Powell: Digital Currencies Will Require New Regulations
New technologies will likely make electronic payments cheaper and faster, he said, but they could also destabilize existing financial institutions. read more >
New technologies will likely make electronic payments cheaper and faster, he said, but they could also destabilize existing financial institutions. read more >
The Fed characterized its likely introduction of a digital currency as a far-reaching step that would require broad acceptance in the financial world. read more >
A complex and rapidly evolving ecosystem of digital first cryptocurrency-related products has arisen in the financial world. read more >
Workers who relocate to the region can receive $10,000 in the cryptocurrency. read more >
While many industries have yet to fully bounce back, the gradual reopening of the economy ushered in a swell of demand. read more >
An Arkansan’s $500 investment in bitcoin ballooned to a purported $13,500 before it was revealed to be a scam. read more >
More businesses around the world are accepting cryptocurrency — or digital money — as payment, more people are using ATMs that dispense one of its best-known forms, and more of those people are baby boomers. read more >
Tracking bitcoin transfers requires high-level expertise in blockchain technology, but knowing that money has been moved from one state-of-the-art safe to another is one thing; getting the money out is another. read more >
Being able to watch LeBron James shoot is not the same as owning his actual shot. It’s not even like owning an autograph or a game ball. read more >
Coinsource of Fort Worth sells bitcoins through nearly 400 special ATM kiosks at gas stations and convenience stores across the country, including two in the Little Rock area and another in Fayetteville. read more >
Cryptojacking, the unauthorized use of others’ computers to "mine" cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, has surpassed the use of ransomware as the top cybercrime. read more >
Two Little Rock technology companies, MobX and Freedom Coin Inc., say Arkansas is on the cusp of seeing its first “initial coin offering,” a new way for startups and individuals to raise capital for businesses and projects. read more >
In June, Dallas Cowboys running back Darren McFadden filed a lawsuit accusing his former family friend and financial adviser, Michael Vick of Pulaski County, of “gross incompetence, self-dealing and outright theft” of more than $15 million. read more >
