Coming up with a list of the 100 most influential people in crypto and blockchain is hard in any year. But doing it in 2021 is particularly difficult as the industry advanced from moving into the mainstream to actually being in it. And that makes “influence” a moving target.
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- Binance CEO Changpeng "CZ" Zhao says the exchange actively prohibits U.S. customers (Photo: Binance)
CFTC investigating Binance for American crypto customers: Report
The enforcement agency may be investigating whether the No. 1 cryptocurrency exchange still serves American clients, despite claims that it does not
Binance began kicking U.S. customers off its platform in November—even though it had closed its platform to Americans on June 14, 2019—after setting up the independent exchange Binance.US in the country. At the time, Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao said Binance.US would “bring the security, speed, and liquidity of Binance.com to North America,” in full regulatory compliance with all U.S. laws.
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‘In retrospect, it was inevitable’: Elon Musk on Bitcoin
The tech mogul changed the status on his Twitter profile to the Bitcoin hashtag and published a cryptic but powerful endorsement of the world’s first cryptocurrency
After Musk tweeted his apparent hint at Bitcoin, the cryptocurrency suddenly and immediately rushed upwards—registering a nearly 17% increase in under one hour and taking BTC from $32,200 to just over $38,000 before the excitement faded, according to CoinMarketCap data.
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Markets Report: Bitcoin dives to $27,700 as a crazy weekend turns crazier
Bitcoin shows no sign of calming down on Monday as $30,000 comes and goes along with thousand-dollar moves up and down
Bitcoin is seeing a wild start to the week with volatility taking traders up and down by thousands of dollars in under an hour. In what will cause headaches if it sets the tone for the coming days, Bitcoin dropped by $4,000 in less than sixty minutes on Monday—what’s next?