How Libra Failed, and How It Could Succeed in 2020
Libra was the seminal crypto event of 2019, says management consultant Richie Hecker. But, in its current form, it is doomed to fail.
Libra was the seminal crypto event of 2019, says management consultant Richie Hecker. But, in its current form, it is doomed to fail.
Congress isn't likely to pass crypto-favorable legislation in 2020. In the meantime, we have to hope for action from the SEC.
Anand Aanchal of the World Bank thinks blockchain spurred an interest in securing land rights but often falls short of expectations.
Held in June, the V20 Summit was a chance for the industry to respond to a highly controversial set of recommendations handed down by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF).
The influential Treadway Commission plans to issue security guidance for companies using blockchain.
South Korea's central bank plans to hire additional experts as it studies digital currencies and blockchain technology.
While a grandfather clause allows crypto custodians to keep serving German customers without being penalized, those same companies are waiting on financial regulator BaFin to release final regulations around the law.
A new “digital fiat currency” for the Bahamas could turn the island nation in to a crypto testbed.
The license is optional for crypto firms operating in France, but firms can use the license in marketing themselves to institutional clients.
2020 may see crypto’s most consequential fork yet: A split between the worlds of regulated exchanges and privacy-focused users.
Paraguay has conducted a mass audit of local cryptocurrency businesses, paving the way for the country’s first virtual asset regulations in 2020.
Ten years of central bank quantitative easing have fostered big distortions in the global financial system, setting it up for a major architectural shift.
Facebook could leverage its social media platform to block out competitors, according to Christine Lagarde.
Libra spurred central banks into action on digital currency projects this year.
The approved ICO issuer can now legally market and host their sale until the beginning of June 2020.
A British national has been extradited to the U.S. for his alleged participation in “The Dark Overlord” hacking group that stole data from several Missouri companies and demanded ransom paid in bitcoin.
If we’re not careful, blockchain will be remembered for perfecting the surveillance economy.
Alex Cahana asks whether blockchain can make the medicine go down, in looking for solutions to today's healthcare industry.
Internet startup Blockchain of Things has agreed to pay $250,000 to settle with the SEC over its $13 million ICO.
Federal Reserve governor Lael Brainard has warned that the Facebook-led Libra project faces stiff regulatory challenges and that there's a question mark over one of its core concepts.
Trent Larson, Principal Software Developer for Medici Ventures, thinks regulators should let the builders build.
Europe's central bankers have developed an "anonymity voucher" to give prospective CBDC users limited privacy in their retail transactions.
Chervinsky, counsel at Compound, discusses crypto's regulatory issues and growing pains.
It wasn't a year for regulatory clarity, huge investments or mass adoption. Yet crypto still progressed.
A lobbyist surveys current attitudes towards blockchain in Washington D.C.
Long before crypto, there was digital gold. The boom of the mid-1990s has echoes for today.
Sweden has picked Accenture to handle its e-krona digital currency pilot.
Bottle Pay is shutting down, citing the EU's new AML rules, which could compel crypto wallet providers to collect KYC info from users starting next month.
After teething problems in 2018 and 2019, the market for security token offerings is ready for growth in 2020.
Americans have had enough of companies monetizing our personal data. Smart companies will react.
