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Newest Crypto Player Backing Libra Has Ties to Goldman Sachs, Harvard and Big Venture Capitalists

Libra is bouncing back after a string of announcements last year cast doubt on Facebook's ability to persuade major players…

February 27, 2020

Mainstream Shoppers on Shopify Could Ignite Facebook’s ‘Crypto’ Project Libra As E-Commerce Giant Joins Mission

E-commerce platform Shopify is joining the Libra Association, breathing new life into Facebook's beleaguered "crypto" project that lost a string…

February 21, 2020

Rapid Rise of Cryptocurrency Triggers Roadmap for Central Banks to Improve Cross-Border Payment Systems

Cryptocurrency won't wait. That's the message from Randal Quarles, Chairman of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), an international body that…

February 19, 2020

Facebook’s Controversial 2020 Crypto Roll-out Plan Remains Unclear: Report

Facebook is moving forward with its cryptocurrency project Libra, a stablecoin that will be pegged to a basket of currencies,…

December 20, 2019

PayPal CEO Reveals Cryptocurrency Portfolio, Says He Owns Bitcoin (BTC)

During an interview with Fortune, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman revealed that he owns Bitcoin, the world's most popular cryptocurrency, and…

November 20, 2019

Facebook Touts Crypto Project Libra: 51,000 Transactions and Counting

Facebook's project Libra is building a global community of developers and technical infrastructure as the controversial digital currency is underway,…

November 17, 2019

When Bitcoin? Shift From ‘Consumer’ to ‘Institutional’ Puts BTC at the Head of the Crypto Asset Class: Report

A new report from digital asset management firm CoinShares pulls data from several industry leaders to analyze the big crypto…

November 13, 2019

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

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Says Mark Zuckerberg Late to Crypto Party As ‘Trust Deficit’ Holds Social Media Giant Back

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, who recently commented that he's worried regulators will impede the crypto space because of their challenges…

October 23, 2019

Mark Zuckerberg’s Planned Testimony on Controversial Crypto Project: ‘We’re Not the Ideal Messenger Right Now’

Mark Zuckerberg's upcoming statements before the House tomorrow have been released. The Facebook CEO will address the US House of…

October 22, 2019