The tech giants that already know everything about you, and now they want to be your banker, too. What could possibly go wrong?
Controllable anonymity: China goes full Orwell on digital yuan
The head of the People’s Bank of China digital yuan project promises the central bank is ‘not seeking full control of the information of the general public’
Here’s a beautiful turn of phrase from a Chinese central bank executive talking about its forthcoming national digital currency: “controllable anonymity.”
Blockchain technology will drive digital cities: Report
A new study predicts four technologies, including AI, internet of things, and 5G will have a $721 billion impact on the 60 largest digital cities over a decade
New York City is and will remain the digital capital of the world—and blockchain is one of the technologies that will get it there, according to a new report.
FBI Director Christopher Wray testifying before the U.S. Senate discussing Bitcoin on November 7, 2019 (screenshot via C-SPAN).FBI director passes on calling for cryptocurrency tracking law
Christopher Wray avoided Mitt Romney’s question about tracking Bitcoin, turning instead to the need for messaging service ‘back doors’
FBI Director Christopher Wray declined to swing at a gentle pitch over the plate for more regulation of cryptocurrency anonymity at a recent Senate Homeland Security hearing.
