2019-11-3 18:00 |
The story of allegations regarding Tawanda Kembo, the former CEO of the Zimbabwean largest exchange, continues as he contacts the media to share his view of the story origin »
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The United States and Ukraine have been prolific news partners for the past several weeks. While much of the media attention has been on the controversy surrounding the distribution of a military aid package, it’s impossible to ignore the dichotomous decisions being made regarding digital currencies.
2019-10-29 04:21 | |
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Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Capital, has long been noted as one of Bitcoin’s greatest detractors, even predicting that the king coin could fall below the $1000 mark on his social media earlier this week.
2019-10-28 03:30 | |
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The CEO of Visa, Alfred F. Kelly, has recently affirmed that, despite dropping out of the Libra Association, Visa is still interested in the project. This information comes from an interview made by the Brazilian financial media outlet Valor Economico (Economic Value).
2019-10-25 23:56 | |
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Despite the regulatory pressure and seven of the Libra Association members leaving Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, the social media giant is undeterred and could work on cryptocurrencies based on national currencies like the dollar instead of just the synthetic one, initially proposed.
2019-10-21 15:37 | |
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Despite a crypto ban in China, citizens are still hungry for digital assets and companies around the world are seeking ways to facilitate trading for the burgeoning population. One of the world’s largest exchanges has just confirmed new fiat on-ramps for two of China’s largest ecommerce and social media payments platforms.
2019-10-9 13:13 | |
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Coinspeaker Facebook’s Libra Will Be Delayed For At Least 3 Years, Believes Ripple CEORipple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said that Libra would not get off the ground for at least three years.
2019-10-8 14:25 | |
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Facebook’s ambitious crypto project Libra is running out of steam as it gets hounded by regulators and governments around the world. The social media giant was dealt another blow yesterday when major project partner PayPal announced that it was jumping ship, but the Coinbase boss thinks the US should reconsider its negative stance.
2019-10-5 09:00 | |
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg would pay more than $5 billion in wealth tax during the first year of a Bernie Sanders presidency. But the social media boss claims he wouldn’t mind the 8% hit to his net worth.
2019-10-5 00:04 | |
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Tim Cook, Apple CEO, has said he has no intention to create a digital currency like Facebook. In an interview with a French-based media outlet Les Echos on Friday, Tim Cook explained that Apple has no plans of coming up with its own digital currency or tokens. Asked about the possibility of an Apple digital […]
2019-10-4 20:36 | |
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The U. S. House of Representatives wants Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear in its Financial Services Committee to discuss the Libra cryptocurrency project before January 2020. House Committee Presses for Zuckerberg’s Testimony As previously reported by Bitcoinist, Facebook’s chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg is set to meet with the U.
2019-10-4 15:00 | |
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Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed to Les Echos on Thursday that the American smartphone giant won’t be taking steps to develop its own cryptocurrency. As the Facebook debacle continues, mainstream media has been left to speculate on who next will wade into the murky waters of decentralized payment systems.
2019-10-4 14:20 | |
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As Facebook continues in the effort to launch its Libra cryptocurrency, the social media giant is likely to rely more heavily on paid lobbyists and the persuasion powers of its senior executives. Mark Zuckerberg prefers closed-door approach In a leaked audiotape of a Facebook town hall released by The Verge, the co-founder and CEO of […] The post Expect Facebook to Ramp up Lobbying Efforts to Get Libra Cryptocurrency Off the Ground appeared first on CCN.com
2019-10-2 18:00 | |
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Calvin Ayre, who many consider to be Craig Wright’s right-hand man in the media, recently called out Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance, for being a ‘scammer. ’ Recently, Zhao made an innocuous tweet about staking.
2019-9-28 22:20 | |
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Peter Wuffli, former CEO of UBS, Switzerland’s largest bank, said that he saw tremendous potential in crypto banking. He shared his plans for the crypto space with local media portal swissinfo. ch.
2019-9-26 19:19 | |
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Igor Musatov, a former pro ice hockey player who lives in Russia, has recently been detained in relation to a case in which around $700,000 USD worth of Bitcoin (BTC) was swindled from the CEO of a technology company.
