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Central Banks Like Blockchain But Aren’t Decentralizing
The only takers to date for blockchain-based CBDC are minuscule island nations. This may indicate there is a case to be made for adopting a distributed ledger format in certain geographies. Or it may mean the product is dead on arrival.
tags: Fintech CryptoAssets CBDC
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DeFi Upstart Dharma Brokers $6.4 Million in Crypto Loans in First 3 Weeks
“Crypto loan platforms are booming as ether holders look to mitigate portfolio losses endured during 2018’s bear market.”
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The Blockchain Bandit – Ethercombing: Finding Secrets in Popular Places
Someone is stealing millions of dollars worth of Ethereum by guessing users’ private keys. Normally this should be impossible, but lots of keys seem to be very weak. Researchers are unsure how those weak keys are being generated and used.
tags: Fintech CryptoAssets Ethereum CyberRisk
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Virtual currency providers to be supervised by the Finnish FSA
Finland’s Act on Virtual Currency Service Providers clarifies that the FSA will henceforth be statutorily required to register all crypto exchanges, custodian crypto wallet providers and cryptocurrency issuers operating in the country.
tags: Fintech CryptoAssets Regulation
FinTech Daily 04/29/2019
