The OCC published guidance allowing U.S. banks to work with stablecoin issuers. Meanwhile, the ECB thinks the term stablecoin can be “misleading.”
Tag: Newsletters
Meet in the Middle: Crypto Companies and Banks Are Evolving Together
Kraken’s move to become a bank in Wyoming is more about getting traditional finance to adapt to the crypto industry than the other way around.
Money Reimagined: Climate-Friendlier Crypto
How Bitcoin can improve its energy efficiency, reduce its climate impact and help manage the electricity grid.
Blockchain Bites: The SEC’s Chilling Effect on Crypto Development
A slew of regulatory happenings are in the works: a Bahamian CBDC, a potential ban on crypto trading in India and a plan to unify state banking compliance standards across the U.S.
Crypto Long & Short: How Bitcoin Correlations Drive the Narrative
Noelle Acheson dives into the role of correlation in bitcoin’s narrative and what investor activism coming to crypto could mean for the industry.
Money Reimagined: Ending Money’s Distance Trap
The internet made location irrelevant for information. Can it do the same for money?
Blockchain Bites: Square’s Patent Posse, Binance’s DeFi Bridge, SushiSwap’s Co-Founder Speaks
Square is pushing back against crypto patent hogs, Binance is doubling down on DeFi and the ECB’s Lagarde says Europe is losing the CBDC race.
Blockchain Bites: Ripple’s Case, SushiSwap’s Migration, Ether’s Bears
A DBS Bank economist thinks the coronavirus pandemic will accelerate digital asset adoption while Mastercard announced a CBDC testing ground.
Blockchain Bites: Bitmain Denied, Coinbase Blocked and a Potential EOS Exit Scam
Arca is acting like an activist investor in its dealings with Gnosis while Venezuelan officials appear to have blocked access to Coinbase.
Crypto Long & Short: What Investors Get Wrong About Volatility (and Not Just for Crypto)
Many investors conflate volatility with risk, a fundamental error that says more about our collective psychology than it does about portfolio management.
