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As the diamond industry re-emerges from the Covid-19 shutdown, Everledger CEO Leanne Kemp urges business leaders to widen their perspective on what really matters to consumers.   Professional appraiser at work ©H_Ko – stock.adobe.com The diamond industry was reeling, even before Covid-19 hit it with an uppercut. In India, for example, where the vast majority of […]
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Amid a growing backlash against the incumbent giants of social media, blockchain-based platforms are working to offer people ambitious alternatives. One such platform, the embryonic Revolution Populi led by former Goldman Sachs vice president Rob Rosenthal and outspoken computer scientist David Gelernter, is aiming to challenge the dominance of Facebook and Twitter by using blockchain […]
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Interest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including ethereum, is booming—fueled by unprecedented central bank stimulus measures and rocketing demand for alternative finance. The bitcoin price, up around 30% so far this year, is being left in the dust by huge gains seen by some smaller cryptocurrencies. Ethereum, the second most valuable cryptocurrency after bitcoin, has […]
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From his ‘Silicon Prairie’ in Des Moines, Iowa, the former Political Director for the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign, Craig Bergman now runs a company called Vortex Blockchain Technologies Inc. (Vortex) as President and CEO. In a phone interview, Bergman discusses how he is quietly mining bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for now, while he catches […]
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Concept of DEFI. Getty As noted in prior publications, bitcoin has disappointed many onlookers with muted price action, post-halving, for which multiple narratives have taken blame. However, despite the aforementioned “finger pointing,” no analyst has suggested that bitcoin price could be much lower without one large phenomenon occurring over the past 3 months, DeFi explosion. […]
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Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have seen a surge in popularity in recent months due to unprecedented economic stimulus measures, with some smaller cryptocurrencies seeing massive gains. The bitcoin price, after quickly rebounding from a coronavirus-induced crash in March, has been treading water at just under $10,000 per bitcoin since May and has been on a slight […]
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Brock Pierce during the Sime Awards at Epicenter on November 16, 2017 in Stockholm, Sweden. Pierce … [+] is a serial cryptocurrency entrepreneur and recent U.S. Presidential candidate. Getty Images for The Sime Awards The New York Supreme Court today unleashed the state’s attorney general to investigate a number of businesses behind the tether cryptocurrency. […]
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The world of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies has been set alight this week by the sudden surge of dogecoin—a “joke” cryptocurrency that’s doubled in value in the last two days thanks videos posted on controversial China-based app TikTok. Dogecoin, a tongue-in-cheek bitcoin rival named by Tesla TSLA chief executive Elon Musk as his “fav” cryptocurrency last […]
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting initiatives continue to accelerate, with billions of dollars of investments announced on an ongoing basis. That said, ESG reporting is not without its challenges; blockchain has the potential to help tackle several headwinds keeping ESG from having the impact it otherwise should. NurPhoto via Getty Images A common example […]
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Bitcoin markets suffered a notable malaise in June. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) Getty Images Bitcoin price volatility declined in June, falling to its lowest in four months as the cryptocurrency’s markets experienced relative calm. While the world’s most prominent digital currency enjoyed some notable gains, rising roughly 10% on June 1, it traded primarily between […]
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Sigal Mandelker, then-U.S. Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, speaks … [+] during a 2018 conference on cyber law enforcement at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Justice Department charged nine Iranian citizens with hacking hundreds of companies and academic institutions to steal more than $3.4 billion in trade secrets and […]
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The U.S. is gearing up for the looming 2020 election amid a bleak economic backdrop blighted by the coronavirus pandemic. A crowded Democratic primary field has given way to former vice president Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee, who is set to take on Donald Trump for the White House in November. Now, following outspoken rapper […]
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Fantom representative Ahmad Jawid Sikandar (left) and Obaidullah Nooristany, President Of Royal … [+] Pharma Ltd. Fantom According to the World Health Organization (WHO), 1 in 10 medical products “is substandard or falsified” in developing nations. In Afghanistan, the numbers are staggeringly higher and Afghanistan’s Ministry of Health is looking to correct this predicament.  Research […]
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Get Forbes’ top crypto and blockchain stories delivered to your inbox every week for the latest news on bitcoin, other major cryptocurrencies and enterprise blockchain adoption. Senator Tom Cotton advocated for the digital dollar as a means to get ahead of China. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images CRYPTO MARKETS Bitcoin flatlined into the end of 2020’s second quarter with […]