Group of Twenty (G-20) meetings

It was a very good meeting. Bitcoin rose more than 4.5 percent above $9,000 for the first time in a week, according to CoinDesk. Wednesday, March 21: Researchers from the Dutch firm Vicompany found a bug within the Coinbase platform that allowed users to steal as much ether as they wanted.

The trade war set to erupt after US President Donald Trump unveiled plans for fresh tariffs on China is the single biggest reason G20 leaders were forced to neglect cryptocurrency regulations at their Argentina meeting. The G20 summit deviated from its original plan to discuss tough regulation for digital ...

Cryptocurrency – which has been battered in the last month, finally took a breath of relief this week after the G20 summit in Argentina this past weekend. The international group of 20 countries released some better-than-expected statements, and that was bullish news to crypto traders and investors. Bitcoin ...

The two-day meeting drew over 400 delegates from G20 countries and international organisations. The group will next meet at the sidelines of the Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank on 20 April. In parallel, the G20's Trade and Investment Working Group (TIWG) ...

This week, leaders from the 20 largest economies in the world are meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina to discuss the world economy and to explore possible roadmaps for ensuring global financial stability. Among the many topics discussed at the summit, cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology ...

The G20 summit began on Monday with the threat of steel and aluminum tariffs from the US still looming on most participants' minds. Members of the meeting have strongly opposed tariffs and have accused the US of potentially igniting a trade war, with five steps for tariff exemption becoming public today ...

Speaking Tuesday after the G20 meeting of finance ministers in Buenos Aires, Argentina Central Bank chair Frederico Sturzenegger said the member nations present agreed that cryptocurrencies needed to be examined, but that more information was needed before any regulations could be proposed.

Bitcoin prices topped $9,000 after finance ministers took a more hands-off approach to cryptocurrencies at a G-20 meeting in Argentina Tuesday. "The spirit of the discussion was very productive, and I agree that everybody left very pleased," says Federico Sturzenegger, governor of the Central Bank of ...

Also, a general investigation into the area of consumer protection in the digital currency sector will undoubtedly be lauded. This G20 meeting is made up of central bankers and finance ministers from 20 major worldwide economies. The meeting will take place on March 19 to 20, 2018 in Buenos Aires, with ...

Kuroda was re-elected as Bank of Japan governor earlier today, and his first task is to step into Aso's shoes in attending the G20 meeting in Buenos Aires ... to sit out parliament sessions as he will be out of the country from 16-22 March, having also to attend the Bank of International Settlement meeting.

Aso will miss a G20 meeting next week, officials said on Friday and “will concentrate on” dealing with parliament. He will be represented at the meeting by his deputy Minoru Kihara, a ministry official said. The decision came as a new poll showed support for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government down ...

Bloomberg is out with the latest headlines, citing that the BoJ Governor Kuroda is expected to attend the G20 Finance Leaders' meeting scheduled next week. Earlier today, an official press release stated that Kuroda has been approved for another 5-year term as BOJ governor by Japan's National Diet ...

The G20 is set to hold two separate discussions on cryptocurrencies next week in an effort to seek what representatives call a "common response" on regulation. A media representative for next week's summit, to be hosted by Argentina, which currently holds the G20 presidency, said that the first meeting ...

... G20 members meet next week. Cryptocurrencies will most certainly be on the agenda at the March 19-20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Argentina. ... Two other key G20 members -- China and South Korea -- have also been exploring measures to reign in cryptocurrencies.

Jiji Press TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Finance Minister Taro Aso will skip a meeting of the finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of 20 major economies in Argentina next week, officials said Thursday. Aso will instead focus on parliamentary affairs as opposition lawmakers are stepping up their ...

Japan will urge its G20 counterparts at a meeting next week to beef up efforts to prevent cryptocurrencies from being used for money laundering, said a government official. But the prospects for the G20 finance leaders to agree on specific global rules and mention them in a joint communique are low, ...

The secretary is already expected to meet with several partners on the sidelines of the two-day meeting, including South Korea, France, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom, according to a senior US Treasury official. "Mr. Mnuchin will have to do some explaining," said Edwin Truman, ...