Trump plans to pick a16z head of policy Brian Quintenz as CFTC chair: Report
President Donald Trump is reportedly planning to pick Brian Quintenz — the head of policy at a16z’s crypto arm — as the next chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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Voyager tells court Binance acquisition plan is ‘sound business judgment,’ urgently needed
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North Carolina’s CBDC ban bill heads to governor’s desk
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Ripple Files Lawsuit Against YouTube: “Enough is Enough”
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Browser-based DeFi wallet XDEFI launches public version
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Jack Dorsey cites Bitcoin as a better model for the internet in Trump ban explanation
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KB Financial Group Report Finds Only 2% of South Koreans Interested in Crypto Investing
South Korean financial holding company KB Financial Group Inc. has released an Aug. 6 report on crypto investments in 2018, finding the majority of domestic respondents revealed no intention to invest in crypto. KB Financial Group Inc. is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea and focuses on a range of banking and related financial services. Their…

It’s Time For Beer & Bitcoin: Quarantine Edition
In the latest episode of Beer & Bitcoin, Cointelegraph’s YouTube hosts Jackson and Giovanni were joined by Cointelegraph editor-in-chief Jay Cassano and managing editor Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr. They are in quarantine in New York City and Padova, Italy, respectively.But we’re not inclined to let quarantine hold us down. With some beers on hand, it’s easy…