Stablecoins have the potential to temper the systemic threats posed by USD domination of global foreign currency reserves, analysts have argued in a new piece for the WEF. Stablecoins have the potential to temper the systemic threats posed by the United States dollar’s domination of global foreign currency reserves, according to an opinion piece published…
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Gladius, a cryptocurrency startup that raised over $12 million in a 2017 ICO, announced it is ceasing operations without reimbursing its token holders. Distributed cybersecurity startup Gladius dissolved without complying with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reimburse investors. The firm’s co-founder and chief technology officer Alex Godwin announced the dissolution of…
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Another FAANG company has its sights on financial services — this time it’s Google, as Forbes has reported, polemically claiming this could “kill Bitcoin.” Another FAANG company has its sights on financial services — this time it’s Google, as Forbes reported on Nov. 16, polemically claiming this could “kill Bitcoin.” In an interview with the…
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Ex-Wall Street trader Nik Bhatia says the Lightning Network has made Bitcoin an unprecedented asset by combining a store of value with medium-of-exchange scale and speed. Bond market veteran Nik Bhatia says that with Lightning, Bitcoin (BTC) has become an unprecedented asset by combining a store of value with medium-of-exchange scale and speed. This recognition…
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New York-based fintech Tassat has succeeded in obtaining regulatory approval for the launch of a crypto derivatives exchange. New York-based financial technology firm Tassat — formerly known as trueDigital — has succeeded in overcoming the first hurdle in its bid to launch a fully-regulated crypto derivatives exchange. According to an announcement from the United States…
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Tests of a blockchain car identification and payment system deployed by automakers Renault, BMW, General Motors, Ford and Honda will start next month. Five major automakers — BMW, General Motors, Ford, Renault and Honda — will start testing a blockchain car identification and payment system next month in the United States. Automakers envision self-paying cars,…
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