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Facebook’s Libra is an anti-humanity issue: Ethereum Co-founder Joseph Lubin
Co-founder of Ethereum, Joseph Lubin, recently took to Twitter to share his thoughts on Facebook’s Libra project. Lubin is just the latest crypto-personality to give his input on Facebook’s controversial crypto-project. дальше »
2019-10-26 11:30 | |
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President of Payment Processing Firm Linked to Bitfinex-Tether Fiasco Arrested by Polish Authorities
Polish news outlet wPolityce reported on October 24, 2019, that Ivan Manuel Molina Lee, the CEO of the controversial Panama-based payments processor Crypto Capital was arrested by the Polish authorities on suspicion of money laundering and involvement with an international drug cartel. дальше »
2019-10-26 19:00 | |
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Crypto Capital Pres Arrested For Laundering $390 Million; Will Bitfinex Get Their ‘Lost’ $850M Back?
Ivan Manuel Molina, Crypto Capital’s President, is currently under the Polish Police custody following his arrest. The controversial ‘Crypto bank’ president is accused of laundering money for a Columbian Drug Cartel through crypto exchanges like Bitfinex. дальше »
2019-10-25 18:06 | |
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Facebook’s Libra: Everything You Need to Know About Congress’ Latest Hearing
A few hours ago, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress to answer politicians’ questions about the controversial Libra project. This would be the third time that regulators have met with Facebook, but on previous occasions spoke to Libra project lead, David Marcus. дальше »
2019-10-25 20:14 | |
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NYDFS Looking to Review the “Elusive” BitLicense
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS), the state’s financial watchdog, is hatching plans to review the highly controversial BitLicense regulation and possibly “relax” it a bit to lower the high barrier for entry. дальше »
2019-10-24 11:00 | |
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Congress grills Zuckerberg on everything from Libra to hate speech on Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, has testified before the U. S. House Financial Services Committee, where Congress members have raised their concerns about the company’s past and future dealings. дальше »
2019-10-24 07:09 | |
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Zuckerberg Spins Congress: Back Facebook Cryptocurrency or Let China Win
Mark Zuckerberg will appear before Congress on Wednesday to defend Facebook’s controversial ‘cryptocurrency’ project, Libra. In his prepared remarks, the Facebook CEO will tell lawmakers that America risks losing “financial leadership” to China if they don’t get behind his company’s plan. дальше »
2019-10-23 13:07 | |
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BitLicense Becomes Subject of New York Financial Regulators Scrutiny Over Current Regime
The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has finally decided to review its most controversial decision in recent days. According to the head of the agency, Linda Lacewell, the agency is set to look into the infamous BitLicense and maybe consider some changes. дальше »
2019-10-23 00:42 | |
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AOC Slams Zuckerberg After Controversial Involvement in Dem Politics
Democrats and Republicans in hyper-partisan Washington, D. C. are united in their mutual disdain for Facebook and its controversial chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) bluntly declared at a weekend rally to endorse Bernie Sanders for president: “I don’t know about you, but I don’t want Mark Zuckerberg making decisions over my life. дальше »
2019-10-23 23:24 | |
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Zuckerberg releases planned testimony for Libra hearing
Ever since Facebook’s Libra project hit it first regulatory roadblock during development, key players including PayPal, MasterCard and Visa have pulled out from the Libra Association. As a part of the ongoing efforts to legally launch the controversial cryptocurrency, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be testifying about Libra at a hearing held by the House […] The post Zuckerberg releases planned testimony for Libra hearing appeared first on AMBCrypto. дальше »
2019-10-22 21:39 | |
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Tim Cook’s Controversial Trade War Strategy Is Paying Off For Apple (AAPL) Stock
The world’s most valuable company got more valuable this week, as Apple stock hit a record high. There is no question Apple would not have been able to flourish in Trump’s trade war environment were it not for Tim Cook’s immersive approach to Chinese diplomacy. дальше »
2019-10-22 05:43 | |
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Roger Ver and Bitcoin.com Acquire O3 Labs, a Blockchain dApp Developer in Japan
Bitcoin. com, a company led by the controversial Roger Ver, has recently acquired O3 Labs, a Japanese blockchain development firm. According to the official announcement, which was made today, the company was acquired for an undisclosed amount of money. дальше »
2019-10-22 00:53 | |
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Facebook’s Libra ‘cryptocurrency’ gets desperate as it considers stablecoins
Facebook‘s controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra could be based on national currencies such as the dollar, the tech giant said on Sunday, following increased scrutiny from regulators and governments in recent months. дальше »
2019-10-21 12:00 | |
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Craig Wright and Nouriel Roubini agree that centralization isn’t a problem that needs solving
Crypto critic Nouriel Roubini faced off with some of the industry’s biggest proponents during the CC Forum conference in London but surprisingly found common ground with one of the most controversial figures in the space—Craig Wright. дальше »
2019-10-19 22:45 | |
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The UK’s controversial porn block law has been scrapped for good
