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Regulators hit back at BigTech’s finance advantage

December 9, 2019 0 comments

It’s time to level the playing field between technology firms and finance incumbents, say policymakers. Along with healthcare, transport and energy, finance is one of the most heavily regulated sectors […]

Facebook’s money moonshot

November 27, 2019 0 comments

Facebook’s Libra project, announced this summer, shook up politicians and regulators by showing how quickly the digital money race is accelerating. To understand what’s going on, we need to look […]

The law for crypto-asset custody

November 25, 2019 0 comments

In developed financial markets, a fundamental principle of the legal regime is that a financial institution’s assets and its clients’ assets are kept separate. That way, if the institution goes […]

Moneyland

November 19, 2019 0 comments

There’s a country out there that’s invisible to most of us. It’s called Moneyland. This country doesn’t discriminate against outsiders. It’s open to anyone, so long as they can afford […]

Could governments split bitcoin?

November 8, 2019 0 comments

Governments appear to want to split bitcoin into two. But will they succeed? In June, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a group of 36 governments seeking to address money […]

Cash isn’t disappearing yet

November 5, 2019 0 comments

Despite the rapid rise of digital payments, cash isn’t on its way out yet. That’s the key message from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), which published its annual ‘Red […]

Say goodbye to central bank control

October 28, 2019 0 comments

The US lawmakers who grilled Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg for six hours last week appeared to speak from a position of power. But the tough talk could disguise fundamental weakness. […]

Peter Thiel’s contrarian bitcoin bet

October 18, 2019 0 comments

Building a new bitcoin mine in the middle of Texas, where summer temperatures often reach 50 degrees Celsius, seems a terrible PR move in a world increasingly preoccupied by global […]

Time-stamping gold with bitcoin

October 16, 2019 0 comments

For its supporters, bitcoin is digital gold, providing an immutable historical record of financial transactions. For goldbugs, nothing beats the scarcity and durability of the yellow metal. Now a new […]

Keep your eye on the long road

October 15, 2019 0 comments

The worlds of traditional finance and cryptocurrency/blockchain are still far apart. But we should keep our eyes open for signs of a longer-term convergence between legacy and decentralised finance, says […]

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Regulators hit back at BigTech’s finance advantage

Facebook’s money moonshot

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Could governments split bitcoin?

Cash isn’t disappearing yet

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Peter Thiel’s contrarian bitcoin bet

Time-stamping gold with bitcoin

Keep your eye on the long road

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