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Bitcoin is winning the race against central banks who are scrambling to devalue fiat currencies, according to CNBC's Guy Adami origin »
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“The central banks of Britain, Japan, the euro zone, Sweden and Switzerland have grouped up to assess potential use cases for digital currencies. Talk of such currencies gained momentum after Facebook announced plans last year to introduce a cryptocurrency called libra,” – CNBC.
2020-2-5 06:00 | |
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Alan Greenspan, the second longest-serving chairman of the Federal Reserve, has denounced sovereign digital currencies as pointless at an economic conference in China. According to CNBC, Greenspan also criticized Facebook by claiming that the sovereign credit of the United States was stronger than anything Facebook could create or imagine, November 12, 2019.
2019-11-13 18:00 | |
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Apple CEO Tim Cook has publicly declared that the giant tech company is not planning to launch its own corporate cryptocurrency according to an interview on CNBC on October 3. Mr. Cooks highlighted that Apple does not believe in the idea of private corporations setting up private currencies that compete with each other.
2019-10-5 21:00 | |
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The Co-Founder of Morgan Creek Digital and widely known as a “bitcoin bull”, Anthony Pompliano was recently involved in an interesting discussion with CNBC’s Squawk Box. As per Bitcoinist, the expert shared his opinions on what will allow Bitcoin to retain its store-of-value given the potential that rests in digitalized national currencies. He seems to […]
2019-9-28 18:21 | |
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On a recent segment of CNBC’s Market Alert featuring prominent investor Mark Mobius, the conversation quickly turned to gold, fiat currencies, and of course, Bitcoin. Mobius’ comments about Bitcoin requiring gold-backing to have inherent value was immediately met by criticism from the crypto world’s favorite financial analyst, Joe Kernen, host of CNBC’s Squawk Box.
2019-9-6 22:00 | |
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BlackRock is the largest money-management firm in the world with more than $6.5 trillion in assets under management and Larry Fink is their CEO with over a billion dollars of net worth. He appeared on CNBC recently: Fink said many of his clients and hedge funds are taking risk off the table. However, he believes […]
2019-7-20 20:53 | |
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During a recent interview with CNBC, Steve Mnuchin, the secretary of the U. S. Department of the Treasury, said that it is important to establish strong regulations on Bitcoin (BTC) and virtual currencies.
2019-7-19 23:34 | |
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Another Nobel Laureate has joined the likes of Nouriel Roubini in espousing anti-cryptocurrency rhetoric. CNBC reports Joseph Stiglitz calling for the “shut down” of virtual currencies. Meanwhile, large U.
2019-5-7 05:00 | |
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Justin Sun believes that Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies have the potential to create opportunities for the younger generation of investors. TRON’s CEO also implied that critics of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies were focused on the business side of things rather than the more profound technological implications virtual currencies provide within the emerging digital economy.
2019-3-14 16:00 | |
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Following the ongoing slump in the price of bitcoin and other blockchain based virtual currencies, experts in the finance sector including the CEO of Van Eck Associates, Jan Van Eck, has revealed that more and more cryptocurrency holders are now pumping funds into gold as a means of diversifying their portfolios, reported CNBC on JanuaryRead MoreRead More.
2019-1-29 02:00 | |
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Regulatory clarity on the legal status of cryptocurrencies may arrive sooner than expected after two members of the U. S. Congress proposed a bill to exempt digital tokens from the definition of traditional securities, reported CNBC on December 20, 2018.
2018-12-25 20:00 | |
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On Thursday, two congressmen introduced a bill that would exclude digital currencies from the decades-old definition of a security, CNBC reported. The legal definition might seem like an insignificant change, but it has become a heated issue for those in the industry who say the law is outdated for a digital asset class. The “Token […]
2018-12-22 09:38 | |
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Two congressmen are introducing a bill that would exclude digital currencies from securities classification and substantially improve the tax treatment for cryptocurrencies. The new definition could benefit current cryptocurrency projects—such as Ripple’s XRP—and allow for ICOs and STOs to fundraise with more clarity.
2018-12-21 02:03 | |
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Everyone knows that virtual currencies and Bitcoin had a bad 2018 when we have a look at the value of digital assets. Mainstream media seems to be very negative about the space and has been writing a lot of FUD around cryptocurrencies.
2018-12-17 03:48 | |
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For an exchange as large and popular as Coinbase, keeping their users updated about their activities is standard practice. However, Coinbase managed to keep one significant development under wraps.
2018-12-3 12:59 | |
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While blockchain starts to pepper mainstream media with pervasive force, cryptocurrency pricing seems yet to shake its status as the mouthpiece of progress for the entire industry. CNBC, for one, recently queried Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin on whether digital currencies were on their last legs.
2018-10-30 10:00 | |
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We’ve Seen Booms And Busts, But The Crypto Ecosystem Has Never Been Stronger “Digital currencies (Crypto) aren’t on the edge of a collapse. ” There were the controversial words conveyed by Joseph Lubin, an Ethereum (ETH) co-founder and Consensys founder, during a recent appearance on CNBC’s “First On CNBC” segment.
2018-10-29 23:33 | |
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The CEO of financial services giant Visa recently said that cryptocurrencies are not a significant threat. Al Kelly backed up his statements by saying that Visa will not be entering the crypto sector anytime soon.
2018-10-26 16:59 | |
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On October 5, 2018, an article published by Bloomberg stated that Yale University’s Investment Office, under the stewardship of famed manager David Swensen, has put an allocation toward Paradigm, a new cryptocurrency fund that has raised $400 million dollars.
2018-10-6 01:52 | |
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In an interview with CNBC’s Fast Money on Monday, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chair J. Christopher Giancarlo discussed cryptocurrencies, saying he thought they were here for the long haul.
2018-10-4 01:47 | |
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The head of the US regulator Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) sees Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies helping consumers escape fiat currency in the majority of the world by 2028. Giancarlo: Cryptocurrencies ‘Here To Stay’ As part of comments to CNBC about cryptocurrency regulation in the US, chairman J.
2018-10-2 21:00 | |
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Speaking at the Singapore Summit with CNBC, the chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), J. Christopher Giancarlo, noted that the Internet flourished because the government didn’t interfere with its development strongly and adopted a “do no harm” policy.
2018-9-16 19:14 | |
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In the last 24 hours, virtual currencies seem to have recovered part of the price lost, and some cryptos such as Bitcoin gained more than $600 dollars in a few hours. Other currencies were also registering important gains, around 6-7%.
2018-8-17 09:52 | |
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According to CNBC, US central bank’s chair Jerome Powell has asked investors to be cautious while investing in cryptocurrencies. Speaking to the members of the Congress on Wednesday, he warned people about serious risks they could get exposed to if they invest in digital currencies.
2018-7-19 18:24 | |
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In June, Todd Colvin, an analyst at Ambrosino Brothers, mentioned to CNBC’s “Futures Now” that it’s very difficult to be optimistic about the cryptocurrency market in the short term. Uncertainty regarding security and regulations, alongside a lack of accessibility to digital currencies, has resulted in the current bearish crypto market, in Colvin’s opinion.
2018-7-14 12:00 | |
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South Korea just ruled that bitcoin is a legally recognizable asset, which is good news for investors, but not such good news for convicted criminals that had managed to hold onto their cryptocurrency in the past.
2018-6-11 18:04 | |
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U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Jay Clayton states that the SEC will not be bending the rules anytime soon when it comes to cryptocurrencies and that while bitcoin remains a commodity, all initial coin offering (ICO) tokens — or coins offered through a fundraising process — classify as securities.
2018-6-11 22:23 | |
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