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Fintech Focus For December 30, 2020
Quote To Start The Day: “Crisis can be… a catalyst or can speed up changes that are on the way — it almost can serve as an accelerant.”
Fintech Focus For December 15, 2020
Fintech Focus For December 7, 2020
Quote To Start The Day: Robinhood’s revenue model could easily disappear. They’ve made it clear that they are comfortable living on this regulatory edge.
Bitcoin Price Holds Strong, Ethereum Reaches $600: Crypto Markets Brief
What Happened: Bitcoin price has been going steady, gaining 9.57% over a week. It traded at $18,334.95 at press time. The leading altcoin Ethereum price has reached the $600 mark for the first time since July 2018. The digital coin gained 32.29% over the week and was traded at $605.
Fintech Focus For November 1, 2020
Fintech Focus For October 16, 2020
Fintech Focus For October 13, 2020
Fintech Focus For October 12, 2020
Fintech Focus For October 7, 2020
DeFi Craze Sees Uniswap Overtaking Coinbase In Monthly Trading Volume
Uniswap, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol, has crossed the monthly trade volume of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, according to data compiled by the Block.
Fintech Focus For August 24, 2020
YouTube Urges Court To Quash Cryptocurrency Scam Lawsuit, Citing Social Media Immunity
Alphabet Inc’s (NASDAQ: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) video streaming service YouTube filed a motion this week to dismiss a lawsuit brought on by blockchain startup Ripple and its CEO Brad Garlinghouse, the Block 
Fintech Focus For July 23, 2020
US Secret Service Purchased Blockchain Analytics Software From Cryptocurrency Exchange Coinbase
The United States Secret Service purchased blockchain analytics software from cryptocurrency exchange desk Coinbase.
Chinese Tech Giants Tencent, Baidu, Huawei, Others Part Of Country's National Blockchain Committee
Some of the biggest technology companies in China have a representation in the country's newly-created national blockchain committee, a list of members published by China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has revealed.
Ethereum-Based Decentralized Exchanges Reach All-Time High Volume
'Fortnite' Tokens Removed From IRS Website As Examples Of Virtual Currencies
Coronavirus Scare Leads to South Korean University Issuing Diplomas On Blockchain
Jack Dorsey's Square Participates In Cryptographic Payment Settlement Network's Series A Funding Round
European Central Bank Will Look Into Stablecoins, Needs To 'Get Ahead Of The Curve:' Lagarde
Report: Verizon Hiring Blockchain Engineers