Bitcoin vs. gold: Are market cap and other comparisons actually relevant for investors?

    Bitcoin’s future price surge and mainstream adoption could happen independently of institutional adoption of the digital currency. The connection between Bitcoin and gold goes back to Bitcoin’s origin. While it is not mentioned in the Bitcoin white paper, Satoshi Nakamoto actually referred to gold’s rarity in a Bitcointalk forum post when introducing the first version…

    ECB official labels crypto as ‘deleterious’ with ‘no societal benefits’ in scathing speech

    According to Fabio Panetta, the volatility of crypto and aspects of blockchain technology made digital assets only suitable for gambling. Fabio Panetta, an executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), has suggested a dark future for cryptocurrencies, in which the digital assets may be used for little more than gambling among investors. In…

    Hong Kong and UAE central banks collab on crypto rules, fintech development

    The two central banks are aiming to align their financial service sectors and said both share “many complementary strengths.” Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) central banks are looking to collaborate on cryptocurrency regulations and financial technology development. On May 30, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) said it met with its counterparts at the…

    Institutions seek detailed blockchain analytics for crypto adoption — Elliptic

    Large financial institutions are getting involved in digital assets by investing capital, time and effort into on-chain analytics solutions. As more institutions explore digital assets, the need for on-chain analytics platforms has never been higher. Compliance experts, investigators and regulators employ these blockchain analytical tools to better understand the patterns and entities in cryptocurrency transactions….

    There’s a growing case for allowing crypto firms to bypass banks

    Making the European Central Bank accessible to payment companies other than traditional banks would allow users to redeem their stablecoins directly for cash. Within 11 days in March, four banks in the United States and one in Switzerland collapsed. First Republic Bank followed in May. Three of the four largest-ever U.S. bank failures occurred in those two…

    Retail CBDCs bring unknown ‘consequences’ to financial system: IMF director

    International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says that wholesale CBDCs, on the other hand, have “fairly little space for undesirable surprises.” A myriad of unforeseeable “consequences” will be brought about by retail central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), the managing director of the International Monetary Fund has claimed. The IMF’s Kristalina Georgieva erred on the…