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Winklevoss Checks on Bitcoin Critic Peter Schiff as BTC Price Smashes ATH
As the Bitcoin price soars, Tyler Winklevoss checked in on BTC critic Peter Schiff, who is adamant that the market is rising on pure speculation.
Libra Faces Competition as Celo Foundation Hands Out First Grants Expanding the Use of its Platform
Libra has been facing some competition as the Celo Foundation has awarded its first grants of $700,000 in total to 13 projects that expand the use of its platform.
JPMorgan says MassMutual Bitcoin Investment Signals Institutional Demand Could Quickly Grow by $600 Billion
JPMorgan thinks growing institutional demand could see up to $600 billion flow into Bitcoin in the near future after insurance giant MassMutual invested $100 million into BTC.
PayPal Co-Founder Peter Thiel Injects $30 Million into Crypto Firm BlockFi to Improve Cash Flow and Expand Product Lines
The series B offering was led by Valar Ventures, which is a venture capital company backed by PayPal co-founder Peter Theil. Other investors in the offering round included Winklevoss Capital, Avon Ventures, Morgan Creek Digital, CMT Digital, PJC, and Akuna Capital. New investors included Purple Arch Ventures, Arrington XRP Capital, Kenetic Capital, HashKey Capital, and Castle Island Ventures.
Bitcoin Price Sets New Record High in 2020, 100% of BTC Wallets are in a State of Profit
Bitcoin has just set a record high today, surging above the $20,000 resistance level and setting a high at above $20,600.
Macro Investor Mike Novogratz Says MassMutual's Bitcoin Investment Could Be The Most Important One of 2020
Mike Novogratz recognizes MassMutual insurance company’s move to purchase $100 million in Bitcoin as the most important cryptocurrency news of the year 2020.
Ethereum 2.0 Rival Raises $21.6M Round Led by Andreessen Horowitz for Web-Scale Decentralized Application Platform
Decentralized applications startup Near Inc announced $21.6 million tokens raised led by venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z). Joined by other investment firms, including Libertus, Animal Ventures, Notation Capital, Blockchange, Pantera Capital, and Distribution Global, the token sale is the network’s second funding, following a $12.1 million round last July.
5 Reasons Bitcoin Hit $47K ATH and the BTC Price Surge Will Continue
Why is Bitcoin rising harder than ever before as BTC price pushes for $50,000 after exceeding $47,000 in a new ATH? Here are five reasons for Bitcoin's growing strength.
Tim Draper's Venture Studio Launches New WordPress Plugin for Anyone to Host a Cryptocurrency Exchange
Tim Draper’s venture studio has launched a new WordPress plugin, which makes it possible for anyone to create a cryptocurrency exchange on a WordPress-based website. Established in 2018, Goren Holm Ventures is an incubator/accelerator firm based in Santa Monica, California. A well-known investor and venture capitalist, Tim Draper, partnered with Goren Holm Ventures in 2019 and later rebranded it as Draper Goren Holm. The firm focuses on incubating and accelerating blockchain and crypto startups.
Blockchain-based Agricultural Startup Plans to Unite the Coffee Industry of Honduras
GrainChain being an agricultural start up backed up by Medici Ventures and has shown some prospects so far, plans to bring together the coffee industry of Honduras.
DBS Bank Joins R3-Backed Blockchain Trade Finance Network Contour Built on Corda
Singapore’s biggest bank, DBS Bank joined R3-backed Contour Network known for digitalizing global trade processes. Previously known as Project Voltron, Contour is a blockchain-based trade finance platform, built over R3’s Corda blockchain and was founded by R3 and major global institutions, including HSBC, ING, Standard Chartered, Citi Ventures, BNP Paribas, and Bangkok Bank, Bain & Company, and CryptoBLK. DBS Bank became the first Singaporean bank to join the network.
Signal Messaging App Now Accepts Bitcoin and Ether Donations
Signal messaging app, which offers end-to-end encryption, has begun to accept cryptocurrency donations that will be used to support the platform.