Crypto Firms Want Fed Payment Systems Access—and Banks Are Resisting

The Wall Street Journal2021-08-30

Efforts by the new breed of financial entities, if successful, could create more competition for traditional banks. WASHINGTON—Cryptocurrency companies want to tap into the Federal Reserve payments ...

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ykc5020
2021-08-30
ykc5020
Are crypto safe to invest.. ?
Minidarling
2021-08-30
Minidarling
By intergration with the traditional banking system, will crypto lose its appeal as a decentralized currency?
Ku9787
2021-08-30
Ku9787
Up
Prosperity88
2021-08-30
Prosperity88
?
- Prosperity88:
  666
- Charging:
  [微笑]
Aoyjai
2021-08-30
Aoyjai
Transactions worth 900 trillion is definitely worth protecting! Imagine crypto taking 10%… it is 90 trillion (and that is only 1 country)
- Ku9787:
  wow
Fanshuu
2021-08-30
Fanshuu
Is that still a surprise?

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