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Markets

Consensus Day 3, Recapped: The Battle Over Electronic Money

The future of CBDCs, stablecoins and untethered cryptocurrencies was all up for grabs on an action-packed day at CoinDesk's flagship event.

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Videos

Bitcoin Is Trading Sideways. What Comes Next?

Bitcoin’s price has been stuck below $40K for the past week. What bitcoin signals should crypto investors watch out for that suggests a bounce, or a further drop, is on the horizon? Galen Moore, CoinDesk’s director of data and indexes, weighs in on what data he is keeping his eye on.

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Videos

Influencer Miss Teen Crypto on Crypto Adoption Among Gen Z

Crypto influencer Miss Teen Crypto uses her online platforms to spread awareness about crypto adoption to Gen Z. The influencer shares what inspired her to teach her peers about bitcoin and what they’re finding interesting about blockchain technologies.

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Videos

The Crypto Security Business is Booming

Fireblocks, a crypto custody firm that provides security and custody services for large institutional investors and crypto exchanges, says it has seen a 2,023% uptick in business since last year and has surpassed $600 billion in digital assets transferred.

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Markets

DBS Bank CEO: We Have Twice as Many Engineers as Bankers

Banks and financial regulators should facilitate the tokenization of the financial system, DBS CEO Piyush Gupta said during Consensus 2021.

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Markets

Mastercard Exec Shares Thoughts on Crypto Rewards, Stablecoin and CBDC Plans

Jessica Turner, the storied payment network’s fintech executive, reflects on mainstream crypto adoption at Consensus 2021.

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Markets

Lawrence Summers on Inflation: Fed ‘Will Only Remove the Punch Bowl After It Sees People Staggering Around Drunk’

“I think policy is rather overdoing it,” the former U.S. Treasury secretary said at Consensus 2021.

Larry Summers, the former U.S. Treasury Secretary

Policy

Libra Co-Creator Still Has Regulatory 'PTSD' From Her Time at Facebook

To change global payment rails, "you probably need to be a cowboy if you're a startup," Morgen Beller said.


Finance

PayPal Will Let Customers Withdraw Crypto, Exec Says

"We want them to be able to take the crypto they acquired with us and take it to the destination of their choice," says Jose Fernandez da Ponte.

Jose Fernandez da Ponte, vice president and general manager of blockchain, crypto and digital currencies at PayPal.

Policy

Ripple Waiting for SEC Suit Resolution Before Going Public, Says CEO

"The likelihood that Ripple is a public company is very high at some point," Brad Garlinghouse said at Consensus 2021.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse