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Binance CEO Says Expansion to Japan Is ‘Unlikely’
28.12.2020
The Binance chief and founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has talked down the possibility of his exchange expanding to Japan. Although he stopped short of ruling out launching a Japanese branch, he indicated that the prospects of opening a Binance platform in Tokyo were “unlikely.”
The Binance boss...
CEO of MTI Bitcoin Ponzi Scheme Flees South Africa in Possible Exit Scam – Funds Blocked
24.12.2020
In an unexpected turn of events, the management team at Mirror Trading International (MTI) now suggest that their CEO Johann Steynberg may have exit scammed. The team alleges that Steynberg, now believed to be in Brazil, has locked out key management staff from accessing MTI’s account with...
Ripple CEO Garlinghouse responds to SEC complaint against XRP
23.12.2020
Ripple CEO assures shareholders and the industry that the company will win the case brought by the the United States SEC
FTX Exchange Launches Pre-IPO Futures Contracts for the Coinbase Public Listing
23.12.2020
After the San Francisco-based exchange Coinbase announced it was registering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in order to have an initial public offering (IPO), FTX Exchange CEO Sam Bankman-Fried said the company would launch pre-IPO futures. On December 21, Bankman-Fried...
SEC to Sue Ripple Over XRP Cryptocurrency — CEO Insists XRP Is Not a Security
22.12.2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is set to bring a lawsuit against Ripple over the XRP cryptocurrency which it considers a security, according to Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Insisting that XRP is not a security, he calls the SEC’s lawsuit an attack on cryptocurrency that...
Microstrategy Buys 29,646 More Bitcoins — Now Holds Over $1.6 Billion in BTC
21.12.2020
Nasdaq-listed Microstrategy has purchased 29,646 more bitcoins for $650 million. The latest purchase brings the company’s bitcoin holdings to 70,470 — worth more than $1.6 billion. Microstrategy Now Has Over $1.6 Billion in Bitcoin Billion-dollar public company Microstrategy (Nasdaq:...
Elon Musk Ponders Tesla Putting Billions Into Bitcoin, Asking if Such Large Transactions Are Possible
21.12.2020
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk made a series of tweets about bitcoin on Sunday. One of them concerns whether it is possible to buy bitcoin in “large transactions,” particularly for Tesla to convert its U.S. dollar reserves into bitcoin. Microstrategy’s CEO told Musk that this move...
MicroStrategy CEO offers to share his Bitcoin playbook with billionaire Elon Musk
20.12.2020
Michael Saylor took to Twitter on Sunday, offering Bitcoin advice to the SpaceX founder ‘from one rocket scientist to another.’
Nicehash Crypto Mining Pool ‘Fully’ Reimburses All Users Affected by 2017 Hack
19.12.2020
A Slovenian cryptocurrency mining pool and trading platform announced that they’ve managed to fully compensate their users affected by a hacking attack that took place in December 2017, which took over 4,600 bitcoins. Nicehash ‘Fully’ Reimburses Users Affected in 2017 Hack...
If Traditional Finance Moves to CBDCs, 2 Scenarios Open for DeFi - INDX CEO
17.12.2020
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Traditional finance can't escape decentralized finance (DeFi). The former's move into digital currencies is bound to impact both, producing two main possible scenarios, according to Jonathan DeCarteret, CEO of tokenized crypto fund INDX Capital.
DeFi is light years...
deVere CEO says Bitcoin will rise 50% and ‘possibly double’ in 2021
17.12.2020
Another institutional financier has come out with a bold Bitcoin prediction
Bitcoin is a ‘convex bet’ says CEO of institution with $600m BTC exposure
16.12.2020
Another mainstream giant unveils its bullish position on Bitcoin
Quontic Bank Launches Bitcoin Rewards Checking Account With Debit Card for US Customers
16.12.2020
Quontic Bank is launching a bitcoin rewards checking account with a debit card. Customers can earn 1.5% back in bitcoin on their debit card purchases. “Bitcoin is gaining massive momentum both as a digital currency, an asset class, and as a store of wealth,” the CEO of the bank said....
Arbistar class action lawyer calls for CEO to be detained ahead of trial
16.12.2020
“It is unacceptable that in the face of a scam like this there hasn’t been a strong reaction on the part of the judicial authorities.”
VaultSwap Announces Its Token Sales and Exchange Listings
15.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. Swapping cryptos on an exchange can be incredibly inefficient, as no exchange has all the coins in one fold. VaultSwap – a project by Jason Wright, which is also the CEO zenomatrix.net – intends to offer a solution to this problem. It has several high-paying investment...
Blockchain Bites: Google Goes Down, Nexus CEO and US Treasury Get Hacked
14.12.2020
Yearn continues to rapidly expand through acquisitions, leading some to call it the Amazon of DeFi. While a U.S. Treasury hack serves as a reminder of the amount of financial data in circulation
CEO of DeFi Insurer Nexus Mutual Hacked for $8M in NXM Tokens
14.12.2020
Nexus Mutual's CEO, Hugh Karp, lost the tokens after an attacker gained remote access to his computer
Blockstack's CEO looks to build a new framework for crypto securities
12.12.2020
Blockstack's ecosystem has exceeded the firm that gave it life, argues CEO
Twitch Director Shaan Puri Moves 25% of Net Worth Into Bitcoin to ‘Front Run Wave of Institutional Capital’
11.12.2020
Twitch director and former CEO of Bebo Shaan Puri announced that he has put 25% of his net worth into bitcoin. He believes that bitcoin presents “a rare opportunity to front run a wave of institutional capital.” Shaan Puri Puts 25% in Bitcoin Shaan Puri, director of Twitch,...
Millennials will boost Bitcoin adoption for years to come: BlockFi CEO
11.12.2020
A BlockShow panel shares insights on the future of crypto adoption from the perspective of Millennials