Bitcoin News

Another nomination; Quarles warns on bitcoin

12/01/17

Jelena McWilliams, Fifth Third Bancorp’s chief legal officer, is the choice for FDIC chair; digital currencies pose too many risks.

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Is it time for bankers to rethink bitcoin?

11/30/17

Dizzying trading in bitcoin fed the bubble argument, but now that Nasdaq is the third Wall Street player to say it is designing a financial instrument around it, banks may be forced to reassess cryptocurrencies.

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Wider cryptocurrency use could harm system stability: Fed’s Quarles

11/30/17

The Federal Reserve Board's vice chair of supervision said that digital currencies hold the potential for innovation but that the financial system's security and resiliency are more important.

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Bitcoin’s wild ride; Wells names three directors

11/30/17

Digital currency jumps through $11,000 before falling below $9,500 in a volatile day of trading; bank faces growing regulatory scrutiny.

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Bitcoin mania mounts as bankers worry

11/29/17

It’s been month after month of record-breaking, confounding growth for the cryptocurrency, accompanied by regular warnings from banks about bubble speculation.

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Bitcoin 'ought to be outlawed,' Nobel winner Stiglitz says

11/29/17

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said "bitcoin is successful only because of its potential for circumvention, lack of oversight."

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World’s biggest bitcoin exchange launches in U.S. as currency nears $10K

11/28/17

Japan’s bitFlyer is expanding to the American market, even as U.S. banks remain wary of cryptocurrencies.

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