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Federal Reserve Quietly Experimenting With Digital Dollar: Report

The Federal Reserve appears to be keeping new research on a digital version of the US dollar under wraps. According…

August 24, 2020

Former IMF Chief Economist Says Bitcoin Similar to Gold, Predicts Digital Assets Will Transform Financial System

Former IMF Chief Economist Raghuram Rajan sees digital currencies Bitcoin and Libra playing a greater role in the financial system…

August 23, 2020

Banking Giant DBS Hails Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency As Brave New Frontier in Sweeping Report on Future of Finance

DBS, the Singaporean banking giant, has just released an in-depth report on the buzz around Bitcoin, the future of cryptocurrency,…

August 20, 2020

MIT and Boston Fed Launch Collab to Explore Digital Currency in Banking

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston has partnered with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for research on a digital…

August 16, 2020

The US Post Office Files Patent for a Blockchain-Based Voting System

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has filed a patent for a mail-in voting system that utilizes blockchain technology. The…

August 15, 2020

Pro-Bitcoin and Crypto Commissioner Hester Peirce Secures Second Term at SEC

Hester Peirce will serve a second term as commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In a statement…

August 9, 2020

Top New York Regulator Approves Eight Crypto Assets for Trading

The New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has given the green light for the trading of eight crypto…

August 9, 2020

US Lawmakers Ask IRS to Encourage Cryptocurrency Innovation, Clarify Position on Staking Rewards

A group of US Congress members is asking the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to clarify its position on crypto staking…

August 6, 2020

Russia Declares Cryptocurrency Is Legal, But Prohibits Use for Payments: Report

Russia is reportedly declaring cryptocurrency legal after president Vladimir Putin signed a bill recognizing cryptocurrencies as a type of property…

August 3, 2020

Bitcoin Banking Breakthrough Is Bigger Deal Than Most in Crypto Industry Understand, Says Caitlin Long

Avanti Financial Group founder & CEO Caitlin Long says the latest crypto and banking breakthrough spearheaded by the Office of…

July 28, 2020