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There is a major trust issue amongst consumers with banks, governments, and similar entities. Sheila Warren of the WEF believes that blockchain could instill the much-needed trust. There is an unsurprising lack of trust from the public regarding banks, governments, media, and institutions, according to a recent interview with Sheila Warren and CoinTelegraph. Warren, who […]
2019-6-3 10:09 | |
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Blockchain is a solution to the worsening trust crisis in the United States, claims WEF Head of Blockchain, Sheila Warren
2019-6-2 22:37 | |
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Venezuela’s inflation rate is expected to hit ten million percent in 2019. In this time, Venezuelans are struggling to afford two square meals a day. Online news outlet City News 1130 shared how nonprofit organizations are sending direct relief to people in Venezuela in cryptocurrencies and helping them escape the severe financial crisis.
2019-5-23 23:00 | |
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Advertising is in crisis. Coders and a generation are turning against tracking, profiling, segmenting and even spying. There appears to be an unfolding ideological attack on advertising. Self interest might...
2019-5-10 14:28 | |
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The SALT 2019 Conference in Las Vegas was the stage at which Professor Nouriel Roubini, an economist known as Dr. Doom for predicting the 2008 financial crisis, took on crypto’s darling Mike Novogratz in a debate which ended with the two making a T-shirt bet, reported by CNBC on May 8.
2019-5-9 15:34 | |
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Argo Blockchain, a publicly listed company on the London Stock Exchange, has recently affirmed tnat it had expectations to break even after the current quarter, despite all the problems that it is facing.
2019-5-8 21:00 | |
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Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple has stated that its customers are not products. Instead, the company’s products are iPhones and iPads. For this reason, Cook added that Apple treasures its users’ data and would ensure that it is kept private and safe at all times.
2019-5-6 11:09 | |
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A Medium post published by Spencer Bogart, a general partner at Blockchain Capital, compares data collected from a set of surveys from October 2017 and April 2019 containing identical questions (plus a few new ones).
2019-5-1 18:55 | |
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CEOs of the largest banks in the U.S. testified on Capitol Hill about how the industry has transformed since the 2008 crisis, topics included blockchain and cryptocurrencies
2019-4-11 00:50 | |
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Identity theft is a major worry for many people today. This was compounded by the Equifax breach that leaked the data of over 140 million Americans. The data in that breach included information such as addresses and social security numbers in addition to names and phone numbers. It was a nightmare scenario and there has […]
2019-4-10 19:41 | |
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In a counterpoint to arguments by Pindar Wong and others, Yessi Bello Perez asserts that blockchain technology is still in its infancy and the Brexit crisis requires an immediate solution. Therefore, DLT can’t replace traditional border infrastructure at the center of political tension between the UK and the European Union.
2019-4-10 21:34 | |
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Pindar Wong posits that a government-sanctioned stablecoin could help ease the tension between the European Union and the United Kingdom over tariff enforcement.
2019-4-10 17:40 | |
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Binance, a Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange on March 6, 2019, announced that Binance Labs, the venture arm of the exchange, is building the cryptocurrency future of Argentina while the government is supporting Binance Labs to foster the growth of blockchain technology in the country.
2019-3-8 18:30 | |
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When the white-paper for the concept of blockchain was written, it was in response to the prevailing sense of inadequacy in the existing financial system that was exposed due to the global financial crisis.
2019-2-19 18:39 | |
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Another country that faces a financial crisis due to the US sanctions issues its own national cryptocurrency. A group of Iranian banks presented a PayMon pegged to gold. Islamic revolution in digital Four Iranian banks (Bank Mellat, Bank Melli Iran, Bank Pasargad, and Parsian Bank) presented PayMon cryptocurrency, each coin of which is backed to gold reserves.
2019-2-8 17:22 | |
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Iran could unveil its state-backed cryptocurrency by the end of the week, as the country keeps looking for ways to avoid the harsh sanctions imposed by the U. S. , Al Jazeera reported on January 27, 2019.
2019-1-29 16:00 | |
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Ripple CEO talks about the company's efforts towards transparency. The blockchain algorithm was a direct result of the mismanagement that caused the greatest financial crisis the world had seen since the Great Depression of the 1920s, In view of the root causes of this, the foundations laid by blockchain were ones based off transparency and […]
2019-1-26 21:18 | |
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In a country that many believe proves how fiat currencies can destroy an entire country’s infrastructure and economy, the first Bitcoin ATM in Venezuela will finally be installed, about two weeks from January 20, 2019.
