One persistent criticism by skeptics of cryptocurrencies has been that the criminal element of our society and terrorists profusely uses cryptos as a medium of exchange to carry out a number of their nefarious activities. The anonymity aspect of cryptos is always cited as the problem that must be solved by imposing strict KYC/AML/CFT compliance…
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Crypto currencies suddenly became front-page news over the past few weeks, due entirely to the “Big Reveal” of Facebook and its proprietary “Project Libra”. The degree of hype that this one storyline has received has not been witnessed during the decade-long history of the crypto world. If awareness leads to acceptance and then full adoption…
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Facebook has announced the launch of its Calibra wallet that is backed by the Libra Association, an independent consortium with members such as Visa, Mastercard, Stripe and Coinbase. The association will independently govern and oversee Calibra's bespoke cryptocurrency, Libra—with the digital coin imagined to further a global financial system, this historically marks the social media…
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We sometimes forget amidst the daily hype of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general that there is a massive technical infrastructure that supports the entire enterprise. Top of the list is security and all of its ramifications, since the nature of the entire effort is a digital financial service. Cryptos will and have attracted formidable attacks…
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Ripple is not wasting its time when it comes to global expansion. The company has just opened a new office in Brazil - a strategic move that will help Ripple support their ever growing client base South America. The new office will enable all regional customers be closer to the San-Francisco-based startup. Ripple has already…
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Warren Buffet is known as not a "crypto fan", but this doesn't mean that crypto enthusiasts do not have interest for the Wizard of Omaha. Now, the CEO of BitTorrent and the founder of TRON, Justin Sun, is said to be paying the staggering amount of $4.6 million for a private lunch with Warren Buffet,…
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Occasionally government officials can surprise us common folks with their detailed understanding of a specific topic requiring a new legislative outlook. The crypto community has been especially on guard with respect to the actions of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after its continued clampdowns on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) and its refusal to grant…
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Crypto enthusiasts have always argued that all things crypto will finally reach critical mass when large blocks of institutional capital flood into the marketplace. An argument can be made that billions have already been invested in Initial Coin Offering (ICO) development efforts, as well as private corporate capital that has been allocated to an abundance…
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Russia continues to be all over the map when it comes to committing to a single crypto path for the future. Reports from so-called insiders have suggested that the government had been moving towards a central bank controlled digital currency, which Vladimir Putin supposedly approved as a way to settle with Iran and avoid sanctions,…
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Investing in cryptos is back in vogue, and, in order to market properly to the populace of hopeful new investors, a rash of surveys have been released that speak to the desires of Millennials, that age group that lurks between 18 and 34 years of age, and seniors, which today are rapidly becoming housemates for…
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