Asiff Hirji, the former president and chief operating officer of Coinbase, is the new president of Figure Technologies, the blockchain-based lending firm backed by Morgan Creek Digital. Figure announced Hirji’s addition Wednesday, saying the longtime…
Warren Buffett made the right call by acquiring Apple shares half a decade ago. His decision to unload some of Berkshire’s holdings in 2018 and 2019 were bad moves, though. | Image: REUTERS / Scott…
Advertisment Why Bitcoin is Continuing to Climb, from More Solid Ground Than Ever Last night saw Bitcoin once again soaring up the market, with a 6% increase over the course of three hours. This continues…
Advertisment Since crypto has grown in popularity, there have been many notable hacks that targeted the industry’s exchanges, wallets, and users. Even if crypto security has come a long way, will 2020 be the year…
Russia plans to spend 28.4 billion rubles (over $450 million) on the development of blockchain until 2024. While this is 50% lower than previous figures, the strategy would still help the Russian economy save 500…
Next month’s ETHDenver conference will have the support of the Colorado state government. The major ethereum gathering is set to take place in the Mile High City on Valentine’s Day weekend and will now feature…
Advertisment The new Uphold mobile app features an ‘Anything to Anything’ interface, which lets users easily trade directly between more than 60 assets. This means that Uphold users in the UK for example, can now…
Asking the tough questions is only half the battle. Dealing with the tough – and unpopular answers – is just as important. | Source: Ovidiu Hrubaru (i), DFree (ii), via Shutterstock.com. Image Edited by CCN.com….
The Swiss municipality of Zermatt becomes the latest region whose citizens can now pay for local taxes with Bitcoin. Credit Suisse Continues to Drive BTC Adoption Switzerland has been crypto and blockchain-friendly country for years…
Silvergate Bank, one of the few U.S. banks openly serving crypto-related businesses, added more crypto clients in the fourth quarter of 2019 but saw deposits and fee income from those clients drop. The La Jolla,…
