Cryptocurrency Analysis and News Portal
ARK Invest, the investment management firm founded by legendary investor Cathie Wood, has celebrated International Workers’ Day by buying shares of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase.On May 1, ARK purchased 129,604 Coinbase shares for its ARK Innovation exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to an investor notification seen by Cointelegraph.The investment company also bought
Read More
The Bank of England and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Innovation Hub London Center have tested a blockchain-powered settlements system between the central banks. The insights of Project Meridian will be used by the Bank of England in its Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system. On April 19, the official site
Read More
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) will launch a consultation for its regulation report on crypto assets in Q2 2023. The final recommendations from the organization are planned to be published by the end of 2023. The dates are scheduled in IOSCO’s work program for 2023–24. Two major workflows are
Read More
Global banking regulator Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) calls for a conservative prudential treatment framework for crypto assets.The Basel Committee — which includes banking regulators from the United States, Europe and Japan — published its report on the prudential treatment of crypto assets. The study was first announced
Read More
Global banking regulator the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) is working to establish how much capital lenders should hold to cover the risks generated by dealing with cryptocurrencies.Business Reporter published the news on Nov. 7 that the Basel Committee — which includes banking regulators from the United States,
Read More
According to Ripple, XRP is 1/10th as volatile as fiat for cross-border payments. The current SWIFT system is so slow it exacerbates international payment risk. XRP payments clear so fast that the exchange rate risk is negligible. The math busters over at Ripple have crunched the numbers and conducted a study that concludes
Read More
The International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) has ruled that cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), are neither financial assets nor legal tender.The Korea Times reported the development on Sept. 23, citing the Korea Accounting Institute’s briefing in regard to an IFRIC meeting held in London this June.Cryptocurrencies neither financial assets
Read More