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EU To Crack Down On Stablecoin Projects

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The European Union (EU) is preparing to update its cryptocurrency rules that could make it more difficult for stablecoin projects, such as Facebook Inc.’s Last fall, the Libra Association petitioned the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ( FINMA ) for a Swiss payment system license for its planned cryptocurrency.

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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If 2020 taught us anything about cryptocurrencies, it’s that they’ve reached a tipping point. Or maybe that cryptocurrencies have yet to go mainstream beyond the headlines because fraud still lurks. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. Building The (Retail) Use Cases.

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German Finance Minister Speaks Out Against Stablecoins

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17) about proposed cryptocurrencies like Facebook’s Libra and said Berlin would reject them, according to a report by Reuters. Speaking about stablecoins, which are cryptocurrencies backed by more traditional financial products, like fiat currency, securities or gold, Scholz said, “We cannot accept a parallel currency.

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FB Touched Base With Fed On Crypto

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Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell revealed that Facebook has spoken to the central bank about its upcoming cryptocurrency, called Libra. Powell added that the Fed meets “with a broad range of financial sector firms all the time on financial technology.”.

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BOE Head Carney: FinTech Won’t Make Central Banks Obsolete

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The governor of the Bank of England said he doesn’t think new financial technologies (FinTechs) will cause central banks to be obsolete. Carney said he is open to Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency, unlike officials in France and Germany , who have outright said they don’t want it to happen. That’s not hubris,” he said.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Rises After Recent Crash; IRS Delivers New Rules For Crypto Investors

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In other news, the SIX Digital Exchange (SDX) announced that it is joining forces with the Swiss National Bank (SNB) on a proof of concept to look into how digital central bank money could be used in the settlement of tokenized assets between market participants. “As We are starting to see more demand pick up in the market,” Lim said.

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Governments Sending Mixed Signals On Blockchain

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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently made that clear with news this week that the agency would crack down on businesses using the blockchain name to boost shares, a recent phenomenon in the market hitting everything from an iced tea firm to a solar energy company. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton spoke Monday (Jan.