Fed’s Powell Wins Forbes’ Crypto Person of the Year Honors; Do They Give Awards for Snark?
A side effect of the Fed's medicine for the pandemic-stricken U.S. economy was to create conditions ideal for the rise of cryptocurrencies. Source
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First Mover: Stimulus Bet Wins Even as Bitcoin Slips Below $18K
Bitcoin (BTC) was lower for a second day, slipping below $18,000 to the lowest in almost two weeks. “The momentum that characterized bitcoin throughout October and November seems to have cooled down,” Matt Blom, head of sales and trading for the cryptocurrency-focused financial firm Diginex, told clients Friday in a note.
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The Dark Future Where Payments Are Politicized and Bitcoin Wins
Satoshi Nakamoto intended Bitcoin to be used for online payments. But it never caught on as a mainstream payments option.The main hurdle to widespread adoption of bitcoin-as-cash is its wild, and potentially lucrative, price changes. This roller coaster problem isn’t going to disappear. Which means the only way for bitcoin
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Joe Biden’s Crypto Impact Is Unclear As He Wins Presidency
Joe Biden’s picks to head key regulatory agencies could redefine cryptocurrency policy in the coming years, although it’s unclear exactly how. The Associated Press declared on Saturday that Biden, the Democratic nominee, beat President Donald Trump, a first-term Republican in an election that was marked by division and the continued spread
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Meghan Markle Wins Trial Delay
Meghan Markle received a postponement in her court case with Associated Newspapers.The question now is, what is the future of the court case?One thing is for sure – it doesn’t look good for Meghan!It appears Meghan Markle has won a request to postpone her High Court legal battle with Associated Newspapers
Read MoreBitcoin price will ‘bolt higher’ if Biden wins, rise slower with Trump — Max Keiser
Cryptox Markets: Paul Tudor Jones. Did his investment into Bitcoin spark a new bull cycle?Max Keiser: First, we need to go back to the Genesis Block and understand that everything that has happened and will ever happen with Bitcoin came into existence at that instant and the world and our species were
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Ripple Partially Wins Class Action Lawsuit in California Court
In the ruling, Judge Hamilton agreed that the lead plaintiff Bradley Sostack had failed to support two claims relating to a series of allegedly fraudulent statements made by Ripple and Garlinghouse in 2017.Blockchain payment company Ripple Labs Inc has won the part of the fraud lawsuit filed against it in
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Ripple Wins US Patent for New Oracle-Based Smart Contract Design
Ripple's patented design would allow derivatives to settle based on external information – such as temperature data. Source
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Wave Financial Wins First Round of Investment for Whiskey Fund Ahead of Tokenization
Investment management firm Wave Financial said Friday it has received its first round of investment from clients, and has purchased a 1,000 barrels of Kentucky whiskey it plans to tokenize for prospective investors. According to a press statement emailed to CryptoX, Wave Financial purchased the whiskey from the Wilderness Trail Distillery
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Swisscom Blockchain Wins Grant From Web3 to Help Toughen Polkadot’s Proof-of-Stake Network
Swisscom Blockchain, a distributed ledger technology startup owned by telco giant Swisscom, has been awarded a grant from the Web3 Foundation to build a cloud-based protection layer for stakers on the Polkadot network. Announced Thursday, the grant will help build Swisscom Blockchain’s Kubernetes Operator for Polkadot, a way of protecting participants
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