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Amazon Executive Squashes Crypto Rumors, Says Retail Giant Doesn’t Deal in the Speculative

Amazon does not have any immediate plans to develop its own digital currency, according to a company executive. Patrick Gauthier,…

June 21, 2019

Bitcoin Soars to Yearly High As US Congress Tries to Clamp Down on Facebook’s Crypto

Bitcoin has reached a new all-time high for the year, reaching $9,768 after soaring past the next resistance level of…

June 20, 2019

Ripple Signing New Clients at Record Pace Thanks to Facebook’s Libra

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says he owes a debt of gratitude to Facebook's head of blockchain, David Marcus. At Fortune's…

June 20, 2019

Facebook May Abort New Crypto in India, Will Testify Before Senate in the US

Within hours of Facebook's official announcement of its new crypto project Libra, the social media giant began facing an onslaught…

June 19, 2019

Crypto Takeover: World’s Biggest Companies Joining Digital Asset Revolution, Says Erik Voorhees

A 20-part tweetstorm from ShapeShift CEO Erik Voorhees on the potential impact of Facebook's cryptocurrency Libra is going viral. Voorhees…

June 19, 2019

US Politicians Snap Back at Facebook’s Crypto, Want Project Paused Immediately

Hours after Facebook unveiled its new cryptocurrency "Libra", Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters requested that the tech giant pause development on…

June 19, 2019

Binance Research Says Facebook’s New Crypto Could Free the World From the Dollar

Binance Research just released its “First Look: Libra” report covering Facebook's new cryptocurrency that's expected to launch in 2020. According…

June 18, 2019

Industry Braces for New Dawn As Facebook Officially Announces Its Cryptocurrency Libra

Facebook has officially announced its secret financial services project: Libra. Referred to as a new cryptocurrency in its whitepaper, Facebook…

June 18, 2019

Visa, Uber and PayPal Will Back Facebook’s Crypto Asset: Wall Street Journal

Visa, Uber and PayPal are three of 10 companies reportedly backing Facebook's crypto asset GlobalCoin. Each company will contribute $10…

June 14, 2019

Crypto Challenger: Visa Aims to ‘Transform Cross-Border Payments’ With Launch of Blockchain-Based Platform

Visa has introduced B2B Connect, a blockchain-based platform that will allow clients to make international payments. According to Kevin Phalen,…

June 11, 2019