News Topic: bitcoin

The regulatory agency is expected to start asking for public feedback on changing the rule on proprietary trading by banks; bitcoin offshoot is worth about a tenth of the original. ... Read full article

As an open network, bitcoin is in one sense the most inclusive financial system imaginable. But for now, transfers of the cryptocurrency are priced like a luxury good. ... Read full article

Digital blockchain tokens can be naked instruments for profit-sharing among investors, but other types are directly linked to building network infrastructure. Their creation and sale must be unimpeded by regulation. ... Read full article

Acting Comptroller Noreika says he will defer to Congress to determine whether the rule requiring mandatory arbitration should be killed; Bitcoin Cash to start trading but is causing confusion in the digital currency market. ... Read full article

The bank forced hundreds of thousands of auto loan borrowers to take out insurance they didn't need, putting some into delinquency; a Russian man is arrested and charged in $4 billion money laundering scheme. ... Read full article

The fine for BTC-e was the Treasury’s first action against a money-services business located in a foreign country, and the second against a virtual currency exchange. ... Read full article

American Express is giving its card customers an easy way to transact in cryptocurrency. ... Read full article

Agency rule would make it easier to sue banks, but Congressional Republicans likely to fight it; Trump nominates Randal Quarles as Fed’s vice chair for supervision. ... Read full article

Apologies to those yearning for escapism, but it is hard to escape turmoil — in financial services, in the economy and in civilization — in this year’s reading list. That said, these weighty topics promise to stimulate the mind: How AI will disrupt ... Read full article

Cash machine makers are working to make them work with, not against, smartphones; prices of digital currencies crashed on Monday, possibly sparked by a hoax that an Ethereum co-founder had died. ... Read full article

Host Brett King talks to Bill Barhydt of Abra and Shachar Bialick of Curve. ... Read full article

One of the best early bitcoin companies, Blockchain survived a period marked by scandals and shutdowns to become a market leader and attract new investment for expansion. ... Read full article

Vinny Lingham, founder and CEO of Civic, discusses the froth in cryptocurrency markets, the mania for "initial coin offerings," the right way to do token sales, the future of digital identity and the banking system's security failings. ... Read full article

The Wall Street Journal enumerates the reasons why President Trump needs to fire the CFPB director; the bitcoin market is sharply divided over whether it’s a currency or a store of value. ... Read full article

Bank, former executives said to have used Qatar money to avoid financial crisis bailout; Senator wants the Fed to use its power to oust board members over fake accounts scandal. ... Read full article

Readers chime in on the GSE conservatorships, bitcoin’s future, regulatory relief for regional banks, a recent Supreme Court ruling on debt collection, and more. ... Read full article

Cannabis companies are turning to the world's most popular digital currency in an effort to get rid of all that cash. ... Read full article

The world needs faster and cheaper international payments, but more than that it needs censorship-resistant ways to transact. ... Read full article