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Economist’s Quip That Bitcoin (BTC) Fails Financial “Tests” Is Wrong: Hot Take
Davos may be an event centered around the realm of traditional finance, but crypto & blockchain technologies have been mentioned. In a recent interview with Bloomberg TV, Huw Van Steenis, senior advisor to Bank of England’s governor, Mark Carney, bashed this nascent asset class. дальше »
2019-1-23 05:00 | |
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Why Bitcoin Won’t Fail the “Tests of Financial Services” Forever
In an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos earlier, the senior adviser to the governor of the Bank of England weighed in about the threat posed to the current financial status quo by Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. дальше »
2019-1-23 00:00 | |
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Bank of England Senior Advisor: Cryptocurrencies Neither a Good Store of Value nor a Medium of Exchange
Huw van Steenis, the senior advisor to Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney believes that cryptocurrencies “fail fundamental tests” to compete with the traditional financial market institutions, reports Bloomberg on January 21, 2019. дальше »
2019-1-23 22:00 | |
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Davos 2019: Crypto is Not a Threat to Traditional Banks, Believe Bank of England’s Officials
CoinSpeaker Davos 2019: Crypto is Not a Threat to Traditional Banks, Believe Bank of England’s Officials According to Huw van Steenis, senior adviser to Bank of England Governor Mark Carney, cryptos have no value and fail fundamental tests of financial services. дальше »
2019-1-22 12:33 | |
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UK Central Bank Adviser: Cryptocurrencies Not a Great Concern
It is pretty obvious why central and commercial banks are not fond of decentralized forms of finance. Giving financial control to the people takes it away from them, along with their fat profits and big banker boss bonuses. дальше »
2019-1-22 10:24 | |
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BOE Senior Adviser: Cryptocurrencies Fail Fundamental Financial Services Tests
The emerging cryptocurrency sector – still fighting for worldwide approval from regulators, politicians, and financiers – got a mild kick in the back when Huw van Steenis, senior adviser to Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England (BoE) said cryptocurrencies fail fundamental tests of financial services. дальше »
2019-1-21 20:04 | |
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Kuwait Financial House Launched an Instant Cross-border Remittance Service Using Ripple’s Blockchain Technology
Kuwait Financial House announced in a tweet last week that the company started operating an instant cross-border remittance service through Ripple’s blockchain. The service was made available to beneficiaries at the Saudi Al Rajhi Bank in Saudi Riyal (SAR) with no remittance fees. дальше »
2019-1-21 17:59 | |
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Morgan Stanley Believes Bitcoin Will Last The Long Haul, Coinbase Exec Says
Since Nakamoto launched Bitcoin a decade ago, the legacy financial system has fought it tooth and nail. Wells Fargo banned Bitcoin purchases from its credit cards mid last year. Indian and Pakistani banks are forcing their clients to declare they won’t buy Bitcoin before they open an account. дальше »
2019-1-21 17:38 | |
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Euro Exim Becomes the First Official Bank to Fully Integrate Ripple’s xRapid
CoinSpeaker Euro Exim Becomes the First Official Bank to Fully Integrate Ripple’s xRapid London-based Euro Exim Bank will become the first financial institution to fully integrate the XRP-powered xRapid in the first quarter of this year. дальше »
2019-1-16 17:48 | |
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Euro Exim Bank Joins Ripple to Initiate Advanced Payment Solutions
Euro Exim Bank, the first bank to adopt Ripple financial tool xRapid which is powered by its token XRP declared that coming together with Ripple will bring in innovations that will launch a new era of payment solution. дальше »
2019-1-16 11:21 | |
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French ATM Glitches and Bank Closures Reported After Scheduled Bank Run
The grassroots yellow vest movement in France has been participating in protests for weeks on end. Just recently, high profile yellow vest members have been promoting a “bank run” on financial institutions and automated teller machines in Paris. дальше »
2019-1-16 01:45 | |
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HSBC Bank Credits Blockchain Distributed Ledger Tech for $250 Billion in Transaction Settlements
