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NFT hype will calm, but the concept won't disappear, MEW founder speculates
5.3.2021
Nonfungible tokens are all the rage right now, but how long will the fanfare last?
Co-founder of Floyd Mayweather-promoted ICO sentenced to 8 years
5.3.2021
A co-founder of the fraudulent 2017 ICO Centra Tech has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his role in the scheme
Skybridge Capital Founder Predicts $100K Bitcoin Price This Year Due to ‘Heavy Demand’ and Diminishing Supply
22.2.2021
The founder of asset management firm Skybridge Capital, Anthony Scaramucci, has predicted that the price of bitcoin will reach $100,000 before the year-end simply due to supply and demand. “You don’t have a lot of supply out there and very heavy demand,” he said. His firm...
Bill Gates Neutral on Bitcoin but Says Cryptocurrency Is an Innovation the World Can Do Without
20.2.2021
Microsoft founder Bill Gates is no longer a bitcoin bear. He has now taken a neutral stance on bitcoin as an investment. However, as an innovation, he says that cryptocurrency is one that the world would be better off without because it allows for certain criminal activities. Bill Gates Changes...
BitMEX Founder Arthur Hayes Returns to Tout The Crypto Game
19.2.2021
Arthur Hayes. Source: a video screenshot, Youtube, CfC st. Moritz
Arthur Hayes, the co-founder and former CEO of major crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX, has made a remarkable return to the public spotlight – emerging on social media for the first time since the US authorities indicted him and...
Solana Founder On Critical DeFi Challenges and How To Fix Them
18.2.2021
Anatoly Yakovenko. Source: A video screenshot, Youtube/Solana
High transaction fees and security are the two most pressing challenges in the decentralized finance (DeFi) industry, according to Anatoly Yakovenko, Founder and CEO of blockchain developer Solana (SOL). The fee challenge can be solved...
Banks increasingly interested in Bitcoin, says Elliptic co-founder
17.2.2021
Several financial institutions in the U.S. are “are seriously considering launching some type of cryptocurrency service,” an Elliptic co-founder said
The Man Behind Wallex and EURST
17.2.2021
Simone Mazzuca is innovative in his style of management. Being the founder of Wallex and creator of the EURST, he is agile and motivated with a strong orientation to bridge traditional finance with the new digital world. He focuses his energies on management and advisory robustness that leads...
NYDIG Registers for a Bitcoin ETF, Morgan Stanley Named a Participant in SEC Filing
16.2.2021
Just recently, during Microstrategy’s “Bitcoin for Corporations” event, Stone Ridge Asset Management and New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) founder, Ross Stevens, explained that he sees a “wall of money” entering the bitcoin space. A week later after that...
Litecoin Attempts to Redeem Charlie Lee’s ‘Original Sin’ as LTC Markets Gain Momentum
16.2.2021
Gradual warming to cryptocurrencies by financial companies combined with both retail investments and institutional interest has carved the way for litecoin’s renewed momentum in 2021. Litecoin is Riding the Bull Market to its Next Resistance Level Litecoin had a challenging start. In late...
US Government Won’t Allow Corporates to Keep Replacing Dollars With Bitcoin, Warns Investment Advisor
15.2.2021
Dan Nathan, the founder of Risk Reversal Advisors, says that the U.S. government will not keep allowing corporations like Elon Musk’s Tesla to replace dollars with bitcoin. They won’t “let the dollar fall away from being the reserve currency for the world,” which could...
Tesla buys BTC, Mastercard supports crypto, DOGE founder speaks out: Hodler’s Digest, Feb. 7–13
13.2.2021
The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — one week on Cointelegraph in one link!
Kim Dotcom Publishes a Website That Highlights the Benefits of Bitcoin Cash
13.2.2021
On February 12, the founder of the now-defunct file-sharing website Megaupload and cryptocurrency proponent, Kim Dotcom tweeted about a new website he created that shows the upside of bitcoin cash. The web portal whybitcoincash.com highlights why people should join the digital money revolution...
Amazon Is Working on Digital Currency Solutions— Pilot Project Set to Launch in Mexico
13.2.2021
The e-commerce giant is preparing to explore the crypto business, as a recent job listing suggests. Amazon is looking to launch a pilot project in Mexico that seeks to build a team that develops new solutions based on “digital currencies.” E-Commerce Giant Amazon Seeks to Target...
Colombia’s Financial Superintendent Approves Nine Crypto Platforms to Work With National Banks
13.2.2021
In Colombia, the entity managed by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, the Financial Superintendence of Colombia (Superfinanciera) has revealed the authorization of alliances between Colombian banks and digital currency exchanges. So far, Colombia’s financial department has approved...
Founder of $8.4B Dogecoin sold everything in 2015 for ‘a used Honda Civic’
12.2.2021
Dogecoin's original founder is struggling to come to terms with DOGE's recent gains
Asset Manager Stone Ridge’s NYDIG Sees Wall of Money Coming Into Bitcoin — Institutions Grow Beyond Owning BTC
8.2.2021
The founder of Stone Ridge Asset Management and the New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) sees a “wall of money” coming into bitcoin based on his firm’s order book. The executive believes that institutions are just getting started and we will see an explosion...
Crypto Hedge Funds Defraud $100 Million From Investors, Founder Faces 20 Years in Prison
7.2.2021
The founder of two cryptocurrency hedge funds has been charged in U.S. federal court for securities fraud. He has pleaded guilty and is facing up to 20 years in prison. His two funds cumulatively had over $100 million in investments. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that...
A Mysterious Dogecoin Address Absorbed 27% of the Supply, the Top 20 Addresses Captured 50%
5.2.2021
Just recently, the crypto asset dogecoin has seen some significant price gains and on Wednesday, Tesla’s founder Elon Musk tweeted about the digital currency incessantly. While people have been discussing the dogecoin pumps and Elon’s suggestive tweets, crypto supporters have been...
Crypto Hedge Fund Founder Pleads Guilty to $90M Fraud
5.2.2021
Virgil Capital founder Stefan Qin lied to investors and siphoned off millions to fund a lavish lifestyle