Puppets, Pundits and Partnerships: Why Crypto Sentiment and Prices Are Soaring
12.2.2020
With blockchain puppets (we really mean it) on TV, CNBC pushing the bitcoin-as-gold narrative and The Guardian seeing connections between coronavirus and bitcoin's recent rally, we've got a lot to talk about on today's episode of The Breakdown
Ohio Resident Charged With Laundering $311M in Bitcoin for AlphaBay
12.2.2020
Ohio resident Larry Dean Harmon, 36, has been charged with laundering more than $300 million in bitcoin for darknet marketplace AlphaBay
Coinbase Revives Margin Trading, With Conservative (for Crypto) 3x Leverage
12.2.2020
Coinbase is rolling out margin trading retail and institutional investors in the U.S. and nine other countries, offering a light 3x leverage to traders
Circle Continues Sell-offs as Voyager Digital Acquires Investment App
12.2.2020
Goldman Sachs-backed crypto startup Circle agrees to sell its crypto trading app Circle Invest to Voyager Digital Canada
Reuters to Provide Fact-Checking for Facebook Amid 2020 US Presidential Elections
12.2.2020
Reuters has formed a dedicated unit fact-check user-generated content on Facebook
Here’s What Crypto-Related Lawsuits Can Teach Us
12.2.2020
There’s a number of different ways one can get in trouble offering, selling or promoting unregistered and non-exempt tokens or coins, says Barrington Dyer, tech attorney and shareholder at Polsinelly law firm. But the past litigations can teach us a lesson on the blockchain law in the U.S.
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Libra Minus Facebook: Why Celo Is 2020’s Buzzy Token Project
12.2.2020
With $30 million from Polychain and a16z, here's how the buzzy Celo plans to rival Libra on financial inclusion
Price Analysis Feb 12: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV, LTC, EOS, BNB, XTZ, ADA
12.2.2020
Many cryptocurrencies are overbought in the short-term, hence, traders should consider buying the dip if a pullback occurs in the next few days
Circle Founder: Digital Currencies at Key Growth Moment as Governments Take Notice
12.2.2020
Jeremy Allaire sees governments and industry finally taking blockchain seriously. That's a big deal
Maybe Blockchain Engineering Is Not a Golden Ticket after All
12.2.2020
Are international companies slowing down their once-relentless spate of blockchain hires?
A recent report from jobsearch website Hired suggests that new augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) engineering jobs are coming up faster than blockchain engineering posts. The firm claims...
Aragon Court Is Now in Session for Global Decentralized Judgements
12.2.2020
Decentralized Aragon Court is now in session, dispensing judgments across its digital jurisdiction
Conservative U.S. Think Tank Denies Need for Federal Digital Currency
12.2.2020
The government should ensure consumers can use the preferred currency instead of launching a digital currency, according to U.S. think tank the Heritage Foundation