State governor and US presidential hopeful calls for CBDC ban in Florida
“What the central bank digital currency is all about is surveilling Americans and controlling behavior of Americans," said Ron DeSantis...
Month: March 2023
Top 7 virtual reality movies to add to your watchlist
Discover seven VR movies featuring survival, investigation and unexpected bonds. Virtual Reality (VR) movies add a new dimension to entertainment...
Rattled crypto industry could emerge stronger after USDC depeg
Did the depegging reveal stablecoins’ limitations, or was it a learning moment? USD Coin (USDC), the world’s second-largest stablecoin, may...
Economist David Rosenberg Warns of ‘Crash Landing’ and Recession, Citing Fed Data
Famed economist David Rosenberg has warned of a “crash landing” and an impending recession for the U.S. economy. Referring to...
FL Gov. DeSantis Proposes Ban on Central Bank Digital Currency Use as Money
Governor Ron DeSantis of the U.S. state of Florida has proposed legislation to prohibit the use of central bank digital...
Biggest Movers: SOL Over 8% Higher to Start the Week
Solana rose by as much as 8% to start the week, as the token moved toward a one-month high. The...
Euler Finance to enter talks with exploiter over the return of funds
The flash loan exploiter claims they have "no intention of keeping what is not ours" and wants to "come to...
Crypto Fear and Greed Index hits highest level since Bitcoin’s all-time high
Sentiment toward the crypto market is the most positive its been since around the time Bitcoin hit its all-time high...
Mastercard to settle transactions for stablecoin wallet in APAC
Mastercard has entered a collaboration that would allow retail customers in the APAC region to spend their stablecoins anywhere Mastercard...
Bank collapses are spurring interest in self-custody startups
The implosions of Signature Bank and Silicon Valley Bank are giving self-custody startups an opportunity to prosper. The collapses of...
Manta Network seeks to bring privacy to non-fungible crypto assets with new NPO platform
The new NFT Private Offering (NPO) platform will enable users to mint Non-Fungible Tokens and Soul Bound Tokens while maintaining...
IMF examines CBDC design in context of Islamic banking, finds some risks magnified
A central bank digital currency’s liquidity and foreign exchange would work differently Islamic law from what might be expected. A...
Coinbase pauses support for Signature Bank’s Signet: Report
The U.S. crypto exchange was reportedly looking for another payment network provider and waiting on the outcome of the situation...
In the aftermath of banks’ horrorshow: Law Decoded, March 13–20.
A week after the twinning collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and Signature Bank, and the trouble at Credit Suisse,...
Flagstar Bank Acquires Signature Bank’s Assets and Branches, Excluding Cryptocurrency Operations
On Monday, about a week after the collapse of Signature Bank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that Flagstar...
