US Senator calls crypto the ‘new shadow bank’
    07 Sep 2021
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    Senator Elizabeth Warren, one of the most vocal cryptocurrency skeptics in the US government, has called the cryptocurrency industry the “new shadow bank” and said that it’s “worth considering” banning US banks from holding the reserves to back private stablecoins. On Sunday, Warren told the New York Times that the cryptocurrency industry offers “many of…

    UK regulator warned that over-extending regulating could backfire
    07 Sep 2021
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    Charles Randell, chair of the FCA and Payments Systems Regulator, warned in a new piece written for the Cambridge International Symposium on Economic Crime that over-extending the reach of regulators could backfire in the case of some cryptocurrency tokens. The chair of the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said that there is currently a…

    How to bury the idea of a crypto-country: The Belarus story
    07 Sep 2021
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    Several years ago, Belarus made noise worldwide as the first country to introduce all the basic concepts related to blockchain and cryptocurrencies into legislation. It also gave nearly free rein to the cryptocurrency business. However, in time, all the positive initiatives were completely destroyed by bureaucracy. In recent news: Belarusian Railway (BCh) has issued $…

    Crypto Trends Weekly 28 Aug. – 3 Sept.
    06 Sep 2021
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    Breaking crypto news from the last week (28 Aug. – 3 Sept. 2021): 28 Aug.: Deloitte, one of the Big Four, surveyed financial leaders as part of its 2021 Global Blockchain Survey, with the results suggesting a transition to digital assets is inevitable. Cybersecurity, regulation, and privacy are seen as the biggest obstacles to the…

    Bloomberg strategist: Bitcoin to become a global reserve asset reaching $100,000
    06 Sep 2021
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    Bloomberg’s senior commodity strategist Mike McGlone argues that Bitcoin is gradually becoming a global reserve asset that complements the US dollar. According to a Bloomberg report, digital assets like Bitcoin and Ethereum are on the way to new highs. The September edition of Bloomberg’s Crypto Outlook called $100,000 BTC and $5,000 Ether (ETH) the “path…

    Dogecoin’s undergoing update while Elon Musk touts changes
    05 Sep 2021
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    While DOGE’s price is hovering near the USD 0.30 level at the start of September after rising 35% last month, the Dogecoin team has released its latest update for all users. According to Billy Markus, co-founder of Dogecoin, it’s most useful for miners to download the update because they are the ones who “put transactions…