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One of the most heavily commented meetings in the cryptocurrency community finally took place. According to a recent report, Tron CEO Justin Sun had dinner with the legendary American investor – Warren Buffett, where they discussed digital assets and blockchain technology.Justin Sun Meets Warren BuffettIn the summer of 2019, one of the hottest topics in the community surrounded Justin Sun. He won a charity lunch with one of the most successful traditional market investors, Warren Buffett,...

The Iowa Caucuses this year were an absolute catastrophe. The New York Times called it “a systemwide disaster.” The Politico hailed “The Death of Iowa” (as the first-in-the-nation nominating event). CNN said, “The Iowa caucuses just died forever.” Their credibility is undoubtedly in question. But it wasn’t the people of Iowa who failed. A buggy failed app was at the center of the complete and total meltdown of the voting process. And a shadowy political consulting firm that designed...

Binance completed its latest Initial Exchange Offering (IEO) recently, and it brought faith back to those who invest. Even though there have been talks that IEOs are virtually dead because of the low returns that the last few of them brought, WazirX’s sale seems to have turned things around once again.WazirX Soars Over 600% From IEO PriceWazirX was the latest Initial Exchange Offering to take place on the Binance Launchpad. It was completed on February 4th, and it raised a total of $2...

Japan is seemingly following the footsteps of China to ensure that they are not left out in the race for government-backed cryptocurrencies. The country’s lawmakers will reportedly release drafted proposals tomorrow (Friday) for the creation of their own central bank digital currency (CBDC). Countering China’s Digital YaunJapan initially became interested in issuing a digital currency after China announced plans to leverage the blockchain technology to launch a digital yuan last year. The...

The U.S. Federal Reserve is experimenting with blockchain technology to establish potential use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC). Fed’s Governor Lael Brainard said this in a recent speech, but she also noted that risks still exist, and they have to be addressed before launching a digital currency.The U.S. Contemplating A CBDCAs reported by Reuters, Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard recently mentioned the country’s potential involvement in central bank digital currencies,...

Bitcoin has marked yet another particularly turbulent day of trading, charting increases of up to 7% in the past 24 hours. This caused the cryptocurrency to spike to a new high for 2020, lining up the question if $10,000 is the next target.Bitcoin Price Skyrockets 7% On The DayIf one thing is certain for 2020, it’s that there is no boring day in the cryptocurrency market. In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin’s price surged above the previous yearly high to reach prices that were last seen back in...

The owner of Bakkt, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), has agreed to acquire a leading provider of loyalty solutions for both consumers and merchants. Following the completion of the transaction, Bakkt intends to integrate it to its platform, thus expanding the services that it will provide to its clients.ICE To Acquire Bridge2 SolutionsAccording to an official press release, the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) will acquire one of the leading providers of loyalty solutions, namely, Bridge2...

Samsung Venture Investment Corp (Samsung) and Salesforce Ventures, recently participated in a Series C funding round for a blockchain company called Digital Asset Holding. This is its second funding round in two months, each raising $35 million.Samsung And Salesforce Invest In Digital AssetDigital Asset, the creators of the smart contract modeling language, DAML, announced yesterday the successful Series C financing round. According to the statement, the company raised $35 million, which...

Most of the altcoins are trading in the green over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin, on the other hand, remains somewhat stagnant at around $9,200. Consequently, BTC’s dominance dropped to 64.5%, which is the lowest it has been since July 2019.Altcoins Compared To Bitcoin. Source: coin360.comThe sentiment within the community is shifting quickly, hinting at a possible new altcoin season. This was reaffirmed yesterday with two polls indicating that 50% of cryptocurrency traders hold mainly...

As of yesterday, February 4th, 2020, a multi-billion-dollar turn of events has just taken place in the international headlines.According to a recent post by the Wall Street Journal, Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Bitcoin futures trading platform Bakkt, has approached eBay with a purchase offer, valuing the online marketplace at a staggering $30 billion.As stated in the WSL’s post, “ICE may see an opening to apply its technological...