Category: Banking
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BIP 2021: Bitcoin’s Path Toward Reserve Currency Status Is Set
2020 was unforgettable, especially for Bitcoin. To help memorialize this year for our readers, we asked our network of contributors to reflect on Bitcoin’s price action, technological development, community growth and more in 2020, and to reflect on what all of this might mean for 2021. These writers responded with a collection of thoughtful and…
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States sue the OCC and Brian Brooks for overriding their controls on predatory lending
More state regulators are gunning for the OCC and Brian Brooks, this time over usury laws and predatory lending.
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Reviewing Central Bank Policy In 2020 With Fed Watch
Listen To This Episode: Apple Spotify Google Libsyn Overcast “Fed Watch” ended the year with a whirlwind review of central bank monetary policy in 2020. There are lots of pundits who talk about the results of central bank action, but never review what the central banks are actually doing. This episode of “Fed Watch” started…
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A storm is brewing between state regulators and the OCC over fintech licensing
A major network of state banking regulators is renewing its attack on the OCC’s moves to register non-depository institutions.
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Video: Central Bank Woes
Listen To This Episode: Apple Spotify Google Libsyn Overcast The dynamic duo of “Fed Watch” is back in another episode. This time, Christian Keroles and I walk through policy updates from the three major central banks of the world, the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank (ECB) and the People’s Bank of China (PBOC). This…
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Quontic Launches First Bitcoin Rewards Checking Account
Quontic today announced that it is introducing bitcoin rewards checking, per a release shared with Bitcoin Magazine. According to the release, “Quontic is the first FDIC-insured financial institution in the U.S. to go live with a Bitcoin rewards debit card.” Customers can earn 1.5 percent in bitcoin on eligible debit card purchases, which must occur…
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Quontic Launches First Bitcoin Rewards Checking Account
Quontic today announced that it is introducing bitcoin rewards checking, per a release shared with Bitcoin Magazine. According to the release, “Quontic is the first FDIC-insured financial institution in the U.S. to go live with a Bitcoin rewards debit card.” Customers can earn 1.5 percent in bitcoin on eligible debit card purchases, which must occur…
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Quontic Launches First Bitcoin Rewards Checking Account
Quontic today announced that it is introducing bitcoin rewards checking, per a release shared with Bitcoin Magazine. According to the release, “Quontic is the first FDIC-insured financial institution in the U.S. to go live with a Bitcoin rewards debit card.” Customers can earn 1.5 percent in bitcoin on eligible debit card purchases, which must occur…