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Crypto Reaction: People’s Bank of China Reportedly Set to Jumpstart National Digital Currency

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) announced that it has approval from the state administrative authority to start working on…

July 10, 2019

Fed Chair Jerome Powell Says Zuckerberg’s Controversial Crypto Project “Cannot Go Forward” Without Answers As S&P 500 Hits Milestone

Speaking at a Congressional committee on Wednesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell addressed Libra, Facebook's controversial cryptocurrency project that has…

July 10, 2019

‘Massive Inflection Point’ Brewing in Crypto, Says Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire

Jeremy Allaire, the co-founder and CEO of peer-to-peer payments fintech Circle, says crypto is in the midst of a “massive…

July 8, 2019

Facebook’s Head of Blockchain to Testify Before US Congress as Social Media Giant Plots Strategy to Sway Crypto Critics

David Marcus, who steers Facebook's blockchain and crypto projects as the head of the company's Calibra subsidiary, says the company's…

July 5, 2019

Russia Says It Won’t Ban Facebook’s Libra

Russia’s Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Moiseev says Russia won’t treat or regulate Libra any differently than other cryptocurrencies. Moiseev says…

July 3, 2019

US Lawmakers Drop the Hammer on Libra in Open Letter to Stop Developments on Facebook’s New Crypto

Members of the US Congress have issued an open letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook, and its executives, requesting…

July 2, 2019

Binance Executive Confirms ‘Engagement’ With Facebook, Says Bitcoin Could Hit $100,000 in New Parabolic Cycle

Binance strategy officer Gin Chao says his company is interested in joining Facebook’s Libra project. Chao spoke with BLOCKTV about…

July 2, 2019

Goldman Sachs Predicts Global Payments Will Be Tokenized, Hints At Role in Digital Asset Revolution

Goldman Sachs is researching tokenization and looking into the potential of blockchain technology to disrupt traditional financial services, according to…

July 1, 2019

Bitcoin and Crypto Threaten Monopoly Power of Fiat Currency in the United States, Says Andrew Ross Sorkin

CNBC anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin says cryptocurrencies are challenging the last monopoly America and other governments around the world possess:…

June 30, 2019

Facebook’s Libra Partners Could Back Out After Intense Scrutiny From Regulators: Report

Several partners from Facebook’s Libra project are reportedly expressing caution about the venture as regulators question the impact of the…

June 28, 2019