Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency
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The Federal Reserve chair is not concerned about President-elect Trump nominating his successor well in advance of the end of his term in 2026, saying he is "confident" he will have a productive relationship with the next Treasury Secretary.
December 4 -
The incoming administration heads into the White House with a promise to create a national crypto stockpile as public finance suffers losses, issues warnings, and buys into crypto-backed ETFs.
December 3 -
Months after the SEC approved several spot bitcoin exchange-traded product shares, a number of Midwest public pension funds are dabbling in crypto investments.
August 14 -
The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange platform FTX had prompted the county and the team to look for a new partner for the 19,600-seat arena.
April 5 -
In 2021, Miami-Dade County commissioners approved a 19-year $135 million naming rights deal with FTX for the homecourt of the NBA's Miami Heat.
November 16 -
The Federal Reserve has hired five executives from the stablecoin issuer Circle and at least one employee of Ripple since 2019 as part of its technology-focused recruiting efforts. It plans to do more hiring in the years ahead to aid its work on faster payments and central bank digital currencies.
April 18 -
Utilities in Texas and eastern Washington see the benefit of serving the power hungry operations.
January 31 -
Todd Cipperman, founding principal of Cipperman Compliance Services, talks with Chip Barnett about compliance and disclosure and regulation by the federal government in 2022. (42 minutes)
January 4 -
Yan Zhao, President of NYDIG as she exploreshow Bitcoin is experiencing wider adoption in the traditional finance world, and why that is.
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The popularity of cryptocurrency may drive investment by public pension funds.
November 1 -
Geoffrey Buswick and Todd Kanaster of S&P Global Ratings, talk with Chip Barnett about all things cryptocurrency. They look at why municipalities are getting into blockchain technology and crypto. What are the risks and rewards?
October 12 -
Public finance issuers are taking an increased interest in the applications of blockchain and distributed ledger technology, and it is entering the market in multiple ways.
September 24 -
Todd Cipperman, founding principal of Cipperman Compliance Services, talks with Chip Barnett about the rise of cryptocurrencies and how cities like Miami are looking to integrate them into day-to-day functions. He also talks about the regulatory outlook for cryptocurrencies. (15 minutes).
June 8 -
While cryptocurrencies could have benefits, they have “not served as a convenient way to make payments, given, among other factors, their swings in value,” said the head of the Federal Reserve. He also detailed imminent Fed research on a central bank digital currency.
May 20 -
Miami and Miami-Dade County are conducting studies of how to use cryptocurrencies in various local government capacities.
May 5 -
Gov. Steve Sisolak opted to form a joint committee to study the idea, rather than proposing legislation this session.
April 26 -
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Join Jim McKelvey, co-founder of Square as he offers his insights into where the Fintech industry is headed next year. Will a Biden administration insist on greater regulation? What will happen in the cryptocurrency markets? What will be the big IPOs in the sector? Will GooglePlex make a big splash? What new technologies or applications should we be expecting?
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Asset valuations are stretched across a broad set of financial markets and some cryptocurrencies have witnessed “extreme volatility,” Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard said, though overall risks to the financial system are still low.
April 4 -
The enormous electricity demands required to create bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have mining operations flocking to cheap hydroelectricity in parts of rural Washington.
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