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Harris Says Her White House Will 'Invest in America's Future' Which Includes 'Digital Assets'

  • Democratic nominee Kamala Harris has made her first remarks on crypto to donors in NYC during a fundraising dinner.
  • Prediction market Polymarket is giving Harris a significant lead over Donald Trump with over $980 million bet on the platform.
  • Uniswap's Hayden Adams endorsed Harris' remarks in a thread on X.

Vice President and Democratic nominee Kamala Harris made her first remarks on crypto before donors in New York City, according to a report from Bloomberg.

"To build that opportunity economy, I will bring together labor, small business, founders and innovators, and major companies. We will partner together to invest in America's competitiveness, to invest in America's future," Bloomberg quoted Harris as saying. "We will encourage innovative technologies like AI and digital assets while protecting consumers and investors. We will create a safe business environment with consistent and transparent rules of the road."

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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF demands 12-hour BTC withdrawals from Coinbase​

The world’s largest asset manager has filed for an amendment for its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) following widespread investor concerns over Coinbase’s onchain settlement practices.

BlackRock has filed an amendment to require Bitcoin (BTC) withdrawals within 12 hours from the ETF’s custodian, Coinbase, according to a Sept. 16 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

BlackRock wrote in the filing:

“Subject to confirmation of the foregoing required minimum balance, Coinbase Custody shall process a withdrawal of Digital Assets from the Custodial Account to a public blockchain address within 12 hours of obtaining an Instruction from Client or Client’s Authorized Representatives.”

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PayPal to allow cryptocurrency buying, holding and selling for US merchants​

Sept 25 (Reuters) - PayPal Holdings (PYPL.O), opens new tab announced on Wednesday it is enabling U.S. merchants to buy, hold and sell cryptocurrency from their business accounts.

Cryptocurrency has moved from being a nascent asset class towards greater market acceptance after bitcoin exchange traded funds were approved for listing by the U.S. SEC earlier in the year.

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Binance founder Changpeng Zhao set for release after four-month prison sentence: CNBC Crypto World​

Sep 27, 2024
CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what's ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today's show, Kristin Smith of Blockchain Association discusses the impact of the 2024 election on the crypto industry.


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00:00 - CNBC Crypto World, Sept 27, 2024
0:22 - Bitcoin crosses $66,000
0:55 - The headlines
3:26 - Kristin Smith of Blockchain Association
 
CoinDesk opinion piece. Interesting.

The Paradox of the Bitcoin Maximalist

Bitcoin was created in response to the Great Financial Crisis as the people’s currency to bypass the manipulation and mismanagement of the financial systems by governments, financial institutions and special interest groups. And while there’s an ongoing debate on whether or not Bitcoin is highly concentrated, it is undeniable that it is becoming increasingly so with governments, ETFs dominated by financial institutions, corporations and major whales adding to their share on every price correction. Today, the top 15 holders of BTC possess about 7.5% of the total supply.

Somewhere along the way, an inherent paradox emerged within the Bitcoin maximalist community: believing in the ideals and purpose of Bitcoin, yet celebrating and depending upon the very institutions Bitcoin was built to circumvent.

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Bitcoin pares weekly losses after better-than-expected September jobs data: CNBC Crypto World​

Oct 4, 2024
CNBC Crypto World features the latest news and daily trading updates from the digital currency markets and provides viewers with a look at what’s ahead with high-profile interviews, explainers, and unique stories from the ever-changing crypto industry. On today’s show, Sam Kessler of CoinDesk discusses his reporting that North Korean IT workers have infiltrated global crypto companies.


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00:00 - CNBC Crypto World, Oct 4, 2024
0:23 - Bitcoin rises
1:02 - The headlines
3:01 - Sam Kessler of CoinDesk
 
HBO Is Joining Search for Bitcoin's Satoshi. Past Attempts Haven’t Turned Out Great.

HBO says it knows who Satoshi is.

The television network is releasing a documentary, "Money Electric: the Bitcoin Mystery," on Tuesday, with the claim that it will unveil the true identity of Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin.

The documentary is directed by investigative filmmaker Cullen Hoback, who made a name for himself unmasking the leader of the QAnon conspiracy theory as 8kun site administrator Ron Watkins in a 2021 documentary series for HBO. (Watkins has denied being Q, but two separate linguistic studies found that he was, after taking the mantle from South African computer programmer Paul Furber.) If Hoback really has the investigative chops to sniff out Satoshi’s true identity, too, it would put an end to a mystery as old as Bitcoin itself.

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HBO Bitcoin doc ‘Money Electric’ hunts for Satoshi Nakamoto—see a first look at the trailer​

Who is Satoshi Nakamoto?

This is the burning question at the heart of the cryptocurrency space, and it has been since Bitcoin was first introduced to the world more than 15 years ago.

Satoshi Nakamoto is the moniker used by the individual (or individuals) who developed Bitcoin, published the Bitcoin white paper, and laid out a vision for how the cryptocurrency could be used to change the world. The thing is, nobody knows who Satoshi Nakamoto is. At least nobody has admitted to knowing who they are, even though some people have claimed to be Satoshi in the past.

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