If SEC approves spot Ether ETFs, many ‘will be caught severely offside’

An upcoming planned hard fork in Bitcoin Cash (BCH) will impose relatively simple technical changes to its consensus mechanism that will not split the chain, despite some turbulent undercurrents in the coin’s community regarding issues which have recently become difficult to ignore. Disloyalty and perhaps manipulation among miners, or just the possibility of such, has…

St. Louis Fed Chief James Bullard reportedly views cryptocurrencies as part of a global currency competition that is ultimately unhealthy. Bullard presented his views at the Central Bank Research Association 2019 annual meeting in a talk entitled “Public and Private Currency Competition.” Presentation slides have subsequently appeared on the official Twitter account for The St. Louis…

Binance’s official account on China’s major microblogging website Weibo has been blocked. The account of the major global exchange was blocked on Nov. 13, purportedly due to violations of the site’s policies, Taiwan-based publication The China Times reported on Nov. 15.At press time, Binance’s Weibo page is blocked, displaying a notice that the account has…

Mastercard targets banks and merchants that need help when adopting crypto-enabled technologies and nonfungible tokens (NFTs). 248 Total views 31 Total shares Continuing its goal to pursue a spot within the crypto industry, Mastercard recently announced that the firm is expanding its consulting business with practices that are dedicated to crypto.In the announcement, Mastercard’s Data…

“Money should not be programmable by a central authority,” argues Republican Representative Warren Davidson. 150 Total views 2 Total shares United States Republican Representative Warren Davidson has spoken out against Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs), urging Congress to ban them and criminalize its development.In a July 23 Twitter post, Congressman Davidson accused the Federal Reserve…

Analysts express mixed views on BTC’s short-term prospects, but most agree that $42,000 is the level to watch. 1182 Total views 22 Total shares The waiting game continues for crypto traders after Bitcoin (BTC) is once again pinned below resistance at $43,000 and awaiting some spark in momentum that can sustain a rally back to…

Access to CBDCs reduces banks’ need to insure against liquidity risks and gives policymakers greater information about trouble in the financial system, according to the study. 221 Total views 4 Total shares The introduction of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) may increase the stability of a banking system, according to a paper released Tuesday…

CEO Michael Ou says Elliptic’s wallet screening tools with CoolBitX’s Sygna Bridge could help firms comply with the FATF travel rule. 1092 Total views 11 Total shares FinTech company CoolBitX may have a solution for countries that have not yet complied with the Financial Action Task Force’s “travel rule”. According to a statement from CoolBitX shared…

ETC’s bad month isn’t over yet. ETC is facing delisting from OKEx in the wake of a 51% attack that cost the exchange $5.6 million.According to a report recently released by OKEx, the perpetrators registered five accounts between June 26 and July 9, 2020, subsequently depositing 68,230.02 ZEC (worth more than $5 million) on their…