Some crypto investors are willing to risk extensive financial obligations for a chance to get into Bitcoin. Taking on debt is a complex personal decision that should not be entered into without great care and financial consideration. With Bitcoin’s (BTC) recent return to all-time price highs, some moonstruck Bitcoiners have begun taking out bank loans…
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The numbers come following the Suzhou municipal government giving away roughly $3 million in a digital yuan lottery for residents. People in China have conducted roughly 20,000 transactions through e-commerce company JD.com in a trial of the country’s digital yuan. According to local media outlet Global Times, JD.com reported that 80% of participants born in…
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“The future of the wine industry lies in verifiable provenance, transparency and traceability.” An IBM blockchain-powered platform is now offering a way for people to track wine from its vineyard origins all the way to your local store shelf. In an announcement today, IBM said it has partnered with wine monitoring firm eProvenance to release…
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The Iota board said it had “parted ways” with Sønstebø due to the fact its interests have “diverged significantly” with those of the co-founder. David Sønstebø will no longer be a part of the Iota Foundation, a non-profit which he helped co-found and most recently co-chaired. According to an announcement from the Iota Foundation, the…
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Bitstamp now regrets posting Messari’s 134-page report yesterday that included coarse language and colorful descriptions of certain tokens. Digital asset exchange Bitstamp has apologized for sharing a crypto market report that it claims does not reflect the firm’s “views or values.” In a tweet from Bitstamp posted today, the exchange issued an apology for posting…
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“I think a new investor could put 5% into Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s not going back to zero.” Galaxy Digital founder and CEO Mike Novogratz is encouraging investors to devote a larger percentage of their portfolios to crypto. In an interview with CNN’s Julia Chatterley today, Novogratz said he had “changed his tune” on previous advice that…
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The DocuSign CEO estimates the cost of providing the firm’s e-signature and digital identity services are 13X higher using blockchain technology. Daniel Springer, the chief executive officers at electronic signature technology company DocuSign, says the firm isn’t likely to incorporate additional blockchain technology anytime soon as current infrastructure is far cheaper. In a Quartz report…
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According to researchers at the University of Bern, the presence of faulty or malicious nodes on the Ripple network could have “devastating effects.” Researchers from the University of Bern have released a report claiming Ripple’s consensus protocol “ensures neither safety nor liveness.” In a blog posted yesterday from the university’s Cryptology and Data Security Research…
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Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary said he was “not against Bitcoin” but would invest far more into the crypto asset if it were backed by regulators. Canadian businessman Kevin O’Leary, who appears on the reality TV show Shark Tank, has seemingly softened his stance on Bitcoin after speaking with Anthony ‘Pomp’ Pompliano. In an episode of…
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Question: what kind of crypto is best? False — Bitcoin. The search for Satoshi Nakamoto may be nearing its end as Rainn Wilson, best known as Dwight Schrute from the U.S. version of the TV series The Office, has stepped up to the role as part of Bitcoin Tuesday. In a YouTube video posted as part…
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