A blockchain-based P2P financial system could make the City of London irrelevant, says a McKinsey advisor. According to a senior advisor at consultancy firm McKinsey, John Straw, blockchain could make the City of London irrelevant in the near future. He made the claim at a Computing.co.uk Live Event on Oct. 24. Straw added that this […]
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This crypto nation is rising. Cointelegraph’s global reach is growing with the launch of its Turkish edition today, October 24. This signals Cointelegraph’s continued expansion as we open our new headquarters in Istanbul. Turkish editor Erhan Kahraman will lead the charge, building a team that delivers relevant news to the crypto and blockchain communities in […]
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The German Federal Ministry of Finance has expressed concerns about using privacy tokens due to their association with criminal activities and difficulties to track them down. The German Federal Ministry of Finance has expressed concerns about rising use of privacy tokens due to their association with criminal activities and difficulties in tracking them. Published on […]
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Libra has gotten off to a spluttering start in the eyes of regulators. But could central banks swoop in and save the day? Ever since the vision for a Libra stablecoin was unveiled in its white paper back in June, Facebook has suffered a startling backlash from countries around the world. Some American politicians have claimed the […]
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Cointelegraph presents a weekly digest of news from the German-speaking world, with help from Cointelegraph auf Deutsch. The German-speaking world has seen another week of events in the crypto industry, with a new survey revealing that 27% of Germans are interested in using Facebook’s planned Libra stablecoin, which has been discussed all over the world […]
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The HTC’s new Exodus 1s smartphone launches in Europe, Taiwan, Saudi Arabia and the UAE and can run a full mobile BTC node. Taiwanese electronics giant HTC has launched its new smartphone Exodus 1s, enabling users to run a full Bitcoin (BTC) node on mobile. First smartphone to support full Bitcoin node In line with […]
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Alipay denies providing support for Bitcoin trading amid reports of Binance accepting fiat deposits via popular payment channels. Earlier in October 2019, Binance announced a fiat on-ramp for crypto trading via Chinese payment services Alipay and WeChat. This move was part of the exchange giant’s peer-to-peer (P2P) trading rollout for Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH) and Tether […]
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A Financial Times opinion piece continues Bruno Le Maire’s harsh criticism of Facebook’s unlaunched digital currency, Libra. France’s economy and finance minister has repeated his criticism of Facebook’s digital currency Libra, saying he cannot allow its existence. Le Maire: France has “clear position” on Libra In an opinion piece for the Financial Times on Oct. 17, […]
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Ford Motor Company looks into blockchain technology to track the number of “green miles” driven by its energy-efficient vehicles. The Ford Motor Company is looking into blockchain technology and geofencing to accurately track the number of “green miles” driven by its energy-efficient vehicles. Analyzing real-world benefits of energy-efficient vehicles On Oct. 15, Ford announced that […]
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The Dutch central bank raised eyebrows by admitting fiat could fail and society would then need actual sound money to survive. Fiat money will become inferior to gold in the event of a total collapse of the world’s financial system, one of Europe’s central banks has said. Gold will rescue the economy from “collapse” In […]
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