“There is no country with more to lose from the disruptive potential of digital currency than the United States,” say analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. “There is no country with more to lose from the disruptive potential of digital currency than the United States.” So goes the stark warning from analysts at the U.S.’…
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The U.S. is printing dollars and slashing interest rates to help the people, but will it affect the crypto market? Policymakers around the world have committed unprecedented amounts of fresh money in a bid to stave off an impending recession, or worse: a total depression. In the United States, the Senate approved a $2 trillion…
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The CARES Act shed light on the possibility of a digital dollar. Meanwhile, a blockchain-based solution is also being explored. Will one of them launch soon? The coronavirus pandemic is the biggest global crisis since the events that sparked the creation of Bitcoin (BTC) in 2008, and is one that will also have long-lasting effects…
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Much like Bitcoin, most fiat currencies experience periods of economic stagnation and immense decline when looked at from a broader perspective. Gone are the days of dusty ledgers and checkbooks. Over the last decade or so, the word “money” has taken on a completely new meaning for a lot of people all over the world.…
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One of the world’s oldest crypto exchanges, OKCoin, now allows users in Singapore and Brunei to trade the Singapore dollar against Bitcoin and Ether. OKCoin, one of the world’s oldest cryptocurrency exchanges, is continuing to expand its fiat-to-crypto onramps by adding support of the Singapore dollar (SGD). Starting March 12, OKCoin users can deposit and…
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Major cryptocurrency wallet service and blockchain data supplier Blockchain.com now allows all users to borrow Paxos Standard against Bitcoin. Amid the ongoing growth of the cryptocurrency lending industry, major crypto wallet service Blockchain.com launches a new lending product for all users, not just institutions. After first launching an institutional crypto lending desk in August 2019,…
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Former Chairman of CFTC says it’s time for Federal government to create digital Dollar that is equivalent to the digital gold Bitcoin. Christopher Giancarlo, the former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) believes it’s time for the Federal Reserve to issue a fully digital currency on Feb. 21. Giancarlo told Yahoo Finance’s On…
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The U.S. Office of the Director of National Intelligence is seeking a researcher to model risk scenarios for how and why the dollar could lose its global supremacy. The United States intelligence community is seeking a researcher to model risk scenarios for how and why the dollar could lose its global supremacy, and how best…
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The Central Bank of the Bahamas plans to adopt the Bahamian digital dollar pilot in the second half of 2020. While major industry actors argue that central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are years or decades ahead, the Bahamas plan to adopt a CBDC no later than 2020. John Rolle, the governor of the Central Bank…
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Fed Nominee Judy Shelton speaks about the need for a digital dollar at a confirmation hearing in the US Senate. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin wasn’t the only one to make waves at the U.S. Senate this week when it came to the future of currency. Tom Cotton, a Republican senator from Arkansas, spoke at length…
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