2019-1-21 14:00 | |
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October 31, 2008, and January 3, 2009. The two dates have cemented themselves with Promethean significance into Bitcoin’s lore. On the October 31, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper, a constitution of sorts for his revolutionary monetary system and its intrinsic currency.
2019-1-3 07:14 | |
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A cryptocurrency mining game was launched back in October that simulates the Bitcoin network back on its early days. The game was designed by Armoured Beans and it can play in a simulated environment as if they were mining in 2009.
2018-12-9 19:29 | |
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According to Civic CEO, Vinny Lingham, Bitcoin’s immediate future does not hold any amazing economic growth, rather it seems as though the currency is destined to largely remain ‘range-bound’ for the coming 6 months (during which the premier alt-asset could even slide below the $3,000 mark).
2018-11-27 18:43 | |
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The springing up of “crypto” hedge funds in proportion to the rising market cap in 2017 led many to truly believe in the “institutionalization” of the asset class. A year later, few have survived, and those who are active have been facing an inevitable existential crisis, opinionated Anthony Pompliano via a blog post on November 21, 2018.
2018-11-26 12:00 | |
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As the price of Bitcoin continues to fall, many investors are doubling down and sticking with their decisions, which is a sign of a ‘problematic mindset’ that leads to more loss, Business Insider India reported on November 21, 2018.
2018-11-24 02:00 | |
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As crypto has nosedived, mainstream financial media outlets, like Bloomberg and CNBC, have interestingly escalated their coverage of this juvenile market. While CNBC has evidently sensationalized Bitcoin’s dismal performance, circulating a Fast Money segment misleadingly titled “Cryptos [Are] In a Financial Crisis,” Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal recently began a push to bring some rational thinking to.
2018-11-23 00:30 | |
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The crisis continues within the cryptocurrency market as Bitcoin drops to a fresh yearly low of $4,411. This is… The post Cryptocurrency Market Crisis Continues As Overall Market Drops To a Low of $140 Billion appeared first on Invest In Blockchain.
2018-11-21 19:57 | |
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An executive board member of the European Central Bank (ECB), Benoit Coeure, dealt a verbal blow to bitcoin and the infant cryptocurrency industry when he termed the digital currency “a combination of a bubble, a Ponzi scheme, and an environmental disaster,” per a report by Bloomberg, published November 15, 2018.
2018-11-19 09:00 | |
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The cryptocurrency sector might end up becoming the biggest winner should the next global financial crisis happen. Shapeshift CEO Erik Voorhees argues that with the high debt level of most governments, a crisis could force them to print more money which will decrease the values of their respective currencies.
2018-11-13 17:59 | |
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Paraguay’s hydroelectric powered-towns, long associated as dugouts for drug cartels, smuggling, and ammunition rackets, are now home to miners connected in a sophisticated network circuitry to mine cryptocurrencies for their owners.
2018-11-12 16:00 | |
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Cryptocurrencies and blockchain technologies have received the support of many influential people in the world of finance and technology despite the current bearish crisis that markets have suffered during 2018.
2018-11-9 08:13 | |
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Former U. S. Presidential candidate Ron Paul has published an article advising against taxation on cryptocurrencies and precious metals in order to avoid a looming financial crisis. Paul is hard-hitting in his article and goes as far as calling the US Federal Reserve’s recent increase in interest rates a “crazy” idea.
2018-10-31 19:59 | |
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Recently, the United Nations released its findings from a landmark climate change study that concluded that disaster is much closer than many people expected. The much-publicized story brought global climate change back into the headlines, and it returned focus to possible solutions for the crisis.
2018-10-26 14:00 | |
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When programmers first developed blockchain tech a decade ago, they were focused on creating new borderless money that could bypass banks and other third parties that were responsible for the Financial Crisis.
2018-10-23 23:47 | |
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Launched at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, bitcoin had a singular purpose then: to fight the centralized nature of the mainstream financial system and give the ultimate power back to the people.
2018-10-23 22:02 | |
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In what can only be called a flavored op-ed by “Dr. Doom” Nouriel Roubini, the acclaimed economist showed no mercy while criticizing not only the premier cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) but also the underlying technology that virtually powers all the cryptocurrencies on the planet, blockchain technology.
2018-10-19 01:00 | |
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After Bashing Cryptocurrency Industry to Washington DC, Nouriel Roubini Is Expected to Debate with Vitalik Buterin NYU Stern’s Dr. Nouriel Roubini is no fan of the cryptocurrency industry, and he’s never hidden his negative opinion, even when his claims have been false.
