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Jack Dorsey Resigning as CEO of Twitter Is Bullish for Crypto, Says Fundstrat
30.11.2021
Twitter now has a new chief executive officer after Jack Dorsey resigned Monday. Dorsey, who is still the CEO of Square Inc., previously said that he wants to focus on bitcoin. Fundstrat Global Advisors’ managing director and head of research explained why Dorsey’s departure from...
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon Warns People to Be Careful When Investing in Crypto Citing ‘No Intrinsic Value’
26.11.2021
The CEO of global investment bank JPMorgan has warned investors about investing in cryptocurrency. “Cryptocurrency has no intrinsic value. You are basically buying a token,” he said. “I would be very careful.” JPMorgan Boss Jamie Dimon Warns About Investing in Crypto...
Crypto Businessman Disappears as ‘First Greek Cryptocurrency’ Collapses
24.11.2021
The man who was at the helm of the company behind what’s become known as Greece’s first cryptocurrency has allegedly caused the coin’s price to sink as he disappeared this month. The executive was off the radar for about two weeks before finally telling the press he will soon...
Ripple Expects SEC Lawsuit Over XRP to Conclude Next Year, CEO Says ‘We’re Seeing Pretty Good Progress’
24.11.2021
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says that he expects the lawsuit over XRP by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to come to a conclusion next year. The executive explained: “We’re seeing pretty good progress despite a slow-moving judicial process.” Ripple’s...
Xbox Boss Phil Spencer Addresses Rise of NFT Gaming; Feels Some of It Is “Exploitive”
19.11.2021
Phil Spencer, executive vice president of gaming at Microsoft and the individual responsible for the Xbox program, has addressed the NFT gaming phenomenon trending recently. To Spencer, some of the platforms that leverage the use of NFTs feel more exploitive than entertaining. Some of the biggest...
Visa Executive Says Crypto Is ‘Becoming Cool’ — Sees Whole New Class of Mainstream Consumers Entering the Space
13.11.2021
Visa’s head of crypto sees a “whole new class” of mainstream consumers entering the crypto space due to non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The executive further says: “Crypto is becoming cultural. It’s becoming cool.” Visa’s Executive: ‘Crypto...
Robinhood Discusses Crypto Wallet Launch and Listing Strategy as Petition to List Shiba Inu Exceeds 526K Signers
11.11.2021
The chief operating officer (COO) of Robinhood Crypto has provided an update on the company’s upcoming cryptocurrency wallet launch. The executive also discussed Robinhood’s listing strategy in response to the question of whether the platform will list shiba inu (SHIB) cryptocurrency....
Crypto has gone from 'weird' to 'cool' thanks to NFTs says Visa executive
10.11.2021
Visa’s head of crypto Cuy Sheffield said that mainstream users are setting up “crypto wallets in waves” to be a part of the NFT sector
Digital Euro Should Be Attractive But Not ‘Too Successful,’ ECB’s Panetta Says
7.11.2021
The digital euro should be an attractive means of payment but its design should prevent it from becoming so successful as a store of value that it threatens banks and private money, according to Fabio Panetta, a high-ranking executive at the European Central Bank. Panetta stressed that both this...
Bank of America Executive Sees Crypto as Asset Class: ‘I Don’t View It as Competition at All’
7.11.2021
Bank of America’s chief operating officer does not see cryptocurrency as competition. Instead, he views it as an asset class, noting that “people like it for all sorts of different reasons.” Bank of America’s COO on Crypto: ‘I Don’t View It as Competition...
ANZ bank executive: The ‘weight of money’ means crypto can’t be ignored
5.11.2021
“When you look under the hood on that, we've concluded that this is a major protocol shift for financial market infrastructure,” said Nigel Dobson, ANZ’s Banking Services Portfolio Lead
Up to 12 Million Iranians Own Cryptocurrency, Traders Choose Local Exchanges
1.11.2021
Cryptocurrencies are a popular investment among Iranians and estimates suggest that the number of those who already own one coin or another may be as high as 12 million. The majority of Iranian traders prefer the services of local crypto exchanges, the chief executive of one of them claims....
Adobe Jumps Into Non-Fungible Token Ecosystem With ‘Prepare as NFT’ Photoshop Tool
27.10.2021
Adobe Inc., the American multinational computer software company that’s well known for its platforms like Photoshop and Illustrator, has jumped into the non-fungible token (NFT) universe. According to Adobe chief product officer Scott Belsky in a recent interview with The Verge, “NFTs...
Pakistan Government Not Against Crypto Investments, High Court Calls for Regulations
23.10.2021
The executive power will not oppose cryptocurrency investments, a high-ranking government official has told lawmakers in Pakistan. The statement comes as a regional high court has urged the federal government to regulate cryptocurrencies and formed a committee to look into the matter in the coming...
Robinhood CEO Says Waitlist for Firm’s New Crypto Wallet Reached 1 Million Customers
22.10.2021
On Thursday, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev spoke at a conference called the Disruptor 50 Summit and the executive explained that the waitlist for the company’s recently announced crypto wallet has 1 million sign-ups so far. “We’re very proud of our cryptocurrency platform and giving...
Japan will prioritize simplicity in CBDC design, says central bank executive
15.10.2021
The Bank of Japan is keen to ensure seamless integration of its central bank digital currency with the existing payment architecture
Blackrock CEO Agrees With JPMorgan Boss Jamie Dimon About Bitcoin, Sees ‘Huge Role for Digitized Currency’
15.10.2021
The chief executive officer of the world’s largest asset manager, Blackrock, says he is “more on the Jamie Dimon camp” when asked whether he thinks bitcoin is worthless. However, the executive says he is fascinated by people’s interest in crypto and sees “a huge...
Morgan Stanley CEO Says Bitcoin Is Not a Fad, Crypto Is Not Going Away
15.10.2021
The chief executive officer of global investment bank Morgan Stanley says that cryptocurrency, including bitcoin, is not a fad. Noting that they are not going to go away, he said: “We’re watchful of it, we’re respectful, and we’ll wait and see how the regulators handle...
Millions of Wix Merchants Can Now Accept 12 Different Cryptocurrencies
12.10.2021
On Tuesday, the Atlanta-based cryptocurrency payments company Bitpay announced the Israeli software company Wix has enabled its Software as a service (SaaS) e-commerce product to accept crypto-asset payments. The integration will allow Wix merchants to accept 12 different cryptocurrencies such...
Q4 Forecasts For Bitcoin Miners; Executive Order on Crypto + More News
11.10.2021
ndex.com/blog/hashrate-index-q3-report-bitcoin-china-ban">said in its report today. The company did not specify if it's in USD or BTC terms. 7-day average revenue from fees was almost USD 900,000 on October 10, per Blockchain.com