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Donald Trump is “Not a Fan” of Bitcoin and Crypto, Citing High Volatility
“I am not a fan of Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies, which are not money.” Donald Trump tweeted on 11 July.
Exclusive: Did Facebook Copy Hedera Hashgraph's Governance Model?
When Facebook released Libra’s whitepaper, Hedera Hashgraph allegedly “thanks” Facebook for imitating their governance model. What is the story behind?
Exclusive: Arbitrage - the Key Business Opportunity Brought by Blockchain
Following the latest update of Paxful, Ray took a step back and shared to us his inspiration to set up Paxful and what he learnt from 11 failed startups! He then identified arbitrage as the key business opportunities by blockchain and instead of decentralization, peer to peer should be the core value preposition of Bitcoin!
Exclusive: How Traditional Finance Can Help Crypto to Gain Trust and Adoption?
How traditional finance can help crypto to gain trust and adoption? Spoken in Next Block Asia, Bangkok, Matthew Lam of Blockchain.News moderated the panel discussion and shared his insights with the following speakers in the pain points of crypto in trust and adoption, as well as future of Facebook Libra and the killer dApp in financial markets.
US Congress and Over 30 Organizations Requested Moratorium on Facebook’s Libra
The United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services issued a letter to request Facebook to stop developing Libra stablecoin and Calibra wallet.
What are the 4 Key Takeaways from Next Block Asia?
Held in W Hotel, Bangkok 25-26 June, the Next Block Asia Conference gathers over hundreds of blockchain and financial professionals in connecting the world of crypto and traditional finance. Day 1 of the Next Block Asia Conference focused on crypto and blockchain whereas day 2 focused in traditional finance.
Facebook Libra: The Latest Crypto Used in Illegal Financial Activities?
“With the evolution of virtual currencies and new marketplaces, nefarious actors are continuously adapting to find new ways to engage in illegal financial activity.” said U.S. Representatives Emanuel Cleaver, during the briefing with Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) on 27 June.