SEC charges Ripple – and other major enforcement actions of 2020
While RIpple and several other crypto organizations and personalities were hit by the SEC in 2020, it was actually mainstream brands like Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs that once again featured most prominently in 2020 enforcement actions.
Bankers push ahead with blockchain
The Bitcoin resurgence, Facebook's Project Libra, and growing global economic uncertainty have put pressure on the banks. Banks must remain innovative or risk being disrupted. Can blockchain help?
Goldman Sachs turns focus to crypto, blockchain and tokenization
The global financial services landscape is evolving rapidly. To maintain an edge, firms are increasingly looking at blockchain. Now, Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs is researching the tokenization of assets as part of its innovation strategy.
What if I Told You
In Goldman Sachs Researchâs Emerging Theme Radar report, âWhat if I Told You⦠Themes, Dreams and Flying Machines, â analysts were asked to look beyond todayâs headlines to the trends of the future. The resulting analysis highlights seven key themes, ranging from the rising clout of Gen-Z to the cloudâs role in curing cancer.
All About Bitcoin
News about Bitcoin seems to be everywhere. So what is it? The short answer is that Bitcoin with a capital âBâ is a peer-to-peer network that allows for the proof and transfer of ownership without the need for a trusted third party. The unit of that network is bitcoin with a little âbâ. But agreement on the topic seems to end there; indeed, there is a deep divide between true Bitcoin believers and serious skeptics. We look at the range of wildly diverging views. So where does that leave us? With the conclusion that bitcoin likely canât work as a currency, but some sense that the ledgerbased technology that underlies it could hold promise.
