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Novogratz Launches Two New Bitcoin Funds Targeting ‘Wealth of America’
19.11.2019
Mike Novogratz launches two Bitcoin funds targeting “the wealth of America,” or people between the ages of 50 and 80
Cryptoworld Votes BTC after Bank of America Axes Ex PayPal CFO Account
18.11.2019
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Always hungry for more proofs that Bitcoin (BTC) is better than traditional, centralized banking, the Cryptoverse just found more examples in the U.S. and Lebanon.
First, the U.S.-headquartered banking giant Bank of America (BoA) froze the accounts of ex PayPal Chief...
Bank of America Shuts Account of Former PayPal CFO, Without Any Explanation
18.11.2019
In a quite shocking event, Bank of America, one of the leading commercial banks in the world, closed an account of former PayPal CFO and Sequoia Capital partner Roelof Botha, and that too, without giving any explanation. While this comes as a surprise to many, there have been similar instances...
Bank of America Ices Ex-PayPal CFO’s Account, ‘Did You Buy Any Bitcoin?’
18.11.2019
Karma? Ex-PayPal CFO has his bank account arbitrarily closed, crypto community thinks it is because of buying BTC
Canadian Company Commissions 3 Bitcoin Mining Units to Restart Oil Well
17.11.2019
A nascent industry utilizing flared gas to power bitcoin mining units has been developing over the past year or so, in symbiosis with the oil and gas industry in North America. Companies providing services in this promising niche continue to install mobile datacenters at oil wells in the U.S....
Becoming Nakamoto: How Satoshi Created His Alter-Ego
11.11.2019
Captain America began life as Steve Rogers. Tony Stark only created Iron Man after being kidnapped. Bruce Wayne spent seven years in ninja training before eventually returning to Gotham as Batman. We don’t know Satoshi Nakamoto’s birth name, but we do know something about the steps...
America is Not Capitalist, but a Mix of Socialism and Cronyism, Says ShapeShift Boss Voorhees
9.11.2019
The argument between socialism and capitalism is one for ages and continues to be arguably the biggest one in the United States. The argument was once again triggered on Thursday evening when ShapeShift.com CEO and Founder, Erik Voorhees tweeted that wealth tax is unethical, but the socialists...
IBM Teams Up With Bank of America to Create Cloud Technology for Financial Services
6.11.2019
In a development that is surely going to have far-reaching ramifications for the banking and financial services industry, International Business Machines (IBM) announced today that it had created a financial services centric cloud technology in partnership with Bank of America. It is a significant...
Announcement About the Closure of Dash Latam in Latin America and Venezuela
5.11.2019
Former Dash Latam provincial representatives in Venezuela and Latin America, have decided to continue with their work of supporting Dash in the local communities. They will be offering support and advice to the traders, who were left in the middle of nowhere after the closure of the organization’s...
SUKU Collaborates With Latin America’s Retail Giant To Improve Supply Chain System
30.10.2019
SUKU, the brainchild of startup Citizens Reserve, is all set to employ the excellence of the blockchain technology in supply chain management. In order to achieve its aim, the company has announced its strategic partnership with Latin America-based firm, Centros Comerciales Sudamericanos S.A....
Dash Responds to ‘Confusion’ After Closing its Latin America Affiliate
30.10.2019
The founder of Colombia-based Dash (DASH) affiliate Dash Latam says that Dash has decided to pull the plug on it – ending the affiliate’s activities in the Latin American and Caribbean regions, as well as Spain. However, Dash has retorted with a claim that its Latin American journey is not over...
Lock BTC, Get DAI: Lending Firm Bridges Bitcoin-DeFi Divide in Latin America
29.10.2019
Ledn is partnering with MakerDAO to bring the ethereum-backed stablecoin DAI to more users in Latin America
Major Latin American Development Bank Pilots Blockchain for Land Registry
28.10.2019
The largest development bank in Latin America is supporting a two-year blockchain pilot for land registry in three South American countries
As Crypto Exchanges Exit the US, Which Trading Platforms Will Enter the Breach?
25.10.2019
The U.S. remains a challenging environment for centralized cryptocurrency exchanges, with major players significantly scaling back their operations and others heading for the door. The most recent casualty of America’s stringent regulatory climate is one time market-leader Poloniex, which...
Binance America Breaks $10 Million Daily Volume for the First Time
23.10.2019
U.S.-based platform, Binance.US is now seeing over $10 million in daily trades
Hear Industry Leaders, Explore the Future of Industrial IoT–North America 2019
22.10.2019
The IoT Tech Expo North America will return to the Santa Clara Convention Center, Silicon Valley, November 13-14, 2019. It will bring together key industries from across the globe for two days of top-level content and discussion across five co-located events, including the largest Blockchain Expo...
Canadian Terminal Operator Joins Maersk and IBM's TradeLens
21.10.2019
Global Container Terminals, a container terminal operator in North America, has joined Maersk and IBM's blockchain shipping platform TradeLens
Blockchain-Shy Bank of America Quietly Pilots Ripple Technology
17.10.2019
Bank of America, the second-largest U.S. bank, has discreetly tested out Ripple’s distributed ledger technology – and may be planning to do more with it
Ripple, Coinbase Invest in Mexico’s Biggest Crypto Exchange Bitso
14.10.2019
Ripple, Coinbase invest an undisclosed amount in the largest Mexican crypto exchange for expansion into Brazil and Argentina
Bank of America Is Now Hiring in Blockchain, Not Just Filing Patents
11.10.2019
Bank of America has begun hiring for blockchain positions, the first indicator that the bank plans to do much else with the tech besides filing patents