Confidential letters from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) reveal a systematic effort to block crypto businesses from accessing U.S. banking services, according to documents obtained by Coinbase. Coinbase has released heavily redacted FDIC communications showing that the regulator directed banks to pause or avoid cryptocurrency-related activities throughout 2022. The documents, obtained through a legal…
On September 28, 2018, the Wall Street Journal published a report which claimed that criminals laundered nearly $90 million of proceeds via cryptocurrency exchanges over two years. The piece mainly targeted ShapeShift, a US-based crypto-to-crypto exchange, for facilitating trades without identifying the traders. In his response, ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees provided convincing examples of how…
Escalating political tensions in Hong Kong and a potential economic and banking crisis in India has highlighted how fragile cash savings can be. Naturally Bitcoin would be the answer if adoption was greater and volatility was lower but the pluses for decentralized money are growing. Hong Kong ATMs Empty As violence continues to grip the…
With an economic collapse upon us, it has revived discussion around the concepts that prompted the creation of Bitcoin.And although the asset could have its finest hour in the face of the coming hyperinflation, ironically, the first-ever cryptocurrency’s existence currently depends on the banks that it was designed to replace. Will this ever change, or…
Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy, told attendees at Binance Blockchain Week that the wall of skepticism inside big banks is breaking down faster than he once expected. Related Reading He said he had thought it might take four to eight years for major financial firms to move fully into Bitcoin. Now, he says, that…
The institutional buy-in through major banks and adjacent firms continues this week. Fidelity Digital is the company’s enterprise-grade solution for digital assets. In a recent story first broken by Bloomberg this week, crypto demand is leading the Fidelity division to expand staffing by roughly 70%. Fidelity Digital: Doubling Down The report cites an interview with…
The cryptocurrency industry was born during the fallout of the 2008 economic crisis that caused the Great Recession. Satoshi Nakamoto designed Bitcoin as the first-ever cryptocurrency with the goal of removing the control governments and banks had over individual’s funds. Nakamoto designed the BTC supply to have a hard cap so that the cryptocurrency would…
Arthur Hayes has issued a stark market warning: he sees a growing split between his preferred risk gauge, Bitcoin, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 as a signal that credit stress may be building under the surface. Related Reading Hayes, a co-founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange BitMEX, calls Bitcoin a “fiat liquidity fire alarm”…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that's not just a metaphor, it's a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits…
The traditional banking system is facing major challenges, and according to top financial expert Bernstein, Bitcoin (BTC) could be a savior. Bernstein analysts foresee Bitcoin’s long-awaited mainstream adoption could be potentially triggered by the US banking crisis. The analysts suggest that the current state of the banking system will fuel a “new crypto cycle,” driven…