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Peter Thiel has urged the U.S. government to reappraise China’s relationship with Bitcoin from a geopolitical perspective. 400 Total views 10 Total shares PayPal co-founder and venture capitalist, Peter Thiel, has warned that the Chinese central government may be supporting Bitcoin as a means to undermine the foreign and monetary policy of the United States.But,…

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of top crypto exchange Binance, announced that the platform will launch futures trading in September.Zhao voiced this statement on Twitter during an “ask me anything” session on Aug. 28.According to Cointelegraph Japan, the company also “announced its focus on the staking business.”As Cointelegraph reported on July 2, Zhao revealed the company plans to…

Merge trials on testnets are essential to allow Ethereum developers and independent project developers to understand what they can expect when the actual Merge takes place. 84 Total views 31 Total shares Ethereum has now completed its second-to-last major Merge trial on the public test network Sepolia, paving the way for its transition to the…

Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao is pleased the disagreement with the SEC is over. 661 Total views 3 Total shares Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao expressed his happiness and relief as a prolonged dispute with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was successfully resolved. The SEC’s ongoing scrutiny had created a tense and uncertain period…

China’s official state-owned media has endorsed “orderly” blockchain innovation but cautioned the public to “keep it rational” and avoid the hype around “aircoins.” On Oct. 4, Dovey Wan — founding partner of blockchain-based investment company Primitive Ventures — tweeted two screenshots showing a rough translation of the new report from the CPC-owned English-language news portal China…

Data from crypto analytic firm Glassnode shows future long liquidation of BTC touched a new 8-month high as BTC price crashed below $22,000 on Friday. 610 Total views 18 Total shares The crypto market registered a major slump on Friday, resulting in major cryptocurrencies losing key support and falling to new monthly lows after a…

Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at the VC firm Andreessen Horowitz, says crypto represents the latest, most significant transformation of the tech industry. 140 Total views 5 Total shares Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (also known as a16z), made a case for crypto and blockchain as the…

"This is basically the same as making a joke that you stole the Mona Lisa by taking a photograph of it," said Twitter user Sergey Pshenichkin. 733 Total views 23 Total shares Twitter user Lauren Walker tweeted a message claiming she was “stealing” nonfungible tokens, only to have crypto-Twitter turn around and mint her words…