While financial institutions have been hesitant to get on board with cryptocurrency, blockchain technology has been seeping into this world. HSBC is known as one of the largest banks in the world, and they have recently used the distributed ledger technology (DLT) as a way to setting over $250 billion in transactions, which was announced […] дальше »
2019-1-14 21:32 | |
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HSBC leans on blockchain tech to process $250b worth of fx transactions
Global bank HSBC has processed more than 3 million foreign exchange (fx) transactions using blockchain technology. According to a report, the transactions, completed over the past year, were worth $250bn. дальше »
2019-1-14 20:56 | |
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Finafex ICO
Finafex is a state of the art crypto asset exchange custody and trade settlement platform that works as the crypto-arm of the Capital Investment Bank Ltd (CIBL) — An Investment Bank licensed under the purview of the Labuan Offshore Financial Services Authority (LOFSA). дальше »
2019-1-13 14:03 | |
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Ripple Products May be the Only Means to Bank Recovery From Recession and Crash
Ripple Inc. has done well in focusing on lifting the banking industry from the impact of the last financial crisis which pushed banks into struggling to keep afloat. Liquidity challenge faced by banks mostly when it comes to interbank transactions is now a thing of the past with Ripple’s decentralized financial tools. дальше »
2019-1-10 21:44 | |
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Банки Пакистана и Малайзии запустили переводы на блокчейне
Пакистанский Telenor Microfinance Bank и малайзийский Valyou представили первую в Пакистане блокчейн-службу международных денежных переводов, связавшую две страны. Платформа построена с использованием блокчейн-решения AliPay, платежной платформы Ant Financial Group. дальше »
2019-1-10 19:40 | |
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London-Based Bank Endorses XRP as Ripple Announces New Customers
Ripple announced on January 8 the addition of 13 new financial institutions to the company’s much-talked-about blockchain remittance system, RippleNet. More than 200 Customers Now on RippleNet Namely, Euro Exim Bank, SendFriend, JNFX, FTCS, Ahli Bank of Kuwait, Transpaygo, BFC Bahrain, ConnectPay, GMT, WorldCom Finance, Olympia Trust Company, Pontual/USEND, and Rendimento become the latest organizations […] London-Based Bank Endorses XRP as Ripple Announces New Customers was originally found on Cryptocurrency News | Blockchain News | Bitcoin News | blokt.com. дальше »
2019-1-9 17:29 | |
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Euro Exim Bank Endorses XRP as Ripple Announces New Customers
Ripple announced on January 8 the addition of 13 new financial institutions to the company’s much-talked-about blockchain remittance system, RippleNet. More than 200 Customers Now on RippleNet Namely, Euro Exim Bank, SendFriend, JNFX, FTCS, Ahli Bank of Kuwait, Transpaygo, BFC Bahrain, ConnectPay, GMT, WorldCom Finance, Olympia Trust Company, Pontual/USEND, and Rendimento become the latest organizations […] Euro Exim Bank Endorses XRP as Ripple Announces New Customers was originally found on Cryptocurrency News | Blockchain News | Bitcoin News | blokt.com. дальше »
2019-1-10 17:29 | |
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Пакистанское подразделение Telenor запускает сервис расчетов на блокчейне
Пакистанское подразделение телекоммуникационной компании Telenor запустило основанный на блокчейне сервис международных расчетов. Об этом сообщается в опубликованном 8 января пресс-релизе. Согласно анонсу, организации Telenor Microfinance Bank (TMB), Valyou и Telenor Easypaisa совместно запустили основанный на блокчейне сервис в Пакистане. дальше »
2019-1-10 16:26 | |
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Alipay powers Pakistan’s first blockchain-based cross-border remittance service
CryptoNinjas Telenor Microfinance Bank, in partnership with Valyou of Malaysia, today introduced Pakistan’s first blockchain-based cross-border remittance service, powered by blockchain technology developed by Alipay, the online payment platform operated by Ant Financial Services Group. дальше »
2019-1-9 02:35 | |
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RippleNet Now Has Over 200 Global Customers With 5 More Using XRP
The Ripple company has announced via its website that 13 new financial institutions have joined RippleNet thus propelling the number of total global customers to over 200. RippleNet currently operates in 40 countries across 6 continents. дальше »
2019-1-9 21:47 | |
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В сеть RippleNet входят более 200 компаний
К RippleNet присоединились еще 13 финансовых институтов. Теперь в этой сети более 200 участников. 200+ financial institutions are leveraging RippleNet to make international payments faster, lower cost and more transparent. дальше »
