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Miami mayor says that Bitcoin can be a global currency

Kristina Cornèr, Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief, sat down with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez at the recent World Economic Forum held at Davos, Switzerland, to discuss topics like the role the mayor played at the WEF, Bitcoin being a global currency and what the mayor does with his BTC. According to Suarez, his role at the WEF is different…
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New York AG warns against crypto investments amid state push to ban mining

As New York pursues efforts to ban proof-of-work (PoW) crypto mining, the attorney general reminded investors of the risks associated with investing in crypto.  In an investor alert published Thursday, New York Attorney General Letitia James said that investors are “losing billions” in crypto. James highlighted that even digital assets that are well-known and are…
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Community fires back at anti-crypto letter sent to US lawmakers

The increase of crypto lobbyists recently sparked an effort from anti-crypto individuals in the tech space to urge regulators through a letter to resist the influence of blockchain advocates. In response, the crypto community criticized the move and laid out counterarguments against the contents of the letter.  Signed by 26 tech personalities, the letter sent…
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Computer scientists and academics pursue efforts to stop crypto lobbying in US

Anti-crypto technology experts urged United States lawmakers to resist the influence of pro-crypto lobbying efforts.  Bruce Schneier, a lecturer at Harvard, reportedly said that blockchain advocates’s claims are “not true.” He added that the technology is not secure and not really decentralized. According to Schneier, systems where you can “lose your life savings” when you…
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ETH/USD trading pair attracts more traders in the first quarter of 2022: report

The Ether (ETH) to U.S. dollar (USD) pair has pulled the biggest number of traders from January to March 2022, according to trading platform Capital.com.  In its quarterly report, Capital.com noted that in 2021, the most significant number of traders was held by the Dogecoin (DOGE) to USD pair. However, the ETH/USD pair has taken…
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Philippines to explore blockchain use cases, launches training program

The Philippine government has started its exploration of blockchain technology use cases, launching a training program for researchers in the government’s Department of Science and Technology (DOST).  Enrico Paringit, a DOST official, reportedly said that the goal of the training is to see how blockchain can play a role in areas like healthcare, financial support…
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BSV president urges Meta to store data for its metaverse on a public blockchain

While Meta has not yet launched its metaverse project, Bitcoin SV (BSV) Association President Jimmy Nguyen thinks that it would be better for the firm to store user data on a public blockchain.  In a Cointelegraph interview, Nguyen shared that a global and interoperable metaverse ecosystem would mean that individual data will be stored within…
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ECB president’s anti-crypto comments trigger community responses

The crypto community has fired back at European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde for her recent anti-crypto remarks, with people expressing disappointment and even criticizing the euro. As crypto markets show signs of stagnation, Lagarde reminded the world of her stance on cryptocurrencies. According to her, cryptocurrencies are “worth nothing” because the assets are…
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Blockchain community breaks stereotypes at Davos

On the second day of Global Blockchain Business Council’s (GBBC) Blockchain Central Davos 2022, Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr moderated a panel discussion focusing on the direction that the financial industry is going.  Panelists included the co-founder and CEO of Soramitsu, Makoto Takemiya; Treasury executive at Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Johannes Duong; and chief operating officer (COO)…
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Ripple SVP says crypto winter provides an opportunity to build

Cointelegraph’s editor-in-chief Kristina Cornèr interviewed Brooks Entwistle, Ripple’s senior vice president (SVP) for global customer success at the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos, Switzerland, discussing his time in Ripple and the current “crypto winter” and what market participants should focus on.  Having worked in prominent firms like Goldman Sachs and Uber, the Ripple SVP…
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