Economist and notorious cryptocurrency critic Nouriel Roubini said that “cryptos is the mother and father of all bubbles.” Economist and notorious cryptocurrency critic Nouriel Roubini said that “cryptos is the mother and father of all bubbles” at the Salt conference in New York. CNBC reported on Roubini’s declarations on May 9. During the conference, Roubini also reportedly said that bitcoin (BTC) and other crypto assets should not be called cryptocurrencies. According to him, “cryptocurrency is totally a misnomer” since “to be a currency, you have to be […]

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United States megabank JPMorgan Chase has reportedly rehauled the privacy layer of its blockchain platform Quorum. JPMorgan Chase (JPM) — the United States’ largest bank with over $2.62 trillion in assets — has reportedly rehauled the infrastructure of its blockchain platform Quorum with the help of Microsoft. The development was reported by crypto media outlet Coindesk on May 9. As reported, Quorum is JPM’s private blockchain platform built on the Ethereum protocol. According to JPM head of Quorum and crypto-assets strategy Oli Harris, developers have been working […]

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The Medici Bank comes more than 500 years after the original Banco de’ Medici and aims to “expand financial opportunity across global markets.” A direct descendant of an Italian dynasty that ran a banking empire in the 1400s is launching a new bank focusing on “digital-centric commerce and investing,” according to a news release published on May 8. Prince Lorenzo de’ Medici, president of the eponymous Medici Bank, said he has been motivated by advancements in blockchain technology to start the new venture, which aims to “create seamless, digital customer experiences […]

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The development was revealed during president and CEO Hong Yuan Zhen’s keynote speech at Samsung’s Real 2019 event. The president and CEO of Samsung SDS — an IT and consultancy subsidiary of the South Korean tech conglomerate Samsung Group — has revealed the firm is including blockchain as one of the key technologies for its “Digital Transformation Network.” The development was revealed during president and CEO Hong Yuan Zhen’s keynote speech at Samsung’s Real 2019 event in Seoul on May 8. In a press release accompanying the […]

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Proceedings from yesterday’s hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance have been moved to seven addresses. Proceedings from yesterday’s hack of cryptocurrency exchange Binance have been moved to seven addresses, crypto news outlet The Block reports on May 9. The breach resulted in about 7,074 bitcoins (BTC) — worth nearly $42.8 million at press time — being stolen from the exchange’s hot wallet. The transaction had 44 outputs, 21 of which were native Segregated Witness addresses, and those addresses received 99.97% of the funds. According to The Block, the […]

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Speaking to mainstream media, insiders said a reinvented “PayPal Mafia” had started working at the firm’s blockchain division. Social networking giant Facebook is hiring PayPal staff ahead of its alleged cryptocurrency launch, Bloomberg reported on May 8. Facebook, which has courted rumors over its planned entry into blockchain and payments for around a year, could launch its own token as soon as Q3 2019, anonymous sources told the publication. The company began hiring for a dedicated blockchain team last year, under the auspices of David Marcus, himself […]

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Bitcoin has broken above the $6,000 mark for the first time in almost six months, showing marked resilience. Thursday, May 8 —  after a brief market falter yesterday following the $40 million hack of major crypto exchange, crypto markets are showing resilience, with bitcoin (BTC) rallying above the $6,000 mark, as Coin360 data shows. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin is outperforming all of the other top ten cryptocurrencies and has seen 3.4% growth on the day to break back above the psychological price point of $6,000 […]

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More on Facebook’s potential expansion into crypto. Facebook’s potential expansion into crypto has been widely discussed in the past few months. Although the social media giant has not confirmed anything beyond having a blockchain department, new details about its digital token project continue to surface. Most recently, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that Facebook is talking to major payment networks Visa and MasterCard to raise a $1 billion for its crypto project, which reportedly entails a stablecoin along with a crypto-powered online payments system. Brief history […]

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