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Echoes of Libor in Coinbase’s bitcoin price-rigging

March 22, 2021 Comments are Disabled

In an echo of the 2011 Libor scandal, Coinbase’s past manipulation of the bitcoin price impacted a key market benchmark. On Friday the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), which regulates […]

Tether reserve mystery drags on

March 11, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Last month cryptodollar issuer Tether agreed with New York prosecutors to come clean on its reserves, long a topic of controversy. But the general public may still end up none […]

Bitcoin transaction fees rise—but are they enough?

February 18, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Doubts remain about the leading cryptocurrency’s long-term viability. Bitcoin miners—the computers securing the network and keeping a record of transactions—rely on two sources of income: the block reward and the […]

St. Louis Fed highlights DeFi promise

February 9, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Slowly but surely, an alternative financial infrastructure is being built, promising a cheaper, more efficient, stable and transparent way of lending and borrowing, issuing securities and managing money. If that […]

CBDCs may be illegal in 4/5 of the world

January 15, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Many observers argue that the imminent arrival of central bank digital currency (CBDC) could herald the biggest shake-up to the world’s monetary system for nearly a century. But, say the […]

Law plays catch-up with cybercrime

January 14, 2021 Comments are Disabled

Dan Hyde, a partner at UK-based law firm Harrison Clark Rickerbys, specialises in emerging technology. His beat includes artificial intelligence, robotics, the internet of things, quantum computing, cryptocurrency and distributed […]

Gold or bitcoin—which store of value?

December 21, 2020 Comments are Disabled

One has been around for three billion years, the other for only twelve. Yet supporters of the upstart—bitcoin—say it can beat gold as a vehicle for long-term savings. In the […]

All eyes on tether

December 15, 2020 Comments are Disabled

For its promoters, it overcomes unfair restrictions on access to the world’s banking system. For critics, it’s the engine of a massive, system-wide fraud. All eyes are on tether, the […]

Standard Chartered, Northern Trust team up in crypto custody

December 9, 2020 Comments are Disabled

SC Ventures, the innovation and ventures unit of Standard Chartered Bank, and Northern Trust, one of the world’s largest custodian banks, are teaming up to create Zodia Custody, a new […]

Regulators fall short on digital assets

October 16, 2020 Comments are Disabled

As they grapple with the anarchic growth of digital assets, regulators and policymakers around the world have been trying to bring some order to the frenzy. In the wake of […]

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Echoes of Libor in Coinbase’s bitcoin price-rigging

Tether reserve mystery drags on

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St. Louis Fed highlights DeFi promise

CBDCs may be illegal in 4/5 of the world

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Gold or bitcoin—which store of value?

All eyes on tether

Standard Chartered, Northern Trust team up in crypto custody

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