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Early meeting of E-Gold founders may hold clue to Satoshi Nakamoto’s identity — Peter Thiel

Did Satoshi Nakamoto work on E-Gold? If so, Peter Thiel thinks he has a way to narrow down the identity of Bitcoin’s creator.

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PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel says he ‘underinvested’ in Bitcoin

Billionaire Peter Thiel shared concerns that investing in Bitcoin is already a “known secret.”

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3LAU introduces blockchain music platform Royal with $16M raise

The upcoming blockchain-based music investment platform is open to using different blockchain technologies.

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Thiel’s Valar Ventures leads 3rd raise for Bitpanda, at $4.1B valuation

Vienna-based Bitpanda’s valuation has shot up to $4.1 billion, three times its value during the crypto broker’s last private funding round in March.

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Bitdao Collects $230 Million in Private Capital From Investors

As the decentralized finance movement proves its staying power and resilience, one of the world’s largest decentralized autonomous organizations, Bitdao, has concluded a private fundraising round to promote mass adoption of open finance. DAO to Allocate Capital Towards Improving Defi R&D, Funding, & Liquidity As decentralized finance (defi) slowly regains its footing following the May […]

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New DAO launches after $230M funding round including Peter Thiel, Alan Howard

A new decentralized autonomous organization, BitDAO, announced its launch with a $230 million private sale and major contributions from Singapore-based Bybit.

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‘Bullish’ Cryptocurrency Exchange to Launch With Backing of Billionaire Investors, Investment Bank Nomura

'Bullish' Cryptocurrency Exchange to Launch With Backing From Billionaire Investors, Investment Bank Nomura

A new cryptocurrency exchange called “Bullish” will be launched this year by Bullish Global, a subsidiary of Block.one. It is backed by a number of prominent investors, including Peter Thiel, Alan Howard, Louis Bacon, Richard Li, Mike Novogratz, Christian Angermayer, and investment bank Nomura. Bullish Global Launching Bullish Exchange Block.one, the software company behind the […]

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Palantir to Accept Bitcoin for Services, Considers Keeping BTC on Its Balance Sheet

Peter Thiel’s Palantir to Accept Bitcoin for Services, Company Considers Keeping BTC on Its Balance Sheet

Palantir Technologies, the Peter Thiel-backed, American software company specializing in big data analytics, announced Tuesday that company plans to accept bitcoin for services. Further, like a variety of corporate entities that are accepting and holding bitcoin, Palantir is considering keeping the asset on its balance sheet. Palantir Enters the Crypto Economy On Tuesday, Palantir Technologies […]

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Data analytics giant Palantir now accepts Bitcoin payments

The firm added Bitcoin was “definitely on the table” as consideration for a treasury reserve asset.

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Bitcoin Bull Mike Novogratz Warns of ‘Existential Crisis’ if the US Fails to Create Digital Dollar

Mike Novogratz, the CEO of Galaxy Digital and bitcoin bull has warned that the United States’ failure to have its own digital currency could be an “existential crisis.” However, the CEO says the country’s fate is still in its hands. Novogratz made these comments a few days after former U.S. Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo […]

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