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Biden’s choice for Commerce Secretary could be good for the cryptocurrency industry

Wed, 25 Nov 2020, 11:11 am UTC

President-elect Joe Biden has already revealed key members of his foreign policy and national security teams as well as those who will man the top posts in his administration. But what got cryptocurrency enthusiasts...

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Ex-Nissan CEO paid $500K in Bitcoin to escape from Japan

Fri, 24 Jul 2020, 14:43 pm UTC

Carlos Ghosn, the former boss of Japanese carmaker Nissan, shocked the world when he dramatically escaped from house arrest in Japan last year where he was facing charges of financial misconduct. But it now looks like...

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Crypto exchange Coinbase hires Barclays exec as head of institutional coverage

Tue, 21 Apr 2020, 10:01 am UTC

Crypto exchange Coinbase has welcomed a new member of its team. Coinbase hired former Barclays executive Brett Tejpaul as the head of its institutional coverage. Tejpaul worked with Barclays for 17 years and had...

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Binance CEO CZ criticizes traditional fundraising methods, confident with blockchain

Mon, 20 Apr 2020, 10:48 am UTC

Binance CEO Changpeng CZ Zhao aims at the traditional fundraising methods like initial public offerings or IPOs and venture capital fundraising. CZ delivered a message at BlockDown 2020 on April 16 and pointed out how...

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Jhon McAfee calls bitcoin ‘worthless’ but promotes other cryptocurrencies

Wed, 08 Apr 2020, 13:37 pm UTC

British-American computer programmer and businessman John McAfee predicted that bitcoin will reach $1 million at the end of the year, but he seemed to lost interest in the cryptocurrency. In fact, just recently, he called...

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Crypto exchange Kraken names Blockchain.com president as its new chief legal officer

Wed, 08 Apr 2020, 06:53 am UTC

U.S. based crypto exchange Kraken has appointed Blockchain.com President Marco Santori as its new chief legal officer (CLO). Kraken made the announcement on its blog. The company named Santori as part of its growing...

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Crypto exchange Binance seeks to hire product manager, UI/UX designer and researcher and more

Mon, 23 Mar 2020, 12:19 pm UTC

Crypto exchange Binance is opening several job positions for those who are interested to join its global team. Binance announced on Twitter that it is looking for UI/UX designers. However, aside from the said positions,...

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Binance CEO not worried about crypto despite downward trend amid coronavirus outbreak

Mon, 23 Mar 2020, 09:57 am UTC

Binance CEO Changpeng CZ Zhao is still confident with bitcoins potential amid the coronavirus outbreak. In the past weeks, the crypto market has experienced a massive downward trend. On Thursday, bitcoin had a massive...

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Tim Draper predicts bitcoin to save the world after crisis, not government or banks

Wed, 18 Mar 2020, 15:51 pm UTC

Bitcoin has endured a number of crashes in the past week due to coronavirus outbreak, but Tim Draper is still very positive about the future of the cryptocurrency. In an interview with 415 Stories podcast, the Venture...

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Digital asset merchant bank DAG Global hires banking industry veteran as new chief risk officer

Wed, 18 Mar 2020, 15:50 pm UTC

DAG Global, a digital asset merchant bank, just hired a banking veteran to strengthen its leadership team. DAG Global announced in a press release shared with Finextra that it just hired Tim Davies as its new chief risk...

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Bill Gates steps down from Microsoft’s board, supports blockchain project Crest

Mon, 16 Mar 2020, 14:11 pm UTC

Bill Gates left Microsoft board and supported a blockchain project. On Friday, Gates announced that he was stepping down from his position on Microsoft and Berkshire Hathaway. The American business magnate said that he...

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Bank of England governor warns bitcoin investors: ‘be prepared to lose all money’

Mon, 16 Mar 2020, 14:09 pm UTC

Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England governor, warns those who invest in bitcoin (BTC) to be prepared to lose all their money. Bitcoins value has significantly reduced in the past weeks. In fact, in just a week, it lost...

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Blockchain can empower women financially, former Mozilla COO says

Mon, 09 Mar 2020, 06:41 am UTC

Blockchain can promote gender equality. In an op-ed for Coindesk, Denelle Dixon, CEO and Executive Director of the Stellar Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports development and growth of...

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Mark Cuban doesn’t own cryptocurrency, likens bitcoin to gold: ‘no intrinsic value’

Mon, 09 Mar 2020, 06:41 am UTC

American entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban is not into cryptocurrency. Cuban appeared on fellow Shark Tank member Kevin OLearys YouTube show and one of the audience asked him about his thoughts of crypto and if he...

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Crypto exchange Binance Charity welcomes Jarred Winn as new SVP

Sun, 08 Mar 2020, 23:25 pm UTC

Crypto exchange Binance named Jarred Winn as the Senior Vice President of Binance Charity. We are excited to welcome Jarred [Winn] to the Binance family and look forward to his integral role in strengthening our...