Matt Damon reveals why he appeared in Crypto.com’s most infamous ad

The Hollywood icon was relentlessly mocked for appearing in the ad in 2021, which was released just before the crypto markets plummeted.

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Mythbusting Solana – downtime, competition and technology with Matt Sorg of Solana Foundation – SlateCast #38

Solana Foundation‘s Product and Technology Leader, Matt Sorg, talked to CryptoSlate’s Akiba about Solana and its future in the crypto sphere. The post Mythbusting Solana – downtime, competition and technology with Matt Sorg of Solana Foundation – SlateCast #38 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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One year on from Crypto.com’s Matt Damon commercial, CRO outperformed Bitcoin

The infamous Matt Damon, Fortune Favors the Brave advert for Crypto dot com reached its first birthday this week. The post One year on from Crypto.com’s Matt Damon commercial, CRO outperformed Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bloomberg's Matt Levine Writes 40,000-Word Article on Crypto

It's the only article this week in Businessweek, just the second time the magazine has been filled by a single piece.

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UK should lower crypto tax rate to encourage growth – MP Matt Hancock

Matt Hancock, former Secretary of State for Digital, culture, music, and sport, said the United Kingdom must take a long-term approach and lower crypto taxes to allow digital innovation to grow. The post UK should lower crypto tax rate to encourage growth – MP Matt Hancock appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Pantera Capital Loses Another Senior Exec as Crypto Hedge Fund’s CFO Departs: Source

Ryan Davis is leaving and Matt Gorham, a long-time Pantera employee, will temporarily fill the job as senior-executive exodus continues.

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Aurora Labs exec details ‘fascinating and devious’ crypto scam he almost fell for

A sharp-eyed escrow agent and a screenshot saved Aurora Labs’ head of product Matt Henderson from losing his tokens to scammers.

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Ethereum is that asset institutional investors may soon feel ‘compelled to own’, Bitwise CIO says

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan sees the crypto market growing 5-10x bigger in the next… The post Ethereum is that asset institutional investors may soon feel ‘compelled to own’, Bitwise CIO says appeared first on CoinJournal.

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Conservative MP Matt Hancock advocates for “attractive” tax and regulatory regimes in the U.K.

Conservative MP and crypto advocate Matt Hancock in a keynote speech delivered at Crypto A.M.’s 4th anniversary on June 22 called for a crypto-friendly tax and regulatory regime. The post Conservative MP Matt Hancock advocates for “attractive” tax and regulatory regimes in the U.K. appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Commonwealth Bank puts crypto trading trial on ice as regulators dither

Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO Matt Comyn insists his bank will move forward with the second pilot of crypto services on its app once regulatory uncertainty is cleared up.

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UK MP Says Cryptocurrencies Are A Force For Good

UK MP expresses belief in crypto and blockchain technology. Matt Hancock says clear regulations will improve crypto transparency. The MP’s sentiments echo the latest stance by the UK on crypto.

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Rare Pepe NFT collector loses $500,000 after failing to read the fine print

Matt Furie, the creator of Pepe The Frog, joined the crypto world last year as he released the following image as an exclusive NFT. The post Rare Pepe NFT collector loses $500,000 after failing to read the fine print appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Disgraced MP tells Parliament UK can be the 'home' of crypto

“These innovations have the potential to disrupt finance, just as social media has disrupted communication, or online shopping has changed retail,” said Matt Hancock.

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Year of sponsorships: Celebrities who embraced crypto in 2021

From Matt Damon appearing in a TV spot for Crypto.com to Kim Kardashian shilling EthereumMax, 2021 saw celebrities with higher profiles getting into crypto.

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Matt Damon Crypto Ad Goes Viral

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Matt Zhang on a mission to reinvent crypto for institutional investors

Matt Zhang, founder of Hivemind Capital Partners and former Citi executive, explains the biggest challenges for institutions looking to invest in cryptocurrencies.

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How Bitcoin can benefit both, Republican and Democratic parties in the U.S.

Blockchain investor Matt Roszak recently stated in an interview that there is still a long way to go in educating members of Congress and agencies on the benefits of crypto. This is on the back of ConThe post How Bitcoin can benefit both, Republican and Democratic parties in the U.S. appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Former Citi banker launches $1.5B crypto fund, taps Algorand as first partner

The crypto economy continues to lure top talent from Wall Street. Matt Zhang becomes the latest industry veteran to jump ship.

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Commonwealth Bank of Australia recognizes risks in missing out on crypto

“We see risks in participating, but we see bigger risks in not participating,” said CBA CEO Matt Comyn on the bank’s recent crypto adoption play.

