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Ripple and XRP Caught in the Crossfire? Brad Garlinghouse Says Libra Backlash Has Him Worried

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is offering his take on Facebook's Libra. At a summit in Menlo Park, California hosted by…

October 21, 2019

Digital Dilemma: G7 Nations Praise Advantages of Crypto, Warn Stablecoins ‘Pose Risk to Global Financial System’

A group of powerful economic leaders is reportedly concerned that crypto stablecoins like Facebook's Libra could threaten the global financial…

October 14, 2019

Facebook’s David Marcus Cites ‘Intense Pressure’ As eBay, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, PayPal Abandon Crypto Project

PayPal announced last week that it was leaving Facebook's cryptocurrency project Libra. Online marketplace eBay and payments giants Stripe, Visa…

October 12, 2019

Facebook Doubles Down on Crypto Mission Libra As PayPal Drops Out

PayPal has reportedly withdrawn support for Facebook’s Libra crypto asset project. The payments giant had joined the nonprofit Libra Association…

October 5, 2019

Apple CEO Tim Cook Says No to Crypto, Believes Tech Giants Should Stay Away

Apple CEO Tim Cook has delivered a clear message to Silicon Valley and his colleagues who are trying to capture…

October 4, 2019

Leaked Recordings Reveal What Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg Really Thinks About Libra

[Sassy_Social_Share] Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, reportedly says the company plans to take a "consultative" approach to…

October 2, 2019

Swift Ramps Up Global Payments Race, Launches New Service As Crypto Heats Up ‘Extraordinary Change’

Cryptocurrencies are front and center at this year's Sibos 2019 conference. Swift's board of directors chairman, Yawar Shah, says the…

September 24, 2019

Crypto Breakthrough: France Will Not Tax Crypto-to-Crypto Transactions

France won’t be taxing crypto-to-crypto transactions, but will impose taxes on capital gains made from converting digital currencies to fiat…

September 12, 2019

International Monetary Fund Highlights Cryptocurrencies in New Video Series

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is spotlighting the emergence of cryptocurrencies and how their trajectory can be traced to economic…

September 11, 2019

US Regulators Return From Trip to Switzerland, Express ‘Concern’ Over Big Tech Global Currency

A trip to Switzerland by US lawmakers led by Maxine Waters, chair of the House Financial Services Committee, to probe…

August 26, 2019