. дальше »

2019-7-20 21:44


UK Chancellor Gives Official Opinion on Benefits and Risks of Facebook’s Libra

The chancellor of the United Kingdom, Philip Hammond, has been recently featured on CNBC’s Squawk Box to talk about the upcoming Libra, the crypto created by Facebook. He talked about the dangers and possibilities that surrounded it and whether it would need a banking license or not. According to Hammond, Libra will have an effect […] дальше »

2019-7-17 18:30


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Bitcoin Disrupting Banking; Deutsche Bank To Cut 18,000 Jobs by 2022

Throughout history, the banking industry has always been vulnerable to a range of risks, but somehow, it has been able to survive for over three thousand years. But now, traditional banking is increasingly under threat from geopolitical uncertainty and, most significantly, from the advent of new technologies, including artificial intelligence and Bitcoin. дальше »

2019-7-8 01:00


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UK regulator wants crypto-derivatives ban to protect ‘ill-suited’ retail investors

The UK‘s Financial Conduct Authority has proposed a ban on cryptocurrency-related investment products to protect retail investors. In an announcement released earlier today, the FCA said that cryptocurrency-based derivatives and exchange traded notes (ETNs) are “ill-suited to retail consumers who cannot reliably assess the value and risks. дальше »

2019-7-3 15:43


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Dutch ministers push for cryptocurrency regulation to fight money laundering

Dutch ministers want to regulate cryptocurrencies as part of a wider effort to tackle money laundering in the country. According to a note sent to parliament on Monday, Minister of Finance Wopke Hoekstra and Ferdinand Grapperhaus, Minister of Justice and Security, want to limit the risks associated with cryptocurrencies and make the Netherlands a leader in the fight against money laundering. дальше »

2019-7-2 13:03


Traxia ICO

Traxia (Binance Chain) aims to make trade finance more accessible to SMEs so they can finance day-to-day business activity. By building a decentralized exchange of debt securities (tokenized invoices, tokenized letters of credit, etc), Traxia is using technology and a set of new processes to enhance access of SMEs to institutional investors, improving visibility, reducing risks and lowering financing costs of discounting invoices for example. дальше »

2019-6-30 20:33


BNC Research: THE FUTURE OF THE FIRM: How decentralized autonomous organizations are disrupting the centuries old governance and wealth distribution model of the corporation.

This report looks at the future constraints for the shareholder model in its current form, and why decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) will be superior to today’s corporate firm structure. For investors, DAOs will eventually become a less risky investment class compared to shares in a regular company, offering more predictable ROI and better passive returns than most stock dividends - while also minimizing two of the greatest risks in corporate operations - human error and executive self-interest. дальше »

2019-7-2 15:00


BFIA Releases Notice, Warns About Risks Of Virtual Currency As Market Warms up

Beijing Internet Finance Industry Association (BFIA) released a notice on June 28 titled, “Risk warnings about continuing to be vigilant in investing in the virtual currency market.” In this notice, the association, not a government department, that is established by dozens of company from the internet finance industry stated that the current scenario of the […] дальше »

2019-6-29 00:54


BNC Research: DAOs are disrupting the governance & wealth distribution model of the corporation

This report looks at the future constraints for the shareholder model in its current form, and why decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) will be superior to today’s corporate firm structure. For investors, DAOs will eventually become a less risky investment class compared to shares in a regular company, offering more predictable ROI and better passive returns than most stock dividends - while also minimizing two of the greatest risks in corporate operations - human error and executive self-interest. дальше »

2019-6-25 05:00


Cyberattacks and Technology Risks take top spot on cryptocurrency industry concern

The cryptocurrency industry is muddled in a web of financial and technical intricacies, bound together by the principled opposition to the centralized currency of the sovereign behemoths. Decentralized currency is the brainchild of a continuously developing technology-centric world, and, according to its adherents, the biggest risk to the cryptocurrency world emanates from the same. дальше »

2019-6-23 09:32


Is Galaxy Digital All Set to Launch ‘Crypto Options Contracts’ in the Near Future?

For those of our readers who may not be aware of what a Bitcoin (BTC) options contract is, it is essentially a crypto derivative tool that make use of the currency’s volatile market conditions (by strategically hedging risks) so as to increase its customers returns. In this, there are two types of crypto options that […] дальше »

2019-6-22 18:10


Bitcoin [BTC] is more politically neutral than gold, says Adamant capital’s Tuur Demeester

The comparison between tangible and digital assets has been going on for a long time and is likely to go on, especially since Bitcoin has outperformed most assets in 2019. This includes not just oil and a majority of the S&P index, but also Gold, traditionally used as a hedge against economic risks due to […] The post Bitcoin [BTC] is more politically neutral than gold, says Adamant capital’s Tuur Demeester appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »

2019-6-15 02:00


Bitcoin is a potential savior in times of major economic & political crises, claims Grayscale’s new report

A recent report by Grayscale, “Hedging Global Liquidity Risk with Bitcoin,” compared how recent global events impacted traditional assets, as well as Bitcoin markets. Further, the report spoke about how Bitcoin can act as a hedge against liquidity risks that arise out of such events around the world. дальше »

2019-6-14 13:00


Sidechains vs Plasma vs Sharding

Special thanks to Jinglan Wang for review and feedback One question that often comes up is: how exactly is sharding different from sidechains or Plasma? All three architectures seem to involve a hub-and-spoke architecture with a central “main chain” that serves as the consensus backbone of the system, and a set of “child” chains containing actual user-level transactions. дальше »

2019-6-14 04:03


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Insurance firm Legal & General adopts Amazon’s blockchain for pension deals

Legal & General, a multinational British insurer, has partnered with Amazon to create a blockchain system for corporate pension deals. According to Reuters, Legal & General will be using Amazon Web Services’ managed blockchain system to process bulk annuities – benefit pension schemes sold by companies to insurers in a bid to mitigate risks for policy holders. дальше »

2019-6-12 17:49


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Cryptocurrency and Cannabis: Risky Investments with a Twist

While classifying investments based on growth potential and risks, investors tend to cluster cryptocurrency, cannabis, and biotech together. While cryptocurrency has several more dimensions of risk, Rob Wertheimer of Melius Research gave a strong point of difference between cannabis and cryptocurrency in an interview with Yahoo Finance, June 11, 2019. дальше »

2019-6-12 17:00