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Since 2008, Bitcoin has not only survived but thrived, becoming a global phenomenon and the best performing asset of the last decade. It sparked a wave of innovation within cryptocurrencies, it attracted and inspired people such as Vitalik Buterin and others to attempt at making more programmable protocols. Original Source
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Today marks 15 years since the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, Satoshi Nakamoto, shared the Bitcoin (BTC) white paper to a mailing list of cryptographers on Oct. 31, 2008 — a date also annually celebrated as Halloween.“I’ve been working on a new electronic cash system that’s fully peer-to-peer, with no trusted
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Also, CME Group, owner of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, is close to overtaking Binance as the largest crypto derivatives exchange in the world. (CME's product is a cash-settled futures contract, essentially a side bet on bitcoin's price; no BTC changes hands). In other words, a business with roots in the
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Senator Elizabeth Warren was the lead author of a letter signed by 28 other senators and 76 members of the House of Representatives about the role of cryptocurrency in financing terrorism. Signers came from both parties and included one independent, although Democrats predominate.The letter, dated Oct. 17, was addressed to
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Pro-Bitcoin Presidential Candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has, at different times, jumped to the defense of the flagship cryptocurrency, BTC. This time,
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Lauren Belive, a former official with the White House’s Office of Legislative Affairs and policy director with the United States House Committee on Rules, has joined crypto firm Ripple as its head of U.S. public policy and government.In a Sept. 26 announcement on LinkedIn, Belive said she had accepted the
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Blockchain innovation in the U.S. could suffer from over-regulation of the crypto industry, former White House director of cybersecurity Carole House said during a panel discussion Tuesday at Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul.See related article: SEC delays verdict on BlackRock’s ETF application; Will Bitcoin ETFs see light of day?Fast factsHouse
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PayPal has been allowing users to buy,sell, and hold crypto assets for several years. The company oversaw $1.36 trillion in total payment volume and conducted over 22 billion payments transactions in 2022, according to its website, making it one of the largest financial services companies in the world. Original Source
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The next president of the United States is likely to be in favor of central bank digital currency (CBDC), crypto asset manager Grayscale observed in a post on its website, as the current frontrunners in both political parties have expressed their support for it. Neither seems to like Bitcoin.Joe Biden
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Three members of the United States Senate have reportedly sent a letter to the White House and Treasury Department in an effort to crack down on North Korea using cryptocurrency to fund its nuclear program and evade sanctions.According to an Aug. 4 report in the Wall Street Journal, Senators Elizabeth
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