Coronavirus anxiety continues to overshadow second day of London Blockchain Week. The second day of Fintech Worldwide’s Blockchain Summit kicked off to unusually glorious sunshine. But you’d be hard pressed to notice that in the venue because there was no natural light filtering through to the handful of attendees that braved the ongoing coronavirus scare. […]
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The London Blockchain Summit soldiered on this week, despite many speakers in isolation or subject to travel bans due to coronavirus. Day One, March 5 The world has a fever. A fever for blockchain. But that’s not the only infectious substance in the room. The spectre of the spiralling Coronavirus crisis looms large over today’s […]
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CBDC’s and currencies such as Facebook’s Libra could force the U.S. to adapt to save its spot as the world’s leading currency, ING economist Carlo Cocuzzo explained. As multiple countries and entities weigh the validity of a central bank digital currency the physical United States dollar still sits in a place of dominance — but […]
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With the Indian apex court repealing the RBI’s crypto ban, experts now believe that the S.E Asian country’s economy is set to surge. In what is widely being considered a historic day for the crypto industry as a whole, the Supreme Court of India has passed a judgment nullifying the controversial banking ban imposed by […]
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Andrew Bailey gave his thoughts on the cryptocurrency to members of parliament in London on Wednesday. Investing in cryptocurrencies will always receive some skepticism from officials who started in traditional markets. Today in London, Andrew Bailey expressed this sentiment, arguing anyone putting money into Bitcoin should be prepared to lose the shirt off their back. […]
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Bitmain cofounder-backed crypto firm Matrixport has announced a new funding round aiming to raise as much as $140 million. Bitmain cofounder-backed crypto trading platform Matrixport has announced a new funding round aiming to raise as much as $140 million at a post-investment valuation of $300 million. Singapore-based Matrixport revealed its fundraising plans to investors in […]
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PwC legal leader Günther Dobrauz recently praised the people responsible for Cardano development. The legal leader at Big Four auditor PwC, Gunther Dobrauz, recently praised the people responsible for Cardano’s (ADA) development. A huge part of the future In a Mar. 3 tweet, Dobrauz claimed that he has long been saying that decentralization is the […]
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Lloyd’s now provides a new type of liability insurance policy aimed to cover losses fo cryptocurrencies stolen from hot wallets. Insurance giant Lloyd’s of London now provides a new type of liability insurance policy to protect cryptocurrency in hot wallets that is lost by theft. Lloyd’s new offering was developed by Lloyd’s syndicate Atrium together […]
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The Bank of England’s deputy governor has warned that stablecoin adoption could have profound implications for the money creation of national economies. Jon Cuncliffe, the deputy governor for financial stability of the United Kingdom’s central bank, the Bank of England (BoE), has warned that the emergence of a cryptocurrency economy may weaken or eliminate bank […]
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Tether’s CTO Paolo Ardoino plans to tell the story of Tether (USDT) stablecoin on March 10 at CryptoCompare’s Digital Asset Summit. Amid ongoing lawsuits surrounding controversial stablecoin Tether (USDT), the company’s CTO plans to detail the asset’s background at an upcoming conference. Bitfinex and Tether CTO Paolo Ardoino is slated to recount “the story of […]
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