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Cryptocurrency Market Outperforms Gold in 2020, Mostly Due to DeFi Hype
According to the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index, cryptos have been performing up by 66 percent in 2020, exceeding that of gold’s performance by 20 percent.
MicroStrategy Scoops Up an Additional 205 Bitcoins for $10 Million
MicroStrategy has purchased an additional 205 BTC, bringing the firm's holdings to 91,064 Bitcoins.
PreScouter Research: Blockchain Adoption in Life Sciences Wanting
According to a report by PreScouter, a research company that assists business leaders make better corporate and product development decisions, the mindset of leadership in the life sciences sector is hindering blockchain adoption.
China's Central Bank Publishes Rules for Blockchain-Based Financial Applications
The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has published a set of evaluation rules for blockchain-based finance applications. The published rules aim to provide regulatory oversight using three basic standards bordering on technical, performance, and security.
XRP Token is Classified as a Non-Security by the UK Treasury
The UK has released a report for crypto assets and stablecoins to deliver a more comprehensive overview of its financial system.
Open Banking & Banking Digital Transformation Congress will be held in August in Shanghai
Open Banking&Banking Digital Transformation Congress 2020 will be held on September 24-25 in Shanghai with a focus on digital transformation and open ecosystem construction of large state-owned banks, joint-stock banks, urban commercial bank, and foreign bank, etc. The congress will mainly discuss how iABCD empower retail, micro and corporate finance from perspectives of policy transmission, ecological construction, cultural innovation, business model innovation, product innovation, risk management, marketing, and the user experience, etc.
Paxful Ready to Build on its African Market Success in 2020
Global peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin marketplace, Paxful, believes that the world has much to learn from Africa about the future of the crypto-economy and that 2020 will be a landmark year for the African crypto and blockchain industry.
Libra Association Appoints Former HSBC Executive Ian Jenkins As CRO and CFO Of Payment Systems
Libra Association has announced the appointment of former HSBC executive Ian Jenkins as chief risk officer and chief financial officer of Libra Networks.
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert Announces He Will Step Down Early Next Year
Heath Tarbert, the chairman of the U.S CFTC, has announced that he will leave the agency, thus setting the stage for Biden to choose another chairperson.
Women in Payments CEO: Less than 5% of VCs Invest in Women-Led FinTech Companies
With a background in engineering, Kristy Duncan, the CEO of Women in Payments started her career in banking and then into the payments industry. Duncan has then been fascinated with the payments market, and is a “payments geek at heart.” She started Women in Payments in 2012, Looking to add value in a different way, to connect, inspire, and champion women who are working in the payments industry globally.
US CFTC Charges BitMEX For Operating Illegal Crypto Derivatives Exchange
The United States CFTC has charged operators of BitMEX for operating an unregistered trading platform and violating anti-money laundering procedures.
China, the PBoC x Blockchain: Love and Marriage, Horse and Carriage
It’s all about China and blockchain. After breaking news of President Xi Jinping’s official endorsement on the blockchain technology and Bitcoin performing a sharp “to-the-moon” move and hitting $10K over the weekend, blockchain-related stocks in China also received a major boost.