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Agustin Carstens: Banks Should Not Issue Digital Currencies

Should banks design their own cryptocurrencies? According to Agustin Carstens, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, the answer is a definitive “no. ” Crypto Isn’t Cool? Carstens has never been a fan of crypto, having likening bitcoin to a “bubble,” a “Ponzi scheme” and an “environmental disaster” in the past. дальше »

2019-3-23 02:33


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Op Ed: With Bitcoin, Anarchy Is the Point, Not the Problem

Last week, there was a panel at SXSW that was effectively a debate on the merits of permissioned blockchains versus permissionless systems like Bitcoin. I listened to the entire audio of the panel discussion, after Programming Bitcoin author Jimmy Song tweeted it out the other day, and I thought he did an awesome job of pointing out the key value proposition of Bitcoin and why it is not worth comparing to permissioned systems. дальше »

2019-3-23 17:29


Coinbase Custody Now Supports Zilliqa (ZIL) Transactions for Deposits and Withdrawals

One of the biggest names in the crypto ecosystem, Coinbase offers custody for cryptocurrency assets for institutions in the form of their custody program, which charges a setup fee of $100,000 and a minimum holding of $10million so you can see it is aimed at banks, hedge funds and other financial institutions who would require […] дальше »

2019-3-21 21:56


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Crypto Privacy Part 2: Zcash vs. Monero

In the first few years of Bitcoin’s existence, one of the features that attracted the most attention from early advocates was the ability to make private transactions. Bitcoin’s Privacy Woes In a financial system where banks, businesses and government authorities heavily monitor consumer purchases, the ability for one to vanish from the radar of theseRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-3-19 02:00


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Banks May Refuse Deposits from Crypto Firms, Says Israeli Court

An Israeli court has ruled that Union Bank of Israel cannot close the bank account of a crypto mining firm but can refuse certain deposits, as reported on March 17, 2019. Illegal Closure Despite consistent collaborations with various banks around the world, the blockchain industry has continuously faced the challenge of not being able toRead MoreRead More. дальше »

2019-3-19 22:00


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Citibank ditches plans for its own cryptocurrency, bets on SWIFT instead

One of the world’s top 20 banks by asset value, is ditching plans to create its own digital asset – and abandoning all of its cryptocurrency experiments. Instead, it’s betting on a SWIFT. Citibank is not following in the footsteps of JP Morgan with the creation of its own cryptocurrency, believing there are better ways of making improvements to existing financial transaction systems, CoinDesk reports. дальше »

2019-3-18 18:15


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Underbanked Crypto Industry Forced To Innovate Solutions

Central  banks around the world have been notably removed from all things blockchain, and are more than mildly averse to serving cryptocurrency-related businesses. While large banking conglomerates like JP Morgan Chase and Bank of America often cannot be reached for comment on the issue, the general consensus among banks who reject cryptocurrency is that the […] The post Underbanked Crypto Industry Forced To Innovate Solutions appeared first on Crypto Briefing. дальше »

2019-3-18 16:38