Charlie Munger, VP of American holding company Berkshire Hathaway, said that BTC investors “celebrate the life and work of Judas Iscariot.” Charlie Munger, billionaire investor and vice chairman of American holding conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway, again criticized bitcoin (BTC), financial markets-focused news outlet Markets Insider reported on May 4. Munger — who was invited to an […]
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The co-founder of Cobinhood crypto exchange has been removed from corporate affairs due to his controversial behavior. Co-founder of Taiwan-based crypto exchange Cobinhood has been removed from corporate affairs since late April 2019, the firm announced on its Telegram group on May 6. Tai-yuan Chen, also known as Popo Chen, has “ceased to participate” in […]
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60% of bitcoin’s full-nodes are running software still vulnerable to the inflation bug at press time. According to bitcoin (BTC) node stats reported on the website of bitcoin core developer Luke Dashjr, 60.22% of the coin’s full-nodes are running software still vulnerable to the inflation bug at press time. According to the reported data, the […]
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Social media giant Facebook reportedly acquired the rights to the “Libra” trademark for its secretive cryptocurrency project. Social media giant Facebook acquired the rights to the “Libra” trademark for its secretive cryptocurrency project, crypto news website The Block reported on May 3. The Block claims that a source familiar with the matter confirmed that Facebook […]
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Former chief economist at the World Bank, Joseph Stiglitz, says that cryptos do not have any of the attributes of a good currency. Famous American economist and Nobel Prize winner Joseph Stiglitz has reiterated his negative stance on cryptocurrencies in a CNBC video released on May 6. “I actually think we should shut down the […]
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A top executive has revealed the company will look to issue its own digital tokens as part of its blockchain-powered digital exchange. A top executive at Switzerland‘s principal stock exchange, SIX Swiss Exchange, has revealed the company will look to issue its own digital tokens as part of its forthcoming blockchain-powered digital exchange. The development […]
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CoinMarketCap’s website explains that prices can be manually excluded from its bitcoin average if it “does not seem indicative of a free market price.” Market data resource CoinMarketCap (CMC) has excluded Bitfinex’s price for bitcoin (BTC) from its global average, its website showed on May 6. The embattled exchange’s BTC price was $5,986.60 at press time — almost […]
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Warren Buffett has again derided bitcoin for its purported lack of real use value, likening the coin to a seashell that “just sits there.” Outspoken crypto critic and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett has again derided bitcoin (BTC) for its purported lack of real use value, likening the coin to a seashell that “just sits […]
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MIT career development professor Christian Catalini is reportedly on leave and working with Facebook on its cryptocurrency projects. Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Christian Catalini is on leave and working on the development of Facebook coin, cryptocurrency news Coindesk reported on May 3. Per the report, two anonymous sources with knowledge of the situation told […]
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Professor Emi̇n Gün Si̇rer talks with CT about blockchain evolution and stagnation. This interview has been edited and condensed. The co-director of the Initiative for Cryptocurrencies and Smart Contracts (known as IC3), Emin Gün Sirer, is an associate professor at Cornell University, whose research focuses on peer-to-peer systems, operating systems, distributed systems and computer networking. […]
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