Commissioner of the SEC Hester Peirce on Crypto Regulation in the US
Hester M. Peirce is an American attorney specializing in financial market regulation. Peirce is currently…
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Opposition to expanded FinCEN AML/KYC rules
A broad front of opposition is growing against FinCEN’s latest regulatory proposal regarding KYC/AML rules…
How can bitcoins worth $250 million be “lost”?
The story of a programmer who lost access to his Bitcoins, worth over 250 million…
Intellectual Property – A never-ending Discussion
Exponents of the Bitcoin world are known for initiating fundamental debates. This also applies to…
Why did Satoshi Nakamoto choose 21M as Bitcoin’s maximum supply?
Bitcoin is famous for being a disinflationary currency. Its total circulating supply is capped at…
An introduction to algorithmic trading
It is common knowledge that the best traders have been people who trade without any…
US regulator OCC grants banks permission to use Stablecoins
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published new guidance on Blockchains…
Annual review 2020
A turbulent year is coming to an end. The fields of blockchain technology and digital…
Tether regulation proposal “apocalyptic” for crypto
Unregulated stablecoins such as Tether face increasing regulatory pressure from the US government. A new…
Swiss DLT regulatory framework implementation about to be completed
The regulatory framework for the Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) in Switzerland was being worked out…
NFT Digital Art Collection sells for almost $800,000
We’ve just witnessed the biggest purchase of a blockchain-based digital artwork collection in history, smashing…
UBS CEO Ralph Hamers sees great potential in tokenization & digital assets
Ralph Hamers, the new CEO of UBS Group AG, spoke out in favor of digital…
G7 finance chiefs support calls for crypto regulations
Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the G7 nations are reportedly unanimous in their…
The Blockchain Trilemma
Even though blockchains are generally considered to be superior to traditional networks, no single blockchain…
IBM launches blockchain-based platform for transparent supply chains in the textile industry
IBM wants to develop a blockchain platform to make textile supply chains more transparent and…
7 misconceptions about Bitcoin
Bitcoin has had a great year in terms of performance and institutional adoption. Yet there…
