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Binance has engaged in official discussions with Facebook and is “very excited” about the libra project, the exchange’s strategy officer Gin Chao told BlockTV in an interview on June 27.While Chao cautioned the talks were at an early stage, the executive said Binance was “looking forward to working with libra as much as we can.” He said:“I think…

When determining consensus in the blockchain community, right and wrong isn't always "Black" and "White". On September 7, Bitcoin Core developer Wladimir van der Laan tweeted that he may be "done with coins" all together. He later confirmed to Cointelegraph that he was indeed taking a break from his duties as a Core developer and one…

Developers pointed out the "monopolization of content and data" in centralized social media platforms as a need to create a decentralized alternative. 304 Total views 1 Total shares Via a July 6 announcement, decentralized social media protocol DeSo has issued a $1 million bounty for building a competitor to Reddit using its native blockchain. In…

Bitcoin (BTC) is on the run, printing a new high with each day. After officially achieving a new all-time high by market cap, will Bitcoin finally break through that elusive $20K barrier once more? Or will we first see a major correction? When correction? BTC/USD 1 week chart. Source: TradingViewIt’s hard to not get excited…

What seems to be a fresh attempt to sway the Fed to take rates negative saw immediate backlash from sound-money supporters. 1481 Total views 25 Total shares Bitcoin (BTC) bulls were lambasting United States president Donald Trump this week as he called on the Federal Reserve to tax people’s savings.In a tweet on May 11,…

Ripple co-founder and executive chairman Chris Larsen has made a full recovery from COVID-19. In a tweet on April 2, he thanked those working on the frontline against the virus, and also called for recovered patients to donate blood for use in antibody transplants.Larsen had not publicly shared the fact that he had been diagnosed…

Cryptocurrency giant Ripple has partnered with Kyoto University and the University of Tokyo as part of its University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI). Ripple announced its new Japanese partnerships in a press release on July 30.Emi Yoshikawa, senior director of global operations at Ripple, noted that there is high interest in blockchain within Japanese academia:“Japan is…

Bitcoin (BTC) is lining up a burst of volatility that could rival its 40% January gains, on-chain data suggests.In the latest edition of its weekly newsletter, The Week On-Chain, analytics firm Glassnode revealed the tightest Bollinger Bands since the start of 2023.BTC price due “strong moves” — but direction unknownBTC price has acted in a…

Bitcoin (BTC) and most major altcoins remain under pressure as supports give way and bears sell at each rally attempt. This negative sentiment pulled the Crypto Fear & Greed Index to 10/100 on Jan. 8, one of its lowest readings ever. In comparison, 2021 had started on a bullish note with the reading hitting levels…