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John Kiff

It's 2019, Where Are Bitcoin's Sidechains? - 0 views

www.forbes.com/...-where-are-bitcoins-sidechains

Fintech AltCoins Blockchain Sidechains

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    "Enabling Blockchain Innovations with Pegged Sidechains" was viewed as a death blow for Altcoins. However, the type of sidechain outlined in the white paper has not materialized. Why not?
John Kiff

What Are Sidechains? Extending & Providing Functionality to Existing Blockchains - 0 views

blockonomi.com/sidechains

Fintech AltCoins Blockchain Sidechains

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    Sidechains are a unique and diverse solution for disparate blockchain networks to experiment and interact with each other. Developments within sidechains will go a long way in fueling better liquidity, interoperability, and scalability of the broader blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem.
John Kiff

Stablecoins Have No Need for Public Blockchains - 0 views

www.longhash.com/...no-need-for-public-blockchains

Fintech AltCoins Blockchain Sidechains Stablecoins

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    Is issuing fiat-backed stablecoins on public blockchains the best approach? Is a public, permissionless blockchain actually necessary? Let's take a closer look at what stablecoins supposedly gain from the use of public blockchains and whether there may be more practical options available to issuers.
John Kiff

Forbes Blockchain 50: Billion Dollar Babies - 0 views

www.forbes.com/...chain-50-billion-dollar-babies

Fintech Blockchain

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    Forbes has identified more than 100 big companies actively exploring blockchain through industry consortiums and other proprietary projects, 50 of which have minimum revenues or valuations of $1 billion.
John Kiff

'We'll Tokenize the House': Mortgages Are Coming to Ethereum This Summer - 0 views

www.coindesk.com/coming-to-ethereum-this-summer

Fintech Blockchain CryptoAssets Tokenization

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    Fluidity is launching ethereum-powered mortgages in California and New York. The mortgages will be recorded via smart contracts, while using cryptocurrency for back-end management.
John Kiff

Ex-SoFI CEO's Startup Closes $1 Billion Credit Line on a Blockchain - 0 views

www.coindesk.com/on-credit-line-on-a-blockchain

Fintech Blockchain

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    Figure Technologies has closed a $1 billion uncommitted line of credit on a blockchain with investment bank Jefferies, which may periodically lend to Figure under a variable funding note secured by Figure's home equity lines.
John Kiff

A New Crypto ETF Has Just Been Filed With the U.S. SEC - 0 views

www.coindesk.com/st-been-filed-with-the-u-s-sec

Fintech CryptoAssets Bitcoin Ethereum ETFs

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    Crescent Crypto Index Services has filed a prospectus for a new crypto-based ETF with the U.S. SEC. that will track the performance of a market capitalization-weighted portfolio of bitcoin and ether.
John Kiff

Thailand develops prototype for blockchain-based CBDC - 0 views

www.centralbanking.com/...type-for-blockchain-based-cbdc

Fintech Blockchain CBDC

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    The Bank of Thailand and its private-sector partners have developed their first prototype for a blockchain-based system to enable digital currency for interbank settlements between the BoT and eight commercial banks.
John Kiff

Global sandbox admits first fintech firms - 0 views

www.centralbanking.com/...x-welcomes-first-fintech-firms

Fintech Regulation Sandboxes

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    In April, the GFIN global sandbox jointly run by 35 international regulators accepted its first eight firms into the program. The UK FCA said 44 applications were submitted. The eight successful firms will now develop plans for their cross-border trials, before being allowed to undertake tests. The firms that have successfully entered the testing stage will be announced in June.
John Kiff

Germany Plans Major Digital Token Regulation Effort in 2019, Says Source - 0 views

cointelegraph.com/...ion-effort-in-2019-says-source

Fintech Blockchain

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    Germany plans to introduce draft regulations allowing blockchain bonds as soon as this summer, local daily business news outlet Handelsblatt reported May 9.
John Kiff

