Rep. Jim JordanJames (Jim) Daniel JordanDemocrats blister Barr during tense hearing Nadler calls for Republican members to stop 'refusing to wear masks' during Barr hearing Democrats accuse Barr of helping Trump distract from coronavirus MORE (Ohio), the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee, opened his testimony at Wednesday'shearing on competition in digital marketplaces by accusing Big Tech of censoring conservative voices.

Ill just cut to the chase, Big Tech is out to get conservatives," Jordanasserted during his opening remarks at the hearing. Thats not a hunch, thats not a suspicion, thats a fact.

Jordan's remarks came at the start of a hearing featuring Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Facebook CEO Mark ZuckerbergMark Elliot ZuckerbergHillicon Valley: Tech CEOs brace for House grilling | Senate GOP faces backlash over election funds | Twitter limits Trump Jr.'s account Zuckerberg to paint Facebook as 'proudly American company,' contrast with Chinese internet model Top tech CEOs brace for House grilling MORE, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Amazon CEO Jeff BezosJeffrey (Jeff) Preston BezosBezos to stress 'strikingly large' global retail market, jobs in opening remarks before Congress Hillicon Valley: Tech CEOs brace for House grilling | Senate GOP faces backlash over election funds | Twitter limits Trump Jr.'s account MacKenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, announces .7 billion in donations MORE.

Big techs out to get conservatives. Its time they face the consequences. pic.twitter.com/jfPRPL1rZ1

The GOP lawmaker listed a series of instances where social media companies have removed certain content including misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic that is contradicted by the World Health Organization in arguing that there is active, systemic censorship.

He pointed to allegations that Google was censoring the right-wing site Breitbart News and that Amazons Twitch banned President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden hits Trump's 'law and order' message: He's trying to 'scare the devil' out of people Pelosi bashes Barr after testimony: 'He was like a blob' and 'henchman' for Trump Schumer: Trump should want COVID-19 deal to help GOP election chances MOREs channel.

Trumps account was only temporarily suspended for violating platform policies, and has since been restored.

Jordan also reminded the committee that he had pushed hard forTwitter CEO Jack Dorsey to testify during Wednesdays hearing, although the company does not face the same antitrust scrutiny as others appearing.

Subcommittee ranking member Jim SensenbrennerFrank (Jim) James SensenbrennerLobbying world House Judiciary Committee calls on Bezos to testify as part of antitrust probe GOP, Democratic senators call for more assistance to local media in coronavirus stimulus MORE (R-Wis.) also brought up allegations of anti-conservative bias during his opening remarks and first round of testimony.

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Remember back in the early days of the pandemic?

Beyond re-educating ourselves on how to cook and eat meals at home, and other unfamiliar tasks like spending epic, quality time together as families, Covid-19 also seemed to mandate a re-discovery and mega-prioritization of TV entertainment.

Specifically, back in the early spring, televisions array of high-quality, new documentaries suddenly available provided much-needed escape in the time of sheltering-in-place.

Tiger King, featuring now imprisoned Joe Exotic (aka Joseph Allen Schreibvogel), premiered on NETFLIX NFLX just as Covid-19 began to roar through the U.S.Its tales of the colorful folks who are drawn to big cats seemed to provide the perfect distraction from the terror and anxiety we were all experiencing in real time, in the face of the worlds first pandemic in 100 years.

The documentary series not only shattered records for NETFLIX, but it also scored the most nominations for any documentary series at this years Emmy nominations ceremony.

Given its notoriety and multiple Emmy nominations, normally Tiger King would be considered the Emmy favorite.

But 2020 has been far from normal.

Soon after Tiger King rose to rule entertainment and pop cultures jungle, ESPN and NETFLIX brought forth The Last Dance, the 10 episode account of The Chicago Bulls 1998 pursuit of an unprecedented sixth NBA championship.

Another king of the jungle (Photo by John Biever/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The Last Dance not only provided nostalgic highlights of that historic run, but more significantly, it offered first-ever archival footage along with recent interviews with the teams leader and reclusive star player, Michael Jordan.Jordan personally shared insights about his teams challenges, but more revealingly, what he himself was thinking and feeling since he began his historic basketball career, going all the way back to his days at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

If Tiger King was a non-fiction carnival ride, designed to give the viewer an escape into outrageous environments populated by equally bizarre personalities, The Last Dance was an utterly immersive transport back to the late 90s and earlier, featuring a central figure so extraordinary, so excellent and so intriguing, that we not only learned how the Bulls won so many titles, but at a much deeper and more gratifying depth, we were allowed to finally peer behind Supermans cape and learn what makes Michael Jordan the Greatest Of All Time.

