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The U.S. Federal Reserve chairman, Jerome Powell, recently announced that the Fed will now shift its focus from targeting inflation to closing “unemployment shortfalls.” The Fed, in essence, is doubling-down on the same inflationary policies with which it experimented during the 2008 global financial crisis.Speaking at a virtual Jackson Hole event recently, Powell said the…

In late July of 2019, the New York State Assembly appointed six members to its Digital Currency Task Force, claiming to be the first state-drafted crew across the United States to deal with cryptocurrencies and blockchain. While it is unclear if the influx from Facebook's Libra has hastened the NY legislators to assemble the team,…

The Swiss arm of Russia’s largest bank is exploring blockchain-based trade finance. A subsidiary of Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, has joined a blockchain-based platform for commodity trade finance.Sberbank Switzerland AG has signed an agreement with Swiss trade finance platform Komgo to apply its blockchain-powered trade finance service.Representatives from Sberbank Switzerland AG told Cointelegraph that the…

Asset manager Teucrium will launch a 2x leveraged XRP ETF on NYSE Arca on April 8 under the ticker XXRP. Asset manager Teucrium Investment Advisors is set to launch the first XRP-based exchange-traded fund in the US markets, a leveraged XRP (ETF) on the NYSE Arca. The Teucrium 2x Long Daily XRP ETF will seek

After launching a crypto debit card in the U.S., Uphold is planning to roll out a multi-asset crypto card in Europe in April 2021. 1075 Total views 6 Total shares Uphold, an American digital wallet and trading platform, has acquired European card issuer Optimus Cards UK Limited to launch a cryptocurrency-enabled card on the continent.According…

Andreessen Horowitz is bullish on crypto, raising $515 million for its second industry-focused fund

The stablecoin issuer is pursuing ambitious plans in the expanding crypto space. 1916 Total views 8 Total shares United States-bases stablecoin operator Paxos has raised $142 million in fresh funding from investors including PayPal and Mithril Capital. The stablecoin issuer announced the news on Thursday.U.S. investment firm Declaration Partners, backed by billionaire David M. Rubenstein,…

What goes up must come down. And then go up again. Then come down again. And on and on and on... 859 Total views 51 Total shares Crypto traders and investors started out the week with a major shock to the markets. As assets across the blockchain industry went into a collective dive on Monday,…

Binance’s decentralized exchange is a better target for criticism over being centralized than Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin believes.In a recent Twitter discussion, Ethereum co-founder Buterin triggered a wave of argument over decentralization in the crypto industry, particularly Binance DEX as well as Ethereum itself.Criticizing Ethereum for being centralized is bad, Vitalik saysThe discussion started after Buterin…