Why I Joined Ripple
Ripple’s vision is to enable the world to move value like it moves information today—a concept referred to as the Internet of Value (IoV). It’s a goal that is close…
Read More »Coinbase Exec Says Capital Will Flee US Due to Crypto Tax Laws
Coinbase’s chief tax officer Lawrence Zlatkin says global customers are the future as non-U.S. jurisdictions are more open-minded.
Read More »Europe’s Third-Largest Stock Exchange Lists Bitcoin ETP
Germany-based Deutsche Boerse –Europe’s third-largest stock exchange – has officially accepted 21Shares’ Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) and is now set to list the product on Xetra electronic trading platform, according…
Read More »New Legislation Threatens the Growth of Cryptocurrency in the USA, Is It an Attempt to Clear the Way for Digital Dollar?
The US Senate adopted new legislation allowing law enforcement agencies to access encrypted data. Such provisions would complicate the operation of the cryptocurrency industry within the country, forcing businesses to…
Read More »UK Financial Authority Releases ‘Guidance on Cryptoassets’ Paper
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has released a paper outlining the regulator’s stance on cryptoassets. Read more Regulation pieces here. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for the United Kingdom has…
Read More »Are Regulations Finally Coming For Cryptocurrency? Read Steven Mnuchin’s Latest Statements
This morning at a Senate Budget hearing Steven Mnuchin gave a testimony and makes some very exciting statements regarding “significant new requirements” that the FINCEN is working on for Cryptocurrency….
Read More »80% of US and European Institutional Investors Find Cryptocurrency Appealing: Survey
A new survey of about 800 institutional investors in the U.S. and Europe shows strong cryptocurrency adoption, particularly bitcoin. About 80% of institutions said they find cryptocurrency appealing, and 60%…
Read More »Cryptocurrency Could Have Prevented the Killing of George Floyd
Last month (May 25, 2020), a US white policeman Derek Chauvin killed a 46-year-old black man George Floyd from Minneapolis, Minnesota, after the victim was suspected of using a fake…
Read More »The Fall in IPO Rates: Why are STOs on the Rise?
The third and final piece in our three-part series on the fall of IPO rates examines why STOs are on the rise, as well as what they can bring to…
Read More »Grant Thornton to Use EOSIO Blockchain to Settle Intercompany Transactions
Major accounting firm Grant Thornton’s U.S. arm – Grant Thornton U.S. – is set to begin recording all intercompany transactions for its clients on the EOSIO blockchain network. The company…
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