In a Cointelegraph BlockShow panel, the Blockstream CSO delivered a frank appraisal of the stablecoin space’s present and future. Stablecoin Tether (USDT) is clearly the preference among investors but will not see a retail use case, Samson Mow says. The Blockstream CSO, who was speaking at Cointelegraph’s ongoing BlockShow conference on...
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Bitcoin Cash Difficulty Volatile Ahead of Nov. 15 Hard Fork
Ahead of its hard fork, Bitcoin Cash sees suspicious hashing power sources cause a ruckus. An upcoming planned hard fork in Bitcoin Cash (BCH) will impose relatively simple technical changes to its consensus mechanism that will not split the chain, despite some turbulent undercurrents in the coin’s community regarding issues...
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Tom Lee: Like FAANG Stocks, BTC Will Hit $25K Due to ‘Network Value’
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee believes Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies will hit major price valuations in the same manner that the tech behemoths did. Fundstrat’s Tom Lee believes Bitcoin (BTC) will accrue price value following a similar logic to the Silicon Valley tech titans.During an interview for CNBC’s Street Signs Asia on...
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This Blockchain-Based Social Media Network Is The First Apple Pay Approved DApp
With 15,000 users, Pepo is a social media product that wants to engage the crypto community. During day two of BlockShow Asia 2019, Pepo founder and CEO Jason Goldberg hosted a keynote to present his new product. With 15,000 users and more than 45,000 peer-to-peer transactions to its credit, Pepo...
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Institutional Investors Want These 3 Things Before Jumping Into Crypto
Financial institutions are paying lots of attention to crypto, but they need a little more from it first. Institutional investors aren’t being overlooked at BlockShow Asia 2019.At a panel titled “Unlocking Yield In Cryptocurrency Assets — Encouraging Institutions To Enter The Industry,” a number of crypto leaders shared their thoughts...
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Exclusive: SingularityNET Announces Its New PayPal Integration
The bridge between crypto and fiat is getting stronger. The bridge between crypto and fiat is getting stronger.Speaking on stage at BlockShow Asia 2019, Chief Scientist and CEO of decentralized AI marketplace SingularityNET Ben Goertzel announced new support for conventional PayPal transactions to support the purchase of the platform’s AGI...
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WSJ: Three ICO Startups Missed
Three firms that collectively raised about $40 million through unregulated ICOs in 2017 missed the deadlines set forward in their settlements with the SEC. Several firms that collectively raised about $40 million through unregulated initial coin offerings (ICOs) in 2017 missed their deadlines to repay investors following charges by the...
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Chinese Regulators Set to Push Inspections of Crypto Mining firms
Regulators in the Chinese autonomous province of Inner Mongolia intend to dispatch inspection units to assure the clean-up of local crypto mining companies. Regulators in the Chinese autonomous province of Inner Mongolia continue to crack down on the province’s crypto mining companies.The Global Times reported on Nov. 13 that northern...
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‘We’ve Got to Be Careful’ With Crypto Regulation, Says QUOINE Co-Founder
According to Mike Kayamori, an evolving technology must be regulated very carefully. Speaking during an on-stage panel at BlockShow Asia 2019, QUOINE co-founder Mike Kayamori said he has always been in favor of crypto regulation, but has begun changing his mind: "Crypto is evolving, and the government can't try to...
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Central Bank of China Starts Trials to Restrict Large Cash Transactions
The People's Bank of China will pilot a restriction on large-scale cash transactions in three different regions, possibly paving the way for its upcoming digital currency. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced that it will pilot a restriction on large-scale cash transactions in three different regions across the country,...