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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Could global regulators finally be deciding to work together – and are they stepping up their game to respond to the rapidly increasing pace of global fintech progress? Some of America’s most powerful financial regulators – including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – have announced they will…
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After a month of inaccessibility, Cointelegraph’s Facebook page has been unblocked and will return to keeping you informed on the latest in crypto immediately. After being banned for more than a month, Cointelegraph is once again accessible via Facebook. There were more questions than answers when the block took effect on September 18. Facebook has…
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Banks have already been closed for six working days due to civil unrest, with fresh information confirming they would stay that way for an unspecified time. Bitcoin (BTC) proponents are encouraging Lebanese citizens to swap fiat for crypto after it emerged the country’s banks would stay closed. Banks to open “once normalcy restored” In an…
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Jack Dorsey. Jack Dorsey, the CEO of Twitter, has launched a scathing attack on rival social media platform Facebook’s Libra plans. Dorsey was speaking at a Twitter event held in New York, and was asked about the possibility of Twitter joining the Libra Association – with Facebook representatives in attendance. Dorsey did not pull any…
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Polish authorities arrest the president of controversial Panama-based payments processor Crypto Capital tied to Bitfinex and other cryptocurrency exchanges. Ivan Manuel Molina Lee, the president of controversial Panama-based payments processor Crypto Capital tied to Bitfinex and other major cryptocurrency exchanges, was arrested by Polish authorities. According to local news outlet wPolityce’s report published on Oct.…
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The United States-based cryptocurrency exchange Kraken announced that its WebSockets private API is now live. Major cryptocurrency exchange Kraken made its WebSockets private Application Program Interface (API) available for all Kraken clients. On Oct. 24, Kraken reported on its blog that the first two messages of the private API have gone live to all of its…
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Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it opened deposits for fiat currency the Nigerian Naira. Major cryptocurrency exchange Binance announced that it opened deposits for fiat currency Nigerian Naira (NGN) on Oct. 24. Binance adds three new NGN trading pairs Per the announcement, NGN deposits will be processed by online payments processor Flutterwave and the…
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Galaxy Digital CEO and founder Michael Novogratz has hinted at new Bitcoin fund, with unconfirmed reports predicting a November launch. Michael Novogratz, Galaxy Digital CEO and chairman, spoke to CNBC’s Squawk Box where he said that a new Bitcoin (BTC) fund was in the works. Novogratz alludes to new funds in interview On Oct. 24,…
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Platform for instant crypto loans lowers borrowing rates on its credit line service after having secured long-term cost-efficient financing. Nexo, a crypto lending institution, announced that it has lowered the interest rates on its instant crypto credit lines. Lowest rates in the blockchain ecosystem In a press release published Oct. 22, Nexo announced that it…
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