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Middle East’s first licenced crypto exchange ‘Rain’ is live

01 August 2019

Bahrain-based cryptocurrency exchange, Rain, has acquired the Crypto-Asset Module (CRA) licence from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB) and has closed a seed round of $2.5...

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UK Regulator Says Stablecoins Are EMoney

01 August 2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued updated guidance on the U.K.’s cryptocurrency market. The Block reported that the comprehensive overview is expected t...

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Facebook’s Libra Will Be Transformational – Specifically for the ‘Unbankables’

31 July 2019

Facebook’s recently announced Libra cryptocurrency has the potential to be transformational for almost 2 billion people – specifically, the so-called ‘unbankablesâ€...

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Ripple takes fright at Congressional pushback on digital currencies

30 July 2019

In the face of a Congressional onslaught against facebook and its putative digital currency Libra, Ripple chiefs Brad Garlinghouse and Chris Larsen have penned an open le...

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After Facebook Libra, Should Other Tech Giants Develop Their Own Cryptocurrencies?

26 July 2019

The battle for blockchain to become a facet of everyday life sometimes seems an uphill struggle. Most people were aware of Bitcoin, while some had even used other versio...

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Let’s work together

24 July 2019

Facebook’s bold crypto initiative has attracted big names, which means bank-fintech collaboration should take priority on this year’s Sibos agenda, says Rajashekara V...

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Bitso becomes first Latin American fintech with international cryptocurrency license

23 July 2019

Mexican fintech Bitso has a reason to celebrate. The crypto exchange recently secured an internation...

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Libra’s Long Week In Washington 

22 July 2019

While we cannot accurately say that the two days Facebook’s David Marcus were the worst two days a Facebook executive has ever had in front of Congress, that statement ...

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G7 Agrees To Tax Big Tech And Cut Libra No Slack

19 July 2019

Group of Seven finance ministers and central bankers said digital currencies need to be closely regulated so that they don’t disrupt the global financial system....

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Bitcoin Price Sinks On Libra Concerns

18 July 2019

Lawmakers doubts over Facebook‘s planned cryptocurrency, Libra, is having a negative impact on bitcoin. The Wall Street Journal reported that bitcoin’s price fell to...

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'Breathtaking arrogance': senators grill Facebook in combative hearing over Libra currency

16 July 2019

Banking committee questions Facebook on its Libra project, while the House will later take aim at Go...

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Cash under threat from tech giant-run e-money - IMF paper

16 July 2019

Cash and bank deposits face tough competition from, and could even be surpassed by, e-money provided...

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