August 04, 2022
Coinbase to Give BlackRock Clients Access to Crypto
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is working with asset management giant BlackRock to give its clients direct access to crypto. The partnership is open to institutional clients of Aladdin, BlackRock’s end-to-end investment...
August 03, 2022
Today in the Connected Economy: Grubhub’s Amazon Bid Pays Off
Today in the connected economy, Grubhub reaps the benefits of its investment in Amazon, with its parent company’s CEO saying orders have accelerated since the partnership began. Plus, the Commodity...
August 03, 2022
$8M Solana Hack: A Cautionary Tale About the Dangers of...
At this point, it’s tempting to say, “Another day, another massive crypto hack.” But this one’s different. While the sum involved is relatively small — an estimated $8 million, compared...
August 03, 2022
Crypto Fight on Capitol Hill Increasingly Favors CFTC
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) appears to have won another round in its fight with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for control of crypto oversight. The leaders of...
August 03, 2022
ECB Cautions Against Quixotic Quests on Path to CBDC ‘Holy...
Holy Grail? Maybe. But: For cross-border payments, there may be a few paths to that Grail. The recent paper put forth by the European Central Bank, titled “Towards the Holy...
August 03, 2022
Crypto Payments Still Rewarding for Some Users, Even as Headwinds...
When SHOP.COM started taking crypto at checkout a year ago, the firm was pretty confident that existing customers would get onboard with the new way to pay. After all, they...
August 02, 2022
Are People Paying with Crypto Really Trying to ‘Stick It...
Paying in crypto is supposed to lower the fees people pay when they purchase things by cutting out the middlemen like banks, credit card firms and other payments processors. Along...
August 02, 2022
Who Is Bitcoin Creator ‘Satoshi Nakamoto,’ and Why Does He...
“Bitcoin,” “blockchain” and “cryptocurrency” are words that most people have at least heard of since the industry exploded into the mainstream public consciousness over the last year and a half....
August 02, 2022
ECB: CBDC Could Be ‘Holy Grail’ for Cross-Border Payments
A central bank digital currency (CBDC) could be the “holy grail” for cross-border payments, offering a solution that is “immediate, cheap, universal in terms of reach, and settled in a...
