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Sep 15, 2020 at 13:30 UTCUpdated Sep 15, 2020 at 13:40 UTCMicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor (Charles Norfleet/Getty Images)Michael Saylor, the founder of MicroStrategy, said Tuesday his company has acquired an additional $175 million in bitcoin (BTC) in a single purchase. Saylor said on Twitter that his business intelligence company had completed the acquisition of 16,796…

news Today marks the debut of a new cryptocurrency, called Beam – one of two highly-anticipated privacy coins implemented with the so-called “mimblewimble” protocol. The mimblewimble protocol, which is touted as a way to make transactions confidential and virtually untraceable, first appeared in the summer of 2016, and has been widely anticipated ever since. While…

Jun 15, 2020 at 16:36 UTCBlockchain Bites: JPMorgan on Bitcoin, South Korea on CBDCs and the Porn Industry on CryptoTop ShelfView From the BanksIn an investor note, JPMorgan Chase & Co. analysts noted bitcoin’s success in outperforming traditional assets in March on a volatility-adjusted basis, and also found liquidity on major bitcoin exchanges was more resilient…

Jul 20, 2020 at 17:23 UTCThe Bank of France is one of Europe's leading voices on CBDC. (Shutterstock)The Bank of France’s central bank digital currency (CBDC) experiments are moving forward with eight candidate firms picked to begin work “in the coming days,” the central bank said in a press release Monday. The chosen include Accenture,…

When Elon Musk semi-ironically endorsed dogecoin during the last bull run, most people saw it as a joke: a high-profile business guy playing with the funny money. Nobody is laughing anymore. These days, there are real institutions — from the Avalanche Foundation to Franklin Templeton — willing to say that meme coins are a legitimate

news The unveiling of Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency was immediately met with political opposition in Europe. French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and German member of the European Parliament Markus Ferber called for regulatory scrutiny of the social network’s blockchain project, according to Bloomberg.  Facebook, with more than 2 billion users, could become a “shadow bank,”…

After Binance came under U.S. Department of Justice investigation and its founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao resigned, the crypto exchange elevated its head of regional markets to CEO. Before then, Richard Teng, the man tasked with navigating the company through its next chapter, was little known.So, who is the man tasked with cleaning up the reputation

Robinhood (HOOD) saw first quarter notional crypto trading volume of $36 billion, up 224% from year-ago levels.That led to a 232% increase in crypto-related a revenue to $126 million, a primary factor, said the company, in driving overall first quarter transaction-based revenue up 59% year-over-year to $329 million.20:00What Happens if ETH Is Deemed a Security?02:13Binance

Featured SpeakerAlex ThornHead of Firmwide ResearchGalaxyHear Alex Thorn share his take on "Bitcoin and Inflation: It’s Complicated” at Consensus 2023.Glenn C Williams Jr, CMT is a Crypto Markets Analyst with an initial background in traditional finance. His experience includes research and analysis of individual cryptocurrencies, defi protocols, and crypto-based funds. He owns BTC, ETH, UNI,…