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Project gives away 14M tokens in digital universal basic income experiment
2.12.2020
GoodDollar believes that "digital basic income can work at scale, while effecting positive change on a global level.”
Coinbase Says It Brokered Microstrategy’s Influential $425 Million Bitcoin Buy
2.12.2020
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase said Tuesday that it brokered Microstrategy’s $425 million bitcoin purchase earlier this year. Until now, it has not been clear who facilitated the deal. Microstrategy’s first bitcoin (BTC) haul of $250 million bought in August was executed over five days...
Almost 80% of Square’s Cash App Q3 revenue was from Bitcoin
6.11.2020
Square’s Cash App has increased Q3 Bitcoin revenue by 1,100% after more than $1.6 billion Bitcoin was purchased by users
Bitcoin Advocate Jack Dorsey to Stay On as Twitter CEO
3.11.2020
Dorsey's leadership position had been under scrutiny after activist investor Elliott Management took a major stake in Twitter in February
Bitcoin bull Jack Dorsey keeps role as Twitter CEO following board review
3.11.2020
The crypto-friendly social media platform keeps its pro-Bitcoin CEO
Partisan dunks eclipse Section 230 in Senate hearing on social media giants
28.10.2020
Though the hearing did not focus on solutions, open source looks like a real way of addressing the committee's concerns about transparency and accountability
$10 Billion in BTC Reserves: Companies With Bitcoin Treasuries Command Close to 4% of the Supply
21.10.2020
The web portal bitcointreasuries.org now shows close to two dozen firms with a large number of bitcoin reserves. Currently, the aggregate total bitcoin held in reserves by the 23 companies listed is roughly 785,999 BTC worth well over $10 billion dollars. This past August the billion-dollar firm...
Nigeria Protest Group Asks for Bitcoin Donations After Regulators Blocks Bank Account
15.10.2020
A Nigerian protest group called Feminist Coalition is asking well-wishers to make donations via bitcoin after authorities reportedly blocked the organization’s bank account. Feminist Coalition is one of the many groups spearheading protests against alleged police brutality by a Nigerian...
Twitter's Jack Dorsey urges Bitcoin donations to fight police brutality in Nigeria
15.10.2020
The CEO of Twitter and Square has urged Bitcoiners to join the fight to end the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria
Here Are the Top Public Companies That Have Adopted Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset
11.10.2020
When Microstrategy Inc. bought $425 million bitcoin in the last two months, the decision became an important stamp of institutional approval of the top crypto’s credentials as a mature, safe-haven asset. The American technology firm had just made bitcoin its primary reserve asset to hedge...
Blockchain may solve Twitter and Facebook’s moderation issues says Aragon exec
9.10.2020
Would decentralized governance save social media platforms from polarizing its users with its politics?
The Market Reacts to Square’s $50M Bitcoin Buy
8.10.2020
Reactions from Bitcoin Twitter and beyond as Square puts 1% of its treasury assets into bitcoin
Square’s Major Bitcoin Buy: Puts 1% of Total Assets Worth $50 Million in BTC
8.10.2020
Square Inc. has put 1% of its total assets in bitcoin worth about $50 million. The company believes that “cryptocurrency is an instrument of economic empowerment and provides a way for the world to participate in a global monetary system.” Square’s Major Bitcoin Buy Square Inc....
Jack Dorsey's Square adds 4,709 Bitcoin to its balance sheet
8.10.2020
They went so far as to refer to cryptocurrency as "an instrument of economic empowerment."
Jack Dorsey's Square Invests USD 50m in Bitcoin
8.10.2020
Jack Dorsey. US-based payments company Square, founded and led by well-known Bitcoin bull, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, said it acquired BTC 4,709 at an aggregate purchase price of USD 50m on October 7.
"Given the rapid evolution of cryptocurrency and unprecedented uncertainty from a macroeconomic...
Blockchain Bites: Dorsey Challenges Coinbase, Nasdaq Lists Diginex, Ethereum Miners Profit
1.10.2020
Also: The Australian government is investing big in modern technology and prediction markets have turned sour against Trump
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey takes aim at Coinbase's apolitical stance
1.10.2020
Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has called out Coinbase for seeking to suppress political activism and suggesting employees who think differently should leave
Twitter’s Dorsey Calls Out Coinbase CEO For Ignoring Users’ ‘Societal Issues’
1.10.2020
Twitter’s CEO and founder Jack Dorsey has tweeted his disapproval of Coinbase’s steering his company away from corporate activism. See also: Coinbase’s New Policy: Anti-Woke or Just a Joke?
Square CEO Jack Dorsey says Bitcoin holds the keys to security
25.9.2020
He also took the time to discuss how content saved via Blockchains becomes effectively immutable
Jack Dorsey Details Twitter’s Blockchain Strategy at Oslo Freedom Forum
25.9.2020
Jack Dorsey said the nonprofit Blue Sky will use blockchain to create an open Twitter protocol and give people more control over their data