The UK has scrapped a controversial plan to require age verification for accessing porn online, after repeated delays. Digital Secretary Nicky Morgan said the measure — which was initially scheduled to go into effect in March 2018 — “will not be commencing. дальше »
2019-10-17 09:17 | |
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21 remaining firms become official Libra members after Visa, Stripe, PayPal, and others pull out
The head of Libra, Facebook’s controversial cryptocurrency initiative, has stated the project will continue to develop its planned “new global currency” despite having lost a quarter of its backers, including Stripe, Visa, PayPal, and Mastercard. дальше »
2019-10-16 17:35 | |
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Facebook’s Libra ‘cryptocurrency’ is turning into a soap opera — and it’s gonna be a long season
Facebook’s controversial ‘cryptocurrency’ project is turning into a bit of a soap opera, starring the tech giant and regulators as the main characters. Just yesterday, Germany’s finance minister Olaf Scholz said the departure of several high-profile partners from the project was a good sign, but unsurprisingly the Libra Association had a different take altogether. дальше »
2019-10-16 12:48 | |
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BitMEX Research and Charlie Lee denounce Craig Wright speaking at conference as Satoshi
BitMEX Research, the research arm of Bitcoin derivatives giant BitMEX, has published a tweet thread encapsulating the most prominent court rulings and accusations of fraud leveled at Craig Wright, days before the controversial figure is scheduled to address a tech conference speaking as Satoshi Nakamoto. дальше »
2019-10-16 10:00 | |
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An overview of Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ supporters — who’s in and who’s out
Facebook sent the world into a frenzy when it announced its intention to enter the payments space with the launch of its controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra earlier this year. Initially, Facebook said it had garnered support from 28 companies, including some of the world’s top financial and technology giants. дальше »
2019-10-15 19:46 | |
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Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra unveils official backers, but its future is still uncertain
Facebook has managed to officially sign up 21 organizations to its Libra Association following several high-profile departures from its controversial ‘cryptocurrency’ project. According to a press release, Andreessen Horowitz, Ribbit Capital, Spotify, Coinbase, Uber Technologies, Vodafone, and Xapo are among those who signed the Libra Association’s charter. дальше »
2019-10-15 12:33 | |
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Facebook’s Libra Charter Signed By 21 Organizations During Meeting in Geneva, Switzerland
The Libra charter has been signed by 21 organizations, just days after several high-profile payment processing and e-commerce companies withdrew from the controversial stablecoin project led Facebook. The Libra Association named its board of directors... дальше »
2019-10-15 10:01 | |
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Coinbase CEO Claims Senatorial Libra Threats Feel Un-American
At a time when Libra is losing support left and right, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong is standing his ground in support of the Facebook-led controversial cryptocurrency project. Last week, Armstrong publicly trashed the US government’s handling of the regulatory concerns surrounding Libra saying it was simply “ridiculous. дальше »
2019-10-15 00:09 | |
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Booking Holdings & Mercado Pago Are The Latest to Cut Ties With Libra Association
Following PayPal’s departure earlier this month and then eBay, Stripe, Visa, and Mastercard, payments company Mercado Pago followed soon after and today Booking Holdings, an online travel company has also announced that it is withdrawing the participation in the Libra Association. дальше »
2019-10-14 19:37 | |
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VanEck Director Calls on USA to Embrace Bitcoin After Backing Tether
One of the Directors of VanEck, the New York-based investment firm, has gone from defending Tether (USDT) to calling on the US to embrace Bitcoin and distributed ledger technology in the face of a burgeoning arms race. дальше »
2019-10-14 14:15 | |
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Mastercard, Visa and Stripe Asked to Reconsider Facebook Libra Participation by U.S. Senators
In a letter to Visa, Mastercard, and Stripe, Senate Democrats Sherrod Brown and Brian Schatz have asked the companies to reconsider their involvement with Facebook’s controversial Libra cryptocurrency project. дальше »
2019-10-10 01:00 | |
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GitHub renews controversial $200,000 contract with ICE
It appears that GitHub has no intentions of cutting its working relationship with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency despite moral and political disagreements with the Trump administration, a leaked memo has revealed. дальше »
2019-10-9 18:25 | |
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Tether more transparent than most banks: VanEck’s Gabor Gurbacs
Recently, Gabor Gurbacs, Director at the investment management firm VanEck, posted a tweet in support of the popular, but controversial stablecoin pegged to the U. S. Dollar, Tether. This tweet comes just one day after Tether became the subject of a class action lawsuit, one alleging that the stablecoin caused $1. дальше »
2019-10-9 00:30 | |
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NBA stands to lose billions as China lashes out over tweet supporting Hong Kong
The NBA boasts some 600 million fans in China and rakes in billions of dollars from lucrative TV and merchandising contracts with the PRC. But that could all change because of a single tweet. Daryl Morey, the general manager of the Houston Rockets, took to Twitter last week in support of the people of Hong Kong. дальше »
2019-10-8 23:25 | |
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Gab Is Launching a Bitcoin Education Effort, Soliciting Donations
