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84 PBOC Digital Currency Patents Show the Extent of China’s Digital Yuan
16.2.2020
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) has reportedly filed 84 patents relating to its plans to launch a digital currency. The patents reveal the central bank’s plans which include integrating digital currency wallets into existing retail bank accounts. The potential for the Chinese central...
Why Bison Trails Is Staying the Course on Libra
16.2.2020
"When we joined the Libra Association, it wasn't like, 'Oh, hey, Facebook is doing something let's join.' It's really about the difference we're making in the world," said Bison Trails' Viktor Bunin
Five Crypto Relationships Worth Noting on Valentine’s Day
14.2.2020
Business partnerships, like romances, are fated to have their rocky moments. Facebook’s Libra project is no exception
Could a Digital Dollar Compete on Privacy? Fed Chairman Powell Hints It Might
13.2.2020
Fed Chairman Powell has given financial privacy advocates a glimmer of hope – and hinted at how the U.S. might competitively position a digitized dollar
Libra Minus Facebook: Why Celo Is 2020’s Buzzy Token Project
12.2.2020
With $30 million from Polychain and a16z, here's how the buzzy Celo plans to rival Libra on financial inclusion
Fed Chair Powell Reveals US Response to China’s Digital Yuan, Libra, Public Payments Ledger
12.2.2020
In his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answered a number of questions regarding digital currencies. While stating that “a ledger where you know everybody’s payments” is not a problem in China, he believes it is...
Bitcoin Hits $10K, Coinbase Controversy, Buffet with Buffett: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 3–9
9.2.2020
In this week’s Hodler’s Digest, Bitcoin hits $10,000, why Mastercard left Libra, Coinbase limits some users to withdrawing $10 a day, and Justin Sun meets Warren Buffett
Facebook, China Light Flame Under Fed: Governor Cites Stablecoins Influencing Digital Dollar Research
9.2.2020
At the recent Symposium for Future Payments held in Stanford, California on February 5, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard stressed the importance of remaining “on the frontier of research and policy development regarding CBDC.” The position seems a contrast to the narrative in 2018...
FinCEN: Social Media Companies That Tokenize Must Follow the Law
7.2.2020
Social networks with crypto aspirations must guard their systems against criminal exploitation, said FinCEN's deputy chief
The Federal Reserve Has Its ‘Come to Satoshi’ Moment
6.2.2020
Shifting a stance of mostly ignoring CBDCs, a Federal Reserve governor says the Fed is now actively studying the possibility of a US digital currency
Libra Vice Chair Not Worried About the Leavers
5.2.2020
Libra Vice Chair Dante A. Disparte said some departing Libra partners left the door wide open for an eventual return. They will be welcomed back when they're ready
Wendy McElroy: The Narrative and Philosophy of Cryptocurrency
5.2.2020
“The central banks of Britain, Japan, the euro zone, Sweden and Switzerland have grouped up to assess potential use cases for digital currencies. Talk of such currencies gained momentum after Facebook announced plans last year to introduce a cryptocurrency called libra,” – CNBC....
Mastercard CEO Reveals Why The Company Left Libra
3.2.2020
Mastercard CEO explains his issues with Facebook’s Libra
Mastercard Left Libra Association Over Regulatory and Viability Concerns, Says CEO
3.2.2020
The credit-card giant pulled out of the Libra Association in October. Now its chief has opened up on why
Line’s Digital Currency Link to Be Available in Japan as Early as April 2020
3.2.2020
Launched in October 2018, Asian messaging giant Line’s Bitbox crypto exchange has made its link (LN) digital asset available to users worldwide, with the exception of notable locations like Japan and the U.S. Last Thursday the group announced it was preparing to launch the coin in...
Top 10 Congresspeople Working on Crypto Policy
2.2.2020
10 U.S. congresspeople who will define the future of cryptocurrency and blockchain policy in 2019
Libre Not Libra – Thinking Critically About Facebook’s Blockchain Project
2.2.2020
Years of jokes about “FaceCoin” and “ZuckBucks” have finally come to life – sort of
2019's Top 10 Institutional Actors in Crypto
1.2.2020
When it was reported in April that Harvard University’s endowment was making its first crypto investment, the news was hailed as a win for the cryptocurrency/blockchain sector, which has struggled to attract institutional investors with deep pockets
US Rep. Emmer Unsettled by Stifled Crypto Innovation at Congressional Hearing
30.1.2020
U.S. Representative Emmer fears stifled cryptocurrency innovation in Fintech digital payments hearing before congress
Ex-PBoC Governor Urges China to Join Global Conversation on Libra
28.1.2020
A former senior official with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) believes the nation should join a global conversation about regulating stablecoins, with a particular focus on the Libra stablecoin