Benjamin Pirus

Benjamin (BJ) is a full-time writer and trader in the crypto space. A former college hockey player, BJ loves a good burger, volatile Bitcoin charts and chatting about crypto.

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MIT’s crypto research group said the crypto and blockchain space is an experimental playground paving the way for a central bank digital currency.

MIT Research Group Calls Crypto a Testing Ground for a Central Bank Digital Asset

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2020-01-23T20:35:00+00:00

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Gemini becomes the first crypto exchange and custody service to complete the SOC 2 Type 2 security inspection.

Deloitte Approves Gemini Crypto Exchange in High-Level Security Evaluation

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2020-01-23T13:18:00+00:00

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Telegram lawsuit update shows the SEC bashing TON’s blockchain development and lack of Gram token use cases.

SEC Calls Out Status of Telegram's TON, Doubting Development

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2020-01-22T22:46:00+00:00

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India’s central bank, RBI, says it banned regulated crypto offerings, not overall cryptocurrency usage in the country.

India Central Bank Says It Hasn’t Banned Crypto

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2020-01-22T19:52:00+00:00

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Vodafone and Libra confirm that the British telecom giant will leave the Libra Association.

British Telecoms Giant Latest Member to Bail on Libra Association

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2020-01-21T22:11:00+00:00

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The world of mainstream finance may fall behind without technological innovation, according to multiple experts’ comments at the Davos WEF.

Finance Will Fall Behind Without Innovation, Experts at Davos WEF Say

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2020-01-21T19:35:00+00:00

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Local News

Binance looks to expand in the country, a new working group assesses security token offerings, and more headlined news in Japan this past week.

Crypto News From Japan: Jan. 13-17 in Review

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2020-01-18T21:56:00+00:00

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Swiss-based crypto bank Seba is targeting more than $95 million in a second capital raise.

Swiss-Regulated Digital Asset Bank Plans $95M Capital Raise

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2020-01-18T02:57:00+00:00

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