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China’s internet and communications giant Tencent has recently raised concerns that if Facebook succeeds in its Libra launch by 2020, local Chinese payment service providers like WeChat pay and Alipay would face major threats in global markets.Tencent recently published a blockchain whitepaper in Chinese, wherein it calls Facebook’s Libra initiative as “bold and radical” as well as “prudent and rational”. The Chinese tech giant explains how Libra can quickly make inroads in markets where the...

Litecoin price is down more than 5% today and it broke the key $51.20 support against the US Dollar.LTC price is correcting currently higher and it could face resistance near $50.00 and $51.20.There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $53.75 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair remains at a risk of more downsides if it fails to recover above $50.00 and $51.20.Litecoin price is back in a downtrend below $52.00 against the US...

The testimony of Mark Zuckerberg revealed some interesting takeaways. First, Zuckerberg seems to think that crypto is the future, and that the longer the U.S. waits to develop its own coin, the further it will fall behind. Second, many members of Congress still don’t trust crypto enough to push for mainstream status.Zuckerberg: The U.S. Stands to LoseIn his speech to Congress, Zuckerberg commented that countries like China are well underway in creating national digital currencies. He says...

The end of the year is not looking good for the world’s biggest crypto asset. Recently, Live Bitcoin News produced an article asking if bitcoin would somehow repeat its November 2018 behavior. As things currently stand, this doesn’t seem too far off the mark.Bitcoin Has Crashed Again; Could Things Reverse Themselves Soon?While the currency isn’t likely to drop into the $3,000 range over the next two months, we are now seeing bitcoin trading at $7,400 – a massive loss of $800 over the past 24...

Well, it sure seems like we’re in for another faulty end-of-year mark for bitcoin. At press time, the currency has fallen by roughly $800 over the past 24 hours and the asset is now trading at $7,400.Bitcoin Falls; Zuckerberg to Blame?The sentiment is that this all has to do with Mark Zuckerberg’s testimony today. Zuckerberg – the famed CEO of Facebook – is set to speak before a congressional committee today regarding Libra, the cryptocurrency being released by the social media giant in 2020....

Ever since Facebook officially announced its plans to float a digital currency and then released the Libra whitepaper, there have been very polar reactions to the idea, which continue to this day. The United States Congress right from the start has made it clear that they are not excited about the idea and would prefer it doesn’t continue. We have already reported that as part of the process of seeking regulatory support, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been obliged to support his position...

In what seems to be a last attempt to save shared workspace company WeWork, Softbank which is by far the superstar of Venture Capital finance firms has decided to wade into the matter once again with a compromise that might just save the company from teetering on the edge of oblivion.In an agreement that gives Softbank about 80% control of WeWork, co-founder and CEO Adam Neumann is expected to walk away with a bonus package worth about $1. 7 billion. Sources indicate that Softbank has offered...

It seems that the guys at Google set to beat everyone else in the game of quantum computing which has already set certain sparks in motion as to the veracity of such claims. According to Google, they have made a breakthrough that enables computers to be able to make calculations that are seemingly impossible with the speeds of today’s computers and are virtually unheard of in terms of technological breakthroughs. Referred to as “Quantum Supremacy”, this achievement allegedly puts Google...

Photo: Beyond Meat / FacebookNow we all know Jim Cramer to be one of the most outlandish characters ever on TV but his advice a lot of the time makes total sense. Take the case of Beyond meat (BYND) which is the meat-substitute startup that was founded in 2009 by Ethan Brown. With the stronger performances of competitors that are eating at its market share where retailers are concerned and lower liquidity ratios than expected the popular analyst believes that the bubble has burst for the...

Snap Inc., the parent company of multimedia messaging app Snapchat has delivered a strong performance in Q3 2019 and beats analysts’ expectations. The company has seen a major uptick in its user-base and revenue while limiting its losses even below the expected value.The net loss has decreased to $227 million from $255 million in Q2 2019 while it has decreased nearly $100 million QoQ. Last quarter, Snapchat added 7 million daily active users taking the total tally to 210 million. There is a...