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Bitcoin Is Benefiting From Crypto’s Flight to Quality: Matrixport

Investors are shifting into the cryptocurrency from stablecoins and more volatile cryptocurrencies, a report from the firm said.

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Janet Yellen Lays Out 5 Lessons That Apply to Treasury’s Work on Digital Assets

In her first speech on digital assets, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlighted several lessons she believes apply to the Treasury’s work on digital assets: how the financial system “benefits from responsible innovation,” how regulation needs to keep up with innovation, how rules should focus on the risks of activities rather than technologies and more.

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Bitcoin for Fairness Foundation Receives 0.5 BTC Grant

Anita Posch, founder of the Bitcoin for Fairness Association, discusses the recent 0.5 BTC grant her organization received from the Human Rights Foundation. Posch explains their ambitions to raise awareness of bitcoin use practices throughout the global south to bring underserved communities into the global financial system and the socio-economic benefits of cryptocurrency.

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Crypto Long & Short: No, Bitcoin Was Not a Response to the Financial Crisis

In spite of the timing, bitcoin wasn't created as a result of the 2008 crisis – and this misunderstanding matters.

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Block Chain Technology Offers New Crime-Fighting Options

A new generation of services will utilize the unique properties of block-chain technology to provide scalable security.

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Major UK Banks Face Backlash After Withdrawal Limits and Delays

Customers are reporting difficulty obtaining their cash due to contentious policy changes and service interruptions.

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VC: Bitcoin is schmuck insurance

Chamath Palihapitiya, founder of The Social+Capital Partnership, and a former Facebook exec, sees Bitcoin as "schmuck insurance."

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