The CEO of the Nasdaq-listed company Microstrategy has dispelled the rumor that his company has been quietly selling bitcoin. He explained that as a company regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), changes in bitcoin holdings must be disclosed to shareholders via SEC filings. Microstrategy’s CEO Points Out Any Bitcoin Sales Must Be Publicly Disclosed to SEC and Shareholders This week, a rumor has been circulating on social media that the Nasdaq-listed pro-bitcoin software company Microstrategy has been quietly selling its BTC. Microstrategy CEO Michael Saylor tweeted Friday dispelling…
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk Reveals How He Will Improve Twitter if Bid Succeeds – Featured Bitcoin News
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk has revealed his priorities for improving Twitter if he successfully takes over the social media platform. Among his promises are to eliminate crypto spam bots, ensure free speech, implement edit functionality, and simplify the account verification process. Elon Musk’s Twitter Improvement Priorities Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and Spacex, has shared how he plans to improve Twitter if his bid to buy the social media giant succeeds. Musk agreed to a tweet Friday stating that he will focus on solving “real problems.” The…
Broxus CEO Vlad Ponomarev on Everscale and Developing a Universal Bridge Mechanism – Interview Bitcoin News
Everscale is the most scalable network in DeFi. With the capacity to process over a million transactions per second, Everscale is able to offer users some of the fastest transaction speeds paired with fractional fees. The Everscale ecosystem includes a cross-chain bridge platform with a unique Universal Bridge mechanism that facilitates liquidity transfers to and from virtually any network, a native DEX with some of the highest APY rates in DeFi on its staking and farming pools, and native wallets. Vlad Ponomarev is the CEO of Broxus. He recently joined…
More institutions are looking to invest in crypto, says NEAR Foundation CEO
Cointelegraph’s Joseph Hall interviewed Marieke Flament, the CEO of NEAR Foundation at the Paris Blockchain Week Sumit (PWBS) last week, discussing a range of topics such as the struggle by institutional investors to understand how they can participate in the crypto space. Hall and Flament talked about how institutional investors are trying to learn about crypto to understand how they can enter the market. According to Flament, as more Web2 companies get into Web3, other institutional players are forced to think about what these events mean for their businesses. “We…
The CEO Of Ripple Says Bitcoin Tribalism Is Holding Back The Crypto Industry
As one of the most influential people in the crypto space, the CEO of Ripple says he owns Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But to him, only promoting Bitcoin will stop industry growth. As a result, the crypto industry could potentially lose millions for miners with less incentive than before if nothing changes soon. At the CNBC event, Brad Garlinghouse, CEO and founder of Ripple, recently said that the tribalism around Bitcoin and other digital currencies has been holding back the industry’s growth. Related Reading | Could Netflix Tumble Down The…
BTC and ETH will break all-time highs in 2022 — Celsius CEO
During the recent Paris Blockchain Week Summit, Cointelegraph’s Joseph Hall sat down with Alex Mashinsky, CEO of Celsius Network, to talk about several topics, including where the Bitcoin and Ether markets are going. According to Mashinsky, Bitcoin (BTC) received very strong support at around $30,000 to $33,000. The entrepreneur believes that Terra’s recent BTC purchase played a significant role in supporting BTC’s price, along with other institutions entering the market. He also mentioned that if retail investors join in, it may lead BTC to new highs. “I definitely think that the demand is…
Banking Infrastructure Needs Blockchain Technology to Meet Rapid Fintech Enviroment, HashCash CEO Says
With the fintech industry making significant strides within a short time, the banking sector ought to integrate blockchain technology to keep pace with this area, according to HashCash CEO Raj Chowdhury. For a holistic transformation to be witnessed in the conventional financial landscape, Chowdhury believes the adoption of cutting-edge technologies like blockchain should happen even though digitalisation, improved UI/UX, and competitive pricing are happening at the front-end. Blockchain adoption continues to tick based on various factors, such as improved transparency, better capital optimisation, decreased counterparty risks and errors, instant cross-border…
Bitcoin ‘tribalism’ holding the crypto industry back, Ripple CEO says
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on Oct. 19, 2021. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty Images “Tribalism” around bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is holding back the entire $2 trillion market, according to the boss of blockchain firm Ripple. “Polarization isn’t healthy in my judgement,” Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said in a CNBC-hosted fireside chat at Paris Blockchain Week Summit last week. “I own bitcoin, I own ether, I own some others. I am an absolute believer that this industry is…
Silvergate Capital May Expand Its Bitcoin Lending Program, CEO Says
Silvergate Capital on Tuesday reported better-than-expected Q1 earnings this morning and shares are up nearly 12%. Source
Ripple CEO Optimistic On SEC Case, Why XRP Saw Weak Response
In an interview with CNBC, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse revealed to feels optimistic about the company’s future and its legal battle. The payment solution company was sued by the U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2019 for the alleged illegal sales of a security, XRP. Related Reading | Price Analysis: Where’s XRP Headed After Ripple’s Big Win Initially, the battle was expected to be an easy win for the regulators. This had a negative impact on the price of XRP, the cryptocurrency that powers the XRP Ledger, and some of…