Ripple ‘made a mistake’ not talking to regulators early, says CEO

The Switzerland financial authority has today given the green-light for the launch of a digital asset marketplace utilising DLT. 323 Total views 24 Total shares The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, or FINMA, have today announced their approval for regulated Swiss exchange SIX to launch a digital asset marketplace and central securities depository built on…

Many economists argue that the root causes of the 2008 global financial crisis have yet to be addressed comprehensively, or that measures taken have been exhausted, such as the extent to which quantitative easing was used, which has been put forward by the deputy director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).Some argue that the efforts…

Close your eyes and imagine the future. You walk into a shoe store. You buy a pair of expensive shoes with your favorite cryptocurrency. You did not have to pay the entire cost of the shoes because you had some digital store credit that you had earned by blogging about the business. Now, you own…

Nebraska senators have favored a measure that would allow state banks to facilitate crypto transactions like those in Wyoming. 2737 Total views 14 Total shares Nebraska lawmakers are moving forward with an initiative that would allow state banks to offer cryptocurrency services.State Senators favored the measure through the first of three required votes in the…

Bitcoin (BTC) and crypto markets saw fresh volatility on Nov. 10 after stablecoin Tether (USDT) unpegged from the U.S. dollar.USDT/USD 1-day candle chart (Binance U.S.). Source: TradingViewTether exec: "No issues" with USDTData from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed USDT hitting lows of $0.971 on Bitstamp on the day amid fears that the largest stablecoin…

Today, Oct. 23, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will testify before the United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee regarding Libra — the company’s stablecoin project that has been facing major regulatory backlash since the day it was announced. While Libra was previously represented in front of the U.S. lawmakers by the head of the coin’s…

Base said it had allotted 600 ETH, worth $2 million, for developers who would build on the blockchain from June to August this year. 

Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team is seeking permission to cross-examine Gary Wang over FTX lawyers' involvement in Alameda loan approvals. 130 Total views 3 Total shares Sam Bankman-Fried’s legal team is looking for permission to probe the alleged involvement of FTX lawyers in the issuance of $200 million worth of loans from Alameda that were approved

Bitcoin comes charging back after a single U.S. macro data print reverses days of BTC price declines.