CBDCs, stablecoins must ensure libertarian values — former CFTC chair
J. Christian Giancarlo has stressed the importance of upholding values of liberty, privacy and economic freedom in a keynote address in London.
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Starting today, the coffeehouse is bringing their beans to the blockchain Starbucks, the biggest coffee shop chain in the world, now allows its customers to trace the origins of its coffee using Microsoft's blockchain solution. Customers will be able to scan codes on the bags of coffee they purchase to discover their origins. Little information…

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Delta Exchange Releases Bitcoin-Tether Futures Contracts
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Chainalysis will help Tether monitor secondary market for illicit activity
The blockchain analytics firm will provide tools to spot sanctioned and illicit activity and provide market information.

Civic engagement and crypto: Miami unveils its own digital coin
On June 2, 2021, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez tweeted that “MiamiCoin” will be the first “CityCoin” ever to be launched, representing Miami’s very own cryptocurrency. Fast forward about two months later and the anticipation surrounding the release of MiamiCoin has been on the rise. Initially, it may appear as if the Magic City’s digital currency will…

Crypto Analyst Accused of Photoshopping Trade Screenshots
A crypto market analyst with more than 63,000 followers has come under fire for allegedly photoshopping numerous screenshots to give the impression that his trades were more successful than they actually were. A Twitter user going by the alias of “King” posted screenshots on March 14 which allegedly show that Jacob Canfield, the self-proclaimed “#1 cryptocurrency…

Binance says ‘no comment’ on report it mulled closing U.S. arm to protect its global firm
Binance declined to comment on the issue when Cointelegraph reached out to confirm the report. Binance has declined to comment on a media report that CEO Changpeng Zhao almost shuttered the crypto trading platform's arm in the United States in an effort to protect its global company.Citing anonymous sources, the tech media outlet reported that the…

MicroStrategy CEO seems to embrace Bitcoin maximalism
From skeptic to maximalist in seven years. 968 Total views 18 Total shares MicroStrategy’s decision to use Bitcoin as its primary reserve currency has Michael Saylor seemingly favoring the asset over altcoins.In a Sept. 20 tweet, the business intelligence company’s CEO stated that he considers Bitcoin (BTC) to be a crypto asset network, unlike tokens…