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Lael Brainard – the Federal Reserve governor – is back in the news. This time, she’s attacking the cryptocurrency project Libra, and to be fair, she’s not the only one.Brainard: Can We Trust Libra?Libra has been very controversial since it first emerged last June. Many have had mixed to negative reactions towards the cryptocurrency, claiming that it cannot be trusted given that it’s a subsidiary of Facebook, a social media conglomerate that has been attached to several scandals over the...

Financial Technology (FinTech) has been the talk of the town this year and will continue to remain the next year as well! Big Tech companies like Google, Apple, Facebook, etc. have already pulled up their socks to grab a considerable share in the evolving financial space.Furthermore, 2019 has been a good year witnessing significant growth in awareness and exposure for FinTech startups and companies. Besides, the industry has also managed to attract massive funding for the development of...

It seems China was really serious when talking about its digital currency. Even though China was trying to forbid cryptocurrency mining and trading, for the last three months it is in the process of creating its own.Head of the People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) Digital Currency Research Institute, Mu Changchun, stated that the country’s digital yuan is finally ready for trials. The central bank digital currency (CBDC) will, as per the announcement, not come as a volatile asset like Bitcoin or...

Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra is still very much up in the air, according to board member Patrick Ellis.Ellis Admits Facebook Has No Clue What It’s DoingComing about in late June of 2019, Libra has sparked controversy at every turn, and has people split right down the middle regarding how trustworthy it is and how useful it will be. The idea is that Libra will be used as a cryptocurrency through Facebook for third-world nations to purchase goods and services. Many of these regions...

Avenir Suisse Podcast Diesen Sommer hat Facebook mit weiteren Firmen angekündigt, eine neue digitale Währung lancieren zu wollen. Das Projekt bekam den Namen Libra, und es schlug ein wie eine Bombe. Politiker und Regulatoren standen plötzlich auf den Hinterbeinen, und Vertreter etablierter Finanzinstitute fragten sich: Ist das nun die lange befürchtete Disruption der...

The British Virgin Islands are trying to take over the monetary space by establishing their own cryptocurrency. The asset would serve as the region’s national form of fiat, but how valid is the plan?British Virgin Islands Constitute High Levels of Crypto ActivityIt appears we’ve entered an age where virtually every country or corporation is looking to establish some sort of presence in the crypto arena. Examples include China and, of course, Facebook.China is a huge country with more than a...

It seems that Libra developers are pretty serious when it comes to launching next year. The Libra Association announced it has published its second, 2.0. roadmap for Libra Core, the initial software that supports the planned Libra network. Even though there are many regulatory uncertainties, and there are no concrete dates for an actual launch, Facebook‘s Libra is continuing to build up its community.As per the recent blog post, the project seems to be still operational and already tests its...

While it may sound like a marketing gimmick or a play on words, two founders behind blockchain startup Alchemy believe that their two-year-old startup might become the “Microsoft” of blockchain technology. In a series of serendipitous events, the founders Nikil Viswanathan and Joe Lau (who are both Stanford graduates) have been able to raise about $15 million from several investors that include billionaire Charles Schwab, Reid Hoffman who is LinkedIn’s co-founder, Stanford University and...

Traditional payment companies seem to be taking vastly different approaches to cryptocurrencies. Earlier this year, it seemed like PayPal was about to blaze a trail in the space by working with Facebook on Libra, although it later pulled out. Elsewhere, more forward-thinking firms like Revolut and Skrill have embraced crypto, while Monzo has issued a firm “no,” and Stripe has backed away.So, what exactly is going on in this tumultuous relationship between payment firms and cryptocurrencies,...

Blockchain technology by most standards is still quite nascent. Regardless, there are already quite a few impressive applications of the technology, with constant efforts at development. The first and probably the most popular use of blockchain is the Bitcoin cryptocurrency, which went live over a decade ago. However, since then, applications have been seen in several different sectors including finance and healthcare. Because it is still somewhat new, there is still a lot of room for...