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Texas Securities Board Added Cryptocurrencies to List of Top Threats to Investors
14.1.2020
Texas State Securities Board has added cryptocurrency to the list of investments that raise red flags and require careful scrutiny
LedgerX Board Member Says Company in Disarray After Founders’ Ouster
10.1.2020
In a letter to the CFTC Office of the Inspector General, a LedgerX board member alleges the company is failing its investors and shareholders following the suspension of its founders in December
Turkey Prepares to Increase Oversight in the Crypto Space
6.1.2020
Turkish authorities, alarmed by the spread of cryptocurrencies in the country, are reportedly ramping up efforts to introduce greater oversight into the sector. Local media revealed that regulators are under pressure to increase supervision in 2020 because of the growing popularity of decentralized...
Accenture Will Board Corporates Onto Marco Polo Shipping Blockchain
17.12.2019
Accenture plans to help TradeIX create new use cases beyond banking for buyers and sellers within trade finance after backing the Marco Polo tech partner
ECB Nominee Blames Resistance to Negative Rates on Financial Illiteracy
5.12.2019
European Central Bank (ECB) executive board nominee and member of the German Council of Economic Experts, Isabel Schnabel, recently remarked at a European Parliament hearing that “This scapegoating [of the ECB] is extremely dangerous: it may damage the trust in the euro.” Schnabel...
Pomp Joins Figure’s Board as Firm Completes $103M Funding Round
5.12.2019
Morgan Creek Digital’s co-founder Pomp joins Figure’s board as his company leads the $103 funding round
Pompliano Joins Board of Blockchain-Based Lending Firm After $103M Raise
5.12.2019
Blockchain-based consumer lender Figure added Morgan Creek Digital’s Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano to its board following a $103 million funding round
ECB Board Member: Global Stablecoins Pose Risks to a ‘Fragmented’ Europe
26.11.2019
Global stablecoins could exacerbate existing risks to the “autonomy and resilience of European payments systems,” says the ECB’s Benoit Coeure
FEMA Advisory Board Proposes Blockchain to Speed ‘Disaster Dividend’ Payouts
18.11.2019
The NAC argued that blockchain could improve the speed of payouts communities rely on in the wake of natural disasters
Former FATF Members Join Board of Advisors at Blockchain Company
29.10.2019
Former FATF members join the board of advisors of a blockchain firm that wants to implement solutions to the FATF travel rule for virtual asset service providers
Crypto App Revolut Confirms MasterCard on Board for 2019 US Expansion
22.10.2019
Revolut will use both Visa and MasterCard for U.S. entry
Running Bitcoin Cash: An Introduction to Operating a Full Node
22.10.2019
Setting up a Bitcoin Cash node is a fairly easy task for someone who wants to contribute to the decentralized ecosystem. There are various ways you can run a node whether it’s on a cloud, on a local machine or by leveraging a small single-board computer. The following is a simple introduction...
ECB Executive Board Member Says There is a Requirement of ‘Highest Regulatory Standards’ on Stablecoins
18.10.2019
Benoit Coeure, the respectable Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank, has urged a need for a stringent supervisory framework for governing digital currencies and stablecoin projects like Facebook’s Libra, stated a report by Bloomberg on Thursday, i.e., October 17. Mr. Benoit in...
G20 Informed Stablecoins Could Pose Financial Stability Risk
16.10.2019
The Financial Stability Board has informed the G20 finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the risks stablecoins could pose to financial stability. Unlike crypto assets which do not pose financial stability risk at this time, stablecoins could pose a host of challenges. Also read: Unicef...
Libra Association Holds Inaugural Meeting, Forms Board
15.10.2019
The Libra Association has formed a five-member board and created rules for the consortium’s governance
Telegram’s TON Board Takes a Break, Removes All History From Channel
12.10.2019
Following a red flag from U.S. regulators, private TON channel TON Board announces a temporary halt, removing all previous posts
Financial Stability Board: Stablecoins ‘May Pose Regulatory Challenges’
4.10.2019
Stablecoins could pose “regulatory challenges,” says Randall Quarles, chair of the Financial Stability Board
Bank of Japan Eyes Lower Rates for Halloween as Negative Global Trend Continues
1.10.2019
In a recent rate review meeting of the Bank of Japan (BoJ), bank governor Haruhiko Kuroda and others on the nine-member board urged leaving all options on the table, where further cuts to the country’s negative interest rate are concerned. The talk of further stimulus reflects an ever-growing...
John McAfee Joins the Advisory Board of Enterprise Blockchain Solutions Provider Burency
20.9.2019
Long-standing crypto advocate, John McAfee, has announced that he has joined the advisory board of Burency, a UAE based blockchain development company. The announcement came via a tweet on Thursday, in which McAfee stated that Burency is an awesome blockchain accelerator for business applications....
IBM Official Elected Chair of Hyperledger Blockchain Tech Board
11.9.2019
Arnaud Le Hors of IBM has been elected chair of the technical steering committee at Hyperledger, succeeding Intel's Dan Middleton