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"They could be a very important part going forward, particularly in this global populist revolt," says the former White House chief strategist.
Michael Novogratz says Beyond Meat's rally smacks of bitcoin's boom, which was followed by a crash soon after.
Blockchain says the new exchange's matching engine can execute buy or sell orders in a matter of "microseconds."
The IRS is in the process of sending letters to U.S. citizens who own virtual currency and potentially failed to pay the necessary taxes.
The tax man knows that you're quietly trading virtual currency, and now it's time to pay the piper.
President Donald Trump might not be a fan of cryptocurrencies, but Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao doesn't seem worried.
Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, grilled Facebook's David Marcus, asking about the steps he will take to educate the 1.7 million unbanked people Libra plans to reach.
Libra and bitcoin are different in a lot of ways, from the technology behind them to the way they're used.
"It's clearly doing more harm than good," the "Mad Money" host says. Instead Facebook should buy Square for $70 billion and expand the payments network worldwide.
David Marcus, the head of Facebook's cryptocurrency project Libra, is set to testify before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday.
Facebook's head of Calibra David Marcus is grilled during a House Financial Services Committee hearing over the company's digital currency plans.
Bitcoin continued its downward spiral as lawmakers added to regulatory fears by questioning the safety and legitimacy of cryptocurrency.
Regulators, not lawmakers, should decide whether Facebook needs a banking license to launch Libra, says outgoing U.K. Finance Minister Philip Hammond.
A new IMF paper said the two most common forms of money today, cash and bank deposits, will "face tough competition and could even be surpassed."
Bitcoin is still up more than 160% since the start of the year, despite the recent pullback.
Facebook's cryptocurrency hasn't even launched yet, but it's been the talk of the town for politicians and central bankers worldwide.
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