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This Global Vacuum Presents Huge Opportunities for Crypto

In some regions, over 50% of the population are unbanked and the problem is much worse for women, according to a quarterly review by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which acts as a central authority for the world’s leading central banks.In a special feature on innovations in...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

G20 on Tax, ‘Global Stablecoins’ and Crypto Market Oversight + More News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Regulation newsFinance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies released a...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

UK Regulator Tells Stablecoin Savings Firm: Get Your Ads off the Tube

The British Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has ordered the London Underground to take down advertisements for startup Zeux – a company that uses stablecoins as part of a high-interest savings offering.The FCA appears to have expressed concern that Zeux’s business model involves using...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Another Competitor To Libra Might Come From Japan + More News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Digital fiat newsA group of about 70 Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers in Japan are working on a proposal for the...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Dfinity Launches Open Version of LinkedIn + More News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Blockchain newsDfinity, a blockchain-based cloud computing company, unveiled an open version of LinkedIn, dubbed...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

1.5 Billion People Might Have CBDC in Their Wallets in 3 Years

Around 7 undisclosed central banks, representing 20% of the world’s population, are likely to launch central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in 3 years, a new survey by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), showed.While these banks remain unidentified, the BIS claims that having...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

ETF Giant WisdomTree Plans to Launch a Stablecoin

There are new developments coming from the New York-based international investment giant WisdomTree Investments, as it now plans to launch a stablecoin, and it wants to do so ahead of the competition.It's a busy period for WisdomTree as the news is out that they plan to issue their own regulated...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

How Vintage Sardines Became Fishy Talk of Crypto Town

We talked about a number of interesting exhibitors at the Customer Electronics Show (CES 2020) in Las Vegas, but one participant has been stirring up the waters of the Cryptoworld lately with their unconventional offering - namely, sardines-backed stablecoin.You've read it well. A Luxembourg-based...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

What Role Will Bitcoin Play in the “Retail Apocalypse”?

Bricks and mortar shops began to struggle as soon as ecommerce started to gain traction. Today, online shopping has become the norm for many consumers. It is estimated that globally, over 1.9 billion people have made online purchases in 2019. Conversely, thousands of physical stores are...

, by Alex Lielacher

Tokyo Wants 50% of Transactions to Be Made in its Stablecoin by 2025

Tokyo’s new stablecoin could be one of the world’s most ambitious yet – after city authorities revealed plans to ensure that 50% of all payments made in the capital are made using the token by 2025.Per Nikkei, the city is banking on the fact that it already has a large range of...

, by Tim Alper

11 ‘Bold’ Crypto Predictions for 2020 by Blockchain Capital

Bitcoin (BTC) is set for a 2020 price surge that will see it go past the USD 20,000 mark, per a new report, with fees to exceed USD 100.In its annual State of Crypto report, investment company Blockchain Capital has made eleven “bold” predictions for the upcoming year. The company says...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Circle Prepares for Crypto Mass Adoption as USD Coin Trading Volume up 954%

Major crypto financial services firm behind the USD Coin (USDC) stablecoin, Circle , intensifies competition in the stablecoin market as the company estimates mass crypto adoption in 2-3 years. In the meantime, USDC trading volume has already jumped 954% this year. Circle’s 2020 will be all...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Basel Committee Initiates Discussion on Crypto + More News

Crypto Briefs is your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptocurrency and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.Regulation newsA global banking regulator says it will listen to input on a new cryptocurrency discussion paper. Per a...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

The Future of Money and the Payment System

This is a lecture by Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements, held at Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, USA, on December 5, 2019.Main highlights:(Read the whole text below)Theoretically speaking, money is a social convention, hence anything...

, by Agustín Carstens

EU Confirms its Firm Stance on All Stablecoins, Not Facebook’s Libra Only

The EU has taken a firm stance on stablecoins. But a senior government official in Lithuania says the move will not stop stablecoin operators from proceeding with their plans as the EU is not against innovations and simplified payments.Today, the Council and the Commission adopted a joint...

World’s 5th Biggest Bank to Launch ‘Digital Currency’ Company – Reports

One of Japan’s largest companies, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG), is set to co-launch a “digital currency” and smartphone-based payment service – in conjunction with Japanese human resources network Recruit, according to Japanese media reports. (Updated at 12:44 PM...

, by Tim Alper

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