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Central banks are now consistently looking to release their own centralized digital currencies. While these assets are nothing like bitcoin – the latter gives financial independence to its users, while the former currencies are controlled by individual firms – it’s likely that these coins will all get in the way of each other, and that the likes of both bitcoin and Facebook’s Libra will be competing head to head with many of these bank-issued currencies.Libra Is Scary to Most BanksOne of the...

It looks like bitcoin has let everyone down again. The world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap has taken a serious turn for the worse and fallen to $11,600 – roughly $400 less than where it was yesterday.Another Bitcoin Fall Is in the BooksThe currency has been on a serious roll after the last few weeks, rising all the way from the mid-$9,000 range to above $12,000. However, now that the currency has broken previously set resistance, the asset is seemingly taking a serious step back....

A Russian businessman has reportedly taken a loan from a bank using the WAVES token as collateral. With the nation’s unclear regulation status regarding digital assets, local lawyers argued on whether such transactions could legally proceed in the future.The First Cryptocurrency-backed Bank Loan In RussiaAlexander Ivanov, Waves founder and CEO, confirmed the news earlier today. He outlined the local report, which reads that for the first time in Russia, a bank has approved a loan secured by a...

Back in April this year, banking giant Capital One had filed a patent for an AI-based crypto fact-checking platform. The patent is now officially published. Will it find enough takers, given the bank’s massive 2019 data breach?Capital One Files Patent For AI-Based Crypto Information AnalyzerAccording to Capital One’s patent, its artificial intelligence-led platform would dissect publicly available cryptocurrency information online to help traders make informed decisions on their crypto...

The Singaporean multinational banking and financial services corporation DBS Bank has compiled a report on cryptocurrencies and the recent developments in the sector. The paper noted that central banks are both “troubled and intrigued” by the growing role of digital assets in today’s world, especially following the COVID-19 pandemic.DBS Bank: Cryptocurrencies Are GrowingHeadquartered in Marina Bay, DBS Bank is among the largest banks in the region. In its recent paper on cryptocurrencies, DBS...

The large American multinational bank Goldman Sachs has appointed a pro-blockchain head of its digital asset department – Mathew McDermott. In a recent interview, McDermott expressed his views that the global financial scene should be digitalized and even hinted that Goldman is exploring the possibility of launching its own stablecoin.Pro-Blockchain Head At Goldman SachsHeadquartered in New York City, Goldman Sachs has not displayed much favoritism towards the cryptocurrency industry in the...

Bitcoin experienced a rough period earlier in the year, but at press time, the currency is trading for just under $11,700, and is at the highest point its been in roughly one year.Bitcoin Is At Its Strongest Point in 12 Months2019 was relatively shaky for the world’s leading cryptocurrency, trudging along during the first three months of that year before spiking into the $5,000 range by the time April came along. By mid-summer, the currency had shot up to well over $13,000, but eventually...

The Chinese central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be approaching its long-anticipated launch as new reports indicated that multiple local commercial banks have begun conducting trials of a digital wallet application linked to the CBDC.Chinese Banks Test Digital Wallet App For CBDCIn the latest turn of events regarding China’s future digital currency, a Reuters report asserted that several large state-run commercial banks are conducting internal testing of the digital wallet app....

Central bank digital currency (CBDC) fever appears to be heating up across the APAC region as The Philippines announces plans to study the possibility of issuing its own sovereign virtual “coin.”Committee to Study Modalities for Possible CBDC IssuanceAccording to a report by Bloomberg on Wednesday (July 29, 2020), the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) governor, Benjamin Diokno, revealed that the central bank has set up a committee for a potential CBDC project. The group will consider the...

Bitcoin has been experiencing some extremely bullish patterns as of late. The currency has managed to spike by roughly $2,000 in just a matter of weeks, jumping from the low $9,000 range beyond $11,100 at the time of writing.The Bitcoin Price Surge Could Easily ContinueThe currency recently rose by more than 12 percent in a single 24-hour period, marking the highest it’s been in more than six months. This represents a nice change for the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap, which...