It’s Beginning To Look a Lot Like Bitcoin | 2020 Holiday Episode

Innovations need assistance. As far back as the wheel, the greatest innovations have only scaled through a catalyst – the additional support needed to solve the initial roadblocks of a technology. Books needed the printing press to make learning accessible, the Ford Motor Company needed factories, Coca-Cola needed supply chains, social media needed the mobile…

Cryptocurrency exchanges Bybit, Bitget and OKX had nearly a million "monthly active users" in the U.S. in August, data from Sensor Tower shows. That doesn't mean these MAUs were trading in violation of U.S. rules; they could've just been engaging in allowed behavior like checking crypto prices. But with VPNs, it's possible for Americans to

Aug 11, 2020 at 19:00 UTCJoe Rogan for Fed Chair! Feat. Hugh HendryA former hedge fund manager and financial dissident gives his take on what ails the U.S. economy and why the Federal Reserve should be more, not less, irresponsible.  This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io. Today on the Brief:A public company has switched $250 million…

news Two U.S. lawmakers want the Federal Reserve to consider creating a digital dollar. In a letter sent to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, Rep. French Hill (R-Ark.) and Rep. Bill Foster (D-Ill.) outline concerns they have about risks to the U.S. dollar if another country or private company creates a widely used cryptocurrency, and…

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Dec 9, 2020 at 3:14 p.m. UTC(wk1003mike/Shutterstock)Over 13% of Bitcoin Crime Proceeds Laundered Through ‘Privacy Wallets’: EllipticThe number of criminals using so-called privacy wallets to facilitate crypto money laundering is on the rise, according to Elliptic, a U.K.-based blockchain analytics company.The firm estimates that over 13% of the proceeds from crime involving bitcoin are now…

markets View Bitcoin’s rally from April 2 lows below $4,200 has stalled near the three-day chart’s 100-candle moving average (MA), currently at $5,238. A three-day close (UTC) above that MA level could invite buying pressure, leading to a sustained move higher toward $5,500 and more. That bullish close, however, looks unlikely in the short-term, as…

Feb 13, 2020 at 14:00 UTCPeter Thiel image via CoinDesk archivesBitcoin Lender BlockFi Raises $30M in Series B Led by Peter Thiel’s Valar VenturesFresh on the heels of an $18.3 million Series A funding round last August, crypto lending startup BlockFi has secured a $30 million Series B.Announced Thursday, the new funding will help the…

news Christian Noyer, former governor of the Banque De France and a prominent French economist, is now a member of the board of directors of blockchain startup SETL, the company announced Thursday. The startup, founded in 2015, offers payment and settlement services built on top of a blockchain network. It aims to help market participants directly…