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Crypto Cannot 'Serve the Function of Money' Due to Volatility, Senior IMF Official Says
Crypto Cannot ‘Serve the Function of Money’ Due to Volatility, Senior IMF Official Says
The International Monetary Fund has mixed views about cryptocurrencies. Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli of IMF says the organization sees them as investment assets rather than an alt...
Crypto Cannot 'Serve the Function of Money' Due to Volatility, Senior IMF Official Says

Decentralized Prediction Market Augur Launches 'Turbo' Sports Betting Platform
Decentralized Prediction Market Augur Launches ‘Turbo’ Sports Betting Platform
Augur, a decentralized prediction market, is launching its “Turbo” platform Monday, which will run on the Ethereum layer 2 polygon and will be integrated with Chainlink. Tom K...
Decentralized Prediction Market Augur Launches 'Turbo' Sports Betting Platform

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Kevin O'Leary Doubles Down on 'Green Bitcoin'
If miners can improve sustainability, they can attract more institutional clients and boost prices, the investor said at Consensus 2021 today.
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Marty Bent: Bitcoiners Must Fight for Energy Narrative
"There's no energy problem. Bitcoin is the energy solution."
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Rumi Morales: Despite Dips, No 'Existential Question' on Bitcoin's Staying Power
Rumi Morales: Despite Dips, No ‘Existential Question’ on Bitcoin’s Staying Power
Bitcoin’s recent volatility has been nerve-racking for many investors, especially newcomers to the crypto markets, but crypto investor and thought leader Rumi Morales isn’t wo...
Rumi Morales: Despite Dips, No 'Existential Question' on Bitcoin's Staying Power

China's Warning to Miners Sends a Chill Across the Crypto Markets
China’s Warning to Miners Sends a Chill Across the Crypto Markets
Beijing’s warning to miners is being blamed for bitcoin’s tumble back down to $32K. The Asian crypto markets are spooked. The crypto exchange and mining operation Huobi says i...
China's Warning to Miners Sends a Chill Across the Crypto Markets

CoinDesk's Consensus 2021 Launches Today
CoinDesk’s Consensus 2021 Launches Today
Starting today, Consensus 2021 gathers the brightest minds in the blockchain and the digital asset space on one virtual platform.
CoinDesk's Consensus 2021 Launches Today

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Rocky Mountain Institute Proposes Protocol to Track Climate Emissions
A new way to keep tabs on climate impacts within corporate supply chains, based on open-source ledger technology.
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IMF Official: ‘A World With More Than One Reserve Currency Is a More Stable World’
Tommaso Mancini-Griffoli said we already live in a world with more than one reserve currency, but also that crypto was too young and volatile to be a global reserve.
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