Digital money lag threatens international security
Central banks face mounting pressure to innovate, or risk falling behind in the digital currency race, with implications for national security and financial stability.
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Mazars says users’ BTC reserves on Binance are fully collateralized
The scope of the AUP was limited to users' BTC holdings on Binance. 282 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTAccording to a new document published on Dec. 7, South-African auditor Mazars confirmed that cryptocurrency exchange Binance possessed control over 575,742.42 of customers' Bitcoins (BTC) worth…

Chainlink integrates with Coinbase tokenized assets platform
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EU Banks to Deploy Instant Payments System in Response to Competition From Libra
European Union banks could have an instantaneous payments system in place by 2020, Reuters reports on June 26.Per the report, real-time payments have been possible in the eurozone since 2017, but only about half of the banks in the bloc adhered to the initiative. Still, Reuters notes that adoption may accelerate now that Facebook’s Libra…

Bloomberg Panel: Bitcoin More Attractive During Times of Global Uncertainty
John Pfeffer, founder of Pfeffer Capital, together with Travis Kling, founder and CIO of Ikigai Asset Management and Charles McGarraugh, head of markets for Blockchain, discussed Bitcoin (BTC) in the context of Brexit, trade wars and geopolitical uncertainty.On Nov. 20, the panel of three sat down for an interview with Bloomberg’s Alastair Marsh at the…

Hack negotiations: Why do platforms with ineffective bounty programs pay a higher price
Steven Walbroehl, a former bounty hunter, said that companies would sometimes downplay bug discoveries and not pay bounties, claiming that the bugs were not critical. 66 Total views 1 Total shares Own this piece of history Collect this article as an NFTHacks remain common in the crypto space, with over $320 million in digital assets…