Any claims that a particular cryptocurrency confers total anonymity or immunity from legal accountability are worthy of deep skepticism, as are claims that individual cryptocurrencies represent foolproof investment opportunities or inflation hedges.
Under Brooks' leadership at OCC, the regulator issued guidance regarding banks' use of stablecoins and blockchains, as well as an interpretive letter clarifying that national banks are allowed to provide cryptocurrency custody services.
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And while proponents tout cryptocurrencies as potentially lucrative alternative investments, few serious financial professionals view most coins — with the important exception of Bitcoin and a few others — as suitable for anything other than pure speculation.
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Miners serve as record-keepers for cryptocurrency communities, and indirect arbiters of the currencies’ value.
ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF, which began trading late last month, was up 10.95% on Monday.
Stablecoins peg their values to various fiat currencies or assets, such as gold. Most often pegged one-to-one with the U.S. dollar, stablecoins give users a way to sell into an asset carrying the same value as a national currency, but one that can still be transacted and stored in a crypto-esque fashion within the ecosystem.
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In the United States, Binance is also being probed by the Department of Justice, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and tax authorities, Bloomberg News has reported.
With its bullish structure now invalidated, those looking for long positions will need to eye support levels at $2.44 and $2.2. Should the crypto market remain bearish (with BTC having a probability of revisiting $60-62K), these levels are likely to come into play.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, for instance, made multiple comments throughout the year expressing his general antipathy for cryptocurrency. Dimon’s thoughts could most easily be summed with this quote: “I don’t really give a shit about bitcoin.” Warren Buffett also didn’t have kind words–calling it “probably rat poison squared”–which almost certainly sent a clear message to curious investors.
Facebook’s closely guarded Libra project could be the first true cryptocurrency alternative to fiat currencies, although its growing pains suggest that true parity remains well in the future.
One of the fastest-growing pension markets in the world could be about to dive into crypto.
Some major differences between Bitcoin and altcoins can be found in the blockchain itself. Some altcoins have an uncapped supply, which changes how the coins are used. Some altcoins have made the blockchain faster, which speeds up both mining and transactions.
Millions of Salvadorians are expected to download a digital wallet app with $30 of free Bitcoin.
Brooks led the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) before joining Binance.US. At the time, his move to Binance.US raised some eyebrows because Binance is not seen as the poster child of compliance, particularly compared to Coinbase where Brooks worked before joining the OCC.