The president and COO of Cboe Global Markets, Chris Concannon, said the major futures exchanges are behind cryptocurrency, and that the company will move forward with launching exchange-traded funds focused on digital currency. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Despite a recent $600 drop in bitcoin, Goldman Sachs believes that the digital currency will hit new records, according to news from CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Fed Governor Jerome “Jay” Powell, the favorite to be named the next head of the U.S. central bank, already has some strong opinions about bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...
Despite a heavy round of hype — for most financial services CIOs, the blockchain is not all that big or pressing a priority, according to Gartner’s latest survey of industry IT leaders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Looks like the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has had enough of the sudden run of celebrity-backed independent coin offerings, or ICOs. As of yesterday, it began officially warning them that by endorsing these currencies, they could be in violation of the law. Get the...
R3 is building a cross-border payments solution inspired by blockchain, according to news from The American Banker. The company will be partnering with 22 member banks on the project, including U.S. Bank, TD Bank, Barclays, BBVA, CIBC, Commerzbank, DNB, HSBC, Intesa, KBC, KB Kookmin Bank, KEB Hana...
The use of Bitcoin as a form of payment has been banned in Vietnam, ZDNet reports. The country’s state bank ruled that all cryptocurrency, not just Bitcoin, was an invalid form of payment. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
As of today (Oct. 31), every Bitcoin will be worth approximately$6,125, according to reports from Bloomberg. The value of the digital currency has hit new highs after exceeding the $5,000 and $6,000 price points for the first times earlier this month. Get the Full Story Complete...
Whether it was a bit of prescience – or perhaps a bit of prompting – we had a feeling that we might hear from the ecosystem after Karen Webster’s argument for just saying bye-bye to bitcoin. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
