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Hyperledger’s Brian Behlendorf Says Blockchain’s Potential Is “Hitting a Tipping Point”

Last December Brian Behlendorf is the Executive Director of Hyperledger said that 2019 was a year of “careful, prosaic BUIDLING.” Now, in an interview with CoinDesk’s Michael Casey at Davos, Behlendorf said he believes a lot of what the blockchain ecosystem was building is getting closer to becoming a net

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Binance Blockade of Wasabi Wallet Could Point to a Crypto Crack-Up

2020 may see crypto’s most consequential fork yet: A split between regulated exchanges and privacy-focused users.Late last week, Binance's Singapore arm threw crypto Twitter into a frenzy with reports that it had allegedly suspended one user’s account. The problem? That user, @bittlecat, had tried sending their bitcoin to the hash-scrambling

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Signs Point to Inside Job in Upbit Crypto Exchange Hack, Says Commentator

Following the theft of 342,000 Ether (ETH) ($50 million) from major South Korean crypto exchange Upbit, some commentators have suggested that the hack was actually an inside job.As CryptoX contributor Joseph Young tweeted on Nov. 27:“The ‘hacker’ timed when UPbit was making crypto transfers to its cold wallet (other

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Ex-Federal Reserve Chairman Greenspan: ‘No Point’ Issuing Central Bank Digital Currency

The former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said at a conference that it is pointless for central banks to issue their own digital currencies.Presenting his views, Greenspan said that national (fiat) currencies are backed up by sovereign credit and therefore are far superior to digital assets proposed by tech giants

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