Day: February 16, 2020

The Story of Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong

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At the helm of Coinbase since founding it with Fred Ehrsam in 2012, Brian Armstrong has weathered rough storms of compliance law to operate the largest crypto exchange active in the United States.  Both Coinbase’s stature within the industry and Armstrong’s extracurricular activities moving adoption and regulation forward — particularly within the U.S. — have ensured his position in Cointelegraph’s top 10.  Major changes at Coinbase in 2019 set the stage for 2020 As the exchange is not publicly traded, evaluating it is tricky. At the end of October 2018,…

Greta Thunberg Is Basically Just Kim Kardashian

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Greta Thunberg is getting her own TV show. Thunberg is a very modern celebrity. Like Kim Kardashian, she’s famous for doing absolutely nothing. Unless you count complaining. We learned this week that Greta Thunberg is getting her own television show. It will be a documentary about her “extraordinary” life as the face of climate change activism. BBC Studios will be producing the series: The Thunberg series will be made by BBC Studios’ science unit and, as well as following her global climate crusade… It also promises to share some “quiet…

Why Bison Trails Is Staying the Course on Libra

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Viktor Bunin is a protocol specialist at Bison Trails, a company that offers one-click access to various blockchain nodes. While the number of Bison Trails users is, according to Bunin, headed “up and to the right,” he addressed concerns with Libra and the recent drop-out of major banking and business players. In short? He’s not worried. We spoke to Bunin at ETHDenver where he described the company’s view on Libra. “I mean, honestly, I don’t know about specific companies or individuals,” he said. “But I think one thing that I…

From Human Rights to Humanity’s Decentralized Future

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After more than a decade of Bitcoin’s existence, Satoshi Nakamoto, author of Bitcoin’s white paper back in 2008, remains the most mysterious person within the crypto community. Despite who he, she or they might be, Satoshi’s brainchild — the first decentralized currency — is still thriving, and it has changed the world as we knew it.  The past 10 years were not a straight path: We have been witness to a lot of criticism of crypto, which was claimed to be “the mother and father of all bubbles”; Bitcoin’s record…

The Tech Maverick Rippling Through Finance

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Earlier this year, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse responded to controversy surrounding XRP movements by saying that Ripple cannot control the price of its associated token any more than Bitcoin (BTC) whales control the price of the seminal cryptocurrency. Regarding Ripple’s relationship with XRP, he said, “In the XRP community, Ripple is the largest owner, and the point I have made is we’re the most interested party in the success of the XRP ecosystem.” He added that Ripple would never dump its XRP holdings into the market, as doing so is…

This $20 Billion Time Bomb Could Trigger Next U.S. Housing Market Crash

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UBS is trying to save its real-estate fund from huge redemptions. UBS’ troubles indicate that something greater is amiss with the U.S. housing market. Store closures and loss of employment could trigger the next crisis. The U.S. housing market is enjoying terrific price appreciation thanks to a lack of homes available for sale, but that isn’t preventing investors to take money off the table from commercial real estate funds. Last week, it emerged that UBS’ $20 billion flagship real-estate fund is on the verge of witnessing $7 billion in withdrawals.…

Under the Justin Sun: A Closer Look at the Tron Empire

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Born in China’s Qinghai Province, 29-year-old Justin Sun is the founder and CEO of Tron, one of the largest blockchain networks in the world.  Sun, who holds a master’s degree in East Asian studies from the University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor of arts in history from Peking University, launched the Tron Foundation in Singapore in September 2017. Later that year, Tron released its open-source protocol, followed by its mainnet launch in May 2018. Tron’s cryptocurrency, Tronix (TRX), currently ranks as the 14th-highest-performing cryptocurrency in the world. According to the Tron…

Munger’s Dire Warning Makes Berkshire’s Cash Pile Terrifying

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Charlie Munger issued a grave warning about the economy earlier this week. The Berkshire Hathaway vice-chair and long time business partner of Warren Buffett says there’s “lots of troubles coming” for the economy. In his 2018 annual letter to shareholders, Warren Buffett called Berkshire “a financial fortress.” Just what is he building it to withstand? Charlie Munger, the vice chair of Berkshire Hathaway, has a chilling message about the economy. At a business meeting in Los Angeles, the long time Warren Buffett associate said: I think there are lots of…

Craig Wright Threatens BTC Core and BCH With Potential Lawsuits

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Craig Wright, who claims to be the Bitcoin creator known as Satoshi Nakamoto, has warned the BTC Core (BTC) and BCH to stop using the Bitcoin database in order to avoid potential lawsuits. He claims that both networks may also violate the laws under the terms of Bitcoin’s original EULA and MIT License. The man behind Bitcoin SV in the recent personal blog post added that he is going to take back control of the system he created, and is ready to fight for his rights this year. Craig Wrights’…

Mainstream Moments and the CompuServe of Crypto, Feat. Andreas M. Antonopoulos

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The best Sundays are for long reads and deep conversations. With the price of bitcoin headed up again, the idea of blockchains and digital currencies has never been more palatable to the mainstream. We’ve seen this cycle before, but could this time be different? Today’s discussion features: Today’s episode features audio clips from CNBC, C-SPAN and Figure.com Would you like to Sponsor a future episode of the Let’s Talk Bitcoin! show? Do you have any questions or comments? Email adam@ltbshow.com Disclosure Read More The leader in blockchain news, CoinDesk is a…