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Brazilians were the biggest supporters of crypto-recognition, with 56% supporting El Salvador’s move, and 48% saying they want Brazil to follow suit and adopt Bitcoin. Only 4% of Brazilians said that there is no future for crypto currencies in their country.

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Privacy-preserving credit checks may drive growth in uncollaterised DeFi

November 22, 2021

Over-collateralisation can be problematic for the borrower and, by tying up more capital in an unproductive way, it’s certainly less efficient. Thus, the growing usage of uncollateralised loans, mostly through the Ethereum protocol.

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Onyx, driving digital transformation at JPMorgan

November 18, 2021

In a panel discussion titled "Web 3.0 in Corporate Banking," Umar Farooq, CEO of Onyx by JPMorgan, shared his insights on how one of the preeminent corporate and investment banks approaches digital transformation, the more widespread use of blockchain technology, and the question of regulation.

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Bitcoin ETFs bring regulated crypto to global banking

November 15, 2021

ETFs have been the buzzword for both the finance and crypto industries in the last quarter of 2021. Australia’s contribution has been the BetaShares ETF (a fund investing in global crypto-linked companies) launching in early November and delivering over $40m in trades on the ASX debut.

What About DeFi? With Celo and Chainlink at #SgFinTechFest

November 8, 2021

It’s been a vigorous first day at the #SgFinTechFest. The Festival has already over-exceeded expectations after the first day. While stablecoins haven’t come up quite as much as at other FinTech events, crypto was out in full force. Moderated by Morgan Beller, General Partner of NFX, Sergey Nazarov, Co-Founder of Chainlink and Rene Reinsberg, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of Celo met to discuss all things DeFi.

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Institutional Investors in DeFi

November 5, 2021

Konstantin Anissimov, CEO of CEX.IO, shared his thoughts with us on why and how institutional investors have become more involved in decentralised finance.

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Kazakhstan needs more energy, regulatory change for Bitcoin mining growth

October 29, 2021

China’s crackdown has intensified since Beijing announced plans to introduce its own cryptocurrency. The digital yuan, expected to be launched in 2022, will be fully backed by the central bank. In a bid to stamp out crypto competition, initial coin offers and crypto exchanges have been banned, and restrictions on power usage by miners imposed.

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From the CFTC to ‘CryptoDad’

October 28, 2021

‘CryptoDad’ was discussed in an interview between Scott O’Mallia, Chief Executive Officer of the International Swaps & Derivatives Association (ISDA) and J. Christopher Giancarlo, Senior Counsel, Wilkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and former Commodity Futures Trade Commission (CFTC) Chairman. The conference forms part of the ISDA Regional Events program.

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Why is First banking on Diem and Celo?

October 26, 2021

Ran’s company, First, works with two leading platforms – Diem and Celo. Diem needs little introduction. Previously you may have come across it as Facebook’s Libra.

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Leveraging data in the fight against fraud

October 19, 2021

With the help of technology, fraudsters’ arsenal has become more sophisticated over the years. Fortunately, so have the tools of fraud fighters. SEON has risen to rank among the most successful Hungarian startups by providing fraud prevention solutions to a wide range of businesses. Tamas Kadar, co-founder and CEO of the company, explained to us what underlying dangers digitisation brings, and how leveraging Big Data can help us take on a new generation of fraudsters.

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How should we regulate cryptoexchanges like Binance?

October 4, 2021

How do the courts and regulators go about protecting consumers (and their money) from cryptoexchanges like Binance, whilst avoiding stifling innovation in this rapidly developing space? To discuss this, we spoke to James Burnie.

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Ask Coinbase Anything at Money2020

September 22, 2021

One of the differences in the way that this year’s Money2020 has been organized is the availability of the Speakeasy room where a small group of fintech nerds can #AskMeAnything from selected speakers. One of those speakers was Marcus Hughes, the Managing Director of Europe for Coinbase, and the editorial team at #DisruptionBanking were delighted to be invited to hear what he had to say:

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Why are investors turning to Coinpass?

September 15, 2021

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Crypto users pledge to buy $30 worth of Bitcoin each in solidarity with El Salvador

September 7, 2021

Prominent Twitter accounts and Reddit forums have urged people to purchase $30 of BTC to mark “Bitcoin Day” – with some calling for this to become an annual event on 7th September.

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How can “title” add value to the crypto markets?

September 2, 2021

Title around crypto wallets could dismantle the concerns of individuals who are not getting involved in crypto because of fears regarding security. This development could, therefore, potentially mean a larger base of crypto users.

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Who are the people taking on Binance?

August 26, 2021

Liti Capital’s case against Binance will be a landmark for the industry. Many believe that sound regulation is required to ensure that exchanges like Binance are overseen in a sensible way, and that their clients are properly protected.

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