Top crypto CEOs face House committee grappling with regulationsStablecoins, US dollar primacy and energy consumption were among the topics in the questioning homing in on how to regulate the crypto industry.Jeanhee Kim — December 9, 2021 | 7:52 am HKT
Opinion GameStop copycat rally pumps up Dogecoin, Ripple XRP and other cryptosSmall investors drove up Dogecoin’s price by 1,000% after the GameStop saga, but money quickly left—and then Ripple’s XRP and Stellar prices went up.Decrypt Media — January 29, 2021 | 5:51 pm HKT
Is Signal experimenting with Stellar-based cryptocurrency?Signal, which exploded in popularity after WhatsApp’s privacy stumbles, may be exploring a business strategy pursued by Big Tech. What are the risks?Decrypt Media — January 27, 2021 | 10:43 am HKT
The Current Forkast Ep. 35 | Filecoin launch hits miner turbulence. USDC adds Stellar to rely less on Ethereum. Associated Press to publish US elections data on blockchain.Other top news: OKEx cryptocurrency exchange freezes services amid police investigation. Investors bet $100 million on ‘neobank’ Razorpay in IndiaForkast.News — October 21, 2020 | 7:03 pm HKT
The Current Forkast Ep. 13 | Bitcoin bewitches JK Rowling. A Stellar start for Ukraine’s new CBDC. Investors drag Nvidia back to court over crypto sales.Other top news: Fintech-friendly policies for Hong Kong-Shenzhen bay area. China makes blockchain jobs more respectable. VC in Singapore and S. Korea.Forkast.News — May 20, 2020 | 7:03 pm HKT