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Why China’s Digital Currency Is a ‘Wake-Up Call’ for the U.S.
By Naomi Xu Elegant
November 1, 2019, Fortune
China’s central bank may launch its own digital currency in the next 18 months amid strong endorsements of blockchain from the highest …
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Regulation Further Propels Asset Managers towards Digital Transformation
By Simone Vroegop, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On the Regs blog
Asset managers today are faced with an overwhelming quantity of data. The paradox for many managers …
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Beer, Blockchain, and Derivatives Trades: A Hackathon Brings Bankers and Techies Together to Disrupt a Trillion Dollar Market
By Adrian Croft
October 21, 2019, Fortune
The beer was flowing and the hubbub of conversation was beginning to rise at Barclays’ fintech hub in London’s trendy Shoreditch neighborhood last …
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‘Ether is a commodity,’ says CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert
In a conversation with Yahoo Finance, CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert discusses bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and regulation. He announces that the agency considers ether a commodity that falls under its jurisdiction.…
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Will Libra Catalyze a Token Revolution in Finance?
By Monica Summerville, TABB Group
Originally published on the TABB Forum
Facebook’s plans to launch the Libra digital currency have rattled regulators around the globe. But even as Facebook’s cryptocurrency …
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FSB chair Quarles says rise of stablecoins could pose regulatory challenges
October 4, 2019, The Block
Randal K. Quarles, the chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), has said that the potential rise of stablecoins could cause regulatory challenges.
“Although there …
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New York’s Financial Watchdog Is Hiring Another Crypto Superintendent
By William Foxley
October 4, 2019, CoinDesk
New York state is looking beef up its cryptocurrency-focused regulatory staff, according to a job advert posted online on Thursday.
As outlined in …
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Regulators Dive Deep into Stablecoin
By Adrian Whelan, Brown Brothers Harriman
Originally published at the On the Regs blog
A recurring refrain from the champions of cryptocurrency is that global regulators simply “don’t get it.” …
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As Blockchain Evolves, Interoperability Between Vendors Could Create Challenges
By Anthony Malakian
October 3, 2019, Waters Technology
While wide-scale, cross-industry adoption of distributed ledger technology (DLT) has still yet to materialize, more targeted projects and proofs-of-concept are hitting the …
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Why Decentralized Currencies Are a Pest!
By Chris Skinner
Originally published at Chris Skinner’s blog, The Finanser
Sometimes you debate stuff and a realization comes. I had one of these today. When futurists talk about the …
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