• Ripple controversy
    Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says he is more interested in XRP's liquidity than in its price (Photo: Ripple)
    Ripple,  XRP

    What’s up with Ripple?

    The international financial transactions business has been up and running for years, yet it still gets a lot of flak for its influence over the third-largest cryptocurrency, XRP

    August 25, 2020 /

    Ripple has the distinction of being one of the largest companies in the cryptocurrency and blockchain business that is up and running and working with hundreds of customers, including a couple of major banks. Yet for all those achievements, it is among the most controversial companies in DeFi, with a host of critics.

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  • Crypto must-reads
    But where is Satoshi? Why didn't Bitcoin's creator mine for the first five minutes after genesis
    Cryptocurrencies,  People,  Regulation

    Crypto Must-Reads for June 25, 2020

    These Are the Crypto Stories You Should Be Following: BTC still looking positive for Q2; China eating U.S.’s lunch on blockchain; is NY easing up for BitLicense’s 5th birthday; where was creator Satoshi Nakamoto for the first five minutes of Bitcoin’s life?

    June 25, 2020 /

    The economy is doing Bitcoin no favors, with bad news and advancing COVID-19 pushing the still stock-market-aligned cryptocurrency within a few dollars of dropping below $9,000. Meanwhile, Ripple Executive Chairman Chris Larsen says China is winning the blockchain war. Researcher says Satoshi Nakamoto was AWOL from Bitcoin’s genesis block. New York is retreating ever-so-slightly from its super-strict BitLicense, making the prestigious but frequently fled crypto exchange qualification as it turns five.

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  • Kylie Jenner is on Forbes 2019 billionaire list while most of crypto's richest people aren't (via Shutterstock).
    Kylie Jenner is on Forbes 2019 billionaire list while most of crypto's richest people aren't (via Shutterstock).
    Media,  People

    Most of crypto’s super-wealthy knocked off of Forbes billionaires list

    Kylie Jenner is on the list but the Winklevii aren’t

    March 6, 2019 /

    Back in February 2018, Forbes Magazine identified 19 of the “Richest in Crypto” based on who had about $1 billion worth in crypto. Galaxy Digital’s Mike Novogratz led the pack along with former child actor Brock Pierce and Coinbase’ then-35 year old CEO Brian Armstrong. But of those 19, only Armstrong appears on Forbes’ much anticipated list of billionaires in 2019.

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