During the last decade the UK has become a global leader in financial technology (fintech), attracting a volume of investment that’s second only to the US. Light-touch regulation—meant to help […]
The fees collected by cryptocurrency miners for processing transactions on the ethereum network have rocketed more than tenfold in just five months, according to data firm CryptoCompare. Total monthly fees […]
According to the UK government, the country is one of the best in the world at tackling money laundering. Nothing could be further from the truth, says a leading think […]
The booming decentralised finance (‘DeFi’) market suffers from an existential problem, says the Bank for International Settlements (BIS): it isn’t decentralised. Meanwhile, the contagion risks from DeFi to the rest […]
The decentralisation inherent in cryptocurrency networks like bitcoin is valuable for its governance benefits, according to Hyun-Song Shin, head of research at the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). But this […]
The Swedish government has called for a European Union-wide ban on the mining of energy-intensive cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum. Bitcoin and ethereum use an energy-intensive computer algorithm called ‘proof-of-work’ […]
The US central bank has warned of growing risks in the stablecoin sector. In its half-yearly Financial Stability report, released yesterday, the Federal Reserve said that stablecoins pose a growing […]
Binance chief executive, Changpeng Zhao, has denied responsibility for scams conducted across his exchange’s decentralised finance (DeFi) platform, Binance Smart Chain. In a blog published on 4 November, Zhao said […]
Cryptocurrency is an experimental technology. But it’s also a $2.5trn market with growing and increasingly complex linkages to the traditional financial system—whether through ETFs, the futures market, central clearing, repo […]
US authorities are seeking to rein in the financial stability risks created by the runaway growth of the stablecoin market, according to a new report released yesterday. Stablecoins are digital […]