2019-1-8 19:39 | |
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RippleNet Surpasses 200 Customers Worldwide
Ripple, provider of leading enterprise blockchain solutions for payments, announced today that 13 new financial institutions have signed up for the company’s payment network, RippleNet. The companies include Euro Exim Bank, SendFriend, JNFX, FTCS, Ahli Bank of Kuwait, Transpaygo, BFC Bahrain, ConnectPay, GMT, WorldCom Finance, Olympia Trust Company, Pontual/USEND and Rendimento. дальше »
2019-1-8 18:01 | |
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Ripple’s CEO words coming true: First banks are starting to use xRapid and XRP for international transfers
In the last days of December a news broke out about Kuwait national bank planning to use Ripple’s xRapid (a solution that uses XRP token for payments) for international transfers. Only couple of hours ago, another Kuwait financial institution is doing the same. дальше »
2019-1-7 04:31 | |
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Big Bankers Say Cryptocurrencies Do Not Pose a Threat to Global Financial Stability
The Financial Stability Board, a global inter-governmental body with over 20 member countries, has ruled that virtual currencies are not a threat to the world economy. The assessment could have an impact on India, whose central bank is part of the board. дальше »
2019-1-5 11:38 | |
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India: Central Bank Report States Crypto Does Not Threaten Financial Stability
The Reserve Bank of India issues its annual financial report, stating that cryptocurrencies pose no threat to the financial industry.
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Is Blockchain Halal? These Startups Are Transforming Islamic Finance
Islamic financial institutions are increasingly using blockchain technology for complex financing terms, Shariah-compliant transactions and Islamic and sharia-compliant alternatives to conventional insurance. дальше »
2019-1-3 10:00 | |
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India: RBI Stalls its Plans to Launch Central Bank Digital Currency
According to a report from Business Line, published on January 1, 2019, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stalled its plan to launch a national digital currency. Too Early for Central Bank Digital Currency The cryptocurrency ecosystem in India has been plagued with confusion and indecisiveness, and the latest decision by the country’s financial watchdog is no exception. дальше »
2019-1-3 08:00 | |
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Ten Years Later, a Reflection on Bitcoin’s Genesis and Satoshi’s Timing
October 31, 2008, and January 3, 2009. The two dates have cemented themselves with Promethean significance into Bitcoin’s lore. On the October 31, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper, a constitution of sorts for his revolutionary monetary system and its intrinsic currency. дальше »
2019-1-3 07:14 | |
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В рейтинг KPMG лучших китайских финтех-компаний впервые попали блокчейн-стартапы
Глобальная аудиторская компания из “Большой четверки” KPMG опубликовала “Индекс лучших китайских финтех-компаний за 2018 год”. Это уже третья редакция рейтинга KPMG, и его отличительной чертой стало появление в нем наряду с финансовыми фирмами, включая Lufax и Baixin Bank, интернет-компаний, таких как Ant Financial Services Group, Jingdong Digital Technology (ранее JD Finance) и Tencent Financial. Также […] дальше »
2018-12-31 14:41 | |
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The End of the First Crypto Decade
Massimo Morini is a veteran in investment banks and financial institutions including the World Bank. Some of his research on blockchain was reported here and here. The following is an exclusive contribution to CoinDesk’s 2018 Year in Review. дальше »
2018-12-30 16:15 | |
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Staying Safe Online While Trading Cryptocurrencies on Your Smartphone
These days, you can do everything with your smartphone. You can watch movies, turn the lights on in your house, or even set a timer on your coffee pot. Naturally, you can also trade cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-12-29 22:27 | |
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National Bank of Kuwait to Use Ripple for a New Service
The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) is officially the first financial institution in the country to adopt blockchain technologies as tools to improve its services and Ripple has become the first fintech to bring the blockchain to the world of Kuwaiti finance. дальше »
2018-12-29 20:35 | |
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FINRA Fines Morgan Stanley $5 Million for Sub-Standard Anti Money Laundering Practices
