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July 9, 2020

Former Swiss President Sees the Country Leading in DLT and Technology of the Future

Former Swiss President and new board member of CV VC talks the unique attitudes towards law that make Switzerland a hub for crypto. Johann Schneider-Ammann, who served as the President of Switzerland in 2016, recently joined the board of Crypto Valley Venture Capital, or CV VC. CV VC is a startup that invests in crypto […]

Nonfungible Tokens and the Future of Commerce

The unlimited potential of blockchain technology is unleashed when used in conjunction with nonfungible tokens. Close your eyes and imagine the future. You walk into a shoe store. You buy a pair of expensive shoes with your favorite cryptocurrency. You did not have to pay the entire cost of the shoes because you had some […]

Uncovering the Reason Behind Female Crypto Influencers’ Instagram Bans

Female crypto influencers speaking out about gender disparity in the crypto space were banned on Instagram — who’s to blame? Female crypto influencers that have spoken up about gender inequality in the blockchain space have recently had their Instagram accounts removed. Cointelegraph previously reported that three female crypto influencers — Rachel Siegel, Lea Thompson and […]

Exclusive: Liquid Network Gets Its First General-Purpose Javascript Library

A new Javascript library for Liquid could allow external developers to build a complete ecosystem around the heavily upgraded Bitcoin sidechain. Blockstream’s Liquid Network is now featuring its own Javascript library for developers to easily interact with the blockchain.Named LiquidJS, it was developed and announced by pTokens, an interoperability project working to bring assets cross-chain. […]

Texas Regulators Take Aim at South African Cryptocurrency MLM Scheme

The Texas State Securities Board has successfully shut down the operations of an illegal cryptocurrency investment scheme. The Texas State Securities Board has shut down the activities of a South African multi-level marketing scheme involving cryptocurrency investments in the state.In a recent statement, Securities Commissioner Travis J. Iles said that the company has duped investors […]

Cointelegraph Exclusive: CFTC Moves Annual Fintech Conference Online

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CFTC is changing up the format for its annual Fintech Forward conference. On July 9, LabCFTC, the fintech office of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, announced that it will replace its annual one-day Fintech Forward conference with three separate online sessions under the series title Empower Innovation 2020. The […]

June

PayPal took a sideways look at crypto, Bitcoin earned a “boring” label as other markets demonstrated more volatility, DeFi exploded, and William Shatner boldly tokenized his memories…

BTC Rush: High Prospects for Bitcoin Price as Mining Investments Boom

Fresh investments into mining equipment by smaller companies signals an optimistic outlook for the future of Bitcoin. Recent investments into cryptocurrency mining equipment by smaller players could be a positive signal for the longevity and value of Bitcoin (BTC). In late June, United States-based blockchain firm Core Scientific ordered over 17,000 of the latest Bitcoin […]

Coinbase Reportedly Preparing for Stock Market Listing Later in 2020

Preparations for a Coinbase stock market listing are in full swing, sources report. Coinbase, Inc. is reportedly preparing for a U.S. stock market listing that could come this year, according to Reuters reporting.According to Reuters sources, preparations for a listing are underway but still need the green light from the Securities and Exchange Commission. If […]

Bitcoin Price Will Now Never Officially go to Zero — Here’s Why

A massive 18.52 million BTC buy order on Bitfinex will save Bitcoin from dropping to $0, thanks to Alistair Milne. Bitcoin (BTC) can crash hard, but not so hard that it ends up costing $0 — because one man is going to buy all of it.In tweets on July 9, entrepreneur and outspoken Bitcoin bull […]