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Ripple Executive Says Crypto and Blockchain Will Transform World of Finance, Changing the Way Banks Do Business

[the_ad id="50945"] Asheesh Birla thinks blockchain technology is poised to dramatically overhaul the global financial sector. Ripple's senior vice president…

March 24, 2020

IMF Chief Says Economic Turnaround From Coronavirus Impact Should Arrive in 2021

[the_ad id="50945"] Following a recent meeting of the G20 finance ministers and central bank governors on the coronavirus pandemic, International…

March 24, 2020

Mnuchin Urges Small Businesses to Halt Layoffs As Fed Enters New Chapter of Money Printing and Bitcoin (BTC) Jumps

[the_ad id="50945"] US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin delivered a message to Main Street as the Federal Reserve announced new measures…

March 23, 2020

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, Ex-CEO of Bitcoin Exchange Bakkt, Refutes Claims That Coronavirus Briefing Led to Multi-Million-Dollar Stock Dump

[the_ad id="50945"] Georgia's new GOP senator and the former chief executive officer of Bitcoin derivatives exchange Bakkt, Kelly Loeffler, is…

March 23, 2020

Hawaii Testing Digital Currency Plan – No Money Transmitter License Required

[the_ad id="90130"] Hawaii is launching a pilot program for a digital currency. The collaborative initiative is backed by the Department…

March 20, 2020

The Philippines Shuts Down Financial Markets, European Watchdogs Ban Short Selling, US Banks Closing Branches

[the_ad id="90130"] The financial system is exhibiting a number of deep cracks amidst travel restrictions and closures stemming from the…

March 17, 2020

Russian Lawmakers Introduce Revamped Bill Restricting Bitcoin and Crypto

[the_ad id="90130"] In an interview with Interfax, Alexei Guznov, director of the central bank's legal department, says the Bank of…

March 16, 2020

US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Appoints Coinbase Chief Legal Officer to Oversee Banking System

[the_ad id="90130"] US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a long-time cryptocurrency and Bitcoin skeptic, has named Brian Brooks as one of…

March 16, 2020

Wall Street Veteran Caitlin Long Doubles Down on Why Financial Markets Are Crippled, Based on Data Since 2008

[the_ad id="50945"] Caitlin Long is peeling back the cover on a chronically ill financial system, highlighting why its vulnerabilities are…

March 16, 2020

Mayors Lock Down NYC and LA, Fed Reduces Interest Rates to Zero, Launches $700 Billion QE Program As Coronavirus Outbreak Continues

In a series of tweets, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that he will sign an executive order…

March 15, 2020