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THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] BITCOIN IS MORE A SUBSTITUTE FOR GOLD THAN THE DOLLAR www. youtube. com Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said “crypto-assets…are highly volatile…and therefore not really useful as a store of value [as] they’re not backed by anything. They’re more of an asset for speculation, so they’re not particularly in use as a means of payment. It’s more a speculative asset, it’s essentially a substitute for...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] ANONYMOUS CBDCS IS NOT AN OPTION www. theblockcrypto. com The head of the People’s Bank of China’s Digital Currency Research Institute said that “controllable anonymity” and not complete anonymity is at the core of China’s digital yuan design, adding that any design that does not satisfy AML, anti-terrorism financing and anti-tax evasion purposes will be simply vetoed. [Members Area Crypto] NIGERIAN CRYPTO BAN LIMITED TO...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] CBDCS NEED TO COEXIST WITH CASH www. bloomberg. com Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell cited a recent report from the Bank for International Settlements suggesting that the development of a central bank digital currency needs to be integrated “in a flexible and innovative payment system” alongside cash and other forms of money. [Members Area Crypto] THAILAND PLANNING TO REGULATE STABLECOINS www. reuters. com The Central...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] PUTIN LOOKING TO STOP ILLEGAL CROSS-BORDER CRYPTO TRANSFERS www. coindesk. com Russian President Vladimir Putin has asked his attorney general to “take additional measures to prevent illegal cross-border transfers of digital assets.” [Members Area Crypto] IRELAND IMPOSING NEW CRYPTO REGS STARTING IN APRIL www. independent. ie The Central Bank of Ireland announced that starting next month, virtual asset providers will need to register with the...
BITCOIN MINING: THE MODERN AGE DIGITAL GOLD RUSH As coined by Mark Twain, “During the gold rush it’s a good time to be in the pick and shovel business.” Bitcoin and the wider crypto market are the modern age digital gold rush. As investors rush to gain exposure to scarce digital assets rapidly appreciating in value, critical infrastructure and service providers have positioned themselves to capitalize on the growing market....
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] BOJ PREPARING 'THOROUGHLY' WITH CBDC www. reuters. com Bank of Japan (BoJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda formally announced the BoJ will begin experimenting with a central bank digital currency (CBDC) this Spring stressing the importance “to prepare thoroughly to respond to changes in circumstances in an appropriate manner.” [Members Area Crypto] XI DRIVING CHINA'S BLOCKCHAIN OBJECTIVES www. scmp. com Chinese President Xi Jinping is building support...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] INDIA TO CRIMINALIZE CRYPTO ACTIVITIES www. reuters. com A senior government official told Reuters that India is planning to propose a new law banning cryptocurrencies and fining any domestic investors caught trading or even holding a digital asset. The bill would criminalize possession, issuance, mining, trading and transferring crypto-assets, said the official, who has direct knowledge of the plan. [Members Area Crypto] SOUTH KOREA IDENTIFIES...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] BANK OF RUSSIA TO TRIAL DIGITAL RUBLE NEXT YEAR www. cointelegraph. com The Bank of Russia deputy chairman announced plans to launch a prototype of the ruble-backed digital currency later this year with operational trials beginning in 2022. [Members Area Crypto] CHINA INCLUDES "BLOCKCHAIN" IN 5-YEAR PLAN www. en. pingwest. com China has included the term “blockchain” for the first time in a draft of...
CRYPTO MARKETS ARE REBOUNDING FROM LAST WEEK’S RATE RISE TANTRUM Bitcoin and crypto have rallied over the last several days after crypto and the broader markets have started to shake off rising rate fears. Easing investor concerns, the quick move upward in the 10 year has slowed, but what could interest rates tell us about the possible direction of Bitcoin prices? First let’s revisit what’s recently happened:The COVID pandemic took...
Several new additions to the weekly chart of North American publicly traded companies. I added the Osprey Bitcoin ETF (OTCMKTS: OBTC), two additional ETFs, – Amplify Transformational Data Sharing ETF (NYSEARCA: BLOK) and First Trust Indxx Innovative Transaction & Process ETF (NASDAQ: LEGR) – and the announced, but non-merged cryptoSPACs: VPC Impact Acquisition Holdings (NASDAQ: VIH) planning to acquire BAKKT and Good Works Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: GWAC) planning to acquire Bitfury’s US mining subsidiary Cipher Mining _THERE MAY BE OVERLOOKED...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] FSC PROPOSES NEW PENALTIES UNDER VASP LAWS www. fsc. go. kr South Korea’s Financial Services Commission (FSC) has introduced a new proposal providing a new penalty abatement of fifty percent on virtual asset service providers (VASP) who fail to report and record suspicious activity by their clients. [Members Area Crypto] LAWMAKERS PROPOSE SEC AND CFTC FORM DIGITAL ASSET WORKING GROUP www. congress. gov Member of...
THE HEADLINES [Members Area Crypto] SENATOR BROWN 'STRONGLY SUPPORTS' FED'S LEADERSHIP IN CBDCS www. banking. senate. gov Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) , the Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, wrote a letter to Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and Governor Lael Brainard strongly supporting the “Fed’s efforts to study the possibility of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or digital dollar in the United States” to ensure...
