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10 Feb 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Keith Thuerk
IBM executes first Bank Blockchain Guarantee Updated late on 02/10/21 per Astute Reader Crypto Eric - I want to ensure is not mislead by the Title of the post that IBM is in any manner making a Guarantee. That would be incorrect. The actual guaran...
5 Feb 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Keith Thuerk
Transition from Banks and Wallets to Electronic Age Have you stopped and really thought about how much you have NOT missed going to the bank in the past year? For me that was right up there with going to the DMV. Have you processed we have moved t...
4 Feb 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Keith Thuerk
LL Cool J going back to Crypto My inspiration for that wording was way back in 2018 LL's character on the TV Show NCIS Los Angles was investigating missing Cryptocurrencies. Yes, I am sorry had to go there - yeah I ripped off his going back to Cali v...
4 Feb 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Keith Thuerk
SWIFT flips the script and set up a joint venture with the Chinese central bank’s digital currency research institute and clearing center. So the Global Financial Giant SWIFT signed a joint venture with the Chinese central bank’s digital currency r...
3 Feb 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Keith Thuerk
USDC is now live on Stellar Blockchain With this Go live event USDC (aka USD Coin) now is live on four (4) Blockchains! You may recall that USDC is the second largest stablecoin behind Tether. USDC was launched in '18 and it currently has $6 tokens...
1 Feb 2021 1 minute read 1 comment Keith Thuerk
Kraken is running own Chainlink Node! Kraken my favorite Crypto exchange is currently ranked 4th based upon trading volume. Today they announced they are running their own Chainlink Node! Why would Kraken want to run own Chainlink Node? Recall Chainl...
31 Jan 2021 1 minute read 2 comments Keith Thuerk
Visa and Crypto a long standing partnership Update 2/3/21 - VISA is piloting their API Suite known as Visa Crypto Services which will allow banks to offering Bitcoin services. First up bank is... the Digital Bank First Boulevard. Let's jump in t...
28 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Keith Thuerk
Bank for International Settlements (aka BIS) take on Digital Cash Executive Summary - 20% of Global could have Digital Cash in 3 short years, but on very tight leash! Soup to Nuts on BIS views The general manager of the BIS Agustin Carstens, condemn...
27 Jan 2021 3 minute read 0 comments Keith Thuerk
A Crypto Contrarian Voice Arises - Cryptocurrencies May Be Worth Nothing! Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer is raising his flag that Crypto's don't make sense and might be nothing!Who is Paul Singer? For starters he is highly educated with d...
26 Jan 2021 1 minute read 0 comments Keith Thuerk
Ivy league school Endowments buying into Crypto under your nose for up to 18-months! Harvard, Yale, Brown Endowments Have Been Buying Bitcoin for at Least a Year. University endowments that backed blockchain VCs in 2018 have started buying crypto dir...
