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Watch Steven Mnuchin’s Surprise Press Conference on Cryptocurrency

The US Treasury Department made the surprise announcement on Monday that Secretary Steven Mnuchin would hold a press conference to address cryptocurrency regulation. Mnuchin’s press conference, which began around 2 pm ET, comes amid a flurry of controversy triggered by Facebook’s announcement that it would spearhead a cryptocurrency project, dubbed “Libra.” Even President Trump weighed […]

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Lawmakers want to block tech giants from offering digital currency

It's been one month since Facebook (and its partners) announced plans to launch Libra cryptocurrency. Already, US lawmakers are calling for Facebook to pause those plans. Now, some legislators want the company to stop altogether. According to Reuters… Source: engadget

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1 Million Idiots Pledge to ‘Storm Area 51’ & John McAfee Is the Voice of Rea–Nevermind

At some point over the last week, “Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” transformed from a viral prank into a national phenomenon. ‘Storm Area 51’ Hits 1 Million Sign-Ups, Air Force Threatens Retaliation The Facebook event, which encourages Area 51 truthers to meet up in Nevada on September 20 and storm the […]

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Sony Xperia 1 review: Powerful, but not sensible

I don't love admitting this, but it can be hard to take Sony's phones seriously sometimes. That's not because of a lack of effort on its part — it's more that the phones they do release often seem gleefully out of step with the mobile mains… Source: engadget

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Calibra CEO Delivers Opening Statements on Libra Ahead of Senate Hearing

David Marcus, CEO of Calibra, delivered opening statements to the Senate today regarding Facebook’s planned Libra stablecoin Source: https://cointelegraph.com/rss