Global Crypto War Is Heating up – Iran Next in Line With Its Own Gold-Backed Coin
17.7.2019
Control of the U.S. dollar and the global financial system that depends on it gives the American government an incredibly powerful tool in shaping international affairs. As such, it is not surprising that its geopolitical rivals around the world will try to exploit the invention of cryptocurrency...
Bitcoin Noticeably Absent From Senate Hearing on Facebook’s Libra
16.7.2019
For a panel about a proposed cryptocurrency, Tuesday's Senate Facebook hearing was light on actual crypto talk
Cuba Libra? Island Nation Slowly Explores Cryptocurrency Options
16.7.2019
Cuba highlights the difference between bitcoin and corporate token projects like Libra
How to Create and Airdrop Your Own Token to Your Friends
16.7.2019
Roughly a year ago, the Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) debuted on the Bitcoin Cash (BCH) network, giving anyone the ability to mint, store, receive, and send SLP tokens. Since then there’s been a ton of tokens created on the BCH network as the simplicity of the system outpaces tokens built...
Bitcoin Dives Under USD 10,000, Crypto Market Down 10%
16.7.2019
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin, dropped by almost USD 1,000 on Tuesday, breaking the USD 10,000 level and almost reaching USD 9,600, while the whole market capitalization dropped by more than 10%.
At pixel time (17:49 UTC), bitcoin trades at c. USD 9,641, and is down by almost 9% in...
German Finance Minister: Facebook Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Compete with the Euro
16.7.2019
“The issuance of a currency does not belong in the hands of a private company," according to Germany's finance minister
Libra Hearing: 'Toddler With Matches and the Game of Trust'
16.7.2019
David Marcus. On Tuesday, Republican and Democratic Senators were grilling social media giant Facebook over its plans together with at least another 27 partners to launch the Libra project.
“Facebook has demonstrated through scandal after scandal that it doesn’t deserve our trust. We’d be crazy...
‘Expect Chaos’: Polkadot to Launch Experimental Kusama Network This Summer
16.7.2019
Polkadot will be launching an experimental "canary network" called Kusama for early application testing and development
CoinDesk LIVE: Unpacking the Libra Hearings
16.7.2019
CoinDesk LIVE presents opinions and commentary on Libra's hard road ahead. Join six experts and our own editors for a detailed discussion of the future of Mark Zuckerberg's cryptocurrency
Facebook’s Marcus Says He’d Accept 100% of His Pay in Libra
16.7.2019
Facebook blockchain exec David Marcus told lawmakers he would be willing to accept 100 percent of his salary in Libra
Atomic Wallet Announces TRON-USDT Airdrop Worth $30 million, Daily Rewards for TRX Hodlers
16.7.2019
Atomic Wallet has announced $30 million airdrops for TRON and USDT users. The airdrop will take place over 30 days, between July 15 to August 15. Also, Atomic Wallet also announced that those holding TRON based USDT for more than 30 days on the wallet will receive daily rewards. ⚡️We fully support...
How US Congress Can Make Stablecoins and Libra Irrelevant
16.7.2019
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It is well-known by now that U.S. lawmakers and now even members of President Trump’s cabinet are highly skeptical about Facebook’s proposed Libra stablecoin. And although regulators and governments in parts of the world have tried their best to control digital tokens...