Who represents crypto in a U.S. Congressional hearing dubbed “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain”, weeks after Facebook’s Libra is discussed… Today, on July 30, United States lawmakers will once again gather to debate cryptocurrency and blockchain policy in a hearing dubbed “Examining Regulatory Frameworks for Digital Currencies and Blockchain.” The hearing is […]
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Libra, Ton and JPMorgan Coin, a comparative survey of three projects that are set to shock the crypto world — for better or for worse.. Since the beginning of 2018, rumors and then news about some large players entering the blockchain industry mesmerized the crypto community. Presently, the projects promoted by JPMorgan Chase, Facebook and […]
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Galaxy Digital founder Mike Novogratz predicts that bitcoin still has a long way higher to go following its current “spectacular rally.” Galaxy Digital founder and crypto enthusiast Mike Novogratz has predicted that bitcoin (BTC) still has a long way higher to go following its current “spectacular rally.” With BTC price circling the $11,000 at press […]
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Steve Forbes claimed that gold backing is the basic condition for Libra to become “one of history’s truly seminal creations.” Steve Forbes, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Media, published on June 25 an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg, advising to back Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra with gold. In the letter, Forbes strongly encouraged Facebook’s crypto initiative, […]
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Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss are portrayed as the good guys this time in Ben Mezrich’s new book. This interview has been edited and condensed. I don’t normally write the stories here at Cointelegraph — I edit them. But when I got an email from a publicist asking if I was interested in speaking with Ben […]
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Ben Mezrich’s new book about the Winklevoss twins highlights their dislike of both Mark Zuckerberg and Roger Ver. Molly Jane Zuckerman is the head of news at Cointelegraph. The views expressed here are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of Cointelegraph. This article contains spoilers. The irony of a book about the […]
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Nebula Genomics has announced a collaboration with EMD Serono, the North American biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA. Blockchain firm Nebula Genomics has announced a collaboration with EMD Serono, the North American biopharmaceutical business of Merck KGaA — the world’s oldest operating pharmaceutical firm. The news was announced in a press release shared with Cointelegraph on […]
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The success of Tezos’ self-amendment process and other recent events stress the relevance of the topic of governance in the crypto community. On May 30, Tezos implemented the amendment Athens A, as the result of a voting process that involved its baker nodes (the Tezos equivalent of “miners”) from Feb. 28 to May 30. Although […]
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So far, Havard and Yale lead the pack of institutional money in the crypto world, with multi-million dollar investments in cryptocurrency-related companies. Despite the crypto volatility, the widely publicized regulatory concerns and a lack of liquidity in the cryptocurrency market, reports show that university endowments worldwide are dipping their toes into cryptocurrencies. Recently, a survey […]
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Italy is for the European elections. Blockchain is on the agenda for politics and institutions, and relevant novelties lay ahead. Between May 23 and 26, 2019, the European Union’s citizens are renewing their continental parliament. Among the countries that will participate in the poles is Italy (voting on May 26) — one of the founding […]
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