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IMF Says Countries Eyeing Central Bank Digital Currencies Break Down Into Three Types

This year, Facebook became the indisputable giant that sounded the bell on building a cryptocurrency for the masses. Amid controversy…

December 30, 2019

Facebook’s Controversial 2020 Crypto Roll-out Plan Remains Unclear: Report

Facebook is moving forward with its cryptocurrency project Libra, a stablecoin that will be pegged to a basket of currencies,…

December 20, 2019

High-Profile Republican ‘Troubled by Government Monopoly on Currency’ Launching New Crypto to Compete With Central Banks

President Trump's former pick for the Federal Reserve is launching a stablecoin to compete with central banks. Economist Stephen Moore,…

October 21, 2019

Former Chairman of the CFTC Pushes for New US Dollar As Race for Digital Currency Heats Up

In an op-ed published by the Wall Street Journal,  J. Christopher Giancarlo, former Chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission…

October 16, 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

French Billionaire Says Crypto Asset Libra Is Unstoppable

French billionaire Xavier Niel says the Facebook-led stablecoin Libra will exist along with thousands of other digital assets in the…

October 11, 2019

Binance Officially Launches XRP-Pegged Crypto Asset, Says It’s ‘Backed by Real XRP’

Binance just launched a new crypto asset called XRP-BF2 on its decentralized exchange, Binance DEX. The company says the crypto…

October 10, 2019

Bitfinex and Tether Manipulated Bitcoin and Crypto to Create ‘Largest Bubble in History’ According to New Class Action Lawsuit

Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex and Tether Ltd are facing a class action lawsuit filed on October 7th by lawyers who managed…

October 7, 2019

Coinbase Launches Crypto Rewards in New Push to Expand Industry Beyond Trading

The leading US crypto exchange Coinbase is launching a crypto rewards program. Eligible customers in the US can now earn…

October 2, 2019

Banking Giant Wells Fargo Launching ‘Digitized Cash’ – But Don’t Call It Crypto

Wells Fargo, the fourth largest bank in the US, is joining the digital asset craze. The bank has announced that…

September 17, 2019