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Markets
Banking
The Stablecoin Surge Is Built on Smoke and Mirrors
Are stablecoins fully backed by reserves? Are they FDIC-insured? Stablecoins may be too good to be true, says our columnist.
Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
By Frances Coppola
May 4, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. UTC
May 4, 2020
BankingFDICOpinionStablecoins
Square CEO Jack Dorsey
Markets
Square
Payments Unicorn Square Gets Limited Bank Charter for Merchant Lending
Square Financial Services was given conditional approval by the FDIC Board for an Industrial Loan Company bank charter on Wednesday.
Square CEO Jack Dorsey
By Nate DiCamillo
Mar 18, 2020 at 9:42 p.m. UTC
Mar 18, 2020
SquareBankingFDICSquare Financial Services
SECFinHub
Markets
Cftc
US Financial Regulators Join UK FCA's 'Global Sandbox'
Four U.S. regulators joined an international alliance of government regulators seeking to bolster the future of fintech.
SECFinHub
By Danny Nelson
Oct 24, 2019 at 5:45 p.m. UTC
Oct 24, 2019
CFTCEuropeSECRegulationNewscapital marketsFDICOCCGFINbusiness newsus-canada
USD
Markets
News
The Fed Should 'Get Serious' About Crypto, Says Former FDIC Chair
Former chair of the FDIC, Sheila Bair, writes on the viability of CBDCs and their need for further investigation.
USD
By Christine Kim
Jun 11, 2018 at 5:00 a.m. UTC
Jun 11, 2018
Newscentral banksFDICCBDCSheila Bair
bair, fdic
Markets
Itbit
Former FDIC Chair: Bitcoin Policies Shouldn't 'Feed the Frenzy'
Sheila Bair, ex-chair of FDIC, argued that bitcoin shouldn't be banned. Instead, policies should be in place to protect investors.
bair, fdic
By Wolfie Zhao
Dec 27, 2017 at 10:45 p.m. UTC
Dec 27, 2017
itBitPolicyRegulationNewsFDICLegal
Trade
Markets
Coinbase
Coinbase Targets Institutional Traders With Margin Feature Launch
Coinbase's GDAX digital asset exchange has added a new margin trading feature.
Trade
By Garrett Keirns
Mar 20, 2017 at 5:06 p.m. UTC
Mar 20, 2017
CoinbaseNewsFDICGDAXLeverageMargin
us flag
Markets
Banking
Regulators: Federal Preemption of State Blockchain Laws Unlikely
The FDIC and three state-level regulators discussed blockchain technology at a panel today centered on the future of US regulation.
us flag
By Michael del Castillo
Apr 13, 2016 at 6:44 p.m. UTC
Apr 13, 2016
BankingRegulationEventsFDICFeatures