Digital Currency Revolution Series: ‘Crypto Dad’ Now With New York-Based Law Firm, Entrusted For Crypto and Blockchain Innovation

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Digital Currency Revolution Series: ‘Crypto Dad’ Now With New York-Based Law Firm, Entrusted For Crypto and Blockchain Innovation 12/3/2019 EconoTimes The former United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Chris Giancarlo, who is also known as "Crypto Dad," is now all set to work with New York-based law firm ‘Willkie Farr & Gallagher as a senior…

US Federal Reserve Likely To Float Digital Dollar To Stay At Par With China

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US Federal Reserve Likely To Float Digital Dollar To Stay At Par With China 11/29/2019 Kryptomoney The worldwide blockchain industry worldwide is seeing enough significant attention, for pretty much anyone to assume that things are looking good. There are many corporate bodies and government agencies alike all over the world, that are looking to implement some form of blockchain…

US Fed Weighs Up Potential CBDC as Countermove against China

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US Fed Weighs Up Potential CBDC as Countermove against China 11/28/2019 CoinTelegraph Where just a handful of years ago, the idea would have been immediately dismissed or even met with ridicule, the United States Federal Reserve is now taking the concept of an official dollar stablecoin seriously. Markets have heard more frequent guidance from the Fed on cryptocurrencies in…

Fed Reserve Set to Evaluate Digital Dollar Although Benefits Are Still Unclear According to the Chairman

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Fed Reserve Set to Evaluate Digital Dollar Although Benefits Are Still Unclear According to the Chairman 11/22/2019 Tunf The chairman of Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell said his institution is checking into the possibility of developing a central bank digital currency (CBDC). In a response letter written in Nov. 19 letter regarding questions from lawmakers Rep. French Hill…

Federal Reserve Examining Creation of its Own Cryptocurrency

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Federal Reserve Examining Creation of its Own Cryptocurrency 11/22/2019 Market Beat Remember back in February 2018, when Venezuela launched the Petro? When even the United States—which under President Trump has become remarkably friendly to investors of nearly any stripe—declared it part of an effort to “circumvent US sanctions by issuing a digital currency,” you know it's not a…

Federal Reserve Chairman Confirms that the United States is Considering the Launch of Digital Currency

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Federal Reserve Chairman Confirms that the United States is Considering the Launch of Digital Currency 11/22/2019 Investors' Daily Tribune Jerome Powell, the Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve has confirmed that the government is studying the prospects of launching its own Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC). The announcement has come at a time when a number of nations…

Central bank digital currency being weighed up by the US Federal Reserve

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Central bank digital currency being weighed up by the US Federal Reserve 11/21/19 FX Street Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Jerome Powell, was questioned by US representatives French Hill and Bill Fosters, who were asking the Fed chair on the possibility of the central bank launching a digital currency. He notes that at present it is not developing a CBDC, however, it…

Top Crypto VC: China Will Launch National Digital Asset in 2020

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Top Crypto VC: China Will Launch National Digital Asset in 2020 11/21/19 Blockonomi  Since launching its digital currency initiative over five years ago, the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) — China’s central bank — has kept its mouth shut on the matter. The outside world only knew of China’s intentions due to leaks and off-hand comments made here and there. Hence, there has…

Powell Says Fed Has No Plans to Create Digital Currency

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Powell Says Fed Has No Plans to Create Digital Currency 11/21/2019 The Wall Street Journal  Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said in a letter to a congressman on Tuesday that the U.S. central bank doesn’t currently have plans to launch a digital currency and sees the adoption of something like it difficult in the U.S. Mr. Powell’s comments come from a letter to Rep.…

Impeachment React In Markets?

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Impeachment React in Markets? 11/21/2019 Politico Impeachment react? — The Dow Jones took a bit of a dip as President Donald Trump’s top Europe envoy Gordon Sondland told House impeachment investigators that there was clearly a quid pro quo between Ukraine aid and an investigation into Joe Biden and his family. Some traders and money managers lit up MM’s email box to suggest this…

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