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Elizabeth Warren Explains Her ‘Anti-Crypto Army’ Stance; Waves of Democrats Oppose Her Bitcoin Criticism

DIGIT — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 16:04:59 +0000

Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic senator from Massachusetts, has recently launched a political campaign against cryptocurrencies as she seeks a third term in office in 2024. In a recent interview on “Meet the Press Reports” with NBC’s Chuck Todd, Warren likened buying bitcoin to “buying air.” Despite her stated distrust of banks, Warren told the show […]

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US Central Bank’s Fednow Payment Service to Launch in July, Economist Calls Timing ‘Suspicious’

DIGIT — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 20:50:00 +0000

According to the U.S. Federal Reserve, the central bank’s Fednow payment service will start operating in July, and participants will be certified in April to leverage the Fednow Pilot Program. Ken Montgomery, the Fednow program executive, is urging American financial institutions to make preparations to join the central bank’s new payment service. Economist Richard Werner, […]

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After Mocking the Price Model, Crypto Advocates Discuss Bitcoin’s Rainbow Chart Reintegration

DIGIT — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 20:30:51 +0000

On a few occasions last year, crypto advocates discussed how a number of price models, leveraged to help predict the future value of bitcoin, ended up failing. However, since bitcoin’s value has increased by 36% over the last month, the price has entered the darkest band of the rainbow chart after breaking below the rainbow […]

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Here We Go Again — Crypto-Community to Deal With Another Foundation

DIGIT — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 22:25:12 +0000

This weekend a new organization was announced at Baltic Honey Badger bitcoin conference called the ‘B Foundation.’ At the event, Satoshi Labs co-founder Alena Vranova divulged the information of a new foundation that will have a mix of “charitable and commercial” efforts. Also read: The Bitcoin Files Protocol Provides a BCH Secured File Storage System The […]

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Augur’s Prediction Market Is Underwhelming

DIGIT — Sat, 28 Jul 2018 19:00:59 +0000

2018 will likely be remembered as a landmark year in cryptocurrency, as a period in which many of the early initiatives and well-funded ICO startups launched. While many of these projects have exciting and potentially paradigm-shifting capabilities, it’s also important to recognize that the realities of such developments do not always mirror the anticipated possibilities. […]

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