US Senators Seek Information on Facebook's 'Libra' Crypto Project - 0 views

www.banking.senate.gov/...5.9.19%20Facebook%20Letter.pdf

Fintech Facebook CryptoAssets AltCoins Stablecoins

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    The U.S. Senate Banking Committee wrote an open letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, asking him to share details about its secret cryptocurrency project, with a particular focus on consumer privacy.
John Kiff

US Lawmakers Form Fintech Task Force to Examine Industry - 0 views

cointelegraph.com/...task-force-to-examine-industry

Fintech Regulation

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  • John Kiff on 10 May 19
     
    The US House of Representatives Financial Services Committee has formed a Task Force on Financial Technology to "examine the current legal framework for fintech, how fintech is used in lending and how consumers engage with fintech."
John Kiff

XRP News: Will Ripple Customers Move to the New xRapid Payment Option Over xCurrent? - 0 views

bitcoinexchangeguide.com/...amp

Blockchain AltCoins CryptoAssets Ripple Fintech

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    Why do Ripple platform users still prefer to use xCurrent instead of the newer xRapid option? Only ten of the over two hundred financial institutions that are members of RippleNet are presently using XRP payment options.
John Kiff

New report makes case for greater regulatory oversight of crypto asset sector - 0 views

bravenewcoin.com/...tory-oversight-of-crypto-asset

CryptoAssets Fintech CyberRisk

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    CipherTrace found that losses due to cryptocurrency thefts, scams and fraud tally more than $1.2 billion in A1 2019. This includes $356 million stolen from exchanges and the loss of $850 million by major exchange Bitfinex
John Kiff

MakerDAO Is Leaving Crypto Borrowers With Rising Bills - 0 views

www.coindesk.com/g-bills-and-theyre-crying-foul

Fintech AltCoins Stablecoins CryptoAssets DAO

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    MakerDAO emerged as a clear market leader in part for its rock-bottom interest rates of 0.5 percent, which are a technological necessity for keeping its DAI stablecoin worth $1. With interest rates rising to 19.5 percent, some early borrowers are angry.
John Kiff

William Shatner teams up with London firm Mattereum to fight fraud in collectibles - 0 views

mattereum.com/wsa

Fintech Blockchain

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    Sci fi and courtroom drama legend William Shatner has announced a partnership with London legaltech firm Mattereum to document the authenticity of memorabilia and collectibles, on the blockchain.
John Kiff

All of It Dark, All of It P2P: After the Binance Hack, Bitcoin Doesn't Cut It - 0 views

www.coindesk.com/nce-hack-bitcoin-doesnt-cut-it

Bitcoin Fintech CryptoAssets

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    Binance this time decided not to make the deal with miners. And as time goes on, the attack becomes harder. But all it took was a private phone call. The majority hashpower lies under control of a handful of men. They can collude and reverse the chain.
John Kiff

Fintech Can Cut Costs of Remittances to Latin America - 0 views

blogs.imf.org/...f-remittances-to-latin-america

Fintech CrossBorder

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  • John Kiff on 09 May 19
     
    For Latin Americans living abroad sending money back home via traditional banking methods and money transfer operators can be a complicated and costly ordeal. More cost-effective approaches rely on using fintech, like mobile banking, according to a recent IMF working paper.
John Kiff

SEC Commissioner Fears 'Heel-Dragging' Will Stifle Crypto Innovation - 0 views

www.coindesk.com/-will-stifle-crypto-innovation

Fintech CryptoAssets Regulation

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    US SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is worried that the regulator is moving too slowly for the crypto ecosystem. Rather than being heavyhanded in enforcing the rules as she once feared, the agency has instead been too sluggish to clarify or update them.
John Kiff

Belarussian Exchange to Offer Tokenized Government Bonds - 0 views

cointelegraph.com/...fer-tokenized-government-bonds

Fintech CryptoAssets Bitcoin Ethereum Tokenization

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    The global exchange website Currency.com has announced that it will be offering a tokenized form of Belarussian government bonds. Users can now use fiat money, bitcoin and ether to invest in and trade Belarussian government bonds.
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