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Dutch millionaire John de Mol, who created the hit reality television program “Big Brother,” is suing Facebook over phony bitcoin ads. He’s now asking the court to issue a ruling on the case.De Mol Wants the Courts to InterveneFacebook has been at the center of controversy for several years, starting with its alleged ties to Cambridge Analytica which were discovered in 2018. Facebook had purportedly been selling users’ private data to third parties for advertising purposes. Mark Zuckerberg...

Bakkt CEO Adam White said that his firm's "Bitcoin Warehouse" will be revolutionary "like the...ATM." | Source: ShutterstockLast week, Bakkt opened its "Bitcoin Warehouse" for the storage of customer deposits and withdrawals ahead of its Bitcoin Daily & Monthly Futures launch later this month. Now, Bakkt CEO Adam White is waxing poetic about the revolutionary effect he expects it to have on the financial industry when it goes live on September 23.Today our Warehouse opens for customer...

Jack Dorsey, the controversial CEO of Twitter, needs to make up his mind once and for all about bitcoin. Last year, the social media mogul said that the currency would be the only form of money available to people in about ten years. Now, he’s saying bitcoin doesn’t work as money. Which one is it, buddy? Is bitcoin going to work as a currency or won’t it? Hey Dorsey… Which One Is It?Dorsey seems to be all over the map in many ways. For one thing, Twitter is still getting a lot of flack for...

Ethereum has seen a promising increase of 4.35% this week which allowed it to reach $183. This recent increase is largely attributed to the solid rebound that Ethereum has been experiencing against BTC. Over the past 4 days, ETH has surged by 10%, reaching the current price at 0.0176 BTC. If the cryptocurrency can continue to increase against Bitcoin, we may see ETH slowly grinding higher above $200.Ethereum remains the second-largest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $19.58 billion.Looking...

EOS increased with around 18% over the previous week. The cryptocurrency has seen a further 6.57% price hike over the past 24 hours which allowed the price to climb toward the $3.90 level. This latest surge now makes EOS the strongest performing cryptocurrency out of the top 10 cryptocurrencies for the past 24 hours.EOS remains the seventh biggest cryptocurrency with a market cap of $3.63 billion.Over the past 3 months, EOS decreased by more than 50%, dropping from above $7.50 to a low of...

When crypto giant Ripple sent 100 million XRP to Jed McCaleb, the transaction did more than just make its long-departed co-founder $26 million richer. | Source: ShutterstockWhen crypto giant Ripple sent 100 million XRP to Jed McCaleb over the weekend, the transaction did more than just make the project's long-departed co-founder $26 million richer. It also sent the so-called "XRP Army" into a tizzy.Why Ripple Is Paying XRP to a Rival Cryptocurrency's FounderMcCaleb, who had a messy breakup...

There are exactly 250 days to go before Bitcoin’s next halving event. After that, the BTC reward that miners receive for adding new blocks to the blockchain will be slashed in half from the current 12.5 BTC to 6.25 BTC. As the landmark event approaches, the internet is speculating about whether or not it will cause a surge in Bitcoin’s price. If history is any indication, it should.Bitcoin Halving in 250 DaysIn 250 days, Bitcoin will undergo its third halving and the supply of freshly minted...

Der Deutsche Bundestag führt am 25. September erstmalig eine öffentliche Anhörung durch, welche sich ausschliesslich dem Thema „Digitale Währungen“ widmet. Interessanterweise geht es nicht um Bitcoin oder Ethereum. Diese beiden Kryptowährungen spielen gemäss dem Fragenkatalog nur eine Nebenrolle. Es geht in erster Linie um die neue Facebook Währung Libra. Die Fragen sind höchst spannend und sehr intelligent gestellt. Es geht zwar...

Deutscher Bundestag zum Thema Digitale Währungen Der Deutsche Bundestag führt am 25. September erstmalig eine öffentliche Anhörung durch, welche sich ausschliesslich dem Thema „Digitale Währungen“ widmet. Interessanterweise geht es nicht um Bitcoin oder Ethereum. Diese beiden Kryptowährungen spielen gemäss dem Fragenkatalog nur eine Nebenrolle. Es geht in erster Linie um die...

Kryptowährungen wie Bitcoin verbreiten sich immer schneller. Zugleich steigt die Anzahl an Unternehmen, welche ihre eigene digitale Währung herausbringen. Obwohl sich die Onlinemünzen nur eingeschränkt im Alltag nutzen lassen, nimmt die Anzahl an unterschiedlichen digitalen Coins stetig zu. Kryptowährungen wie Facebooks Libra dürften nun allerdings starke Konkurrenz durch Telegram erhalten. Der Token „Gram“ soll noch 2019 erscheinen und als...