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‘DeFi will replace institutions entirely,’ says BitGo CEO Mike Belshe

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The global decentralized finance market size was valued at $11.78 billion in 2021. This number is expected to increase as DeFi advances, yet it is still in its infancy. Therefore, a number of banks and traditional financial institutions are still unaware of its potential.  While this may be, industry experts within the crypto sector predict that decentralized finance will overtake traditional financial institutions in the coming years. For instance, Mike Belshe, CEO and co-founder of BitGo — a digital asset custody provider — told Cointelegraph that he believes DeFi will replace…

MicroStrategy CEO reiterates ‘long term’ Bitcoin play in Q3 earnings

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The third quarter earnings for business intelligence firm MicroStrategy revealed a narrowed net loss of $27.1 million for the quarter, while it continues to grow its Bitcoin (BTC) portfolio despite poor crypto market conditions. The world’s largest publicly traded corporate Bitcoin owner confirmed it still owns 130,000 BTC at the end of Q3 2022. That amount represents 0.62% of all Bitcoin that will ever be owned, which it says was acquired for a total cost of around $4 billion, or $30,639 per BTC. The company reported on Nov. 1 impairment charges for…

FTX CEO dissects Mark Zuckerberg’s intent to pump $10B/year into Meta

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Facebook’s rebranding into Meta was Mark Zukerberg’s latest attempt to retain dominance in the social media world of Web3, specifically, the Metaverse. On the occasion of Meta completing one year on the rebrand, Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the CEO of the crypto exchange FTX, shared his thoughts on the rebranding and what it means for the future of Meta. Zuckerberg’s $100 billion Metaverse experiment first raised eyebrows when the CEO released the avatar for Meta’s Horizon Worlds VR platform. Subsequent releases of the Zuckerberg avatar fell prey to internet memes, although…

Elon Musk Takes Control of Twitter, Fires CEO and CFO — Says He Buys Twitter ‘to Help Humanity’ – Featured Bitcoin News

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Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has completed the acquisition of Twitter Inc. and reportedly fired the company’s CEO and CFO. “The reason I acquired Twitter is because it is important to the future of civilization to have a common digital town square,” he said. “There is currently great danger that social media will splinter into far right wing and far left wing echo chambers that generate more hate and divide our society.” Elon Musk Takes Over Twitter Tesla CEO Elon Musk has completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter…

El CEO de Binance confirmó su participación como inversor en la compra de Twitter

“Estamos emocionados de poder ayudar a Elon a implementar una nueva visión para Twitter”, dijo en un email el fundador de Binance, Changpeng Zhao. “Nuestro objetivo es desempeñar un papel para unir a las redes sociales y a la Web3 y así poder ampliar el uso y la adopción de las criptomonedas y de la tecnología blockchain”. Source BinanceCEOCómocompraconfirmóinversorParticipaciónTwitter CryptoX Portal

Crypto Exchange FTX Plans To Develop a Stablecoin, Says CEO Sam Bankman-Fried: Report

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The Bahamas-based crypto exchange FTX could soon develop its own stablecoin, according to the firm’s chief executive, Sam Bankman-Fried. In a new interview with European Web3 media company The Big Whale, Bankman-Fried teases the possibility that FTX could make moves on issuing a stablecoin soon. “We’ve held off on doing it because I think to some extent we think that collaboration on that could be really powerful, and with us trying to find the partners that we’d be really excited to work with there. But I think you’ll probably be…

National Bank of Kazakhstan to Integrate Digital Tenge With BNB Chain, Binance CEO Unveils – Finance Bitcoin News

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The central bank of Kazakhstan intends to use Binance’s blockchain platform Bnb Chain for the deployment of its upcoming digital currency. The decision was made public on social media by Changpeng Zhao, the chief executive of the global crypto exchange which was recently licensed to work in the country. Kazakhstan to Employ Binance Blockchain Infrastructure for Its Central Bank Digital Currency Project Kazakhstan’s monetary authority is going to integrate its central bank digital currency (CBDC) into the Bnb Chain developed by Binance, the founder and CEO of the world’s leading…

Kazakhstan to Test National Digital Currency on BNB Chain, Binance CEO Zhao Says

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White House Says Reports of National Security Reviews on Elon Musk Are ‘Not True’ — Tesla CEO Prepares to Close Twitter Deal Friday – Featured Bitcoin News

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The White House has clarified that the Biden Administration is not discussing subjecting Elon Musk’s ventures to national security reviews. The Tesla CEO is reportedly preparing to close the $44 billion Twitter buyout deal by Friday to avoid a court trial. No National Security Reviews on Elon Musk’s Ventures The White House has reportedly clarified that reports of national security reviews of some of Elon Musk’s ventures are not true. While declining to comment on the Biden administration’s relationship with the Tesla boss or his companies, White House press secretary…