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Global Crypto Regulation Body Likely in Next Year, Top Official Says
Date: May 12, 2022
By Marc Jones and Alun John LONDON/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Global market regulators are likely to launch a joint body within the next year to better co-ordinate cryptocurrency rules, a senior watchdog official has said. Ashley Alder, chair of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said the boom in digital currencies such as bitcoin...
The Emerging Technologies That Shape the Financial Industry
Date: May 11, 2022
By Dr Joerg Ruetschi, Chief Operating Officer at Cosaic Technology management has become a critical success factor in financial services. The topic had up to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) a shadow existence in many institutions. Most financial institutions relied on core systems that were often developed more than 30 years ago, leading to a...
Analysis: Blockchain Needs MP3 Music Moment to Win Over Markets
Date: May 11, 2022
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Blockchain needs its own music industry ‘MP3’ moment as fragmented regulation and technology hamper the development of a digital securities industry that could help realise its full potential, industry officials said. Blockchain, or distributed ledger technology (DLT), underpins cryptoassets like bitcoin and allows many parties to access a single...
Stablecoin Terra’s Broken Dollar Peg Hits Wider Crypto Markets
Date: May 10, 2022
By Alun John HONG KONG (Reuters) – TerraUSD, the world’s fourth-largest stablecoin, lost a third of its value on Tuesday, spooking cryptocurrency investors and partly contributing to bitcoin’s tumble below $30,000 for the first time in 10 months. Stablecoins are digital tokens pegged to the value of traditional assets, such as the U.S. dollar. They...
Cryptoverse: Buying the Dip? Bitcoin’s a Rates Rookie
Date: May 10, 2022
By Lisa Pauline Mattackal and Medha Singh (Reuters) – Bitcoin has scant experience with rising interest rates, posing perils for investors looking to capitalize on its dramatic drop. The cryptocurrency has tanked along with other risk assets such as tech stocks after the Fed amped up rates last week, sending them on a trajectory that’s...
This Is Why Cash Is Dying Out
Date: May 9, 2022
By Latifa Alkhanjary, Kinesis Money Preserving cash at first seems like a project doomed to fail, and one that opposes the progressive, accelerating use of digital currencies, such as crypto. This is leading many to ask if physical cash will survive in the wake of fintech and digitised monetary solutions. The Beginning of Money In...