Berkshire Hathaway – whose CEO and chairman is outspoken Bitcoin critic Warren Buffett – has invested around $600 million in two fintech payment firms. Multinational holding conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway – which counts outspoken crypto critic Warren Buffett as its CEO and chairman – has invested around $600 million in two fintech payment firms focused on […]
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Berkshire Hathaway has been investing in FinTech since early 2018. The investment company is owned by Warren Buffett, a top investor and influencer. Therefore, their moves in FinTech may signal a market shift in that direction. They’ve already invested hundreds of millions of dollars in just a few months. According to The Wall Street Journal, […]
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A report from the U.K. Cryptoassets Taskforce has proposed new regulations for cryptocurrencies, particularly on CFDs and futures that reference cryptoassets The U.K. Cryptoassets Taskforce has released a report Oct. 29 that proposes some changes for cryptocurrency regulation and raises concerns over how digital assets are traded and used. Launched in March, the Cryptoassets Taskforce […]
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Critics call British authorities’ plans to increase regulatory control of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies a “very blunt instrument approach.” U.K. businesses and analysts have hit back at government plans to regulate cryptocurrencies and related technology, describing them as a “blunt instrument approach,” British daily news outlet the Telegraph reported Monday, Oct. 29. Calls to step […]
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Bakkt BTC futures are tentatively set to launch in December, while New York regulators give Coinbase the green light for custody services. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions, and […]
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The British government has vetoed the launch of a gold-backed cryptocurrency by the 1,100 year old institution Her Majesty’s Royal Mint. Her Majesty’s Royal Mint, the institution responsible for producing physical coins for circulation in Britain, has been unable to launch its gold-backed cryptocurrency after the government vetoed the project, Reuters reports Oct. 25. As […]
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The venture capital wing of the People’s Daily Online has signed an agreement with tech company Xunlei Limited to launch a blockchain laboratory. The venture capital wing of the official newspaper of the Communist Party of China (CCP) — People’s Daily Online — has signed a deal for a strategic partnership on a blockchain laboratory […]
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Overstock’s Medici Ventures has invested in a blockchain-powered social networking platform Minds, Inc. Overstock’s venture capital subsidiary Medici Ventures has invested in decentralized social network Minds, Inc. (Minds.com), according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph Oct. 22. Founded in 2011, Minds is a decentralized social networking platform that rewards users for their activity online […]
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Investment giant Fidelity is turning to digital assets services, and Steve Wozniak gets into blockchain. Coming every Sunday, the Hodler’s Digest will help you to 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 […]
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Crypto and blockchain-related merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has surged by over 200 percent in 2018, according to data compiled by JMP Securities. In what has been dubbed a “deal frenzy,” crypto and blockchain-related merger and acquisition (M&A) activity has surged by over 200 percent in 2018, CNBC reported Oct. 18. Data compiled by JMP […]
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