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After Persuading GameStop to Adopt Bitcoin, Strive’s Matt Cole Targets Intuit
Matt Cole, CEO of Strive Asset Management, fresh from persuading video retailer GameStop to convert some of its cash reserve into bitcoin (BTC), wrote to urge financial software developer Intuit (INTU) to reverse what he described as "censorship policies" and an “anti-bitcoin bias” that could jeopardize long-term shareholder value. In an open letter dated April 14 addressed to Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi and board Chair Susan Nora Johnson, Cole pointed to a recent incident in which Intuit’s Mailchimp email marketing platform disabled the account of the Trojan Bitcoin Club, a student organization at the University of Southern California, for mentioning the cryptocurrency in emails to its members. “We are concerned that Intuit’s censorship policies and anti-bitcoin bias threaten to...
‘Wolf Game’ Halted After Solana Relaunch Prompts Backlash
Players were outraged by decisions made with the Solana relaunch of crypto game Wolf Game, with the CEO saying he’s stepped down.Source link
XRP Price Watch: Coiling Below $2.20 With Breakout Potential Looming
XRP trades at $2.14 with a market capitalization of $124 billion, a 24-hour trading volume of $2.47 billion, and a price range between $2.103 and $2.185, reflecting short-term consolidation as it positions for a potential breakout. XRP The one-hour chart for XRP reveals range-bound behavior, with the price oscillating between $2.13 and $2.18. Despite multipleSource link
Crypto Needs Tools to ‘Demonstrate How Powerful Self-Custody Can Be’: WalletConnect Director
Former Kraken Chief Legal Officer Marco Santori talks global crypto regulation, privacy and his new role at WalletConnect.Source link
Struggle for Stablecoin Dominance Set to Enter Third Round, Fireblocks Says
The competition for stablecoin dominance is entering a third phase and companies such as Tether, issuer of the largest token, and Circle, the No. 2, are setting up their positions as the industry faces increased regulation in the form of the European Union’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regime and U.S. legislation that is working its way through Congress, according to digital asset cryptography and custody specialists Fireblocks.This latest stage will feature banks, large and small, as well as incumbent payment firms that are weighing up the best way to integrate the tokens into their existing businesses, according to Ran Goldi, SVP of payments at Fireblocks.Stablecoins, blockchain-based tokens that mimic U.S. dollars for the most part, have become big business....