January 25, 2021 All risk, no gain? The vague definition of stablecoins is causing problems It is a sign of our industry’s youth that we routinely fail to provide a coherent descriptive definition of a stablecoin.…
January 24, 2021 Ethereum will become the main asset for investors in 2021 The potential of Ether greatly exceeds Bitcoin, and the community is beginning to understand the value of ETH.…
January 22, 2021 Law Decoded: Bank payments going global with stablecoins and CBDCs, Jan. 15–22 Retail users may have to wait in much of the world, however. Editor's noteIt may be too late for resolutions and too early for Lent, but lacking any discrete occasion I would still like to give up U.S.…
January 21, 2021 Top Russian bank Sberbank plans to launch its stablecoin by spring 2021 Sberbank has applied with the Central Bank of Russia to launch a blockchain platform for its “Sbercoin” stablecoin.…
January 19, 2021 New ‘market fear’ index lets traders bet on crypto volatility COTI’s new Crypto Volatility Index allows traders to profit from highly-volatile cryptocurrency markets. COTI, a blockchain-powered fintech startup, has launched a new cryptocurrency index enabling traders to profit from the market volatility.The…
January 19, 2021 Bank of France settles $2.4M fund in central bank digital currency pilot The Bank of France processed $2.4 million worth of fund units using a CBDC in December as part of ongoing experiments into blockchain and stablecoin technology.…
January 17, 2021 Decred co-founder explains the possible effects of a CBDC takeover How would mass-scale CBDC issuance impact the crypto space? Over the course of 2020, numerous countries across the globe raced toward their own digital versions of their currencies, known as central bank digital currencies, or CBDCs.…
January 17, 2021 Why DeFi plus asset tokenization will take crypto to new heights Blending real-world assets and DeFi is going to shake this whole market to its core. In previous years, we have seen numerous attempts to bring real-world assets to the crypto market.…
January 16, 2021 Algorithmic asset experiments continue to entice traders & developers On the frontiers of algorithmic assets, trading isn’t the only activity that will raise your heartrate As the team behind Morph.Finance…
January 16, 2021 JPMorgan Chase execs weigh in on stablecoin regulation, crypto competition While the OCC's new stablecoin guidance doesn't have an impact on JPM Coin, it could lead to crypto payments if there's demand During JP Morgan Chase’s Q4 2020 earnings call, CEO Jamie Dimon and CFO Jennifer Piepszak weighed in on the OCC’s recent approval of banks using stablecoins for payments, as well as whether or not the approval will have any impact on the development of JPM Coin. …
January 16, 2021 China turns up pace on CBDC release, tests infrastructure prior to adoption The yuan is not seen as a major currency. Could digitizing it change that? China is breaking new ground in the Shenzhen region and beyond.…
January 15, 2021 US Fed: CBDC a ‘very high priority’ to combat bad private sector money The United States Federal Reserve needs its own digital currency to protect against a possible overnight proliferation of stablecoin technology, says Fed chairman Jerome Powell.…
