BRD’s chief executive shares his experience of operating a ‘Bitcoin help hotline’ during 2015. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Adam Traidman, the CEO of wallet provider BRD, recounted operating a phone support line for cryptocurrency users during the company’s infancy. After starting BRD, formerly Breadwallet, in 2015, Traidman recalls the firm’s CMO deciding to launch […]
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Lawyers for the video-sharing platform argue that because Ripple impersonators were third-parties it has no liability. YouTube’s legal team has argued the platform is immune from liability for cryptocurrency scams perpetrated as part of its video content or descriptions. Attorneys for Ripple and CEO Brad Garlinghouse filed a lawsuit against YouTube in April in response […]
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OpenAI’s third-generation language prediction model wrote a 750-word review of itself, fooling many readers. Developer Manuel Araoz has played a practical joke online to demonstrate the potential of artificial intelligence bots — by having a bot write an article about itself. According to a July 18 post on Araoz’s blog, AI development company OpenAI released […]
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Australian Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe says that somebody always pays for money printing. Australian Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has taken a swipe at the concept of money printing, as further fiscal stimulus measures are rolled out in the country amid the ongoing pandemic. In a speech in Sydney on Tuesday, the central bank […]
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The hackers behind the massive Bitcoin ‘giveaway’ scam that hit Twitter are moving funds to gambling and P2P trading platforms. Blockchain forensics firm Ciphertrace has traced funds obtained by the Twitter hackers in the ‘giveaway’ scam to peer-to-peer (P2P) exchanges and crypto gambling sites. On July 21, Ciphertrace reported that 0.2 Bitcoin (BTC) had been […]
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As Ether transaction fees hit 100 gwei, the project’s co-founder warns that a failure to respond could undermine the security of the network. Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin has called for reform to the cryptocurrency’s fee system, warning that rising transaction fees could undermine the security of the network. The idea is based on a […]
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The CEO, President, and the COO of Canadian exchange Coinsquare have stepped down following an agreement with the Ontario Securities Commission. Coinsquare’s CEO Cole Diamond and President Virgile Rostand will step down and pay a $1.6 million fine as part of an agreement with Canadian regulator the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). According to an announcement […]
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Although Bitcoin holders often describe the asset as a store of value, gold advocate Peter Schiff said such participants do not actually seek wealth storage, hunting instead for profit. A known gold enthusiast, financial commentator Peter Schiff said Bitcoin (BTC) holders are not actually looking to the asset as a storage of wealth — one […]
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Millions of U.S. citizens own both Bitcoin and a retirement account, but hold no Bitcoin in that retirement account. Ryan Radloff, CEO of custody solution Kingdom Trust, recently explained a vast number of Americans do not hold Bitcoin (BTC) in their retirement accounts. “There’s 7.1 million Americans that have already made the leap to buy […]
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LocalBitcoins COO Elena Tonoyan explains how the oldest peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange is fighting against criminal activity on its platform. Elena Tonoyan, the COO at LocalBitcoins, explains how the oldest peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange has been stepping up the fight against criminal activities on the platform. As of 2019, LocalBitcoins has been cited as the exchange receiving […]
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