Singer Akon announced on Jan. 13 that the world’s first ‘crypto city’ — Akon City — is underway in Senegal and would feature Akoin cryptocurrency only. Singer Akon tweeted yesterday, “Just finalized the agreement for AKON CITY in Senegal. Looking forward to hosting you there in the future.” The futuristic city Last year, Cointelegraph reported early…
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Decentralized social media platform Voice has hired ex-Forbes executive Salah Zalatimo as CEO, just ahead of its public beta launch. Ahead of its upcoming public beta launch, decentralized social media platform Voice announced that it hired former Forbes chief digital officer, Salah Zalatimo, as its new CEO, according to a press release, Jan. 9. Zalatimo…
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In a recent Twitter discussion, ETH co-founder Vitalik Buterin triggered a wave of arguments over the respective decentralization of Binance DEX and Ethereum itself. Binance’s decentralized exchange is a better target for criticism over being centralized than Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin believes. In a recent Twitter discussion, Ethereum co-founder Buterin triggered a wave of argument over…
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Short-video sharing app TikTok recorded the first viral Bitcoin video after the firm’s owner reportedly launched a blockchain venture. Short-video sharing app TikTok has recorded its first viral Bitcoin (BTC)-related video as the firm’s owner reportedly launched a blockchain venture. Posted by TikTok personality The Wolf of Bitcoins, the video depicts a room in a…
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Jack Dorsey, the founder and CEO of Twitter, has revealed that the company funded a dedicated team to develop a decentralized standard for social media. Jack Dorsey, the founder and CEO of Twitter and payments operator Squre, has revealed that Twitter is funding a dedicated team to develop a decentralized standard for social media. In…
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The well-known supporter of Bitcoin reveals he will spend up to half of 2020 in Africa, as interest in Bitcoin from the continent continues to reveal itself. Bitcoin (BTC) will see its future “defined” by Africa, one of its best-known proponents has predicted after completing a tour of the continent. In a tweet on Nov.…
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Jack Dorsey continues his commitment to the crypto industry with participation in CoinList, which helps businesses raise funds using tokens. Bitcoin-friendly Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has made a direct investment in a fledgling cryptocurrency company as part of its latest funding round. CoinList to launch crypto exchange and wallet Dorsey, who has become increasingly well…
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Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey says “Hell no” to the question of whether Twitter would ever join Facebook’s Libra project. Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and Square, made it crystal clear that Twitter will never join Facebook’s Libra project. “Nothing within Libra had to be a cryptocurrency” On Oct. 24, per a Twitter thread…
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Bitcoin bull and co-founder of Gemini crypto exchange, Cameron Winklevoss noted that negative interest bonds account for $17 trillion and urged the public to buy Bitcoin. Bitcoin (BTC) bull and co-founder of Gemini crypto exchange Cameron Winklevoss has noted that the volume of negative interest bonds accounts for $17 trillion and has urged the public…
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Joe Weisenthal, editor of news for Bloomberg Digital, said that blockchains are essentially inefficient and that “Bitcoin is for making transactions The Man is against.” Joe Weisenthal, the executive editor of news for Bloomberg Digital, said that blockchains are essentially inefficient and that “Bitcoin is for making transactions The Man is against.” The Man The…
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