TechDispatch #1/2023 Central Bank Digital Currency
Edps.europa.eu · 2023-03-31 29 min Countries around the world are examining whether they should offer central bank money to the public not only as banknotes and coins, but also in digital form.The fact that the majority of central banks around the world have already started exploring the possibility of launching

Important information about Silicon Valley Bank : Stripe: Help & Support
Support.stripe.com · 2023-03-12 6 min Stripe does not have direct exposure to Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) or Silicon Valley Bank UK (SVB UK).As a result of the FDIC takeover of SVB and an intention, barring an intervening event, to put SVB UK into insolvency, Stripe has suspended payouts to SVB and SVB UK bank accounts

Silvergate Bank
En.wikipedia.org · 2023-03-10 5 min Silvergate BankTypePublicTraded asNYSE: SIIndustryFinancial services, cryptocurrencyFounded1988 (re-capitalized and reorganized into a bank in 1996)FoundersDennis Frank and Derek J. Eisle (1996 re-capitalization)DefunctMarch 9, 2023 (2023-0

US regulators warn banks over cryptocurrency risks
Bbc.com · 2023-01-18 2 min Image source, Getty ImagesBy Annabelle LiangBusiness reporterUS regulators have issued their first ever joint warning to banks over the risks associated with the cryptocurrency market.The watchdogs told financial institutions to be wary of potential fraud, legal uncertainty and

Bitcoin’s last stand
Ecb.europa.eu · 2022-11-30 4 min The value of bitcoin peaked at USD 69,000 in November 2021 before falling to USD 17,000 by mid-June 2022. Since then, the value has fluctuated around USD 20,000. For bitcoin proponents, the seeming stabilization signals a breather on the way to new heights. More likely, however,

From $32 billion to criminal investigations: How Sam Bankman Fried's crypto empire vanished overnight
Cnbc.com · 2022-11-16 13 min Samuel Bankman-Fried's poster in downtown San Francisco. MacKenzie Sigalos | CNBC The Kimchi Swap put Sam Bankman-Fried on the map. The year was 2017, and the ex-Jane Street Capital quant trader noticed something funny when he looked at the page on CoinMarketCap.com listin

Bitcoin’s leading sidechain, enabling fast, confidential transactions, and the issuance of assets.
Blockstream.com · 2022-11-15 < 1 min The Old, Restricted SystemInefficient chains of custodyLimited market hours that favor certain time zones, creating missed opportunitybanks and financial institutions issue credit to a select fewThe New, Open SystemUniversal and accessible 24/7, 365 days a yearDistributed n

IPEN Webinar on central bank digital currency
Edps.europa.eu · 2022-11-07 2 min IPEN webinar 2022IPEN events bring together privacy experts and engineers from public authorities, industry, academia and civil society to discuss relevant challenges and developments for the technological implementation of data protection and privacy.The EDPS organises on 1st D

SEC Chair Gensler Says Crypto Is Centralized Despite Founding Principles Decrypt
Decrypt.co · 2022-10-25 3 min Gary Gensler, chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, took yet another shot at the crypto industry in a speech Monday, critiquing what he perceives to be the disproportionate power wielded in the sector by centralized cryptocurrency exchanges. Gensler’s comments, made