Crypto is no stranger to weirdos, so here’s a few times the space got strange in 2020. Every industry, group, clique and conclave has its own share of weirdos — cryptocurrency and blockchain are no exception. Considering that cryptocurrency is the so-called “native” currency of the internet — the repository of the sum of human […]
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Ethereum proponents and DeFi enthusiasts alike have panned plans by Compound Finance to launch its own blockchain in 2021. DeFi lending protocol Compound published a white paper on Thursday introducing Compound Chain, a new blockchain aimed at providing cross-chain value transfer capability. Reactions to the news have been overwhelmingly negative with many respondents on social […]
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As antitrust enforcement hits Facebook and Google, the Federal Trade Commission is digging into misuse of consumer data. The United States Federal Trade Commission is making the giants of social media account for their user data practices. On December 11, the FTC published orders for special reports from unnamed social media companies. The commission’s stated […]
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Another $1,000 CME futures gap opens but Bitcoin shows clear strength as it aims to tackle pivotal $20,000 resistance. Bitcoin (BTC) begins a new trading week within 5% of the mythical $20,000 price level — but can it get there this time? As the largest cryptocurrency lines up for another shot at overcoming seminal resistance, […]
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Challenges to internet freedom are threats to grassroots protests, panelists agreed. On Friday, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden led a panel discussion as part of a fundraiser for the Tor Project. Joining Snowden were three experts in internet privacy and human rights. The four focused on global protests over the past year, whether they were in […]
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Charts and data from the last two weeks show retail traders have flipped bearish and the BTC buying has stopped. The latest findings from Santiment, published in Cointelegraph Consulting’s biweekly newsletter, indicate that the combined balance of wallets holding small amounts of Bitcoin (BTC) continues to decline. This shows a downward trend in retail holders, which […]
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The Iota board said it had “parted ways” with Sønstebø due to the fact its interests have “diverged significantly” with those of the co-founder. David Sønstebø will no longer be a part of the Iota Foundation, a non-profit which he helped co-found and most recently co-chaired. According to an announcement from the Iota Foundation, the […]
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Regulators around the globe are increasingly turning hostile to the social media behemoth. The United States Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Inc., where it alleges that the corporation has been engaging in anti-competitive practices ever since acquiring a dominant global position at the turn of the 2010s. According to public case […]
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The social media giant has rebranded in hopes of scoring regulatory approval. Global regulators should grant Facebook-backed cryptocurrency Diem “the benefit of the doubt” to greenlight its launch in 2021, a top executive at Facebook Financial said. David Marcus, the head of Facebook Financial, or F2, said that both cryptocurrency Diem and related crypto wallet […]
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ICOs are revolutionary for business, though the fear of being scammed keeps investors at a distance. Using blockchain technology, initial coin offerings have become an alternative means of acquiring funding for business projects using the new, evolving digital financial market for tokens. In contrast to initial public offerings, which are governed by strict legal regulations, […]
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