Controversial social platform Gab is expecting to rely increasingly on bitcoin for operations and launching a program to help others adopt it. The post Gab Is Launching a Bitcoin Education Effort, Soliciting Donations appeared first on Bitcoin Magazine. дальше »
2019-10-9 20:18 | |
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NYU professor says Tesla will fail, Elon Musk makes fart noises
Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at NYU’s Stern school of business, just announced a list of companies he’s convinced are about to experience a severe downturn. Among them: We Work, Lyft, Robinhood, OYO, and Tesla. дальше »
2019-10-8 21:40 | |
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Is Bitfinex Behind the ‘Largest Bubble in History?’ $1.4 Trillion Lawsuit Says So
Bitfinex has been accused of market manipulation in a federal class-action suit. The plaintiffs allege that the controversial exchange platform has been using its Tether stablecoin to push up the price of Bitcoin, causing more than $1. дальше »
2019-10-8 20:13 | |
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Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency lead fires back at Wall Street Journal report
David Marcus, the man in charge of getting Facebook‘s controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra off the ground, has fired back at a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) report that claimed MasterCard, one of the project‘s backers, was thinking about potentially pulling out. дальше »
2019-10-2 20:06 | |
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XRP Price Analysis: Stuck In No Man’s Land While Another Controversy Brews Under The Hood
XRP and Ripple are a frequent and almost always hot, controversial topic in crypto news and sometimes even mainstream media. Since the price action has been stagnating and rather dull, Ripple’s branding moves have caused some stir in the XRP communities and general crypto world. дальше »
2019-10-2 22:15 | |
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Craig Wright Incoherently Rambles About Bitcoin Payments & Privacy
Craig Wright continues to befuddle in the cryptocurrency space. The controversial computer scientist who maintains his identity as the one and only Satoshi Nakamoto recently spoke at the CoinGeek conference in Seoul on ‘The Power of Bitcoin SV Scaling’. дальше »
2019-10-1 18:30 | |
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Desperate Maduro Trumpets Crypto Payments with China and Russia
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has openly declared his regime’s love for cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum. The controversial politician on Tuesday said his government is using cryptocurrencies to access national and international payment infrastructure. дальше »
2019-10-1 13:44 | |
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WeWork Withdraws IPO Filing Despite Controversial CEO’s Exit
WeWork, which was valued at $47 billion merely several months ago, is withdrawing its IPO filing according to reports. Fortune reporter Polina Marinova and Bloomberg columnist Brian Chappatta released the statement of WeWork co-CEOs, who emphasized that the company will focus on building its fundamentals and postpone the IPO. дальше »
2019-9-30 18:17 | |
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Overstock And Patrick Byrne Sued For Securities Fraud Regarding Dividend Payouts
Overstock.com, former CEO Patrick Byrne and former CFO Greg Iverson are being sued for securities fraud. Byrne, the controversial founding chief executive of Overstock who has long been at open war with short sellers and Wall Street at large, left the company last month amid some of the strangest circumstances and stories from a tech […] дальше »
2019-9-30 20:09 | |
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LEO Whale Moves $5.5M to Bitfinex: Is a Dump Impending?
A huge number of the Bitfinex exchange token LEO appears to have arrived at the controversial trading venue earlier today. In separate transactions, two wallets transferred more than $5. 5 million worth of the Ethereum-based token to the platform. дальше »
2019-9-28 05:15 | |
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Senior Ripple Exec Attacks Facebook’s Libra Over Centralization
Marcus Treacher, a senior executive at blockchain cross-border remittance giant Ripple is seemingly kicking-off a modern “cola war” with their emerging rival Libra, Facebook’s controversial cryptocurrency. дальше »
2019-9-28 15:36 | |
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Dollar-pegged stablecoin Tether is now the world’s 4th biggest cryptocurrency
Controversial USD-backed stablecoin Tether is now the world’s fourth biggest cryptocurrency, only surpassed by Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple. Tether, which is actually only 74-percent backed by cash and other assets, garnered a higher share of the market after a major sell-off. дальше »
2019-9-25 18:29 | |
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Court rules Bitfinex’ info on $850M Tether black hole unnecessary – for now
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex can now stop sharing documents about its use of Tether with the New York Attorney General (NYSAG) after winning a motion in the appellate division of the New York Supreme Court over an alleged $850 million cover-up. дальше »
2019-9-25 12:57 | |
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Japan doesn’t want to fight Facebook’s ‘cryptocurrency’ Libra on its own
Facebook‘s controversial ‘cryptocurrency‘ Libra is facing yet more scrutiny after the governor of Japan’s central bank called for international cooperation to regulate it. According to Reuters, Haruhiko Kuroda, the Bank of Japan‘s governor, told business leaders in Osaka that a joint, international effort was crucial. дальше »
2019-9-24 14:27 | |
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Kim Dotcom pushes token sale to build a blockchain content network… but why?
Controversial internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom is back, and he’s selling tokens to build a blockchain-powered content network. Dotcom’s proposed platform, K. IM, is pitched “secure and dynamic ecosystem” where consumers and publishers of digital content can easily transact (without the middleman). дальше »
2019-9-24 14:02 | |
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