Two executives at Coinbase and Ripple are leading a push for smart regulations and transparency in the crypto-sphere that would arguably drive adoption and take blockchain technology mainstream. Market integrity must improve The Market Integrity Working Group’s co-chairs want regulators to grasp how they can advance the cryptocurrency industry. In an official company statement, Coinbase senior director and associate general counsel Rachel Nelson, in conjunction with Ripple’s head of global institutional markets Breanne Madigan, wrote: “To improve market integrity and provide consumers the confidence they deserve, Congress may need to…
Day: January 27, 2020
Ditto Music to Launch App Offering Speedy Blockchain Solution
Ditto Music will launch Bluebox, a blockchain recording technology that could be a boon to musicians and distributors alike. What it’s all about The problem, says Ditto Music CEO Lee Parsons, is that misplaced metadata can end up eating away at the bottom line. Recently Ditto made a royalty payment of 60,000 pounds sterling ($80,000) to the wrong artist. Parsons reportedly had to pay the correct artist out of his own pocket. But Bluebox will allow artists to address legal concerns, such as copyright registration, publishing, and mechanical splits. The…
Bitcoin Price Pushes Above $8.8K as Bulls Attempt to Reclaim $9,000
After a pleasant weekly close, Bitcoin (BTC) bulls turned up Monday prepared to push the price to the $9K mark and possibly above. Over the weekend numerous crypto analysts suggested that if the price sustained above the $8,650 resistance Bitcoin would rally to $8,800 to set a daily lower high, consolidate, then make another run at the $9,200 mark. Bitcoin daily price chart. Source: Coin360 All, except the latter, has come to pass and at the time of writing traders are attempting to push the price through 9,000 but $8,963…
Deutsche Bank Says Digital Currencies Could Be Mainstream in 2 Years
A digital currency could see widespread adoption within the next few years, a new report by Deutsche Bank suggests. Published Monday, the Deutsche Bank report said digital currencies, while only a decade old, have already been shown to have the “potential to radically change payments, banking, central banking and the balance of economic power.” “We believe a new digital currency could become mainstream within the next two years,” according to the report, with both China’s digital yuan initiative and Facebook’s Libra project expected to launch this year. The report said…
Cryptocurrencies Won’t Replace Cash ‘Anytime Soon’
Cash is unlikely to disappear anytime soon despite declining use as a payment method and the surge of digital currencies, Germany’s largest bank says. Deutsche Bank, a German multinational investment bank that previously predicted that cryptocurrencies will replace fiat by 2030, now claims that cash “will be around for a long time” as a preferred method of payment. Deutsche Bank Research issues three reports on the future of payments The bank has forecast a tentative future for cash in one of its recent “The Future of Payments” reports carried out…
Four Class-Action Suits Against Bitfinex Over 2017 BTC Price Now One
The four class-action suits against Bitfinex, Tether and parent company iFinex over alleged market manipulation leading to Bitcoin’s (BTC) 2017 bull market have been consolidated — with implications for every BTC buyer since April 2017. Per an order dated Jan. 24 and filed Jan. 27 from Judge Failla of the court of the Southern District of New York (SDNY), four complaints have been consolidated. Plaintiffs Leibowitz, Young, Faubus and Ebanks — as well as assorted sub-listed parties in each of those cases — will now have their cases heard jointly. …
Davos 2020: Awaited Regulations, Unexpected Enthusiasm, New Challenges
The World Economic Forum 2020 tackled many of the regulatory issues currently plaguing the global crypto sector. Last week saw a whole host of world leaders — including United States President Donald Trump and Prince Charles of Wales, along with a number of other prominent dignitaries — come together to attend the 2020 iteration of the World Economic Forum that was held in Davos, Switzerland Jan. 20–24. As part of the five-day event, the WEF announced its decision to establish a global consortium for governing digital currencies — including stablecoins.…
Bank of England’s Stablecoin Ruling Targets Financial Stability, Exec Says
Financial stability was a key factor in the Bank of England’s decision to hold stablecoin payment systems to the same regulatory standards as existing payment chains. That’s because stablecoins may seek to operate outside of the existing financial infrastructure – the one that card payments, online banking services and others inhabit. Those activities are regulated across authorization, clearance and settlement to keep the money moving and all parties assured. Using a coffee shop transaction as an example, Segal-Knowles illustrated that stablecoins would have no such oversight. “Stablecoins could mean that…
Bank of England’s Stablecoin Ruling Targets Financial Stability, Exec Says
Financial stability was a key factor in the Bank of England’s decision to hold stablecoin payment systems to the same regulatory standards as existing payment chains. That’s because stablecoins may seek to operate outside of the existing financial infrastructure – the one that card payments, online banking services and others inhabit. Those activities are regulated across authorization, clearance and settlement to keep the money moving and all parties assured. Using a coffee shop transaction as an example, Segal-Knowles illustrated that stablecoins would have no such oversight. “Stablecoins could mean that…
‘Bitcoin Halving’ Spikes on Google Trends, Here’s What it Means For Crypto
Google users appear to be becoming increasingly interested in the Bitcoin halving happening this year. With its issuance set to drop, the leading crypto asset by market capitalisation is due to become even more scarce in just a few months time. Many analysts continue to debate whether public knowledge of the event has allowed the market to price in the halving. Surging Google interest may indicate that at least some potential market participants are just finding out about it. Is the Bitcoin Halving Even Known of Outside Crypto? If the…