financial system

Falling blocks, toppling
Bitcoin Is Benefiting From Crypto’s Flight to Quality: Matrixport
Investors are shifting into the cryptocurrency from stablecoins and more volatile cryptocurrencies, a report from the firm said.
Falling blocks, toppling

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Janet Yellen Lays Out 5 Lessons That Apply to Treasury’s Work on Digital Assets
In her first speech on digital assets, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted several lessons she believes apply to the Treasury’s work on digital assets: how the financial system “benefits from responsible innovation,” how regulation needs to keep up with innovation, how rules should focus on the risks of activities rather than technologies and more.
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Bitcoin for Fairness Foundation Receives 0.5 BTC Grant
Anita Posch, founder of the Bitcoin for Fairness Association, discusses the recent 0.5 BTC grant her organization received from the Human Rights Foundation. Posch explains their ambitions to raise awareness of bitcoin use practices throughout the global south to bring underserved communities into the global financial system and the socio-economic benefits of cryptocurrency.
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Lehman Brothers Put Their Artworks Up For Auction
Crypto Long & Short: No, Bitcoin Was Not a Response to the Financial Crisis
In spite of the timing, bitcoin wasn't created as a result of the 2008 crisis – and this misunderstanding matters.
Lehman Brothers Put Their Artworks Up For Auction

online data security
Block Chain Technology Offers New Crime-Fighting Options
A new generation of services will utilize the unique properties of block-chain technology to provide scalable security.
online data security

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Major UK Banks Face Backlash After Withdrawal Limits and Delays
Customers are reporting difficulty obtaining their cash due to contentious policy changes and service interruptions.
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Dollars funnel.
VC: Bitcoin is schmuck insurance
Chamath Palihapitiya, founder of The Social+Capital Partnership, and a former Facebook exec, sees Bitcoin as "schmuck insurance."
Dollars funnel.