Are Chinese Capital Controls What’s Pushing Up Bitcoin Price?
A former Chinese central bank advisor was denied transferring $20,000 abroad to pay for a vacation. Could increasing capital controls in China be driving Bitcoin…
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Russia’s Central Bank Is ‘Against Legalization’ Of Cryptocurrency –
The head of the central bank of Russia says she does not want to legalize Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency as a payment method – because…
Russia ‘Would Consider’ Creating Gold-Backed Cryptocurrency
Russia’s central bank would consider creating a new cryptocurrency backed by gold for international settlements. Gold-Backed Crypto Could Have Use In Settlements That was the…
Stablecoins Beat Bitcoin, Says ECB Presidential Hopeful – Bitcoinist.com
Francois Villeroy de Galhau of the European Central Bank (ECB) says stablecoins hold more promise than Bitcoin. The ECB policymaker says fiat-pegged crypto will have…
Anonymity and Bitcoin: What is Bitcoin Mixing? And Why do People Use it?
Bitcoin is a peer-to-peer decentralized form of electronic assets which do not require any central authority for confirmation or record keeping. There are two concepts…
Introduction to Central Bank Digital Currencies (1/2)
By Standard Kepler Research This is 1/2 for the series of Central Bank Digital Currencies by Standard Kepler Research figure 1, Timeline of Central Bank Digital…
Sweden’s Central Bank Asks Gov’t: What’s ‘Legal Tender’? – Bitcoinist.com
Sweden’s central bank has its parliament to form a committee to review what constitutes legal tender in the country. Originally reported by Bloomberg’s Amanda Billner,…
India is Preparing a ‘Banning of Cryptocurrencies’ Bill – Bitcoinist.com
Bitcoin stakeholders in India are decrying the decision by the country’s central bank to exclude cryptocurrency-related businesses in its recently released regulatory sandbox for fintech…
Top 5 Privacy Coins for a Regulated Crypto Market
Regulatory pressure from governments, local central banks, and specialized law enforcement is pushing cryptocurrencies to adopting privacy-focused capabilities. That’s precisely how TeleCoin found itself building…
Mexican Central Bank Looks to Hamstring Cryptocurrency Exchanges – Bitcoinist.com
Mexico’s central bank, Banco de México, is reportedly leveraging the country’s new fintech law to propose further regulations that would, in all but definition, ban…