Susan Stoner Zook, former assistant to Senate Banking Committee Chair Mike Crapo, will be part of Facebook’s Libra lobbying team. Facebook hired former assistant of United States Republican senator Mike Crapo, Susan Stoner Zook, to join the lobbying team for its Libra stablecoin. Facebook doubles down on Libra lobbying News outlet Politico reported on Aug. […]
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The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance will form a group working to boost collaboration between the mainnet and enterprises. The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) is setting up a technical group working on collaboration between the mainnet and enterprises. The working group, called the EEA Mainnet Initiative, intends to accelerate and lead cooperation between the EEA’s enterprise and […]
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Blockchain startup tZERO, announced that it has been awarded a patent for a technology storing exchange data on public blockchains. Blockchain startup tZERO, announced that it has been awarded a patent for a technology allowing to anchor traditional trades and exchanges to public blockchains. A blockchain integration for exchanges The company announced the development in […]
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Crypto lender BlockFi secured $18.3 million in a funding round led by a PayPal co-founder’s VC firm Valar Venture. American cryptocurrency lender BlockFi has secured $18.3 million in a funding round led by Valar Ventures. The Series A funding round saw participation from a number of crypto-focused investors, including Winklevoss Capital and Galaxy Digital, according […]
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Founder of the capital management firm Morgan Creek Antony Pompliano says that over half of his net worth is in Bitcoin. Founder of the capital management firm Morgan Creek Antony Pompliano said on CNBC’s Squawk Box that over half of his net worth is in Bitcoin (BTC). In a video published on Twitter on Aug. […]
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Israeli Bitcoin investors are unable to pay their taxes as banks aren’t accepting deposits obtained from cryptocurrencies. Israeli Bitcoin (BTC) investors are unable to pay their taxes as banks do not accept deposits obtained from cryptocurrencies. Israeli banks freeze up the minute they hear “Bitcoin” Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports on Aug. 6 that local crypto […]
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Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are reporting mixed movements on the day by press time, as Bitcoin breaks the $11,800 mark again. The top 20 cryptocurrencies are seeing mixed movements as Bitcoin (BTC) suddenly flash crashed in minutes from $12,300 to as nearly $11,600. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 Nevertheless, Bitcoin price is still currently […]
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Under one day since Litecoin’s halving, its hash rate appears to be as robust as ever, with hash rate at 97% of its pre-halving level. Under one day since Litecoin (LTC)’s halving, its hash rate appears to be as robust as ever. In a tweet posted on August 5 — just under 22 hours after […]
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In a major escalation against socialist president Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump’s administration has frozen all Venezuelan government assets. In a major escalation against socialist president Nicolás Maduro, Donald Trump’s administration has frozen all Venezuelan government assets. The United States’ hawkish move has been reflected in a new all-time-high for peer-to-peer trading volume on LocalBitcoins in […]
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Scam letters purporting to be from the United States Internal Revenue Service are trying con cryptocurrency taxpayers and others out of their funds. Scam letters purporting to be from the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are trying con cryptocurrency taxpayers and others out of their funds. According to a Forbes report published on August […]
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