Prominent crypto researcher Christian Catalini is helping Facebook with its stablecoin efforts, two sources with knowledge of the situation tell CoinDesk.
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Friday, May 3, 2019
CryptoCurrency News: MIT Economist Christian Catalini Said to Be Working on Facebook’s Crypto Push
Prominent crypto researcher Christian Catalini is helping Facebook with its stablecoin efforts, two sources with knowledge of the situation tell CoinDesk.
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CryptoCurrency News: Tokenized Securities Exchange Currency.com Launches to the Public
Belarus-based exchange Currency.com has left beta mode to offer trading and investment in 1,000 tokenized securities.
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CryptoCurrency News: NYPD Warns $2 Million Stolen in Scam Involving Bitcoin
The New York Police Department warned the public to be aware of phone scams where callers impersonate government officials and demand payments in bitcoin.
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CryptoCurrency News: Euronet Subsidiary Ria Turns to Ripple Tech Seeking Faster Money Transfers
Ria Money Transfer, one of the world's biggest remittance firms, has joined Ripple's blockchain-based payments network.
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CryptoCurrency News: Blockchain Firm SETL Sidesteps Insolvency to Return as Leaner New Entity
Blockchain infrastructure firm SETL, which filed for insolvency in March, is back as a new entity formed by its management team.
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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Price Spikes to Fresh 5-Month Highs Above $5,700
Bitcoin's price hit 5.5-month highs above $5,700 soon before press time, bolstering both short- and long-term bullish views.
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CryptoCurrency News: Bitcoin Mining’s New Bidding War
The cost of secondhand cryptocurrency mining equipment in China has nearly doubled in the last few weeks in response to bitcoin’s price jump.
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CryptoCurrency News: Facebook in Talks to Build Ecosystem for Planned Stablecoin: WSJ
Facebook is said to be in talks with firms, including Visa and Mastercard, to support and fund its planned fiat-backed cryptocurrency.
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