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Crypto influencers scramble to recover Twitter accounts after suspensions
10.3.2021
Twitter suspended a number of major cryptocurrency-related accounts, including some of the industry’s biggest influencers
Justin Sun, Sina Estavi & Co Race to Buy NFT of Jack Dorsey's First Tweet
8.3.2021
The race to buy Twitter impresario Jack Dorsey’s first-ever tweet, from way back in 2006 – enshrined in non-fungible token (NFT) form – is gathering speed, with Tron chief Justin Sun making two bids for the token.
Dorsey, a notable bitcoin (BTC) bull, put the tweet up for sale on Friday last...
Selling Social Media Posts for $1.5 Million? Blockchain-Certified Tweet Sales Spark NFT Controversy
6.3.2021
The cryptocurrency community is in a tizzy this weekend after the founder of Twitter, Jack Dorsey, tweeted about a new application that allows people to purchase tweets with ethereum. The application is called Valuables and it allows individuals to purchase a digital certificate of the tweet, which...
Square’s $297M stake in Tidal could unlock DLT features, analyst says
5.3.2021
Square’s majority stake in Jay-Z’s streaming service Tidal will potentially help artists grow their fan bases using blockchain technology, a Gartner analyst said
MIT, Jack Dorsey & More Pour Resources into Bitcoin Development Efforts
26.2.2021
Source: A screenshot, Instagram/mitpics
Forward-thinking innovators are looking for new ways to power Bitcoin (BTC) development, with one of the world’s biggest tech universities, IT CEOs and entrepreneurial pop stars all turning their attention to the betterment of the Bitcoin network.
In...
Square Adds $170 Million More in Bitcoin to Balance Sheet — Company Now Holds 5% of Total Cash Reserves in BTC
24.2.2021
Square has bought more bitcoin, adding $170 million worth of the cryptocurrency to its balance sheet. The company now holds 5% of its cash reserves in bitcoin. Its Cash App was used by more than three million customers to purchase or sell the cryptocurrency last year. $170 Million Bitcoin Purchase...
1 Million First-time Buyers Bought Bitcoin on Dorsey's Cash App Last Month
24.2.2021
2020 was a bumper year for Jack Dorsey’s Square and its crypto-embracing Cash App mobile payments app – but one that could soon be eclipsed, after the company revealed that “over three million customers” bought or sold bitcoin (BTC) on its platform in 2020, while January this year saw “more than...
Twitter CEO donates 1 BTC to Bitcoin core development non-profit
23.2.2021
Brink, a fledgling Bitcoin non-profit outfit, got the nod from Jack Dorsey via a BTC donation
Twitter Stock Jumps 20% Following Reports the Company Is Weighing the Possibility of Adding BTC
13.2.2021
Buoyed by reports that Twitter has been studying the possibility of adding bitcoin to its balance sheet, the company’s stock surged to a new 52-week high of $73.18 on Feb. 12. Before the surge, the stock had been trading at just under $60 on Feb. 9. At the time of writing, Twitter’s...
Why Jay-Z’s Bitcoin Trust Matters
12.2.2021
Hip-hop mogul Sean Carter and Jack Dorsey are putting 500 BTC in a blind trust
A new trend? Non-crypto CEOs and celebrities embrace Bitcoin on Twitter
12.2.2021
Are business leaders signaling the technological future they believe is coming to pass — i.e., international and decentralized?
Jack Dorsey, Jay-Z Put 500 Bitcoin Into Trust Supporting Africa and India
12.2.2021
"It‘ll be set up as a blind irrevocable trust, taking zero direction from us," said Dorsey
Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z to set up 500 BTC blind Bitcoin trust in India, Africa
12.2.2021
Just hours after an anonymous source claimed India would issue a blanket ban on all cryptocurrencies, Jack Dorsey and Jay-Z announced a 500 Bitcoin development trust
Jay-Z & Jack Dorsey Give BTC 500 for Bitcoin Development, New India Ban Rumors Emerge
12.2.2021
Jack Dorsey. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, WIRED
Bitcoin (BTC) bull, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey said that he and Jay-Z, an American music megastar, are giving BTC 500 (USD 23.5m) to fund BTC development.
The funds will go into a new endowment named ₿trust, Dorsey said, adding that it will...
Twitter CEO Donates $1M to Coin Center
10.2.2021
Dorsey's gift is the latest in a stream of donations to Coin Center
Jack Dorsey commits $1M to Coin Center on top of Grayscale's $2M donation
10.2.2021
The D.C.-based advocacy group just raised millions for its ongoing research and lobbying efforts. Here’s how the numbers broke down
Twitter Considering Bitcoin Options, Including on Balance Sheet, Exec Says
10.2.2021
Chief financial officer Ned Segal said the firm has been watching other companies to see what it can learn
Crypto Patent Alliance Questions Craig Wright’s White Paper Copyright Claim
8.2.2021
Back in January, the notorious Craig Wright who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto had his lawyers send letters to a number of websites like bitcoin.org telling them to remove the Bitcoin white paper hosted on their web portals. On January 31, bitcoin.org’s owner Cobra claimed he was threatened...
Square Crypto-Led Consortium Challenges Craig Wright’s Bitcoin White Paper Claim
5.2.2021
The response asks general questions of Craig Wright's claims
Bitfinex Repays USD 550m to Tether, Nigerian Ban, Dorsey's Bitcoin Node + More News
5.2.2021
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Bitfinex said that, in January, it repaid the remaining balance of USD 550m of the outstanding revolving loan facility to its sister...