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U.S. Treasury Department & Israel Form Joint Venture to Combat Cyber Crime

The U.S. and Israel join forces to combat the growing threat of ransomware attacks that often leave fiscal destruction in their wake for the affected victims.Sponsored Sponsored The U.S. Treasury Department is joining forces with Israel to combat the threat of ransomware. The U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary met with two Israeli officials, the Minister of Finance and the National Cyber Directorate Director-General, to formalize the joint venture launch. The venture seeks to oversee “the development of risk mitigation tools for law enforcement to enhance the efficiency of analytical and enforcement

‘Properties like Ethereum, Algorand are gonna go up’ because…

The market **is** choosing — Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies — over paper money, with which governments are conducting a very dangerous experiment. Although, here’s another common scenario. Buying Bitcoin is better than putting their money into traditional assets like stocks, bonds and gold. This renowned hedge fund manager recently discussed the same in a CNBC interview – although incorporated a different scenario to this discussion. Anthony Scaramucci, a former White House Communications Director expects Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH) and Algorand (ALGO) to serve gold’s role as the superior inflationary hedge.

Bitcoin’s ‘potentially serious implications’ on future of investment, global finance

Crypto demand skyrocketed as inflation fears grip the market and governments continue to print more money. It is noteworthy that the US inflation picture remains worrying with the rate recently hitting a 13-year high of 5.4%. U.S. Debt Apart from these concerns, the U.S. debt is piling up. In a recent commentary piece, Avik Roy estimated the extent of debt in the US and how Bitcoin adoption can change it. He explained, “The single largest holder of U.S. debt is the U.S. government.” The situation is set to worsen, according

Secreteum: A decentralized encrypted messaging app

Messaging apps are ubiquitous – more than 3.6 billion people worldwide use them, with the average person sending up to 72 messages every 24 hours. Every day WhatsApp alone channels over 100 billion messages, while WeChat transmits 205 million video messages. With this popularity has come a darker side: that of hacked personal data, cybertheft, and government violations of privacy. The way messaging apps are designed, work, and are managed exposes them by default to many risks: Most messaging apps require the user to input sensitive personal data, including name,

ADALend’s Revolutionary GM for an Evolutionary Cardano Based DeFi

sponsored DeFi continues to show the world that the future of finance will forever change from its old and traditional form, developed by solving problems individuals and institutions face with mainstream banks. ADALend continues the string of innovations in DeFi under the guidance of its GM. Javed Khattak, A qualified actuary (FIA), an award winning C-suite executive, and a successful serial entrepreneur who was awarded CFO of the year in 2018 by Wealth & Finance magazine, listed in the the top 20 individuals behind ICOs in 2017, a track record

Former U.S. official says cryptocurrency not some ‘libertarian paradise’

Cryptocurrency has been around for a long time now. However, its mainstream adoption gained a boost lately with 2020 being a remarkable year. But 2021 saw a major push as countries and/or organizations across the globe have been accepting cryptocurrencies in some form or the other. That said, countries have also been working on cryptocurrency regulations to govern the process of exchanging through crypto. Something that can actually benefit these tokens. Former US Treasury secretary Lawrence Summers, while speaking to Bloomberg expressed his opinions concerning the cryptocurrency regulations. During this

Wall Street-Style Crypto Regulation Coming, Says Kraken Lawyer

The cryptocurrency industry should brace for ‘Wall Street-style’ regulation, according to Kraken Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori.Sponsored Sponsored “You’re just living in a fantasy world if you don’t believe that this industry is going to face heavier, more Wall Street-like regulation from governments in the U.S. and abroad, and Kraken has simply been practical about that future,” Santori told Bloomberg. Authorities have been cracking down on the cryptocurrency industry over the past few months, taking issue with everything from stablecoins to decentralized exchanges to lending products. As warnings mount from state

100 years ago, Henry Ford proposed ‘energy currency’ to replace gold

In 1921, American industrialist Henry Ford proposed the creation of an “energy currency” that could form the basis of a new monetary system — offering striking similarities to the peer-to-peer electronic cash system outlined in Satoshi Nakamoto’s 2008 Bitcoin (BTC) whitepaper. Front page of the New York Tribune dated Sunday, December 4, 1921. Source: Library of CongressBitcoin as an energy currencyOn Dec. 4, 1921, the New York Tribune published an article outlining Ford’s vision of replacing gold with an energy currency that he believed could break the banking elites’ grip on

Cryptocurrencies Must Be Monitored Says Argentine Central Bank President

The President of Argentina’s Central Bank has said that cryptocurrencies must be monitored closely and that they must not be used to flout foreign exchange regulation.Sponsored Sponsored Miguel Pesce said in a recent meeting organized by the Argentine Chamber of Fintech that the Argentine central bank would be “closely monitoring” cryptocurrencies. Pesce, the president of the central bank, said that the volatility of cryptocurrencies was one of the biggest issues. In addition, he wants to ensure that crypto cannot be used to flout foreign exchange controls. The virtual meeting saw

BIS Tests CBDCs for International Settlements Between Several Countries

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is cooperating with several countries to test the use of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) for international settlements.Sponsored Sponsored In participation are the central banks of Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa. The experiment could lead to a more efficient global payments platform. ‘Project Dunbar’ Led by BIS’ Singapore Center, “Project Dunbar” aims to develop prototype shared platforms for cross-border transactions using multiple CBDCs. This would allow financial institutions to transact directly with each other using the digital currencies. Consequently, this would eliminate the