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A Currency Crisis Looms: We Need a New Model
Geopolitical issues and rising U.S. interest rates are boosting the dollar and threatening emerging-market currencies. It's time for change.
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The recent market downturn has made regulating crypto "politically possible." (Best Backgrounds/Shutterstock)
Crypto Industry Portrayed 'Illusion of Respectability', Paul Krugman Says
In a New York Times article, the economist examined how the industry was able to market itself to respectable institutions and individuals.
The recent market downturn has made regulating crypto "politically possible." (Best Backgrounds/Shutterstock)

A demonstrator during a protest against Argentina's International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The protestor's t-shirt features the slogan "Las Estafas No Se Pagan," or "Scams are not meant to be paid."


Argentina's inflation accelerated in February at its fastest pace in nearly a year, surpassing forecasts and challenging the governments targets for this year in its preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund. (Marcos Brindicci/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Why Is the IMF So Afraid of Cryptocurrency?
The IMF is not a neutral aid organization, but the economic arm of a vast power structure. Crypto threatens that power.
A demonstrator during a protest against Argentina's International Monetary Fund (IMF) agreement outside the National Congress building in Buenos Aires on Thursday, March 17, 2022. The protestor's t-shirt features the slogan "Las Estafas No Se Pagan," or "Scams are not meant to be paid."


Argentina's inflation accelerated in February at its fastest pace in nearly a year, surpassing forecasts and challenging the governments targets for this year in its preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund. (Marcos Brindicci/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Customers queue to use automated teller machines (ATM) inside a shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian banks are facing a wave of international sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Apolitical Crypto Networks in Times of Sanction and War
If blackballed from the global financial system, will Russia turn to bitcoin?
Customers queue to use automated teller machines (ATM) inside a shopping mall in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. Russian banks are facing a wave of international sanctions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Nobel Prize-winning Economist Paul Krugman, professor of international trade and economics at Princeton University, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Krugman discussed the performance of  bonds, Fed monetary policy, and the U.S. economy compared with that of Japan. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Crypto Has Parallels With Subprime Mortgage Crisis, Says Paul Krugman
The economist sees evidence that the risks of crypto are falling on those who do not know what they're getting into and are less able to handle the downsides.
Nobel Prize-winning Economist Paul Krugman, professor of international trade and economics at Princeton University, speaks during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, U.S., on Monday, Jan. 28, 2013. Krugman discussed the performance of  bonds, Fed monetary policy, and the U.S. economy compared with that of Japan. Photographer: Scott Eells/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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Crypto Coin Listings Exploded in 2021
Data aggregators have listed more than 2,000 new crypto assets in the first half of 2021.
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NYDFS is collecting diversity data from its regulated institutions, including crypto exchanges.
NYDFS Plans to Collect Diversity Data From Banking and Crypto Institutions
All authorized virtual currency service providers will be required to submit diversity data of their boards and management to the NYDFS.
NYDFS is collecting diversity data from its regulated institutions, including crypto exchanges.

Israel's government has proposed a bill for crypto tax reporting.
Israeli Bill Would Force Crypto Investors to Report Holdings Above $61K
The Israeli Bitcoin Association is opposing the proposed reporting requirement, calling it discriminatory.
Israel's government has proposed a bill for crypto tax reporting.

Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao
Europe and UK Binance Users React to Recent Restrictions Placed on Exchange
Binance users from Europe and the U.K. feel let down by both the exchange and their local financial institutions.
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View of the Taipei Skyline with Taipei 101 at night
Can Taiwan Become Asia’s Crypto Haven? Not Yet
As China cracks down on the crypto field, Taiwan could be an alternative destination for crypto entities but can crypto thrive in Taiwan?
View of the Taipei Skyline with Taipei 101 at night