2019-9-18 00:44 | |
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Brad Garlinghouse talks about XRP with mainstream media after a few tough weeks for Ripple’s native token
2019-9-13 21:41 | |
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Despite having a CEO who is the fifth-richest person in the world, Facebook failed to pay a $46 fine to Russian authorities. The fine originated from Facebook's failure to comply with a 2015 law that requires foreign-based online service providers — such as social media platforms — to store the personal data of their users […] The post Facebook Stiffs Russia Over Wallet-Busting $46 Fine appeared first on CCN.com
2019-9-10 23:04 | |
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Facebook (FB) actually preferred to use Bitcoin: Abra CEO, Bill Barhydt The plan was to create a scalable Bitcoin as anything transactional with BTC was effectively untenable Bitcoin consultant, Udi Wertheimer begs to differ Before going with its own stablecoin Libra, social media giant Facebook (FB) has been considering using Bitcoin, Bill Barhydt, CEO of […]
2019-9-8 17:56 | |
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Twitter founder and CEO Jack Dorsey says he has not even considered creating a Libra-like native currency for his own social media platform. Instead, the entrepreneur believes Bitcoin to be much more suited for use as a “currency for the internet” than anything else available or in the works to date.
2019-9-5 01:00 | |
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Bitcoin price trajectory is heading back to $20,000, BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes has said as he returns to the spotlight after a month-long absence. Hayes Emerges For Conference In a tweet on September 3, Hayes, who at the start of August said he was abandoning public life, will attend the Invest Asia conference in Singapore on Wednesday.
2019-9-3 14:30 | |
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‘No news is good news’, or so they say. But the continued lack of communication from BitMEX, or its illustrious commander-in-chief, Arthur Hayes, may be cause for concern. Especially considering the things that we do know are happening with the company, and Hayes’ previous level of social media interaction.
2019-9-3 18:00 | |
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Social media giant, Facebook’s dramatic entry into the crypto-sector diverted the attention of the world towards the ecosystem. Even as Facebook struggled to receive support from lawmakers, several people from the crypto industry expressed their support toward Libra.
2019-9-1 10:03 | |
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has decided that it’s about time to put a stop to all the FUD spreading in the media
2019-8-28 09:11 | |
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On the eve of the launch of the American division of Binance, its CEO Changpeng CZ Zhao launched a vibrant activity in the media space. However, an excess of activity can cause damage – to cast doubt about the creditworthiness of his business.
2019-8-23 23:29 | |
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Cryptocurrency politics is focusing on Bitcoin at the expense of altcoins, but a flip could occur any time, an industry investor has warned. Simpson: Don’t Pin All Your Hopes on Bitcoin That was the conclusion from Arianna Simpson, founder and CEO of crypto and blockchain-focused investment fund Autonomous Partners.
2019-8-23 14:00 | |
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Justin Sun’s Tron Foundation is always making headlines due to the array of developments in its ecosystem. CEO Justin Sun’s marketing strategies have positioned its native token as the second-most mentioned cryptocurrency last week on Twitter, after Bitcoin with about 21,653 tweets.
2019-8-7 13:00 | |
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has stated that the high level of scrutiny that Facebook has invited from regulators and policymakers with regards to the Libra cryptocurrency efforts is of the social media giant’s own making.
2019-7-30 14:24 | |
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An otherwise active social media personality, BitMEX CEO and co-founder Arthur Hayes has gone silent on Twitter for more than two weeks. Is it due to the ongoing CFTC investigation? His disappearance coincides with a probe launched by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) against BitMEX.
2019-7-29 20:30 | |
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Bitcoin can recover to its all-time highs of $20,000 by the end of this year, Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz believes. Institutions To Push BTC To $20k Speaking in his latest interview with mainstream media this week, infamous Bitcoin bull Novogratz said institutions should drive markets higher in H2 2019.
2019-7-26 11:00 | |
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Justin Sun, founder and CEO of the Tron Foundation, could not take part in the dinner with Warren Buffett and canceled it. The official version is that Sun suffers kidney stone disease, but Chinese media report that he is under an order not to leave China.
2019-7-26 12:50 | |
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The Tron Foundation Founder & CEO Justin Sun is in San Francisco, United States, despite rumours of him being placed under a Chinese exit ban. Tron Chinese Whispers The blockchain entrepreneur published a live Periscope video Tuesday afternoon.
2019-7-24 22:30 | |
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According to a report by Caixin, a Chinese media outlet, the CEO and founder of TRON Justin Sun is under border control for accusations that have yet to be confirmed. Update @ 11:39 am Pacific time: Justin Sun has confirmed via Twitter he is now in San Francisco.
2019-7-24 21:03 | |
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Over the past day, the whole crypto community has been discussing Tron (TRX), namely its chief executive Justin Sun. On Tuesday morning, Sun wrote in a message published to Twitter that he would be unable to attend a lunch with Warren Buffett due to kidney stones, which he claimed left him bed-ridden.