These two documentary epics gave all of us something fresh and different to talk about, as opposed to spending our days wondering for the umpteenth time if scientists will ever find a Covid-19 cure, or if wed be able to predict when life might return to normal - - whatever that is or will be.

Other noteworthy documentary series were also nominated and thus will be competing against Tiger King and The Last Dance.

Another NETFLIX entry, Hillary, about the former first ladys near presidential win in 2016 received an Emmy nod, as well as HBOs McMillions a fun and surprising profile of the con artists and thieves involved in rigging McDonalds MCD popular Monopoly game.

Finally, PBS venerable 33 years-running stalwart, American Masters, earned the last Emmy nomination entry.

While Hillary, McMillions and American Masters all certainly have a shot, the buzz is around Tiger King and The Last Dance.

Maybe its because both performed with out-sized numbers and captured the countrys imagination in the face of an unbearable scare.

Perhaps its because they each served up equal amounts of fascination and wonder.

At the end of the day, as a fan of all of the documentary series nominated, my guess is that The Last Dance will emerge victorious, not only because Michael Jordan has an inevitable way of winning that most of us can only dream about.

The Last Dance is co-produced by NETFLIX, just as Tiger King and Hillary both are.

And these days, when it comes to debating whos winning, the answer seems to always come back to a different kind of champion - - NETFLIX, with 160 Emmy nominations (more than all of the networks combined) and winner, three of the last four years, in the documentary category.

In many ways, NETFLIX has already been crowned The Emmy King.

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(Bloomberg)Michael Jordan and his eponymous Jordan Brand named legal and voter rights groups as the first recipients of their$100 million pledgeto the Black community.

The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Formerly Incarcerated, Convicted Peoples and Families Movement will each receive $1 million, Jordan said Wednesday in a statement. Black Voters Matter, a charity that focuses on increasing voter registration and turnout, will get $500,000.

The former National Basketball Association great said the priority areas for his philanthropy will be social and economic justice, as well as education and awareness causes. His Jordan Brand of sneakers and clothing is produced by Nike Inc.

Im all in with Jordan Brand, the Jordan Family and our partners, who share a commitment to address the historical inequality that continues to plague Black communities in the U.S., said Jordan, who is principal owner of the NBAs Charlotte Hornets.

On Tuesday, MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos, announced a $1.7 billion donation to causes such as racial equity, climate change and public health.

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The 2019-20 Celtics do not lack talent. Boston trots out four former, current, or soon-to-be All-Stars in its starting lineup.

This Celtics squad does not lack chemistry. A year after a misfit roster contributed to Bostons early playoff exit, this years team was constructed with a Kumbaya focus and players genuinely seem to enjoy each others company, both on and off the court.

But if these Celtics get bounced early in the bubble playoffs, there will likely be one culprit, something that the team has most certainly lacked in recent seasons: Health.

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Yup, when the internet nicknames your team the "Hospital Celtics" because of a propensity to be without top talent, its not a great sign. Before this season paused, Boston had its top 7 rotation players available in the same game only eight times. The teams preferred starting 5 played just 188 minutes together in 17 games.

There were times this season when players wondered out loud if this Celtics squad would ever get to see what they were capable of at full health. The Orlando restart may finally give Boston a chance to better explore its true potential.

Or injuries could leave this team forever questioning what could have been.

The Celtics will enter Fridays first seeding game against the Milwaukee Bucks at near full health. Yes, the team is treading cautiously with Kemba Walker and the sore left knee that has lingered since the start of the calendar year, but Boston is betting that it can be close to full strength in the postseason if it manages Walkers workload on the ramp there.

The Celtics will still be crossing their fingers that no one else gets dinged up or worse.

Gordon Hayward is further removed from his ankle woes at the start of his Boston tenure and Marcus Smart has rarely been able to enter a playoffs while not rushing himself back from an injury. The Celtics must hope that Smart doesnt puncture something diving through the plexiglass near the scorers table because he refuses to social distance from loose balls.

