Sam Bourgi

Sam Bourgi is a business editor at Cointelegraph, where he brings a decade of experience in economic analysis and financial market writing. Past roles included think tanks, boutique research firms and the wild world of freelance crypto. His passions include Bitcoin, Austrian economics and writing. Also heavy music and strong coffee.

Author’s posts

Despite the apparent bear market in digital assets, venture capital continues to allocate billions to crypto and blockchain startups.

Crypto Biz: Smart Money is betting big on Web3, layer 2, May 19-25

2022-05-27T19:00:00+01:00

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Moscow has adopted a positive stance toward digital assets after its invasion of Ukraine triggered a sharp response from Western nations in the form of sanction...

Amid sanctions, Russia weighs crypto for international payments: Report

2022-05-27T16:51:08+01:00

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We’re saying farewell to the World Economic Forum Annual meeting by demonstrating the real-world utility of crypto payments.

Partying in Davos with Cointelegraph: Crypto card payments accepted

2022-05-27T12:39:21+01:00

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Through a peso-backed stablecoin, Tether is basically “recreating forex markets with Tether products,” Ardoino said.

‘Other flavors of Tether’ will bridge users to USDT: Paolo Ardoino

2022-05-26T19:54:58+01:00

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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao met with Kazakhstan’s president and his senior staff on Wednesday to discuss long-term cooperation.

Binance signs MOU with Kazakhstan to further crypto adoption and regulation

2022-05-25T21:00:00+01:00

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The startup fund, which is backed by Babel Finance and Huobi Ventures, will back emerging projects that are building for the Web3 and metaverse economies.

Singapore venture firm launches $100M Web3 and metaverse fund

2022-05-25T16:15:00+01:00

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Blockchain startups building for the Web3 economy have attracted billions of dollars in venture capital funding this year alone.

WEF 2022: Web3 no longer just about crypto and DeFi, says Polkadot founder Gavin Wood

2022-05-24T20:57:44+01:00

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To properly regulate DeFi, we must first determine whether these protocols are actually decentralized, according to Eva Kaili.

WEF 2022: Most DeFi protocols aren’t really decentralized, says European Parliament VP

2022-05-23T21:03:24+01:00

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