Cryptocurrency Insights

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Louisa Murray COO Europe at Railsbank

Are banks preparing to board the Bitcoin bandwagon?

Compliance is a word that often crops up in discussions around Bitcoin, though it generally takes a backseat to terms like ‘bounce’, ‘pump’ and ‘moon.’ Those who hold the cryptocurrency – and those who delightedly document its thrilling price movements – generally focus on its speculative appeal. But despite huge institutional inflows from the lik...

25 February 2021 /crypto /predictions

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Crypto forecast for the first half of 2021

The beginning of 2021 gave a lot of all-time-high maximums for a number of cryptocurrencies, that in turn led to a series of positive forecasts for 2021. So, for example: Citi analysts predict the price of Bitcoin at the level of $300,000 at the end of 2021. Although JPMorgan does not give exact numbers, it confirms that Bitcoin has the potential ...

22 January 2021 /inclusion /crypto

Adrian Pollard Trader and Crypto Enthusiast at ISTANEX

Top 3 White Label Open-Source Crypto Exchange Platforms

Starting a fintech business is now free due to open-source crypto technology and exchange software The crypto technology is getting expotentially more powerful than traditional fintech tech Building with the technology is getting easier as more blockchains become standardized and widely adopted People are building a preference for crypto exchage

15 January 2021 /startups /crypto

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Transparency vs Regulation Against Market Manipulation

As summer of 2020 is coming to an end, the DeFi movement is peaking. With ETH up over 70% in July, the total value locked in leading decentralized finance protocols surpassed $7 billion, making it impossible for both crypto and traditional finance industry not to pay attention. As access to the new internet for developers is simplified through too...

01 September 2020 /regulation /crypto

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Should a central bank create digital currency for the UK?

Based on the Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey's comments, there will soon be a decision whether to create a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the UK. A state-issued digital pound has multiple potential effects on the UK economy. First, between 2006 and 2018, cash usage decreased from 63% to 28%, while debit card payments increased fr...

05 August 2020 /regulation /crypto

Leon Gauhman Founder and CPO/CSO at Elsewhen

Four reasons why traditional banks can’t afford to dither over Crypto banking

Banks and financial institutions were shockingly slow to respond to the rise of fintech - now they are in danger of making the same mistake with the rapidly emerging crypto banking sector. While legacy players sit on the sidelines, the likes of SEBA and Wirex are racing to develop banking products and services that support the cryptocurrency ecosy...

23 July 2020 /crypto /covid-19

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How National Digital Currencies Will Change Our Lives

As the U.S. accelerates its printing press, China is already testing the digital yuan. Given this new reality, it becomes clear that the finance world will never be the same. But why do we need digital money? How is it better than traditional fiat money? What are the pitfalls? The coronavirus epidemic has accelerated cryptocurrency’s exit process ...

15 May 2020 /payments /crypto

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COVID-19 Outbreak and Crypto Market

The futuristic utopia that technological progress promises is coming ever closer at an astonishing pace, yet unseen challenges, have surfaced during the COVID-19 virus outbreak. The pandemic has managed to plunder and destabilize the world in just the last few months, putting in danger not only lives, but economic boundaries, well-established glob...

08 April 2020 /crypto /covid-19

Konstantin Rabin Head of Marketing at Kontomatik

Why does cryptocurrency need more exchange platforms?

These are confusing times for everyone both mentally and financially. While the stock market is crashing and governments are spending trillions trying to salvage the situation caused by the coronavirus, cryptocurrency has been sort of hanging in the air. At the beginning of the year, Bitcoin, the most famous and mainstream cryptocurrency out there...

27 March 2020 /inclusion /crypto

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Cryptocurrency firms: Do you have your house in order?

It’s no surprise that the 5th Money Laundering Directive tightened up on the cryptocurrency sector in the EU, finally catching up with the US. There has been a void in regulations in this sector which has certainly enabled bad actors to avoid appropriate checks and allowed fraud and other criminal activity to steam ahead using this currency. Both ...

09 March 2020 /crypto