‘I Don’t Want to Be President’: John McAffee to Exclusively Promote Crypto in 2020 Race

Bitcoin evangelist John McAfee admitted his intention to use his presidential campaign to promote crypto. Programmer and crypto enthusiast John McAfee revealed his intention to use his 2020 bid for U.S. presidency as a platform to promote permissionless cryptocurrencies in an interview with Cointelegraph Nov. 1. Speaking with Cointelegraph at the Malta Blockchain Summit today, […]

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Bitcoin ATM Operator Coinsource Gets New York Regulator’s Green Light With ‘Bitlicense’

Bitcoin ATM operator Coinsource has been granted a virtual currency license from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Bitcoin ATM operator Coinsource has been granted a virtual currency license, or ‘Bitlicense,’ from the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), according to a press release published Nov. 1. The regulator has […]

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Popular Ethereum DApp Browser MetaMask to Launch Mobile App Version

Ethereum’s most popular browser extension MetaMask reveals mobile app version at Devcon4 conference in Prague. The mobile app version of the currently most-downloaded Ethereum Chrome browser extension MetaMask was revealed during Ethereum’s annual Devcon conference Oct. 31, according a tweet from the CEO of ConsenSys Joseph Lubin. Lubin, whose New York-based Ethereum blockchain software firm […]

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Controversial Stablecoin Tether Confirms New Banking Partner Deltec After Weeks of Rumors

Stalwart USD-backed stablecoin Tether is now officially “fully backed” by USD, a new statement says. The issuer of cryptographic stablecoin Tether (USDT) announced it had found a new banking partner in a statement Nov. 1, confirming rumors it would use Bahamas-based Deltec Bank & Trust. Tether, which had suffered from mixed publicity after allegations it […]

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Updated Morgan Stanley Report Hails Cryptocurrency as ‘New Institutional Investment Class’

Bitcoin and altcoins have been representing a “new institutional investment class” since 2017, despite the ensuing bear market, Morgan Stanley says. Bitcoin and altcoins has been a “new institutional investment class” since 2017, U.S. multinational investment bank and financial services company Morgan Stanley claims in a new report released Oct. 31. The document, titled “Bitcoin […]

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NASDAQ Eyes Crypto Market Manipulation Use Case for Market Surveillance Tool

NASDAQ has high hopes it can use its market surveillance tech to stamp out manipulation in cryptocurrency markets. The world’s second-largest stock exchange NASDAQ says its market surveillance technology can “stamp out manipulation” in cryptocurrency markets, Bloomberg reported Nov. 1. The publication referenced an unpublished paper from NASDAQ released Thursday, in which it explains it […]

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