Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency
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A former employee of Kraken, one of the oldest Bitcoin exchanges, is suing the crypto platform for allegedly failing to pay him for work he did.
April 8 -
As bankers' skepticism about blockchain deepens, crypto firms should demonstrate how the technology can help financial companies, such as by extending access to the underbanked, says Hinkes, a prominent advocate of blockchain.
April 7 -
With many consumers now using online and mobile banking, there is a huge opportunity to incorporate blockchain solutions into the everyday payments experience, writes Andre Stoorvogel, director of product marketing for Rambus Payments.
April 3 -
Jack Dorsey said he hopes the companies he co-founded, Twitter Inc. and Square Inc., won’t be tethered to their headquarters in San Francisco.
April 2 -
Since last fall, when the value of digital money plummeted, lenders have been pushing people who have paper profits to leverage them into cash by borrowing against their cryptocurrencies. And the fact that there's no tax bill on the transactions is a big selling point.
April 2 -
The flagship division is on course to miss next year’s financial projections; Investors may be using SOFR swaps as a hedge against expected volatility.
April 1 -
MMC Norilsk Nickel PJSC and its billionaire chief Vladimir Potanin are planning several digital platforms, including using crypto tokens for trading palladium.
March 27 -
One of Bitcoin’s sharpest critics highlighted the risks of central banks issuing their own digital currencies to the general public, saying it could undermine both financial stability and monetary policy-making.
March 22 -
Mark Karpeles, a central figure in the early days of Bitcoin who presided over the dramatic 2014 collapse of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, was found guilty of tampering with financial records but will likely avoid jail time after receiving a suspended sentence.
March 15 -
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network voluntarily works with tribal law enforcement on anti-money-laundering and counterterrorism initiatives, but is not currently required to do so by statute.
March 13 -
Tech giants have been experimenting with blockchain technologies for years, and while they haven’t displaced banks, there’s still cause for concern.
March 13 -
For crypto adoption and investment to go mainstream, people have to be sure it has staying power and utility, writes Bruce Elliott, president of ICOx Innovations.
March 11 -
Readers consider Square's bid to become an industrial loan company, weigh the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s oversight of brokered deposits and debate reforms to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
March 7 -
SETL, a London-based blockchain startup with a former Bank of France governor on its board and Credit Agricole SA among its investors, appointed administrators to reorganize the business.
March 7 -
Tech giants have been experimenting with blockchain technologies for years, and while they haven’t displaced banks, there’s still cause for concern.
March 5 -
Coinbase Inc., one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, is letting go of staff after the backlash it faced for purchasing a company allegedly linked to the sale of spyware to oppressive regimes.
March 5 -
Coinbase, one of the best-known U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges, is facing a backlash after purchasing a company whose executives have been tied to an Italian firm accused of selling spyware to repressive governments.
March 4 -
Fincross, based on the island of Mauritius, is launching a regulated investment bank for digital assets. It faces tough competition.
March 4 -
Entrepreneurs in the digital-assets industry say that even as some attract investment from multibillion-dollar institutions, they are routinely refused basic banking services by the likes of HSBC and JPMorgan Chase.
March 4 -
Universities are starting to offer courses in bitcoin and other cryptocurrency skills, and that's just the start, according to David Uhryniak, blockchain services leader at Crowe LLP, and Brian T. Zygmunt, a partner at Crowe LLP.
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