Health is particularly important for this Celtics team because this group is thin on experience. While Boston can lean heavily on its core 5 Walker, Hayward, Smart, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown a group that could account for upwards of 75 percent of total minutes in the postseason, the team is still thin on playoff experience at the other end of the roster. Even if veterans Daniel Theis, Enes Kanter, and Brad Wanamaker chip away at whats left over for playing time, the team is still dangerously young outside its top 8.

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In fact, Boston has seven rookies with zero playoff experience. Second-year big man Robert Williams barely had a cup off coffee in last years postseason. It would be asking a lot of any young player to give more than spot minutes, though a breakout from any of them would certainly alleviate depth concerns.

All of which leaves Boston one ill-timed sprained ankle away from its playoff march getting exponentially more difficult.

From the team that brought you Kyrie Irvings knee, Gordon Haywards ankle, Isaiah Thomas hip, Kevin Garnetts knee, and Larry Birds back, the injury bug is a real concern. This years team yearns to see whats possible if the bug elects to chomp elsewhere.

Yes, the Celtics have the necessary talent to make a playoff trek and health woes might be the only thing that could really put a spoke in Boston's wheel.

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JEDDAH: A Saudi woman chef is turning her love of food into a global adventure.

Mayada Badr is an international chef and CEO of Saudi Arabias Culinary Arts Commission, which aims to bring young talents to the international table.

The commission also helps preserve Saudi culinary techniques by identifying, coding and listing traditional recipes.

Even after getting a formal degree, Badr wanted to learn more about the culinary arts, so she spent three years studying for a grand diploma at the prestigious Le Cordon Bleu culinary school in Paris.

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The Saudi Ministry of Culture has set up 11 cultural commissions to promote and manage each cultural sector in the Kingdom.

She then decided to broaden her experience working with acclaimed chef Jacques Chibois at his two-star Michelin restaurant in Grasse, north of Cannes.

Badrs instincts as a chef and her training with Chibois have made her one of the most accomplished chefs in Saudi Arabia.

Now she is excited to see Saudi cuisine finding a place at the international table.

The Kingdom has many flavorful delights just waiting to be enjoyed, Badr said. She offers something as simple as dates as an example, saying there is a huge variety available in Saudi Arabia while only two or three are known internationally.

Badr looks forward to turning her passion into a movement that may change the culinary history of the Kingdom.

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Watch Now: Current State of the MLB Season (3:03)

One thing we worry an awful lot about at the start of any given Fantasy baseball season arguably too much is who is in the lineup or rotation to start the season. Kyle Tucker's omission from the Opening Day lineup was met with much teeth gnashing by the Fantasy industry, but he's started three of the past four games now. And with Taylor Jones sent to the alternate site and Aledmys Diaz on the IL, the competition's gotten a lot thinner for Tucker these days.

Talent typically wins out, especially when that talent gets a foot in the door. To quote Dr. Ian Malcolm in Jurassic Park, "Life uh finds a way."

Which is all to say that, when Dustin May stepped into the rotation on Opening Day to replace an injury Clayton Kershaw, we should've known it wouldn't be the last we would see of him. While Kershaw seems likely to be back in the rotation for his next turn, May should get another opportunity to start, and given how impressive he was in his first appearance, that is enough to make him a must-add Fantasy option.

Here are three more pitchers about to get their chance in the rotation, along with a few other of the top waiver-wire options to consider based on Tuesday's news and action. And, remember what the doctor said.

Wednesday's Waiver Targets

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On August 01, 2020, Bitcoin Cash will be celebrating their third anniversary since their fork. A whole lot of developments happened at BCH like Segwit recovery exception, Schnorr signatures, Cash Accounts, Schnorr signatures on OP_Checkmultisig, support for OP_Reversebytes, increased chained tx limit ranging from 25 to 50. Tools like Cashfusion, Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) and lot more.

Bitcoin Cash is going through phases of back and forth price flow. The price progression is not really encouraging. Despite the price being low all is not lost with BCH. The community are continuing to spread knowledge about BCH and they are continuing in their developmental efforts.

Grayscale investments are going to make Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin available for public trading vide the shares of the firms cryptocurrency trusts. However, the same is subject to compatibility with Depositary Trust Company (DTC), which is the largest securities depository. Grayscale reportedly have 2,725,300 shares in its Bitcoin Cash Trust.

