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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

Crypto Expert Explains to Mainstream America Why Digital US Dollars Trump Cash in the New Economy

In the analog world, paper money reigned supreme, powering consumer transactions – from big ticket items to bread – as…

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

Fed Chair Jay Powell: ‘Libra Lit Fire,’ All Eyes on Central Bank Digital Currencies

Chairman Jay Powell is crediting Facebook’s proposed currency Libra for prompting the Federal Reserve to take a closer look at…

February 13, 2020

Zug-Based Bitcoin Suisse CEO Explains Why He’s Bullish on BTC in 2020

Zug-based Bitcoin Suisse CEO Arthur Vayloyan is sharing his 2020 outlook for the crypto market, weighing in on the upcoming…

January 17, 2020

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

US Lawmaker Crafting Bill to Boost Crypto Companies, Prevent SEC Overreach

US Representative Tom Emmer says he's writing a bill designed to give crypto companies in the US regulatory certainty. The…

October 31, 2019

China Announces Imminent Release of Digital Currency Targeting SWIFT and the US Dollar

Huang Qifan, vice chairman of the China Center for International Economic Exchanges (CCIEE), says he doesn’t think the Facebook-led Libra…

October 28, 2019