# Insights & Views News Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights?page=59 Page 59 of 62. Articles are ordered by original publication time, newest first. Summaries below are excerpts; follow each full-text link for the complete article. ## [North Korea laundered money through a Hong Kong-based blockchain firm: UN](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/4052) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-11-06T12:22:15.000Z Updated: 2019-11-06T12:22:15.000Z North Korea, which has been accused of crypto theft in the past, reportedly used a Hong Kong-based blockchain firm to carry out money laundering activities. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/4052.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/4052.json) ## [Stablecoins such as Facebook’s Libra could be subject to securities rules: IOSCO](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/4017) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-11-05T06:06:19.000Z Updated: 2019-11-05T06:06:19.000Z The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) believes that stablecoin, a digital currency with its value pegged to fiat currencies such as the U.S. dollar or euro, could fall under the existing sec… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/4017.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/4017.json) ## [Association of German Banks explore programmable digital euro in new paper](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3986) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-11-01T04:56:01.000Z Updated: 2019-11-01T04:56:01.000Z The Association of German Banks, representing over 200 private commercial banks and 11 member associations, has explored the idea of a “programmable digital euro” in a new paper. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3986.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3986.json) ## [Central bank retail digital currency likely to be issued within five years: IBM-OMFIF Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3955) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-30T06:36:52.000Z Updated: 2019-10-30T06:36:52.000Z In a new survey, IBM and central banking think tank OMFIF have found that a central bank could issue a consumer-ready digital currency within five years. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3955.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3955.json) ## [Bitcoin’s price drops to $7,300 after Congress slams Libra during a committee hearing](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3895) By J Russ Isberto | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-24T07:58:45.000Z Updated: 2019-10-24T07:58:59.000Z Bitcoin was speculated to make another bullish run after the appearance of the golden cross pattern but the opposite occurred following congress grilled Mark Zuckerberg’s Libra initiative. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3895.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3895.json) ## [Tether minting 30M USDT amidst Bitcoin’s price decrease sparks market manipulation discussion again](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3893) By J Russ Isberto | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-24T07:53:52.000Z Updated: 2019-10-24T07:53:52.000Z Tether has just minted 30M USDT after the price of Bitcoin dropped down below the $7,800 support levels prompting discussions yet again that the cryptocurrency’s value is being manipulated. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3893.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3893.json) ## [Crypto sextortionists are renting out bots to scare, scam people out of their Bitcoins, study finds](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3889) By J Russ Isberto | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-24T04:15:46.000Z Updated: 2019-10-24T04:16:05.000Z A paper looking into the growing influence of crypto sextortionists found that botnets are being rented by criminals to scare people to give up their Bitcoins. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3889.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3889.json) ## [Libra is designed to help millions of people across the globe, Mark Zuckerberg](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3886) By J Russ Isberto | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-23T07:50:06.000Z Updated: 2019-10-23T07:50:06.000Z Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is slated to defend Libra in front of a committee tomorrow and the social media juggernaut has released his prepared statement ahead of the meeting. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3886.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3886.json) ## [Stablecoins in danger of being classified as a security as Mark Zuckerberg prepares to defend Libra](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3885) By J Russ Isberto | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-23T07:49:33.000Z Updated: 2019-10-30T03:52:01.000Z A U.S. lawmaker has recently proposed a bill that would categorize stablecoins as securities, a move that is likely aimed at Facebook’s Libra project. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3885.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3885.json) ## [What are the chances of Bitmain staging a 51 percent attack on Bitcoin in the future](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3872) By J Russ Isberto | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-23T07:49:02.000Z Updated: 2019-10-23T07:49:02.000Z Fears regarding Bitmain’s influence on Bitcoin has resurfaced yet again after the Chinese company opened up its 33,000-acre cryptomining facility in Rockdale Texas. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3872.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3872.json) ## [Stablecoin initiatives highlight shortcomings in cross-border payments: G7 Working Group](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3849) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-18T06:21:36.000Z Updated: 2019-10-18T06:21:36.000Z A G7 working group has said that global stablecoins (GSCs) can pose challenges to the international monetary system, while also noting their potential to facilitate a more efficient global payment system. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3849.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3849.json) ## [G7 says global stablecoins like Libra pose threat to financial stability: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3791) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-14T10:46:03.000Z Updated: 2019-10-14T10:46:03.000Z As it appears, the struggles and regulatory challenges faced by Facebook’s ambitious crypto project Libra are far from over. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3791.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3791.json) ## [Survey: Bitcoin’s bullishness isn’t fading; demand to underpin recovery and support crypto king around $7,000](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3731) By Debarati Bir | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-09T08:27:58.000Z Updated: 2019-10-09T08:34:24.000Z Bitcoin’s descend will be very well supported around 7,000 and most likely recover soon to its 2019 high by year-end against the U.S. dollar on higher demand from institutional players, an FxWirePro survey showed. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3731.