Monthly Archives: September 2019

news Dutch bank ING’s chief economist has said “fully fledged” digital currencies will developed by central banks in just two to three years. Mark Cliffemight, speaking in an ING video published Friday, argued that the Facebook-led Libra cryptocurrency project is putting pressure on monetary authorities. With Libra slated for launch in 2020, central banks “would have” to…

markets View BTC looks set to register its biggest weekly loss of 2019, having fallen by 20 percent since Monday. The cryptocurrency has found acceptance below the key 200-day moving average and risks extending the drop to support near $7,500 over the next few days. A 4-hour chart indicator is calling a corrective bounce, but…

news Harbor Square Investments, a subsidiary of tokenized securities platform Harbor, has received a broker-dealer license from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), company executives told CoinDesk on Friday. The move breaks a lengthy standoff between aspiring crypto broker-dealers and the U.S. regulators who approve them. For more than a year, the Securities and Exchange Commission…

news The head of the Libra Association has argued that the Facebook-led cryptocurrency could be a boon to the U.N., according to Reuters. Talking at a blockchain event hosted at the U.N. headquarters in Geneva – where the non-profit association is incorporated – managing director Bertrand Perez said the cryptocurrency could help the intergovernmental organization achieve its sustainable…