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Ethereum Co-Creator Joseph Lubin Champions Thousands Coding the Future of Blockchain and Crypto, Calls Out Big Tech for ‘Dumbing It Down’

Joseph Lubin, founder of blockchain incubator ConsenSys and co-creator of Ethereum, dropped a tweetstorm praising the thousands of developers who…

October 25, 2019

Economic Inequality Triggers Chaos and Violence in Chile: Multiple Deaths, Trains Torched, Banks Closed, Buildings Burned

Protests in Chile have boiled over into violent clashes with 11 people killed at the hands of security forces, confirms…

October 21, 2019

‘Satoshi’ Joins Bitcoin As Official Entry in the Oxford English Dictionary

The word "Satoshi" will now forever be part of the English language. The Oxford English Dictionary has announced that the…

October 16, 2019

Billionaire Venture Capitalist Says Bitcoin Will Target and Transform Government, Reaching Beyond Banking and Finance

Billionaire investor Tim Draper says Bitcoin can do a lot more than upend banking, finance and real estate. In a…

October 13, 2019

US Congressmen Urge the Fed to Consider Creating ‘National Digital Currency’ As the Rise of Crypto Threatens Paper Money

Two US Congressmen are addressing the rise of cryptocurrency. They believe the US dollar is at risk of getting left…

October 2, 2019

Owning One Bitcoin Will ‘Increasingly Become Big Deal’: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is joining a chorus of crypto entrepreneurs who say people who own just one Bitcoin are…

August 28, 2019

Confirmed: Judge Seals the Deal on Craig Wright, Orders $5 Billion Bitcoin Transfer

A Florida judge has now filed an official order declaring that self-professed Bitcoin inventor Craig Wright must hand half of…

August 28, 2019

Ripple Responds to Bloomberg Report Analyzing the Performance of XRP

A new report is setting off a renewed debate on the performance of XRP in 2019. XRP, down 22.91% year-to-date,…

August 26, 2019

Bitcoin Milestone: 100,000 Merchants and Organizations Now Accept Bitcoin, Says Grayscale

Digital asset management giant Grayscale says the number of companies and non-profits accepting Bitcoin around the world just crossed 100,000.…

August 24, 2019

Brian Kelly Predicts Bitcoin Pullback, Says ‘Generational’ Buying Opportunity Ahead

CNBC's resident crypto bull Brian Kelly says he's bearish on Bitcoin's trajectory in the short term. On a new episode…

August 24, 2019