Turmoil over the leadership of the Brazilian Development Bank may pose challenges to cryptocurrency trials. On June 18, Brazil’s National Bank for Economic and Social Development (BNDES) announced the election of Finance Director José Flavio Ferreira Ramos as its interim president. Ramos will serve as the BNDES head until the inauguration of 38-year-old Gustavo Henrique […]
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Kik’s claims that its Kin blockchain had exceeded ether and bitcoin in terms of daily activity are being questioned in a new Coin Metrics report. Kik has made inaccurate claims about activity on its blockchain to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC,) a Coin Metrics report alleged on June 24. The report focused on two assertions […]
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A vacancy reveals that Facebook is searching for an “experienced analytics leader” to spearhead data science for its upcoming Calibra wallet. Facebook has started advertising for a head of data science to work on its Calibra wallet, a recent job posting shows. According to the tech giant’s vacancy, it is looking for an “experienced analytics leader” who […]
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Co-founder and CEO of major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Brian Armstrong attracted criticism after praising private crypto transactions. Co-founder and CEO of major U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Brian Armstrong attracted criticism after praising private crypto transactions in a tweet published on June 22. In the aforementioned tweet, Armstrong notes that “a scalable, sufficiently decentralized, chain […]
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Data from Google Trends’ search analytics resource indicates that interest in ‘bitcoin’ is approaching a monthly high as of today, June 24. Data from Google Trends’ search analytics resource indicates that internet googling of ‘bitcoin’ (BTC) is approaching a monthly high as of today, June 24. According to the data, searches for bitcoin are continuing […]
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Max Keiser chastised the veteran gold bug after he appeared less than impressed with Bitcoin’s price performance. Former Wall Street trader and host of the Keiser Report Max Keiser was leading the backlash against the bitcoin (BTC) naysayers this weekend as the bitcoin price passed $11,000. Using Twitter as a platform, Keiser focused on gold […]
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A rollercoaster weekend trading session saw BTC/USD retake levels not seen since March 2018. Bitcoin (BTC) was holding steady around $10,850 on June 24 after a fresh surge took it above $11,000 for the first time in over a year. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Data from Coin360 showed a slight correction kicking in for […]
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The Bank of International Settlements warns that financial services offered by big tech firms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon could create new risks for the banking sector. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) has warned that the financial services poised to be offered by big tech firms such as Facebook, Google and Amazon could […]
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Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said that Facebook’s Libra is “like a centralized wolf in a decentralized sheep’s clothing.” Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin said that Facebook’s Libra token is like “a centralized wolf in a decentralized sheep’s clothing” in an article published on tech news outlet Quartz on June 21. The social media giant released the […]
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The QuadrigaCX story gets weirder, and Satoshi Nakamoto is apparently the author of a coloring book. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one […]
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