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Change Won’t Happen With Chairman Clayton Around: Kristin Smith
14.12.2019
A lobbyist surveys current attitudes towards blockchain in Washington D.C
It’s Time to Walk-the-Talk on Decentralized Governance
13.12.2019
Truly decentralized governance needs to take input from all stakeholders, which requires strong personalities to share the podium
‘Request for Exhumation’: QuadrigaCX Creditors Ask for Proof That Cotten Is Dead
13.12.2019
Creditors of QuadrigaCX have asked the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to exhume and conduct an autopsy of the failed exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten
MARKETS DAILY: Russian Drugs and The Most Illegal ICO Ever?
13.12.2019
With bitcoin recovering after four straight days of decline we're talking about what may be the most illegal ICO ever, tokens for Mongolian taxi fares, Bitmain’s Texas hedge and one "suicidal" startups surprising success
Yap
13.12.2019
Interesting idea for a "chat room" from Postlight:
Create a Yap chat room.
Invite others to join and talk.
Share a URL of just about anything.
Everyone gathering can comment on what you’ve shared.
If you think your conversation deserves an audience, share the URL of your chat publicly.
Only...
This is What Happens When Millionaire Bill Pulte Buys 11 Bitcoins
13.12.2019
Bill Pulte. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, CNBC
“I recently bought 11 bitcoins,” (USD 79,000) is a sentence many of us would so gladly utter and which Bill Pulte, a Detroit millionaire and grandson of the late founder of U.S. home construction and real estate development giant PulteGroup...
Bitcoin’s Best Ally Is Just Time: Pompliano
13.12.2019
Pomp talks Libra, why bank-issued coins are scary, and why this time is both different and not different
PODCAST: Introducing ’The Breakdown’ With Nathaniel Whittemore
12.12.2019
In the debut episode, Nathaniel discusses recent regulatory action, DeFi project on bitcoin, and a new social media protocol initiative from Twitter
MARKETS DAILY: Billion Dollar Returns Removed From Libra White Paper
12.12.2019
With markets continuing their decline, we're hunting for billion dollar returns and the Libra Investment Token in a major revision to the Libra white paper
SEC Charges Shopin CEO With Fraud Over Unregistered $42M ICO
11.12.2019
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Shopin and its founder Eran Eyal with fraud after a $42 million initial coin offering. The SEC announced Wednesday that Eyal had been charged with defrauding investors by selling unregistered securities in the form of Shopin Tokens....
How I’ve Improved as a Web Developer (and a Person) in 2019
11.12.2019
We’re sliding into the roaring twenties of the twenty-first century (cue Jazz music 🎷). It’s important that you and I, as responsible people, follow the tradition of looking back on the past year and reflect on the things that went right and wrong in the hopes of becoming the best version...
The Year in Crypto Journalism: Truth Will Always Be Human
11.12.2019
The crypto-sphere shows disdain for journalism, believing that technology is better at revealing truth. It isn't
MARKET DAILY: Nike and the ECB are Thinking with Tokens
11.12.2019
With markets continuing their slide, today we're looking at NIke's recent tokenized shoe patent and the ECB's digital currency discussions. Later, we're joined by CoinDesk analyst Galen Moore for some insight into exchange fees, token listings and more
What the Wild History of Digital Currency Tells Us About The Future
11.12.2019
An interview with Finn Brunton, the author of two books about the cultural history of digital currencies
China: Former Central Bank Exec to Reportedly Head New Tech Regulation Division
11.12.2019
China’s securities regulator reportedly plans to set up a tech division that will be headed by the former chief of the central bank’s digital currency initiative
The State Encourages ICO Fraud. The Free Market Minimizes It
11.12.2019
Many Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) have been and are frauds. The state enables this con game in various ways, including the establishment of accredited investors and the regulation of businesses that sell equity. Shut off from the most lucrative aspects of investment, average people rush into...
MARKETS DAILY: How Bitcoin Diversification Is Helping Traditional Portfolios
10.12.2019
With the market set for another down day, we're talking new data on Bitcoin diversification for traditional portfolios, taking a look at shifting tactics in the mining hardware industry, traditional bonds issued, then redeemed on the Ethereum blockchain, and more
2019 in Review: Nic Carter on Quadriga, Libra and Other Suspect Projects
10.12.2019
VC Nic Carter discusses Quadriga, Libra, and why bitcoin mattered more than ever this year
People’s Bank of China to Launch Pilot Projects on Cryptocurrencies and Fintech Innovation
10.12.2019
China’s central banking authority, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), is planning to roll out the pilot project focused on digital currency electronic payment in two of its major cities, namely, Shenzhen and Suzhou in the near future. Reports also affirmed that the PBOC is likely to put to the test...
China’s Central Bank Uses Blockchain to Issue $2.8B Worth of Financial Bonds
9.12.2019
China issued $2.8 billion in blockchain-based special financial bonds for small and micro enterprises