The American financial industry regulatory authority, FINRA, has fined wall Street bank Morgan Stanley for violating anti-money laundering (AML) rules over a period of five years, reported Finance Magnates on December 26, 2018. дальше »
2018-12-29 15:00 | |
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Japan’s Second Biggest Bank Launching Yen-Pegged Stablecoin in March 2019
Mizuho Bank, Japan’s second largest financial institution, is readying the infrastructure for a stablecoin launch in March 2019, as reported by Asia Nikkei Review. The coin is aimed at increasing low-cost cross-border transfers and remittances. дальше »
2018-12-29 13:50 | |
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The Federal Reserve Could Launch a ‘FedCoin’- But There’s Really No Point
It seems as if the Federal Reserve really understands the core values of Bitcoin and that launching a national cryptocurrency is pointless. Director of the IMF Christine Lagarde spoke out about the benefits of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) this November. дальше »
2018-12-29 23:00 | |
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Japan’s Second Largest Bank to Launch its Own Cryptocurrency in March 2019
According to a report published by Finance Magnets, on December 26, 2018, Japan-based company Mizuho Financial Group is primed to launch its yen-pegged cryptocurrency in March 2019. Mizuho’s Stablecoin to Be Launched in March 2019 The cryptocurrency being introduced by Mizuho will have parity with the Japanese yen and can be used to make and receive payments through a mobile. дальше »
2018-12-28 06:00 | |
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India May Legalize Bitcoin Under “Strong” Rules
India could be making a U-turn on its directives for cryptocurrencies. Per reports from the New India Express, a second interdisciplinary committee set up by the Indian government is considering making cryptocurrencies legal in the country again but with more stringent rules. дальше »
2018-12-28 02:16 | |
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Perfect Storm: Bitcoin Didn’t Exist in the Last Financial Crisis
Bitcoin has been quietly preparing for over a decade for the next market storm as a non-political alternative to the money printing pyramid. Bitcoin Separates Money and State Bitcoin was forged by the last great financial crisis of 2008 and designed to thrive in financial turmoil. дальше »
2018-12-27 00:00 | |
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Tether (USDT) Might Really Be Backing its Billions
A report by Bloomberg is shedding light on Tether’s finances and suggests that Tether may be fully-backed by US dollars in a bank account. The financial news publication was able to gain access to documents that appear to show that Tether has sufficient fiat currency to underwrite its dollar-backed cryptocurrency. дальше »
2018-12-21 20:00 | |
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New Shakepay Feature Turns Your Spare Change Into Bitcoin
Mobile cryptocurrency exchange and peer-to-peer wallet Shakepay has announced a new product that allows its Canadian customers to buy bitcoin with spare change. Dubbed "ShakePay Change," the pre-launch of the service was announced in a Medium post. дальше »
2018-12-18 02:32 | |
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GP Bullhound sees 2019 bitcoin recovery, credit market crash may help too
Predictions from respected corners of the mainstream financial world – GP Bullhound and Saxo Bank – could be good news for the crypto industry and its status as a valid and profitable asset class. дальше »
2018-12-16 21:21 | |
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Venezuelan Government Converts Pension Payments to Petro Without Consent
Pusers can still convert their Petros back into bolivars and transfer them to a bank account, but that option isn’t easily accessible on the website. The financial overhaul of the Venezuelan economy is based on a cryptocurrency called Petro, at least for the Maduro-led government. дальше »
2018-12-15 17:59 | |
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Op Ed: Bitcoin Is a Declaration of Our Monetary Independence
Nick Spanos is an early adopter and innovator in the blockchain space. He is best known for launching Bitcoin Center NYC, the world’s first live cryptocurrency exchange, in 2013, right next to the New York Stock Exchange — as immortalized in the Netflix documentary “Banking on Bitcoin. дальше »
2018-12-15 21:43 | |
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Alleged World Bank Rumor Might Send XRP Price Upward
In this world of financial uncertainties, one has to wonder how cryptocurrencies and digital assets will pan out in 2019 and beyond. For XRP, it would seem the downtrend is still in place right now, even though there are some interesting gains in the BTC department. дальше »
2018-12-14 13:19 | |
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