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The controversial podcaster said that crypto will either “fall apart completely,” or will give society an opportunity to come up with a "better way to live our lives.” 277 Total views 5 Total shares Controversial comedian and commentator Joe Rogan said that he “has a lot of hope” for cryptocurrencies in a recent podcast interview.In…

Hardware cryptocurrency wallet manufacturer Ledger has secured 2.6 million euro ($2.9 million) from electronics giant Samsung, a company spokesperson told Cointelegraph on April 24.While the Ledger spokesperson confirmed the investment, no further details beyond the initial investment amount were provided.The news follows the appointment of Pascal Gauthier, the firm’s former president, as its new CEO.…

Ali Yahya, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, told Cointelegraph that TrueFi will “bring the unique advantages of DeFi to a wider and global user base.” 282 Total views 4 Total shares Stablecoin operator TrustToken has launched a new lending marketplace that allows asset managers to create their own decentralized finance products, potentially opening the…

Futures and options let traders put down only a tiny portion of a trade’s value and bet that prices will go up or down to a certain point within a certain period. It can make traders' profits bigger because they can borrow more money to add to their positions, but it can also boost their…

Blockchain development firm LiquidApps has introduced a new blockchain scalability solution for decentralized application (DApps) developers.The new service called vCPU aims to scale blockchain processing power horizontally, which provides more computing power per action than native blockchains, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph on Oct. 14. LiquidApps states that vertical blockchain scaling creates a…

This week’s cybersecurity news from around the crypto space covers bug fixes, phishing scams, crypto exchange hacks and more.

Experts are divided over ways to balance diversity in crypto, with Rupert Colchester of IBM noting that teams should be “built right” from the ground up. 8149 Total views 23 Total shares While almost everyone agrees the blockchain industry needs to address the under representation of women in the sector, experts remain divided on the…

Marshall Wace is reportedly still discussing the size of its new digital currency-related portfolio with potential investors. 61 Total views 1 Total shares Marshall Wace, a London-based hedge fund giant managing about $55 billion in assets, is reportedly planning a major move into cryptocurrency and blockchain investment.The hedge fund firm is preparing to launch a…

The Singapore-U.S. gaming company has responded to reports of 404,000 emails, keys, logins and other info for sale; it hasn’t finished dealing with a 2020 leak yet. A post appeared on a hackers’ forum on July 8 offering information allegedly hacked from gaming hardware maker Razer. “I have stolen the source code, encryption keys, database, backend…