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According to Bloomberg, former Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne sold his entire stake in the company. He sold 4.7 million shares at a price of just under $100 million between Monday and Wednesday. For the reasons for the sale, Byrne "The most immediate reason...was that we heard over the weekend that starting last Friday, top officials from the US SEC began reporting to their clients JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs leaked. They revealed that they intend to destroy our digital dividend," and said he planned to put the proceeds into "opposite economic cycle" securities by Friday, including gold, silver and two cryptocurrencies. Byrne also said he was willing to "inject capital, if necessary, by buying back excess stock" once the law allows it.
digital currency
Data: Binance and Coinbase web traffic surges despite drop in transaction volume
Data: Binance and Coinbase web traffic surges despite drop in transaction volume
Changpeng Zhao: A few days ago, the amount of Binance leveraged loans exceeded 100 million US dollars
IMF lays out pros and cons of adopting stablecoins in new blog post
Bank of Communications Joins PBOC Trade Finance Blockchain Platform
Blockchain application
Bank of Communications Joins PBOC Trade Finance Blockchain Platform
Bank of Communications Joins PBOC Trade Finance Blockchain Platform
Beijing Mayor Chen Jining: Haidian District Uses Blockchain Technology for Real Estate Registration
Ismayil Huseynov, deputy chairman of the Azerbaijan State Customs Committee, said that information exchange between the Azerbaijan State Customs Committee and the Georgian Customs Service has already begun through blockchain, and plans to exchange information with other countries’ customs authorities through blockchain technology. (Trend)
global policy
State Council: Promote the deep integration of new technologies such as big data, Internet, artificial intelligence, and blockchain with the transportation industry
SEC Chairman and Commissioners to Discuss Cryptocurrencies and Libra at U.S. House of Representatives Hearing Next Week
Monetary Authority of Singapore: There is not enough information to make a decision to ban Libra
Monetary Authority of Singapore: There is not enough information to make a decision to ban Libra
Governor of the Central Bank of Chile: Measures have been taken to deal with financial technology challenges, research on DLT, cryptocurrency and other fields
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Investment and Financing
Online payments firm Stripe raises $250M in new funding round, hitting $35B market cap
Online payments firm Stripe raises $250M in new funding round, hitting $35B market cap
MakerDAO Community Development Program funding projects include Opolis, etc.
According to MakerDAO official Weibo, the MakerDAO Foundation launched a community development plan in 2018, which includes funding the development of other blockchain projects. Since launch, 28 grant applications have been accepted, with 600,000 Dai allocated for development and 100,000 Dai allocated for other initiatives such as the Community Translation Initiative. Projects launched with funding from MakerDAO include Opolis, PoolTogether, Sablier, Gas Stations Network, and more.
Character·Voice
Co-founder of Ethereum: The first phase of Ethereum 2.0 is expected to be launched in the first quarter of 2020
SEC Chairman Jay Clayton: Bitcoin Needs Stronger Regulation Before It Can Be Traded on Major Exchanges
He Yi: Binance Futures and Binance JEX will compete within Binance to stimulate the potential of the team