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3731.json) ## [U.K. Financial Conduct Authority's cryptocurrency probe increases by 74% in 2019](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3721) By Charissa Echavez | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-08T09:28:55.000Z Updated: 2019-10-08T09:28:55.000Z The number of investigations conducted by the U.K.’s financial regulatory body, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), has seen a sharp increase in the last year. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3721.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3721.json) ## [Industry experts welcome Coinbase-led Crypto Rating Council initiative but call for more inclusivity and objectivity](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3674) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-10-03T08:22:07.000Z Updated: 2019-10-03T08:23:13.000Z Cryptocurrencies have been around for more than a decade now. As the ecosystem continues to grow and flourish, it calls for more proactive efforts from various participants – cryptocurrency exchanges, custodians, wall… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3674.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3674.json) ## [KPMG study identifies loyalty programs as “ideal platform” to introduce blockchain-enabled tokenization](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3582) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-26T07:03:17.000Z Updated: 2019-09-26T07:20:54.000Z In a recent survey, KPMG found the growing willingness among consumers across all age groups to make purchases with tokens, identifying loyalty programs as a key area where businesses can leverage blockchain to transf… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3582.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3582.json) ## [BTI Report: Majority of crypto exchanges fake 90% of trading volumes; Kraken, Poloniex, Coinbase, Upbit among the 'cleanest'](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3525) By Charissa Echavez | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-23T07:15:55.000Z Updated: 2019-09-23T07:17:27.000Z Majority of the cryptocurrency exchanges are still faking nearly all of their trading volumes, according to a recent market surveillance report by the Blockchain Transparency Institute. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3525.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3525.json) ## [Chinese financial institutions increasingly adopting big data, blockchain and AI: Moody’s](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3491) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-19T11:56:14.000Z Updated: 2019-09-19T11:56:14.000Z China is adopting cutting-edge technologies, such as big data, blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI), to improve its structured finance market, Moody’s said in a new report. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3491.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3491.json) ## [FxWirePro Poll: Ethereum seen to rise but not recoup 2018’s drastic losses](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3431) By Debarati Bir | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-16T04:11:39.000Z Updated: 2019-09-16T04:13:34.000Z Ethereum will recover some of its losses made last year and hit the $500 rate by end-2019 on hopes of demand recovery, an FxWirePro poll showed, but a global economic downturn and regulatory challenges are the biggest… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3431.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3431.json) ## [Blockchain industry welcomes Mastercard-R3 collaboration, but skeptical about the future of private networks](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3422) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-13T10:41:52.000Z Updated: 2019-09-13T10:41:52.000Z Financial institutions around the world are increasingly developing blockchain-based solutions to streamline various processes and improve efficiency. Use cases include payments and remittances, trade finance, banking… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3422.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3422.json) ## [United Kingdom leads with most number of registered cryptocurrency exchanges: Study](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3403) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-12T06:38:15.000Z Updated: 2019-09-12T06:38:15.000Z The United Kingdom has the largest number of registered cryptocurrency exchanges, according to a recent study conducted by Bitfury’s blockchain analytics platform Crystal. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3403.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3403.json) ## [40% of U.S. Millennials prefer crypto investments in the event of a recession: eToro Survey](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3378) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-11T05:34:21.000Z Updated: 2019-09-11T05:34:21.000Z Fearing an impending recession, U.S.-based millennial investors appear to prefer investing in crypto assets, global trading platform eToro said in a new report. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3378.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3378.json) ## [Moody’s expects blockchain standards to emerge by 2021](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3343) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-09T07:28:12.000Z Updated: 2019-09-09T07:28:12.000Z Global rating agency Moody’s expects blockchain standards to emerge by the year 2021, which could lead to considerable time and cost savings. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3343.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3343.json) ## [Coinbase, Ripple fail to secure spots in LinkedIn's top startups list for 2019](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3338) By Charissa Echavez | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-09T06:15:37.000Z Updated: 2019-09-09T06:15:37.000Z Cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Ripple have failed to secure spots in the LinkedIn’s top 10 startups list for 2019. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3338.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3338.json) ## [U.S. and China account for 75% of all blockchain-related patents, hold majority of digital economy's wealth: UNCTAD](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3314) By Charissa Echavez | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-06T03:43:06.000Z Updated: 2019-09-06T03:43:06.000Z A vast majority of wealth in the digital economy is highly concentrated in the United States and China, accounting for 75% of all patents related to blockchain technologies, according to the first-ever Digital Economy… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3314.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3314.json) ## [Only 22% of blockchain business achieved sales in South Korea: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3298) By Charissa Echavez | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-05T06:47:55.000Z Updated: 2019-09-05T06:47:55.000Z A new report by the Software Policy and Research Institute, which is affiliated with the South Korean government-backed National IT Industry Promotion Agency, found that only 22.2% of blockchain businesses have record… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3298.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3298.json) ## [Cryptocurrency-related consultations drop 14% in Japan: FSA](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3272) By Charissa Echavez | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-04T03:50:16.000Z Updated: 2019-09-04T03:50:16.000Z Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has revealed a sharp decline in the enquiries related to cryptocurrencies, underscoring a trend that persisted over the past several quarters, according to the latest data figur… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3272.