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The Block: Ripple aims to become ‘the Amazon of payments’ says CEO

Thursday, 13 August 2020 14:10

Ripple is reportedly struggling to find use cases for XRP and its underlying technology and is looking to shift its strategy. The post Ripple aims to become ‘the Amazon of payments’ says CEO appeared first on The Block.

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Pomp: A Recap of the Pandemic-Related Economic Crisis & What You Can Do Moving Forward

Thursday, 13 August 2020 14:40

Listen now (11 min) | This installment of The Pomp Letter is free for everyone. I send this email to our investors daily. If you would also like to receive it every morning, join the 50,000 other investors today. To investors, It has been almost exactly 5…

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The Block: U.S. officials unveil wide-ranging crackdown on terrorist financing networks involving bitcoin and PPE sales

Thursday, 13 August 2020 16:34

U.S. prosecutors took action against three terrorist financing organizations on Thursday, including two that involved the use of bitcoin to raise funds. The post U.S. officials unveil wide-ranging crackdown on terrorist financing networks involving bitcoin and PPE sales appeared first on The Block.

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The Block: German Finance Ministry proposes blockchain-based solution to digitize securities in draft bill

Thursday, 13 August 2020 17:26

The Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF) released a draft bill on the introduction of electronic securities (eWpG) proposing a blockchain solution to digitize securities, according to a press release by the institution on Tuesday. The post German Finance Ministry proposes blockchain-based solution to digitize securities in draft…

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The Block: Boston Fed, MIT partner on central bank digital currency research project

Thursday, 13 August 2020 19:37

The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and MIT will jointly conduct research on central bank digital currencies. The post Boston Fed, MIT partner on central bank digital currency research project appeared first on The Block.

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The Block: CoinList suffers technical problems during rush to invest in NEAR Protocol’s token sale

Thursday, 13 August 2020 20:58

Crypto exchange CoinList experienced some downtime on Wednesday after investors rushed to participate in its NEAR Protocol token sale. The post CoinList suffers technical problems during rush to invest in NEAR Protocol’s token sale appeared first on The Block.

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The Block: Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy buys bitcoin after Winklevoss pitch

Thursday, 13 August 2020 21:13

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy bought some bitcoin Thursday with the help of Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The post Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy buys bitcoin after Winklevoss pitch appeared first on The Block.

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Peter Schiff: A Brief History of Legal Tender

Tuesday, 11 August 2020 14:21

With golds rise to new highs, I wanted to provide a brief history on the legal tender laws that ultimately paved the way for this historic moment. Thanks to the Federal Reserve, we went from having sound money in gold to a fiat dollar that has lost…

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The Block: Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX is set to implement know-your-customer procedures

Friday, 14 August 2020 01:00

Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX has announced it will begin requiring users to verify their identities at the end of the month. The post Crypto derivatives exchange BitMEX is set to implement know-your-customer procedures appeared first on The Block.

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