SEC, CFTC, FinCEN Warn Crypto Industry to Follow US Banking Laws
The heads of three U.S. financial regulators warned the cryptocurrency industry to abide by banking laws in a joint statement published Friday.
ING’s Chief Economist Predicts Central Bank Digital Currencies in 2-3 Years
Dutch bank ING’s chief economist has said “fully fledged” digital currencies will developed by central banks in just two to three years.
Processor BitPay Now Lets Merchants Accept Ethereum’s Cryptocurrency
Payment solution BitPay will soon support ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, according to an announcement from the company today.
Santander Launches First Ever End-to-End Bond on Ethereum Blockchain
Spanish banking giant Santander (NYSE:SAN) has announced today that it has become the first bank to use blockchain to manage a bond issue.
Circle CEO: China’s Digital Currency Could “Bypass Western Banking System”
Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire says the U.S. lagging behind China’s development of a national digital currency could alter the way Western companies transfer payments.
Visa Goes Live With Blockchain-Powered Business Payments Service
Visa’s blockchain-powered business-to-business payments service, first made public in October 2016, has officially gone live. As reported by Reuters on Tuesday, the payments giant has launched its Visa B2B Connect network – a product that was originally developed alongside blockchain startup Chain.