Bitman tweeted: Grayscale Investments announced that Litecoin and Bitcoin Cash will be available to the public within the next 2-4 weeks under the symbols LTCN and BCHG. If people really want these Cryptos, why not just buy them through a dedicated crypto exchange? $BTC #BTC #Altcoins.

A few weeks ago Brewdog Tokyo stated that they are accepting Bitcoin Cash payments. Of note Brewdog locations are found in Roppongi, Aberdeenshire, Brisbane, London, Budapest, Ohio, and more. This is just proof of hope for BCH adoption.

One of the tweets spoke about buying onions with BCH: Heres how you buy an onion with

be.cash Fully non-custodial, almost instant card payments in your favorite stablecoin, USDH! Only possible on #BitcoinCash. Get a card yourself by signing up to the crowdfunding campaign at be.cash.

In response, Sydney Ifergan tweeted: Wow it is nice to see we are able to pay for Onions using BCH:) This is phenomenal for adoption Good Luck Bitcoin Cash about fitting in to everyday use.

Those who are looking for locations to pay with BCH should Check them out or search for other places that accept #bitcoincash @ maps bitcoin com.

While everyone are screaming and annoyed about the recent Twitter Scam, Roger Ver seemed to be unshaken. Roger Ver was talking about how it is now possible to send or receive any amount of USDT from Bitcoin.com for free.

And, he also spoke about how it is now possible to hold Bitcoin Cash as a part of retirement account. He was taking this concerning the GrayScale Bitcoin Cash Trust. We need to wait to see what unfolds further.

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Bitcoin.com founder Roger Ver says Twitter seems to be blocking him from sending tweets about non-state issued money.

Ver said he was trying to send tweets about instant near-field communication, or NFC, payments for Bitcoin Cash (BCH) and Simple Ledger Protocol (SLP) tokens from be.cash but was unable to.

Ver, who has been pushing BCH, did not seem to be one of the users affected by the hack on Twitter. Several Twitter accounts, including celebrities and crypto exchanges, were targeted as part of a large-scale hack of the social media platform. The hacker directed people to donate Bitcoin to a now-defunct website called CryptoforHealth.

Back in June, Ver said Youtube suspended Bitcoin.coms Youtube account for basically no reason. Youtube reversed the decision and claimed the suspension was done in error.

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The first virtual edition of Trescons World Blockchain Summit (WBS) digitally connected over 1000 global crypto-blockchain experts & Crypto Asset Entrepreneurs who shared their thoughts on the ongoing Covid-19 crises and its impact on the Asian crypto market. Top speakers at the conference included Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance; Don Tapscott, CEO of The Tapscott Group Inc and Co-Founder of The Blockchain Research Institute; David Chaum, Founder of xx network and Roger Ver, CEO of Bitcoin.com; among others.

Wednesday, 22 July 2020 (APAC) Trescon hosted its first virtual edition of the popular World Blockchain Summit (WBS) series on Thursday, 16th July. Amidst the pandemic crisis, WBS was set in an interactive online environment with a special focus on the Asian blockchain and crypto market. The summit convened over 1000 participants that included HNIs, Hedge Funds and Crypto Investors alongside blockchain experts, influencers & gurus from global enterprises to discuss how Asia can thrive in the global blockchain & crypto race.

The Asia edition of WBS featured keynotes, panel discussions, tech talks, private consultation rooms, private networking rooms and more on a digital platform.

Don Tapscott, co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute and one of the worlds leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society, opened the conference on Thursday morning. Dons opening address centred on blockchain and the transformation of public health, in which he outlined the profound changes that Covid-19 pandemic will cause to the economy, social behaviour, and society.

The pandemic will reveal deep problems in our systems for innovation, commerce, data and technology infrastructure. So, this conference happened at a very appropriate time. The spread of the virus and our ineptitude to deal with the consequences had a lot to do with the lack of data.

The Blockchain Research Institute is the largest think-tank in the world that is leading in research about blockchain opportunities, strategies and issues for different industries. While talking about blockchain for public health, he added:

We need to reinvent public health. At The Blockchain Research Institute, we are trying to bridge the gap between the enormous potential of blockchain technology and the actual deployment. Imagine if each had our own self-sovereign health record. In a crisis like this, the state can mandate availability of anonymised data about critical health information. You can have the real-time health data of an entire population. This is possible now because of blockchain.

