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Stable currencies are all the rage as of late. Given the price volatility of many mainstream cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Litecoin (LTC) and bitcoin cash (BCH), some are looking for new ways to ensure their safety while also investing in digital currencies, and now it looks like stable currencies are about to get a big regulatory boost.Could a New Bill Make Stable Currencies Mainstream?A new bill has been opened in Congress called the “Stable Coins Are Securities...

It’s never a good sign when a company is forced to leave something it’s created behind, but in the case of Facebook and Libra, the danger is all too real.Libra Is Heading for the “No Fly” ZoneFollowing his recent testimony before Congress regarding the new financial platform, Mark Zuckerberg announced that if Libra moves forward without congressional approval, Facebook would be forced to leave the Libra Association.This is not a good sign. First off, Facebook is the initial creator of the...

It’s happened again, folks. Another major jump for bitcoin is in the books, and this time, the currency is just shy of trading at the $10,000 mark.Bitcoin Explodes in Price AgainIt seems bitcoin has had an extraordinary week when one really considers the circumstances of its present price journey. The currency has managed to regain all its losses from September and October in just a matter of days. It fell from $9,500 in late September when Bakkt – the institutional crypto trading platform...

The man in charge of Crypto Capital has been arrested on charges of money laundering and drug running.Crypto Capital Is Under FireIt has been reported that Ivan Manuel Molina – the president of Crypto Capital – has been taken into custody by Polish law enforcement for potentially being involved with “cocaine cartels.” Several other individuals have also been implicated and other arrests are expected in the coming weeks.In addition, Molina has ties with Bitfinex – one of the world’s most...

Hunter Horsley is the former product manager of Facebook. He now heads the Bitwise Asset Management firm and was largely responsible for the submittal of the company’s latest bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) so unceremoniously rejected.Horsley Has His Own Thoughts on LibraLibra – the famed cryptocurrency from Facebook that’s set for a 2020 debut – has been at the center of heavy attention as of late, and many regulators,...

Wow. For a currency that remains horribly vulnerable to price swings and volatility, bitcoin has really managed to fix itself up over the past two days. The currency is trading beyond the $9,000 mark – a massive improvement considering just three days ago it was stuck in the mid-$7,000 range.Bitcoin Is Defying All ExpectationsBitcoin has experienced a hard period over the past 30 days. Things started off bad in late September when Bakkt – the institutional crypto trading platform owned by the...

The following is proof that work hours should be devoted to work. Andrei Rybkin, a former Russian nuclear scientist, has been sentenced to three years in prison for mining bitcoin utilizing a plant’s computing power.Rybkin: Heading to JailAside from serving time behind bars, Rybkin will have to pay a fee of more than $3,000 (about 200,000 rubles) to court authorities. Sentenced on Thursday, Rybkin is one of three people that were potentially involved in an illegal mining network that...

Bitcoin prices which have been sliding for the past few days recovered slightly after President Xi Jinping was reported to have made statements that support the Chinese use and adoption of Blockchain technology. Sources indicate that the statements credited to the President of the World’s second-largest economy were first reported by Chinese media sources.Speaking on Thursday at the 8th collective study of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee in Beijing Xi said:“[We must] clarify the...

A lot of people don’t like Libra. We’ve already established that, but now Jack Dorsey – the CEO of both Square and Twitter and arguably as big a social media conglomerate as Mark Zuckerberg – is taking aim at the project, claiming that Libra isn’t even a cryptocurrency.Dorsey: We’ll Never Join with LibraOne social media CEO is attacking the other, and Dorsey – while speaking at a Twitter News Summit in New York City – explained that Libra could be just a “gimmick;” a false and phony project...

Over the years, Facebook has had more than its fair share of problems that revolve around the privacy and authenticity of the content found on its platform. There have been many cases of reported breaches causing private data of many of its users to fall into the hands of others, without the users’ consent. There have also been stories surrounding the dissemination of a lot of false or harmful information and even advertisements, on Facebook.On Wednesday, during a biting hearing for...