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3272.json) ## [Financial Integrity Network urges Congress to bring crypto firms under BSA](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3255) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-03T06:14:05.000Z Updated: 2019-09-03T06:14:05.000Z The Financial Integrity Network (FIN), a Washington D.C.-based strategic advisory firm, has urged the United States Congress to bring firms engaged in cryptocurrency sector under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulation. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3255.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3255.json) ## [North Korea calls UN report on stealing $2B from banks and crypto exchanges “sheer lie”](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3246) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-09-02T11:23:30.000Z Updated: 2019-09-02T11:23:30.000Z North Korea has outrightly refuted recent accusations of stealing $2 billion from banks and cryptocurrency exchanges. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3246.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3246.json) ## [ISIS and other terrorist groups prefer Telegram to raise funds via cryptocurrencies: MEMRI](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3233) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-08-30T10:08:03.000Z Updated: 2019-08-30T10:08:03.000Z The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), a press monitoring and analysis organization headquartered in Washington, has said that terrorist groups such as ISIS, Al-Qaeda and Hamas are increasingly using social… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3233.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3233.json) ## [PBoC refutes media reports on its cryptocurrency launch plans: Chinese State Media](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3221) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-08-29T11:13:11.000Z Updated: 2019-08-29T11:14:08.000Z The People’s Bank of China’s (PBoC) has reportedly refuted recent reports that it was launching a government-backed cryptocurrency in coming months, The Global Times said in a tweet. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3221.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3221.json) ## [56 pct of top 50 universities offering blockchain or crypto course: Coinbase Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3218) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-08-29T09:15:14.000Z Updated: 2019-08-29T09:15:14.000Z Leading universities and colleges around the world are increasingly offering cryptocurrency and blockchain courses to meet the growing demand from students to learn about this emerging new asset class and innovative t… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3218.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3218.json) ## [U.K.'s National Liberal Party lashes current crypto policy, recommends new coherent platform](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3187) By Charissa Echavez | Insights & Views Published: 2019-08-28T04:05:45.000Z Updated: 2019-08-28T04:05:45.000Z The National Liberal Party (NLP) of the United Kingdom has become the first political party to introduce a coherent forward-looking policy on cryptocurrency, criticizing the government for its failure to introduce a c… [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3187.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3187.json) ## [Dow Jones’ Factiva integrates Brave New Coin’s Digital Currency Market Insights](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3177) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-08-27T06:27:05.000Z Updated: 2019-08-27T06:27:05.000Z Brave New Coin (BNC), a cryptocurrency market data provider, has announced that its digital currency market news and insights are now being hosted on Dow Jones’ Factiva, a business information and research tool. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3177.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3177.json) ## [97% of South Korean crypto exchanges on the verge of bankruptcy; blockchain startups now want to go overseas: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3083) By Charissa Echavez | Insights & Views Published: 2019-08-20T03:49:44.000Z Updated: 2019-08-20T03:49:44.000Z Nearly all cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea are on the verge of bankruptcy, according to Business Korea. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3083.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3083.json) ## [UK Pension and Welfare Agency looks into blockchain potential to transform payments system](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3021) By Charissa Echavez | Insights & Views Published: 2019-08-14T08:55:00.000Z Updated: 2019-08-14T08:56:43.000Z The United Kingdom pension and welfare agency said blockchain and distributed ledger technology (DLT) are potential disruptors of the payments industry. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3021.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3021.json) ## [FATF is not developing a crypto transaction monitoring system with 15 countries](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3023) By Charissa Echavez | Insights & Views Published: 2019-08-14T08:46:51.000Z Updated: 2019-08-14T08:46:51.000Z The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) debunked earlier reports that 15 countries have purportedly collaborated to establish a new system that would collect and share personal information. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3023.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3023.json) ## [Congressional Research Service outlines pros and cons of blockchain solution use](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3014) By Charissa Echavez | Insights & Views Published: 2019-08-14T03:58:18.000Z Updated: 2019-08-14T03:58:18.000Z The Congressional Research Service has recently released a report that examines the pros and cons of using blockchain in the energy sector. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3014.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3014.json) ## [CipherTrace estimates crypto industry lost $4.3B to cyber criminals in 2019, identifies "exit scam" as concerning trend](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3001) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-08-13T05:33:07.000Z Updated: 2019-08-13T05:33:07.000Z Cryptocurrency intelligence firm CipherTrace has estimated that cryptocurrency-related thefts, scams and fraud could exceed $4.3 billion for the year. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3001.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/3001.json) ## [Chinese state-sponsored espionage group targets cryptocurrency firms: Report](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/2958) By Shampa Mani | Insights & Views Published: 2019-08-08T06:40:01.000Z Updated: 2019-08-08T06:40:01.000Z In a new report, FireEye Threat Intelligence has stated that a state-sponsored espionage group is targeting cryptocurrency firms in China. [Full text](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/2958.md) | [Citation metadata](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights/2958.json) [Newer stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights.md?page=58) [Older stories](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/insights.md?page=60)