Bank of International Settlements head says cryptos require more regulation Agustín Carstens has called for cryptocurrencies to be subject to more regulations while arguing that virtual currencies have not made a significant dent in global finance.1155 Total views 8 Total shares Agustín Carstens, general manager of the Bank for International Settlements, has called for even more crypto regulations stating that virtual currencies are a… CME Group Announces Launch Date of Options on Bitcoin Futures Product The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group has announced the date it expects to launch options on Bitcoin (BTC) futures in a statement on Nov.12.“In response to growing interest in cryptocurrencies and customer demand for tools to manage bitcoin exposure, CME Group will launch options on Bitcoin futures (BTC) on January 13, 2020,” the company… SEC’s CryptoMom Wants US to Learn From Chinese Digital Innovation The United States could learn from China’s innovations in digital currency, says Securities and Exchange commissioner Hester Peirce.Fielding questions via webcam at this week’s Crypto Finance Conference in Switzerland, the public sector leader known as CryptoMom, called for the U.S.to: “Learn from what other countries are doing and take the best of what they’re doing… Zcash Poised to Finally Have Private Transactions on Mobile With SDK Release The for-profit developer behind Zcash (ZEC), Electric Coin Co.(ECC), has released on Jan.15 a set of resources to facilitate the implementation of shielded transactions on mobile.This builds on early tests in 2019 conducted after the Sapling upgrade.The developer released a complete set of Software Development Kits (SDK) versions for both Android and… Facebook Hires Lobbying Firm to Ease Regulatory Pressure on Libra Facebook has hired a Washington-based lobbying firm to help it grapple with the negative responses sparked by the announcement of its planned Libra cryptocurrency project.According to an O’Dwyer PR report published on Aug.
26, the social media giant is working with FS Vector — a consultancy firm that specializes in regulatory compliance, public policy, and… Don’t expect Coin Center to stick up for XRP in the face of the SEC The D.C.-based think tank doesn’t view XRP in the same light as Bitcoin or Ethereum.3375 Total views 15 Total shares In its coming fight against the Securities and Exchange Commission, Ripple won’t see support from some of the mainstays of the crypto lobby.
Jerry Brito, the executive director of Coin Center, made it clear… Fundstrat’s Tom Lee: Current Bitcoin Misery Index Never Been Reported in Bear Market Fundstrat Global Advisors founder Tom Lee pointed out that the value currently reported by his company’s bitcoin (BTC) sentiment indicator Bitcoin Misery Index (BMI) has never been seen in a bear market.Lee made his comments during an interview with Cointelegraph published on April 19.During the interview, Lee noted that through 2018, the BMI has… Who’s Afraid of Security Tokens?: STO Ecosystem Starts to Deliver on 2018 Hype The general hype circa 2018 proclaimed security tokens as crypto’s killer app.After Bitcoin fell from its $20,000 peak in December 2017, some of the more revolutionary promises of cryptocurrencies had lost their luster — especially after the subsequent collapse of the altcoin market and the mayhem of initial coin offerings.Security token offerings, or STOs,… Blockchain and Crypto Jobs Market: 2018 Vs.2019 by the Numbers Along with Bitcoin (BTC) price growth in 2019 (from $3,400 in February to $12,689 in June), some segments of the labor market related to cryptocurrencies and blockchain have also actively manifested themselves.Demand for lawyers has risen sharply, Facebook is actively hiring and the United States is breaking every record in terms of the number… Leave a Reply Search.
