Rapid Bank Runs Reveal Deposits Are Now Magic Internet Money, Too
One thing that has distinguished traditional banking from crypto, in the eyes of many financial experts, is stability. There’s a strong belief that most people who put money into an account at a prominent bank will generally leave it there, indefinitely – whether due to comfort, satisfaction, relationships, laziness, lots of things.
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Take the bill proposed by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), officially called the Digital Asset Anti-Money Laundering Act. It’s “pretty shocking, extremely broad and would have far-reaching effects on both the entire crypto space and on privacy technologies in general,” says Belcher, a civil liberties and cryptocurrency attorney. She is also the president and chair…

Iggy Azalea Says MOTHER Tokens Can Soon Be Used to Buy Phones
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Fidelity’s Crypto Arm Responds to 6 Common Bitcoin Criticisms
Nov 16, 2020 at 9:47 a.m. UTC(Shutterstock/Jonathan Weiss)Fidelity’s Crypto Arm Responds to 6 Common Bitcoin CriticismsFidelity Digital Assets, a subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, has responded to some of bitcoin’s most frequent criticisms, suggesting clarity is needed amid heightened interest in the cryptocurrency.In a blog post on Thursday, Director of Research Ria Bhutoria said she was…

As Tether Supply Hits Record Highs, It Moves Away From Original Home
May 5, 2020 at 14:35 UTCUpdated May 5, 2020 at 15:05 UTCTether growth is hitting new all-time highs across multiple blockchains, but the first protocol to support Tether is being left behind. Omni Layer, built on Bitcoin, has suffered negative growth in Tether transactions for the last 12 consecutive months. Tether supply on Omni Layer has also…

Seed CX Launches New Wallet Features for Institutional Clients
news Institutional-focused crypto exchange Seed CX is launching a new wallet solution aimed at adding security and transparency for its customers. The company, which raised $15 million in funding last fall, announced Thursday that its new wallet features on-chain settlement, and provides each customer a unique wallet rather than using omnibus wallets. Provided through its…

Venezuela Calls US Sanctions Against Its Petro Cryptocurrency ‘Discriminatory’
news Venezuela is pushing back against U.S. sanctions before the World Trade Organization, including ones imposed against its controversial cryptocurrency efforts. The complaint, filed late last month and published this week, addresses a number of actions taken by the U.S. in recent years, claims that the country is infringing on Venezuela’s rights under the General…

Crypto Market Outlook 2024: ETFs Offer Tailwinds for Other Digital Assets
Looking back, 2023 was unmistakably a year of transition for the emergent asset class. Positioning, leverage and the speculative excesses from the previous market cycle were swept away in 2022, allowing for the seeds of the next cycle to sprout in 2023. What persisted and remains is a market with increased interoperability across protocols and

Why Binance, Coinbase, Ripple and Other Crypto Firms Cite the ‘Major Questions’ Doctrine During Legal Imbroglios
Binance has “major questions.” Coinbase has “major questions.” Even President Joseph Biden had major questions. What exactly are these “major questions” that keep popping up across the crypto industry, and is it a “legal meme, ”like some people have suggested?This article is part of CoinDesk's State of Crypto Week, sponsored by Chainalysis.To make short work of it