2018-10-15 08:48 | |
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Nouriel “Dr. Doom” Roubini Bashes Crypto And Blockchain Industry Dr. Nouriel Roubini, one of NYU Stern’s economics professors, recently bashed the nascent cryptocurrency and blockchain world through a series of scalding comments and rants.
2018-10-15 00:14 | |
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Noted economist Nouriel Roubini sounded off on virtual currency and blockchain in a recent Senate hearing. The NYU professor classified cryptocurrency as a big scam and a bubble. Prominent economist Nouriel Roubini is one of the few who accurately predicted the 2008 financial crisis.
2018-10-13 05:00 | |
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Nouriel Roubini, the economist who predicted the 2008 financial crisis, has recently stated that cryptocurrencies are the “mother of all scams", while blockchain is "the most over-hyped technology ever".
2018-10-12 12:37 | |
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A proposed bill in the Australia parliament is stifling the citizens’ right to privacy. The bill calls for a software “backdoor” to encrypted data for government authorities to access on demand. If passed, decentralized applications–which pride on their privacy features–stand to bear the brunt.
2018-10-9 02:00 | |
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According to cryptocurrency ATM providers Athena Bitcoin and the Odyssey Group, by the end of 2018, Argentina could have up to 30 Bitcoin ATMs. Reuters published an article on October 4, 2018, mentioning that these cryptocurrency ATM providers are keen to tap into the South American market and take advantage of the current Argentinian economic crisis and to expand their.
2018-10-8 04:00 | |
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The United Nations has reportedly hinted it would integrate blockchain technology into its operations in a bid to create solutions aimed at improving the standard of living of citizens in the developing nations, reported The Next Web on September 24, 2018.
2018-9-26 01:00 | |
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Faith in the banking industry went down during the 2008 financial crisis in the US. The Dodd–Frank Act and its counterparts were implemented around the world to make banking safer for users. However, a banking fraud in Denmark is unfolding to be on of the biggest that Europe has ever seen.
2018-9-24 14:59 | |
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ConsenSys Social Impact — a program designed to build blockchain-based solutions for global humanitarian issues — is partnering with MakerDAO and optiMize to launch a new Blockchain for Social Impact Incubator at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
2018-9-20 01:55 | |
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Digital currency is being adopted in several nations fighting economic distress as a means to avoid inflation. In fact, crypto evangelists cite examples of African communities and countries like Venezuela to describe how digital coins could provide security from central banks’ policies and subsequent inflation in times of crisis.
2018-9-13 14:11 | |
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IBM is no stranger to blockchain technology, with the company working on a few different projects utilizing the innovative decentralized ledger. According to new reports, the tech giant is now partnering with the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) to fight against the ongoing opioid crisis, among other illness.
2018-9-10 18:01 | |
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A growing number of start-ups and larger companies have begun to experiment with blockchain’s utility for solving public health crises — like the opioid epidemic in the United States. Cryptocurrencies have had a testy relationship with some law enforcement figures in the United States, who see popular forms like Bitcoin as a scapegoat for an ongoing opioid crisis.
2018-9-8 23:00 | |
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Africa has steadily accelerated the switch to modern technologies. But can a continent facing a crisis with antiquated banking technologies, low rate of financial inclusion, poor confidence in the banking system, and high remittance costs become the new battleground for blockchain or cryptocurrency-centred settlements? Also read: Square’s Big Week: Crypto Patent, Shares Leap, and Lightning […] The post Africa and its Antiquated Banking: Cryptocurrencies The Solution? appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-9-5 05:55 | |
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Africa has steadily accelerated the switch to modern technologies. But can a continent facing a crisis with antiquated banking technologies, low rate of financial inclusion, poor confidence in the banking system, and high remittance costs become the new battleground for blockchain and cryptocurrency? Also read: Square’s Big Week: Crypto Patent, Shares Leap, and Lightning Plug […] The post Africa and its Antiquated Banking: Bitcoin The Solution? appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2018-9-6 05:55 | |
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David Drake, founder of LDJ Capital, was the moderator for a match up between Nouriel Roubini and Tone Hays. Drake was quick to note Roubini’s prediction of the 2008 economic crisis. In the discussion, Roubini notes that his experience in blockchain stems from his ability to see a bubble when it exists.
2018-9-2 10:30 | |
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