Jenny Johnson, CEO of money management giant Franklin Templeton, said in a Bloomberg interview that bitcoin is “the greatest distraction from the greatest disruption I see happening to financial services today.” She said the “real game changer” is blockchain, which has a “dramatic” impact on...
France could propose stricter regulations on cryptocurrency firms, according to The Block. Simon Polrot, president of French crypto association ADAN, told The Block that the country’s Finance Ministry is planning to require full know-your-customer (KYC) measures for all crypto transactions, regardless of the size of...
High-profile digital currency firms are reportedly banding together to create a lobbying organization called the Blockchain Association, The Washington Post reported. The group’s first focus is said to be on U.S. tax law treatment of digital currencies, along with explaining the application of know your...
October 08, 2023
Last year’s “crypto winter” apparently extended into the summer of 2023. That’s according to a recent report by blockchain intelligence firm Messari on the state of fundraising in the cryptocurrency industry. “Crypto’s ongoing bear market is possibly best exemplified by the industry’s fundraising data,” the report said. “Q3 2023 was no exception to the multi-quarter […]
August 09, 2022
Jenny Johnson, CEO of money management giant Franklin Templeton, said in a Bloomberg interview that bitcoin is “the greatest distraction from the greatest disruption I see happening to financial services...
December 08, 2020
France could propose stricter regulations on cryptocurrency firms, according to The Block. Simon Polrot, president of French crypto association ADAN, told The Block that the country’s Finance Ministry is planning...
September 13, 2018
High-profile digital currency firms are reportedly banding together to create a lobbying organization called the Blockchain Association, The Washington Post reported. The group’s first focus is said to be on...
