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Berkeley Professor Questions Stablecoin Viability in Unflattering Op-Ed

University of Berkeley Professor Barry Eichengreen has taken a swipe at the viability of stablecoins in an op-ed published on Project Syndicate. The critique, entitled “The Stable-Coin Myth,” argues stablecoins are not automatically "viable" just because they are pegged to an asset, though Eichengreen does believe they have an advantage over "conventional cryptocurrencies" such as bitcoin which he says "is highly unstable" and "unattractive as units of account. дальше »

2018-9-13 18:07


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US Regulators Approve Winklevoss Twins’ Fiat-Backed Stablecoin Gemini Dollar

New York regulators have given the green light to Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss’ first cryptocurrency, a stablecoin attached to their trading platform Gemini. Solving Stablecoin ‘Trust Problems’ As Forbes reports on September 10, the token, the Gemini Dollar, will have the backing of investment bank State Street, which takes custody of the fiat dollars it is backed by. дальше »

2018-9-10 19:00


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Bitcoin’s Rise Reflects Governments’ Failure To Stabilize National Currencies

Bitcoin is digital gold for a digital generation. Libertarian proponents of cryptocurrencies, like America’s Founding Fathers before them, argue that fiat currencies are nothing but Monopoly paper: Why does fiat cash have value when it’s not backed by any real asset, such as gold or silver? In 1786, Thomas Paine wrote: “Gold and silver are the emissions of nature: paper is the emission of art. дальше »

2018-9-3 16:00


Central Bank of India Expresses Interest In State Backed Digital Currency

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India’s central bank, is expressing interest in introducing a rupee-backed digital currency, the Financial Times reports. The RBI is currently facing financial strain due to the complexities of managing paper currency, and has consequently formed an inter-departmental group to determine if a state-backed digital currency could cut down costs. дальше »

2018-9-1 02:44


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‘Totalitarian’ – Antonopoulos Slams India’s Identity-Based Digital Currency Plans

Andreas Antonopoulos has labeled plans from India’s central bank to create an identity-based national digital currency as “incredibly dangerous” as details emerge of a fresh crackdown on cash. ‘Democracy Dies’ In comments on Twitter August 30, the well-known cryptocurrency educator said India’s history of limiting cash availability to citizens and forcing through surveillance measures via its Aadhaar system would lead to the “death” of democracy. дальше »

2018-8-31 19:00


Iranian National Crypto’s Features Revealed as Official Launch Looms Closer

Iran’s national cryptocurrency will be backed by the country’s fiat currency, the rial, and will be distributed in two phases, first as an interbank token and secondly for retail payments. These are some of the features of the digital currency that were revealed by the Informatics Services Corporation (ISC), an institution that develops banking and […] дальше »

2018-8-30 17:00