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European blockchain company Bitfury launches artificial intelligence unit
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - European blockchain company The Bitfury Group, valued recently at more than $1 billion,…
Bitcoin as a safe haven? More a speculative bet, market players say
By Tom Wilson and Thyagaraju AdinarayanLONDON (Reuters) - Bitcoin's recent gains as stocks plummeted on U.S.-China trade tensions…
IBM and other companies launch new blockchain network for supply management
By Gertrude Chavez-DreyfussNEW YORK (Reuters) - International Business Machines Corp (N:IBM) announced on Monday a new blockchain…
UK markets watchdog: cryptoassets have ‘no intrinsic value’
LONDON (Reuters) - People should be cautious about putting money into unregulated cryptoassets like bitcoin that have "no intrinsic value"…
Mnuchin says Facebook must satisfy regulatory concerns ahead of Libra launch: CNBC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a television interview that Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) must satisfy…
Warren Buffett’s charity lunch with cryptocurrency entrepreneur postponed
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun has postponed his $4.57 million charity lunch with Warren Buffett due to ill…
Fed’s Bullard sees cryptocurrencies shifting U.S. financial system
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cryptocurrencies are changing the U.S. currency system in ways that may facilitate illegal activity and instability in…
Japan to lead development of SWIFT network for cryptocurrency: source
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's government is leading a global push to set up an international network for cryptocurrency payments, similar to the…
Trump blasts Bitcoin, Facebook’s Libra, demands they face banking regulations
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized Bitcoin, Facebook's proposed Libra digital coin and other…
Facebook currency project ‘cannot go forward’ until concerns addressed: Powell
By Pete Schroeder and Trevor HunnicuttWASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that…