She was the DOJ’s first-ever coordinator for digital assets, and led investigations into the Mt.
However, she is a law expert not a venture capital or investment expert, which could raise some questions about her new role.
Until that happens, bitcoin companies will keep hiring people that mix in the right circles and know who to give a call when needed.
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American financial advisor Suze Orman says she loves bitcoin. She has provided some advice on how to invest in the cryptocurrency a month, noting that she prefers to buy bitcoin through Paypal’s crypto service because the payments giant has made it easy to do so.
Game of Thrones and The New Mutants actress Maisie Williams has started a poll on Twitter seeking opinions on whether she should invest in bitcoin. Among those who replied was Spacex and Tesla CEO Elon Musk who wrote: “Toss a bitcoin to your Witcher.
“The point is to get people to think about bitcoin, not spend it. I don’t think it’s good for that. It’s not meant to be used like cash,” Jeremy Gardner, founder of Ausum Ventures, advised me.
Andreessen Horowitz has launched a $300 million crypto fund dedicated to investing in cryptocurrencies and other blockchain-related projects. The fund, named a16z crypto, signals that the firm is diving deeper into the cryptocurrency space to grow its existing portfolio, which includes digital currency exchange Coinbase.
Ontario Securities Commission CEO Maureen Jensen took the struggles of cryptocurrency investors into account as she spoke about the common frauds prevalent in the crypto markets recently. She said that the newness of this sector is making it more vulnerable to scams.
CNBC is back again, with more cryptocurrency antics on the ‘Fast Money’ segment. However this time, Fast Money host, Melissa Lee, took jabs at the cryptocurrency market, holding a ‘funeral’ for Bitcoin.
WallStreetOnParade, one of my favorite sites tracking the depredations of America’s overclass, has a fun little story out today. The author, Pam Martins, tells of how she received a solicitation from Goldman Sachs for a loan only available to those for with the best credit rating for a ‘low’ APR of 7-25%. This offer, of […]
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All Cypherpunks value privacy; it’s basically the founding principle of the collective of cryptographers, academics, developers and activists grouped around the 1990s mailing list by the same name.
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Coinrail reported a hack on its website during the early morning hours of June 10, 2018. The thieves allegedly made off with over $40 million worth of altcoins and assorted tokens.
Switzerland’s mortgage bank Hypothekarbank Lenzburg (Hypi) has announced that it will open business accounts for crypto companies. While cryptocurrency and blockchain technology have been widely accepted in Switzerland, the banks have not been as friendly.
Shopin — a universal shopper profile that delivers personal shopping experiences through retailers’ apps, websites and stores — says one of its token distributors has been hacked and roughly $10 million in a variety of cryptocurrencies has been stolen.
Venmo could be the ultimate cryptocurrency experience from a user-experience perspective. Any cryptocurrency that seeks to power the future of global transactions must ensure that it is supported by a payment system that is simple, user-friendly and free — like Venmo.
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