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Developers are flocking to the platform’s blockchain, but nimbler rivals are emerging, Richard Waters writes on FT. Is Ethereum the future of the internet? Interest in the Ethereum blockchain has soared over the past year, as developers have turned to it to create a wave of decentralized finance projects, known as DeFi, and unique digital…

The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) and seven different central banks, including the Bank of England, Bank of Japan, European Central Bank, and U.S. Federal Reserve, published three new reports, which find that while a groundbreaking innovation to monetary policy, central bank digital currency (CBDC) pose many opportunities and uncertainties. Digital currencies backed by central…

Orlando Bravo, the co-founder of American private equity firm Thoma Bravo, has batted in favor of cryptocurrencies, predicting a glowing future for digital assets. Bravo revealed his crypto-related projections at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha conference held earlier this week. His private equity company recently participated in a fundraiser for crypto exchange FTX Trading. Bravo firmly believes…

The world’s most prominent digital currency may experience sharp volatility over the next few months, according to a proprietary model created by technical analyst Jack F. Cahn, writes Charles Bovaird on Forbes. Technical Event Model (TEM), which he developed in-house and measures extremes in sentiment, is a price-based macro filter that helps algorithmic trading programs…

Bitcoin may benefit from China’s recent ban of all cryptocurrency transactions, according to crypto experts. “This is great news for Bitcoin,” said Ross Gerber, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO. “The last thing we want is China to be involved in a currency of the world.” Bitcoin price fell about 6% after China announced…

A forum of some of the largest U.S. and European banks, including JPMorgan Chase and Deutsche Bank, has urged modifications to the rules proposed by the world’s central banks and regulators for capital requirements on Bitcoin exposure. Banking bosses from the largest financial institutions in the U.S. and Europe have voiced their opposition to the…