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Analysis: Remittance firms slow to add bitcoin, despite El Salvador move

by Bobby Chaim ( Uncategorized)

An early mover among remittance firms, MoneyGram International said last month it will allow customers to buy and sell bitcoin for cash at 12,000 U.S. Bitcoin’s potential for anonymous transactions has long worried regulators, who fear it can facilitate money laundering and terrorism financing. Many crypto companies have boosted compliance steps, such as requesting user […]

German 30-yr green bond bucks market selloff with record demand

by Bobby Chaim ( Green)

Green bonds, with their limited supply, usually trade with a lower yield. “I think it is half supply-related and half macro-related. Given the magnitude of the move and broad consensus for higher Bund yields I would venture that this morning’s move has served as the sell signal everyone was waiting for,” said Antoine Bouvet, senior […]

NDA’s could silence sexual assault survivors, says PEI Green MLA

by Bobby Chaim ( Green)

Lund had said the agreements, which establish a legally-binding confidential arrangement between two parties, could be used to keep sexual assault survivors from seeking justice in the future. On April 8, the last time Lund had raised the issue, Thompson had said he would bring information back to the legislature. When Lund has suggested the […]