News Topic: Digital currencies

The bipartisan legislation would establish a task force to study how bad actors exploit new technologies and reward tips that lead to criminal convictions, among other things. ... Read full article

Whether it's the OCC's special-purpose charter, ILCs or some other option, observers see fintechs being able to obtain banking powers. ... Read full article

Despite controversy surrounding Ripple’s digital token, one bank is pushing forward to use it in cross-border payments. ... Read full article

Its early days yet, but decentralized apps will democratize finance, says Andrew Keys, cofounder of ConsenSys Capital, the financial services arm of ConsenSys. ... Read full article

The coming year will bring a wave of data-sharing deals between banks and fintechs, increased bank use of automated advice, marked changes to financial jobs as a result of automation, and much more. ... Read full article

Despite some growing support for central banks issuing digital currencies, the practice raises important privacy concerns and questions about the structure of the banking system. ... Read full article

Many banks and government officials are dubious about crypto, but Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel lets businesses pay their taxes with it and has put all the state government’s expenses on a public ledger. ... Read full article

Trustology protects private keys to digital assets the way parking valets look after car keys. ... Read full article

The approval marks the New York’s bank regulator 12th license to a crypto-related business. ... Read full article

The credit card company's filings mirror patents Bank of America, Barclays and TD Bank have submitted in the past two years that focus on how funds transfers and data security would augment blockchain technology. ... Read full article

The bank, one of the few that do business with digital currency exchanges like Coinbase, has developed methods for monitoring all customers’ digital currency purchases. ... Read full article

Christian Sewing calls out the German bank's senior managers for using rumors of a merger with Commerzbank to excuse poor performance; banks in China begin using smartphones to pick up on lie-detecting facial tics. ... Read full article

The idea of digitizing cashiers' checks is likely to meet resistance, but the Swiss startup says at least two U.S. banks are already showing interest. ... Read full article

Several former policymakers have joined virtual currency firms as directors or advisers, but the trend carries risks for officials and consumers alike if these companies stumble. ... Read full article

Brian Roemmele debriefs on Alexa’s new range of voice-activated appliances, and Dmitry Malyanov, co-founder of AdHive, shares some of the questionable ICO promotion tactics he’s seen. ... Read full article

Brian Brooks, the mortgage giant's general counsel, is leaving this week to head the legal team at Coinbase. ... Read full article

Digital currencies can outlast bitcoin's volatility because they are more egalitarian than the traditional payment system and offer a better alternative for emerging countries, the cryptocurrency exchange says. ... Read full article

At first glance, New York regulator's first license to cryptocurrencies appears to be a good sign for other digital currencies. But there's a catch. ... Read full article