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⁠Legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives heard testimony on Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency project. Here are some key comments from lawmakers and David Marcus

​​​​After watching the entirety of the Senate Banking Committee hearings dedicated to Libra, chief strategy officer at blockchain development firm Blockstream, Samson Mow, declared that Facebook should have used Bitcoin…

⁠Jamie Dimon says that he would not spend too much time on Libra as the coin does not pose a threat in the foreseeable future

​​Bitcoin proponent and Tezos investor Tim Draper hit out at the Indian government, saying on Twitter:

⁠Blockchain and cryptocurrency company tZERO has announced three new executives for issuance, investor relations and communications

In our latest interview with Eric Crown, we find out how to use options to short Bitcoin against the overall macro trend, analyze the latest drop in Bitcoin’s price, and discuss whether it is a “bear trap.”

⁠Grin has completed its first hardfork as scheduled, with the stated aim of continuing to prevent ASIC mining as well as sporting some Grin wallet upgrades

⁠A spokesman for the Swiss Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner says that Facebook has not contacted it regarding Libra

⁠In the coming days, Huobi will change over from its current HUSD system to the new ERC-20 token

⁠Facebook is being grilled during U.S. congressional hearings, but will the regulators actually ban Libra? Here are the reasons why they probably won’t

⁠Major altcoins are rallying on the day as Bitcoin makes mild gains following yesterday’s slump

⁠When will Bitcoin signal a short-term bottom? Let’s look at the charts

⁠McDonald's, Nestlé and Virgin Media joined a blockchain pilot seeking to increase transparency in advertising online

⁠IMF chief economist Gita Gopinath has called on global regulators to be vigilant and take the proper regulatory steps regarding Facebook’s Libra

⁠David Marcus, head of Facebook’s crypto wallet Calibra, stressed that Facebook will launch the Libra cryptocurrency project only after they address all regulatory concerns

⁠Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian’s venture fund has led a $3.75 million seed round to support blockchain video game studio Horizon Blockchain Games

⁠Rep. Maxine Waters opened today’s hearing on Facebook’s Libra project by noting the firm’s past behavior regarding user data and privacy

⁠Tor Project expands its new Bitcoin-based crowdfunding campaign after it reached $10,000 in 2 days

​​World Leaders Talk What do they think about crypto? What are they going to do? From all over the world, we have collected all the leaders' opinions about crypto and blockchain in one place.

⁠In the premiere episode of the new Cointelegraph series “Coffee and Crypto,” Olivia Capozzalo and Molly Jane Zuckerman discuss the latest news in the crypto industry

⁠Lawmakers grilled Facebook in the U.S. Senate over the company’s plans to launch Libra given their privacy track record

⁠Venezuelan P2P trade continues to flourish despite government efforts to drive adoption of the country’s controversial oil-backed cryptocurrency

⁠Stablecoin operator Tether announced that its USDT token will be released on its fifth blockchain, Algorand

⁠Coinbase quiet on motivation for cancelling U.K. Faster Payments support

⁠The Swiss group that’s supposed to oversee privacy for Libra says it hasn’t heard from Facebook at all

Bitcoin’s average transaction volume is topping $3 billion per day, data from crypto analytics site Coinmetrics(.)io reveals

⁠India Bitcoin ban comments by Tim Draper backfire online

⁠France is poised to approve initial coin offerings operators and other crypto businesses with its new regulatory approach to the sector

⁠Algorithms that can decode social media market sentiment are making waves in the institutional crypto landscape

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