How blockchain would change our vision of service fees, roaming and other flies in the ointment of telecommunications. “[X-Number of] Industries Blockchain Will Disrupt” — How often do you come across articles with a headline like this? Every time, we discover new ways to implement the tech and, while being filled with inspiration, look around […]
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U.S. politicians tell a Facebook exec that Libra endangers Americans more than 9/11, BitMEX lands in hot water and Vitalik Buterin reveals his big idea for Ethereum. 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, […]
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A brief recap of this week’s U.S. Congress hearings on Libra. The United States Congress’ hearings on Libra are over. First, on July 16, the Senate Banking Committee held a testimony on Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, which was followed by a meeting organized by the House of Representatives Financial Services Committee on the next day. David […]
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The G7 warned it “cannot accept private companies issuing their own currencies without democratic control” as Libra continues to face resistance. Cryptocurrencies such as Libra risk upsetting the world’s financial system if they are not regulated tightly, G7 finance ministers have warned. According to Reuters, French finance minister Bruno Le Maire told a news conference […]
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Legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives heard testimony on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project. Here are some key comments from lawmakers and David Marcus. The United States House of Representatives Financial Services Committee heard testimony from from Facebook’s David Marcus, today July 17. Marcus, the CEO of the Calibra wallet service for the social media […]
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A spokesman for the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner says that Facebook has not contacted it regarding Libra. Social media giant Facebook has reportedly not contacted Swiss regulators regarding the registration of its long-awaited cryptocurrency project Libra. On July 16, Hugo Wyler, a spokesman for and head of communication at the Swiss Federal […]
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Does the U.S. government have the power to terminate Libra? What can it do? Things are heating up for Libra: This week’s United States congressional hearings showed that many politicians are not convinced by the safety aspects of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, as they grilled the social media giant on privacy- and trust-related issues. In response, […]
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The U.S. Senate Banking Committee raised a wave skepticism over Facebook’s crypto project Libra during the first day of testimony. The United States’ Senate Banking Committee raised a wave skepticism over Facebook’s crypto project Libra during the first day of testimony on July 16. The new hearing, called “Examining Facebook’s Proposed Cryptocurrency and Its Impact […]
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The price of bitcoin has dropped below $10,000 in a sharp pullback. Analysts discuss where the market is headling and the factors of the drop. Since July 10, the price of Bitcoin (BTC) has fallen from $13,200 to $9,684, with major cryptocurrency exchanges including Coinbase, recording a 26.6 percent drop within a period of seven […]
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David Marcus, head of Facebook’s crypto wallet Calibra, stresses the Libra stablecoin project’s compliance with the United States FinCEN in today’s hearing. David Marcus, head of Facebook’s crypto wallet Calibra, stressed Facebook’s intent to be compliant with the United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in distributing the Libra stablecoin. As a Cointelegraph correspondent reports […]
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