2019-7-24 20:12 | |
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Tron CEO Stuck in China, Media Alleges Earlier today, Tron (TRX) began to drop in the wake of an announcement from Justin Sun. Announced in a Twitter post, which was pushed through other mediums, the...
2019-7-24 19:21 | |
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has made his stance on Facebook’s cryptocurrency project Libra very clear, follow the rules. On July 17, Garlinghouse tweeted that the social media giant's “goal to create a new fiat currency” should be held to the same standard as any other regulated financial institutions.
2019-7-19 19:30 | |
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JP Morgan Does Not Think Libra Is A Threat To The Banking Sector Libra, the nascent cryptocurrency project of social media giants Facebook has created quite a storm among policymakers and regulators all around the globe.
2019-7-18 18:29 | |
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Facebook’s Calibra CEO David Marcus took another beating, this time from members of the House, with one lawmaker even scorning the proposed Libra cryptocurrency as “Zuckbucks. ” Marcus went before members of the House Financial Service Committee to explain the social media platform’s ambitious proposal to enter the crypto space.
2019-7-18 00:26 | |
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Binance is spreading its golden wings. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange is expanding its fiat-to-crypto base to South Korea. According to local Korean media outlet, BlockInPress, the Maltese-headquartered exchange is in talks with domestic regulators to set up the exchange.
2019-7-16 14:30 | |
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Minds. com CEO Bill Ottman received an invite to President Trump's Social Media Summit. CCN spoke to the crypto activist-entrepreneur on his way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Will Donald Trump Leave Twitter and Take His Following to Crypto-Friendly Minds? Asked if Donald Trump might join Minds today, Ottman sheepishly said: “You never know.
2019-7-12 22:00 | |
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The allure of Facebook’s Libra project has the Winklevoss twins willing to mend their fractured relationship with Mark Zuckerberg. Let’s be Friends Again Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, both co-founders of the New York-based Gemini cryptocurrency exchange, appear to be offering an olive branch to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
2019-7-11 18:30 | |
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Do you remember Grayscale Investment’s “Drop Gold, Buy Bitcoin” ad that went viral on social media? Well, Barry Silbert, founder and CEO of the largest crypto asset manager in the world, announced that a second TV ad is in production right now.
2019-7-11 01:00 | |
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Blockchain network Tron is at the center of controversy July 8 after footage emerged of Chinese police raiding its offices in Beijing. Users: Tron Turned Blind Eye To $30M Ponzi Scheme According to social media users sharing the footage, officers are present at Tron’s headquarters along with members of the public calling the operation a “scam.
2019-7-8 15:24 | |
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Michael Casey, CEO of Streambed Media and former Wall Street Journal reporter, with his expertise in covering global finance and economic affairs, spoke about Facebook’s Libra and why it incurred a negative response from the community upon its launch.
2019-7-7 01:30 | |
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Days after Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini debated BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes in Taipei, Taiwan, the foul-mouthed Bitcoin critic is still not letting go over how everything panned out.
2019-7-7 18:41 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) may be a non-sovereign crypto asset, but its future was recently cemented with a single tweet from a world leader. On Wednesday morning, Donald Trump, the incumbent President of the United States, issued an impassioned message on his favorite social media platform.
2019-7-5 14:00 | |
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A recent letter from the U. S. House of Representatives to social media giant Facebook has crypto users speculating feverishly. The implications of the letter, and Calibra CEO David Marcus’ recent response, will inform the future of money not only in America, but worldwide.
2019-7-4 14:20 | |
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The CEO of a social investment firm believes that Facebook will have anticipated regulatory scrutiny. Kerim Derhalli of Invstr says recent issues for the social media giant will have prepared it well to deal with lawmakers with regards the crypto asset project.
2019-7-4 02:00 | |
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The Samsung Galaxy Fold was supposed to change smartphone form factors forever, but as we all know by now, the revolution will have to wait. After numerous problems were revealed days after the first batch of phones was sent to reviewers, Samsung was forced to delay the device’s April launch with no firm release date in sight.
2019-7-2 02:50 | |
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BitTorrent’s use case and tokenization have been long debated by Tron skeptics. As BitTorrent heads for full-scale implementation on the Tron blockchain by the end of 2020, CEO of Tron Foundation, Justin Sun affirmed the launch of BitTorrent File System Testnet for July 1st.
2019-6-30 13:30 | |
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