No Strong Case to Ban Crypto Trading, Singapore Says
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has been studying cryptocurrency developments and there is no strong case to ban crypto trading, a high-ranking government official told lawmakers. The adoption of regulations in other countries in the region has increased pressure on authorities in the city-state to clarify their stance on bitcoin, as more crypto companies in Asia are seeking friendlier business environments. Also Read: Thailand...
World Central Banker to Central Banks: Bitcoin Is a Bubble, Ponzi, and Disaster
General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Agustín Carstens, gave a talk at Goethe University in its House of Finance, Tuesday, 6 February in Frankfurt. Titled Money in the Digital Age: What Role for Central Banks?, the talk saw Mr. Carstens acknowledge “We have seen a bit of a shift, to issues at the very heart of central banking. This shift is driven by developments at the cutting edge of...
Dignitaries, Pundits, and Bigwigs Reveal Their 2018 Crypto-Predictions
Bitcoin and cryptocurrency markets have been extremely bearish over the past six weeks straight, and many investors are waiting for the light at the end of the tunnel. Last year around this time we reported on a variety of cryptocurrency dignitaries, pundits, and bigwigs and they revealed to us that their outlook for 2017 was exceedingly bullish. Now even after the long run of recent bitcoin market dips many blockchain industry...
NFL Superstars Like to Talk About Bitcoin Just Like the Rest of Us
With the Super Bowl now well behind us, NFL players can today focus on what they really care about, bitcoin. You might have thought that locker room talk only cover sports and women, but an insider reveals that professional players actually like to discuss the ups and down of the cryptocurrency market between themselves. Also Read: New York Wants a Piece of the Ever Growing Bitcoin Mining Pie Bitcoin in the Locker Room Richard...
The European Commission Loves Blockchain’s Transparency – Except for When It Doesn’t
Government officials can’t seem to make their minds up about bitcoin. Politicians like the underlying technology, they are prone to insist, but aren’t sure about the cryptocurrency itself, which is used by criminals to launder money, they reiterate. In as many weeks, European Commission-affiliated groups have issued two seemingly contradictory statements on the matter. Either bitcoin and its accompanying blockchain are...
