Only seven weeks after leaving Coinbase’s legal team, Brian P. Brooks will be taking over at the U.S. Treasury’s banking-focused bureau. Per a May 21 announcement from the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), former chief legal counsel at Coinbase Brian P. Brooks will step in as the head of the […]
Continue ReadingBitcoin may provide some of the best solutions to drive a new economy in the post-COVID-19 world. Aren’t we all searching for a safe haven? Whether we mean literal shelter — four walls and a roof over our heads — or something more sophisticated, the craving for a dependable defense against random chaos has always […]
Continue ReadingEven though cross-chain systems are gaining more attention, experts believe it will take some time for this technology to evolve and mature. As per a detailed report released by accounting giant Deloitte at the World Economic Forum on the subject of blockchain interoperability, this fast-evolving technology still has some distance to tread before it can […]
Continue ReadingCoinText founder Vin Armani moved to Saipan in April, fearing being labeled an “undesirable” in the continental US and “disappeared”. Vin Armani, the crypto YouTuber and former star of Showtime’s “Gigolo’s”, packed up his life and family and moved to a tiny Pacific island in April to ride out the pandemic and escape the ‘totalitarian […]
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Coinbase will transition to a permanent “remote-first” future after the quarantine is over. U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase has announced it will transition to a “remote-first” workplace after the pandemic lockdown is over in an effort to guard against location-centric risks and to improve decentralization. In an open letter to all employees, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong […]
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Blockchain firms Algorand and Attestiv are teaming up to fight insurance fraud using DLT. Distributed ledger technology (DLT) firm Algorand has partnered with blockchain-based tamper-proof media verification platform Attestiv to target fraud within the insurance industry. The firms will combine their tech to develop a single platform for verifying digital media for a multitude of […]
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American digital asset management fund Grayscale has continued to grow, with the total assets under management hitting $3.8 billion. Grayscale, a major digital asset management fund, has continued to grow this year, with the total assets under management (AUM) hitting new highs. According to a May 19 tweet, Grayscale’s total AUM hit $3.8 billion, surging […]
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Hotel booking service Travala.com and flight booking website TravelByBit — both of which accept cryptocurrencies as payment — announced the merger of their platforms. Hotel booking service Travala.com and flight booking website TravelByBit — both of which accept cryptocurrencies as payment — announced a merger of their platforms. According to an announcement on May 20, […]
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Peer-to-peer decentralized big data sharing platform GeoDB gives users control and transparency over their generated data, and rewards them for sharing it. GeoDB promises to be a decentralized peer-to-peer big data sharing ecosystem, where users are rewarded for the data they generate. This weekend saw the launch of the iOS version of its new GeoCash […]
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Julia Cheek, CEO of at-home medical testing company Everlywell, called U.S. lab testing problematic. In a recent interview with Anthony “Pomp” Pompliano, Julia Cheek, CEO of home medical testing company Everlywell, called for major reform in the U.S. lab testing sector. “I’ve been fighting this battle for five years, talking about how lab testing is […]
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