• Ripple (XRP)
    Ripple's XRP token isn't a real object but if it were and if one were to get a pile of them and a nice camera, this is what it would look like (via Shutterstock).
    Media,  Ripple

    CNBC’s Ripple/Coinbase booking gets fans all hopped up on hope

    Just don’t expect a major announcement on Tuesday’s episode of Fast Money

    March 6, 2018 /

    Ripple fans sometimes let their dreams get the better of them. Take the latest rally in the company’s token. On Monday, the XRP gained about 20 percent with a rumor fueled by a simple booking on CNBC. Fast Money, a show on the financial news network, booked Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinhouse and Coinbase President Asiff Hirji to appear on Tuesday. When promotional assets started to appear on CNBC, rumors about the two companies followed suit. Reddit threads soon appeared where Ripple fans proved they collectively lost their minds. One such thread, in the r/CryptoCurrency subreddit, has over 400 posts and counting. A top-voted comment from a person calling himself MistaJones…

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  • CNBC's Fast Money
    CNBC's Fast Money, where bitcoin is a regular guest (via CNBC.com).
    Bitcoin,  Media

    CNBC show smacks down jilted bitcoin bear

    Technical analyst Peter Brandt claims he was booted from Fast Money but the show is fighting back hard.

    February 20, 2018 /

    While we’re on a roll when it comes to Twitter-based media feuds, here’s another one, this time involving CNBC and technical analyst Peter Brandt. And it’s kinda weird. On Saturday, Brandt took to Twitter to tell this tale: True story about @CNBCFastMoney I was scheduled to appear on Dec 14. I was planning to say $BTC was topping & time to bail out. I was bumped for some “expert” that predicted $50,000. That is my @CNBC story. — Peter Brandt (@PeterLBrandt) February 18, 2018 Except, contrary to Brandt’s preface of “true story,” it didn’t happen. And Fast Money wasn’t having any of it. On Tuesday, they shot back this tweet,…

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