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Edward Snowden Used Bitcoin to Pay for Servers Used in NSA Leak
28.6.2019
The servers Edward Snowden used to leak thousands of documents to journalists were paid for using bitcoin, the NSA whistleblower has revealed
Iranians Defy Warning and Share Pictures of Bitcoin Mining in Mosque
27.6.2019
On Tuesday, the Iranian energy grid corporation Tavanir warned illegal bitcoin mining operations that they would be cut off from their supply. Following the announcement, pictures of a mining facility set up in a mosque went viral on social media. Also Read: Iranian Energy Grid Blames...
EU Banks to Deploy Instant Payments System in Response to Competition From Libra
27.6.2019
A comprehensive instantaneous payments system may be in place in the European Union by 2020
The Politicization of Money: Crypto as a Safeguard Against Economic Propaganda
27.6.2019
Money has come a long way since its origins. From cowry shells to crypto, transferable, divisible, and economically sound means of exchange have been adopted by market actors everywhere. Modern history has brought us to a dangerous place, however, a cultural climate where politics and bad economics...
Singapore Central Bank: Concerns Over Facebook’s Libra ‘Not Trivial’
27.6.2019
Singapore’s central bank held discussions with Facebook about its upcoming libra cryptocurrency
French Central Bank: Facebook’s Libra May Need Banking License
25.6.2019
Facebook’s Libra must comply with anti-money laundering regulation and needs banking licenses, according to the Bank of France Governor
Facebook Adds Senior Job Vacancy for Calibra Wallet on Careers Site
24.6.2019
Facebook has started advertising for a head of data science to work on its Calibra wallet
Facebook Fails To Avoid Lawsuit Over Data Breach That Endangered 29 Million Users
24.6.2019
The past few years have been a bit of a nightmare for social media behemoth Facebook. The company found itself lurching from one user privacy issue to another and in September last year, Facebook revealed that in one of the worst hacking attacks in its history, as many as 29 million users’ data...
Ethereum Co-Founder Criticizes Facebook’s Libra Token for Centralization
23.6.2019
Facebook’s Libra is currently a “centralized wolf in a decentralized sheep’s clothing,” according to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin
Ethereum Co-Founder Criticizes Facebook’s Libra Token for Centralization
23.6.2019
Facebook’s Libra is currently a “centralized wolf in a decentralized sheep’s clothing,” according to Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin
Facebook Is a Threat to Governments Not Crypto
20.6.2019
The moment Facebook released the whitepaper for its planned Libra coin, social media was flooded with claims about Zuckerberg’s new drive to take over the cryptocurrency market, with some even calling it a Bitcoin killer. However, looking at the actual details of the plan, it has little to...
Roll Wants to Take Power From YouTube With Cryptos for Content Creators
20.6.2019
"Social money" startup Roll raised a $1.7 million seed round from BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes, Gary Vaynerchuk and Techstars
CME: Open Interest in Bitcoin Futures Contracts Hit All-Time High
20.6.2019
Open interest in CME Bitcoin futures contracts are reportedly at an all time high, possibly due to increasing institutional-level investments
KuCoin Lists Binance Coin, Supports Binance Chain Projects
19.6.2019
Binance and KuCoin have partnered to offer BNB/BTC and BNB/USDT trading pairs on KuCoin’s trading platform
Report: Facebook’s Calibra Digital Wallet Will Not Be Available in Its Largest Markets
19.6.2019
Facebook’s Calibra digital wallet will not be available in some of the social network’s largest markets, including India, according to a report
Block.One Pays $30M for New Blockchain-Powered Social Media Platform’s Domain Name
19.6.2019
Eos developer Block.one has paid $30 million in cash to purchase the voice.com domain name for its new blockchain-based social media, called “Voice”
French Minister of Economy to Ask for Guarantees From Facebook In Regards to Its Forthcoming Coin
18.6.2019
French Minister of the Economy and Finance, Bruno Le Maire has raised concerns about Facebook’s forthcoming stablecoin
Fidelity-Backed Crypto Analytics Firm to Integrate Twitter-Based Crypto Sentiment Feed
18.6.2019
Fidelity-backed Coin Metrics and Social Market Analytics team up to provide feed of crypto sentiment based on Twitter posts
Binance Research: Facebook’s Libra Could Spark Additional Cryptocurrency Volume
18.6.2019
Facebook’s Libra could spark additional cryptocurrency volume, according to the research arm of major cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Binance Research
Pitcher Perfect On-Boards the Social Betting & Gaming Platform YOUnited
18.6.2019
YOUnited, a project revolutionizing the online gaming and betting industry, is all set to attend Pitcher Perfect organized by UCIM on June 21 in Hong Kong. Pitcher Perfect is a platform that connects nascent projects with high-impact investors in an intimate setup where they can network, connect...