Saturday, April 19, 2025

Blackstone CEO Brands Blockchain as Interesting, Promises to Never Purchase Bitcoin

Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of investment firm Blackstone, has offered his thoughts on the euphoria regarding blockchain and bitcoin. Schwarzman labeled bitcoin an ‘odd’ investment but admitted that the notion of a blockchain is quite interesting and sound, as reported by Forbes, September 22, 2019. Another Banking Veteran Against Bitcoin It comes as no

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Bitcoin Trading on ICE’s Bakkt Futures Platform Breaks $290,000 Barrier

With Bakkt trading 29 Bitcoin Futures contracts as of writing, experts say that Bakkt will see a gradual scale-up and incremental demand due to its nature of physical delivery.Earlier today, Bakkt announced the live trading for its much-awaited Bitcoin Futures contracts. Bakkt Bitcoin Futures Contracts come with daily and monthly

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Suspects of the EtherDelta 2017 Crypto Heist Arrested and Indicted

The crypto community was brought down to its knees in late 2017 when a massive crypto heist was performed on a then-presumed unhackable crypto exchange platform, EtherDelta.Thankfully, two suspects were captured in relation to the case. The suspects, Anthony Tyler Nashatka and Elliot Gunton, allegedly carried out the crypto heist

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J.P. Morgan’s Blockchain Fueled Cross-Border Payments IIN Grows to 300+ Banks

About Richard KasteleinFounder and publisher of industry publication Blockchain News (EST 2015), a partner at ICO services collective Token.Agency ($750m+ and 90+ ICOs and STOs), director of education company Blockchain Partners (Oracle Partner) – Vancouver native Richard Kastelein is an award-winning publisher, innovation executive and entrepreneur. He sits on the

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Binance Lists Tezos With 3 XTZ Pairs — CEO Hints at Staking Soon

Binance CEO hinted at staking Tezos (XTZ) as the major crypto exchange listed the cryptocurrency for trading on its platform.XTZ deposits are now liveOn Sept. 23, Binance officially announced the listing of Tezos, launching three new trading pairs featuring the major cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC), top stablecoin Tether (USDT) and

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R3 and Infosys Wrap up Global Trial of Blockchain Based Trade Finance

Infosys Finacle, part of EdgeVerve Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Infosys has completed a global five week blockchain trial in partnership with R3. advertisement Stephen Obasi, Group Head, Head Office Operations, Fidelity Bank, said:  “This is an audacious step by Infosys to simplify and revolutionize global trade finance practice using Blockchain technology.

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