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Decentralized Finance: Beyond Ethereum and Closed Financial Systems

[ad_2][ad_1] @elizabeth-levineElizabeth Levine I write all about Twitter @lizalevinenyc technology As world governments rushed to tackle the COVID-19 crisis, many have resorted to imposing travel restrictions, lockdowns, and shutting down businesses and workplaces in an effort to curb the disease. The economic consequences of such political decisions, especially for the …

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5 ways to play the blockchain boom – November 13, 2020

[ad_2][ad_1] The winds of change have become a storm force. The bitcoin craze began towards the end of 2017, culminating in the trading of bitcoin futures contracts. Prices for bitcoin have approached $ 20,000. The hysteria subsided somewhat and the buzzwords of blockchain, cryptocurrency and bitcoin slowly came out of …

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How Ripple is driving blockchain and cryptocurrency education

[ad_2][ad_1] We talk to Ken Weber, Ripple’s Head of Social Impact, about the significant work the software company is undertaking in partnership with academic institutions and bodies such as URI and University College London to promote education on blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Weber also addresses work done by the company’s Ripple …

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According to the leader of Biden’s financial policy transition team, there is a “strong case” that Ethereum and XRP are stocks

[ad_2][ad_1] President-elect Joe Biden called crypto-literate Gary Gensler, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to lead one of his financial regulation transition teams. Biden’s campaign announced Tuesday that Gensler will specially lead the team focused on the Federal Reserve, banks and securities regulators. The former Obama administration …

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