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There Are “Bigger Risks in Not Participating” in Crypto, says CEO of Australia’s Biggest Bank

Matt Comyn, Chief Executive Officer of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, says one of the most significant risks banks face regarding cryptocurrencies is FOMO, being left out of the market. While crypto assets are “very volatile and speculative,” banks need to trade them due to the insatiable demand from customers and be involved in the adoption […] The post There Are “Bigger Risks in Not Participating” in Crypto, says CEO of Australia’s Biggest Bank first appeared on BitcoinExchangeGuide.

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DeFi strategist Matt West claims the infrastructure bill can be fixed

Matt West, a DeFi strategist, and a Democratic congressional candidate believes there is still time to amend the US infrastructure bill, which President Biden signed into law on November 15. The bill passed into law without amendments to the broad provisions that could introduce stricter reporting requirements on crypto network validators and software developers.

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Crypto.com Integrates with Solana, App Becomes 3rd Most Downloaded as Ad Featuring Matt Damon Airs Worldwide

Cryptocurrency exchange Crypto. com is now supporting deposits and withdrawals on Solana, starting with the stablecoin USDC. This support has been in addition to ERC20, BEP20, Arbitrum, and the Polygon Network.

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Мэтт Деймон стал амбассадором криптовалютной платформы Crypto.com

Лауреат премии «Оскар» актер Мэтт Деймон стал амбассадором гонконгской криптовалютной платформы Crypto. com https://t. co/YmDlnUIfTV is launching an ad blitz spearheaded by Matt Damon as the platform tries to bring digital assets to customers in more than 20 countries https://t.

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Crypto.com taps Hollywood actor Matt Damon to attract new users

Hollywood actor Matt Damon will join crypto services firm Crypto dot com as a brand ambassador as the crypto exchange seeks to popularize its services among mainstream audiences in the US and beyond.

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Matt Damon partners with Crypto.com around clean water project

The Hollywood star co-founded the nonprofit organization Water.org in 2009. Its mandate is to help eradicate the global water crisis.

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Matt Damon’s Water.org partners with Crypto.com to bring safe water to the needy

Crypto. com, the most dynamic and fastest-growing crypto exchange in the world, is partnering with Matt Damon and Water. org, a global NPO the Hollywood actor cofounded, to bring clean water and sanitation to people in need, Invezz learned from a press release.

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Here’s how crypto serves as a ‘primary hedge’ against inflation

 Matt Hougan, CIO at Bitwise Asset Management, discussed in a CNBC interview about the use of cryptocurrencies as a hedge against inflation.   Per the latest data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics yesterday, the consumer price index (CPI), increased by 4.

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Majority of cryptos that hit highs in 2018 have now dipped

CMT Digital’s analyst Matt Casto has released a worrying report about crypto coins that… The post Majority of cryptos that hit highs in 2018 have now dipped appeared first on Coin Journal.

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Stocking Stuffers: Bid on 12 of Crypto’s ‘Most Influential’ NFTs

Most Influential 2020 features art from Alotta Money, XCopy, Osinachi, Matt Kane, Sarah Zucker, Yonat Vaks and Olive Allen.

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Travala Adds Second Stablecoin, Tether (USDt) As Crypto Payment Option For Booking Hotels

On January 10, 2020, Travala announced they will now accept Tether USDT stablecoin for payments on their portal. Matt Luczynski, Travala SEO, made the announcement and reiterated the company’s goal of offering a wide range of payment options for its users.

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Matt McCall’s Ultimate Crypto: 2020 Crypto Millionaire Summit

Can the 2020 Crypto Millionaire Summit Really Make You $4 Million in Four Weeks? The 2020 Crypto Millionaire Summit is an online event that will show consumers how to take advantage of the use of altcoins to make millions of dollars.

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CBD Coffee Company Leverages Censorship-Resistant Nature of Crypto

On December 8, the U.S.-based coffee firm that uses cannabidiol (CBD) in its product, Crazy Calm, launched a promotion that aims to send $5 per order to the charity EatBCH. The founder of Crazy Calm, Matt Aaron, also detailed that the startup wanted to leverage the payment processor Shopify but the company closed their account […] The post CBD Coffee Company Leverages Censorship-Resistant Nature of Crypto appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Bloomberg Bitcoin ‘FUDster’ Promoted ‘Faketoshi Wannabes’ Last Year

A Bloomberg journalist who published a ‘bitcoin manipulation FUD’ article yesterday was called out for promoting Satoshi Nakamoto wannabes in June last year.   One of Bloomberg’s journalists, going by the name of Matt Leising, caught the attention of the bitcoin and crypto Twitter community yesterday for his latest article on a ‘new Tether FUD’.

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WHY, GOD, WHY DO BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD ETFs? Bitwise Denied: Analysis

Despite Bitwise Managing Director Matt Hougan’s sunshine optimism that the market was “closer than ever” to a Bitcoin ETF, last night the SEC announced it had rejected their application on the grounds that it had failed to show how it would “prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices.

