Dismissed Russian Zuckerberg Supports Bitcoin, moves to Paradise
Pavel Durov, former CEO of Russia’s social networking site VKontakte, has openly decried the treatment of cryptocurrencies by the country’s authorities. Durov was fired from his position on 21 April, placing the network “under the ‘full control’ of Kremlin insiders,” The Moscow Times reported. The implications behind the dismissal would appear to have incensed Durov, who subsequently spoke to BTC Russia about national currencies allowing governments to “cause the most pain to the poor and at the same time create the most inconspicuous taxation, constantly devaluing monthly salaries”. His....
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About two weeks ago, during an interview, Vladimir Putin signaled his tacit support for using bitcoins in Russia. The Russian President stated that the digital currency shouldn't be banned and that it could have possible uses for some government institutions. But it seems that the Russian censorship haven't finished. Yesterday, Roskomnadzor, the Kremlin's media watchmen, threatened to block another news website. Officials yesterday told Zuckerberg Pozvonit, or "Zuckerberg Calling," which focuses on news related to Internet entrepreneurialism, that it must delete or edit within the next....
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, formerly Facebook, has shared how the metaverse will be a key part of his business and bring hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue. “Our playbook over time has been build services, try to serve as many people as possible,” said Zuckerberg.
Mark Zuckerberg on the Metaverse
Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta Platforms, formerly Facebook, talked about the metaverse in an interview on Wednesday with Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money.
The Facebook co-founder explained that he expects the metaverse to be....
Known for his outspoken and firm stance against bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, German Klimenko, Russian President Putin’s newly appointed counselor and advisor on the internet has now called the cryptocurrency an Internet meme that went viral. He further dismissed the acceptance of the cryptocurrency in other parts of the world as “fiction”, claiming that the bitcoin is illegal everywhere in the world. The anti-Bitcoin stand taken by several Russian officials, most notably the Russian Finance Ministry has been reported several times in the past on CCN. A new ‘Bitcoin Ban’ bill is gearing to....
Instagram has NFTs on the way. At a speaker series seminar at Austin, TX multimedia and culture conference SXSW, Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg was questioned about NFTs; while the long-time face of the company was reluctant to give up too many details, Zuckerberg did allude to incoming NFT support features on Instagram in the […]
Bitcoin Press Release: ZooKeeper has launched a new staking pool called Satoshi’s Oasis Paradise, which allows users to now earn BTC, instead of XRP. 17th August 2021, GENEVA, Switzerland — Built on Wanchain, the Yield farming platform ZooKeeper has announced the launch of its new staking pool, Satoshi’s Oasis Paradise. The staking pool now offers […]