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Bitwise Tells the SEC, “The World Is Ready For Bitcoin ETF,” Praising Market Efficiency

One of the biggest crypto exchanges, Bitwise, believes the market is ready to accept the Bitcoin ETF. Matt Hougan, global head of research at Bitwise said: “A lot of people have a view of the crypto market that is anchored somewhere in the past … maybe in Silk Road, maybe in the 2018 bear market. […]

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Square Crypto Hires Bitcoin Core Developer and Blockstream Co-Founder Matt Corallo

The crypto division of Square, Square Crypto, has recently hired Matt Corallo. The announcement was made on Twitter. He was one of the co-founders of Blockstream and a prominent Bitcoin dev. He previously worked on Chaincode Labs, too, where he passed almost three years.

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Square Crypto Hires Matt Corallo to Boost Bitcoin Development

Square Crypto just hired one of the world’s most prolific bitcoin developers.

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Blockstream co-founder Matt Corallo joins Square Crypto

In an ongoing race to ensure sustainability, crypto businesses are hiring the best brains in the crypto market. In this light, Blockstream co-founder Matt Corallo recently joined Square Crypto, the crypto arm of payments company Square.

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Bitmain’s Nishant Sharma Talks China and Crypto in the Humans of Bitcoin Podcast

This week on the Humans of Bitcoin podcast host Matt Aaron chatted with Bitmain’s Nishant Sharma who shared his story and discussed the western hemisphere’s false impressions of China and Bitcoin.

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San Francisco Based Blockchain Startup Dispatch Labs On A Verge Of Shutdown

Even though the crypto bear market seems long gone for most investors, people who were building businesses around this space during that time are still facing the repercussions now. Dispatch Labs is one such company whose operational capital is running on fumes.

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Toxic Crypto Twitter Drama Unfolds Between Bitcoin Developer and Blockstream’s CSO

A recent debate on Twitter has left two significant stakeholders not feeling very chummy with each other. The Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Blockstream, Samson Mow, has ended up on the bad side of Matt Corallo who is also the firm’s co-founder, eventually being blocked by the latter. Corallo has complained that Mow, along with […]

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From Exxon to Crypto: the Story of Joey King on the Humans of Bitcoin Podcast

Joey King, a developer at Bitcoin. com, is the latest character to have shared his story on the Humans of Bitcoin podcast with Matt Aaron. The interview covers how he went from working in the oil industry to being a crypto programmer to how he sees the propaganda efforts of Napoleon reflected in the market today.

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Shocking! NFL Teams Punt on Player Demands to Be Paid in Bitcoin

By CCN: NFL teams are getting pressure to pay their players in bitcoin, but so far they haven’t budged. It’s unclear why they would push back against a policy that would not only slash costs for the organization but would give NFL players an opportunity to begin saving and growing their earnings before retirement.

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New Crypto-Collectible Helps Fund Renewable Energy Research

John Watkinson and Matt Hall of Larva Labs created a new type of blockchain-based art called Autoglyphs. To offset the electricity used to create Autoglyphs, the two programmers donated the crypto earned from selling their creations to renewable energy nonprofit 350.org.

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VeriBlock’s Bitcoin-Backed Security Protocol Goes Live

After a year on its testnet, the VeriBlock blockchain went live yesterday on the Bitcoin mainnet, allowing exchanges, wallet providers, merchants and other crypto businesses to leverage Bitcoin’s robust blockchain security.

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After QuadrigaCX: New Regulations for Canadian Exchanges Are in the Works

As anxiety grows around every new twist and turn in the ongoing QuadrigaCX drama, along with extensive QuadrigaCX media coverage, Canada’s mainstream media has been calling on the government to bring in better oversight and regulation of cryptocurrency businesses, especially cryptocurrency exchanges.

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Kraken’s Growing Leadership: New CMO, Engineering VP, OTC Trading Head, Biz Op and Counsel Hires

Kraken is growing in leaps and bounds and this is best evidenced by its latest expansion. The US-based, Canada-operating crypto exchange – the planet’s leader in Bitcoin-Euro trade volume, is undergoing massive growth.

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Kraken Crypto Exchange Poaches a Sony Studio Head for Marketing Push

Kraken has hired Matt Mason, most recently a studio head at Sony Pictures, as the crypto exchange's first chief marketing officer.

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Matt Ahlborg’s New Crypto Research: Venezuela’s Bitcoin Trading Volume Beat India And Canada Together

There is every indication that the blockchain is seen as a legitimate technology, even by its detractors, to resolve a host of issues prevalent in today's financial system. A fact well understood, particularly by those in economies that are otherwise struggling.

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