David Chaum, Founder of xx network who is widely recognized as the inventor of digital cash and other fundamental innovations in cryptography and privacy-preserving technologies delivered a keynote on the role of true digital cash and privacy-protecting platform in supporting decentralized and democratic life, along with CMO and CFO of xx network Jim Dolbear. On voting for complex issues and for scale-like blockchain, David quoted:

In a decentralized life, you need metadata shredding of communication, digital cash that cant be taken down so it can also be a secured store of value and a kind of governance that scales with the complexity and size of the electorate and issue space. He also added We have built the real blockchain technology. Weve been parsimonious and careful and built some very well constructed software that we are rolling out soon! I am excited to offer this to the world!

The conference also featured a comprehensive interview between Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, Singapore and Joon Ian Wong, Managing Director for Content Products at CoinDesk, U.K. When asked about global hotspots for crypto trading, CZ commented, India is a very interesting market. Were seeing a very large uptake in terms of user adoption. The number of users is growing quickly. Indonesia is also an interesting market with a large population. We recently partnered with Tokocrypto to launch the stablecoin.

In a tech talk on the policy environment for blockchain innovation and adoption, Peteris Zilgalvis, Head of Unit for Digital Innovation and Blockchain at the European Commission, Belgium said:

There is a great interest for international collaboration, mainly for Asia. The governmental advisory board of the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications (INATBA) is bringing together blockchain stakeholders, companies and users and encouraging Asian companies to join the association.

Some of the other featured speakers for the summit included Dr Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET, Hong Kong; Brian Behelendorf, Executive Director for Hyperledger; Alex Nascimento, Co-Founder of Blockchain and Managing Director of 7CC - Blockchain Investments, USA; Max Kantelia, Co-Founder of Zilliqa, UK; Dr Marwan Alzarouni, CEO for Dubai Blockchain Center; Pavel Bains, CEO for Bluzelle, Singapore; Tea Jazz, Founder of CoinKeeper World, Singapore; Sahil Arora, CEO of ZPAE, UAE; Joshua P Hawley, Managing Director of Satoshi Ltd, Mauritius; Chanaki De Costa, CEO - Director, Future CX Pty Ltd and Matthew Niemerg, Co-Founder and President for Aleph Zero, USA; to name a few.

The cohesive agenda for WBS highlighted key areas such as the state of crypto and blockchain companies post-pandemic; the future of cross-industry blockchain technologies; the future of fundraising; what 2020 holds for IEOs, STOs and ICOs and re-imagining the foundation of commerce with blockchain-based contracting and more.

World Blockchain Summit - Asia 2020 was officially sponsored by - Platinum Sponsors - Satoshi Ltd, CoinKeeper Pte Ltd and Future1Exchange; Gold Sponsor - ZPAYee; Silver Sponsors - Future CX Pty Ltd and Aleph Zero Foundation; Exhibitors at the summit included Tokenation and Bitcrore.

World Blockchain Summit is a global series of elite gatherings that takes place in 10+ destinations across the world. It connects global blockchain gurus and technology players in this space including emerging startups with regional businesses, government authorities, IT leaders, tech entrepreneurs, investors, and blockchain developers. For latest updates, visit http://www.worldblockchainsummit.com.

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The relationship between the communications giant Google and the cryptoasset industry can be characterized as somewhat antagonistic.

Now, its video-sharing platform, YouTube seems to be on the offensive, de-platforming some crypto-related content creators, leaving them looking for viable alternatives.

As early as 2019, reports began to emerge from content creators within the cryptosphere who claimed that they were receiving warnings from YouTube about the content in their videos. In many cases, videos were removed, forcing the content creators to appeal the decision. In more extreme cases, some content creators found their YouTube channels de-platformed.

Towards the end of 2019, these claims reached a fever pitch as the crypto community noticed a purge of crypto-related material on YouTube. Channels like BTC Sessions, ChrisDunnTV, and Crypto Tips received warnings and had numerous videos deleted.

On December 23, 2019, Chris Dunn questioned YouTubes choices saying, "YouTube just removed most of my crypto videos citing "harmful or dangerous content" and "sale of regulated goods"... it's been 10 years of making videos, 200k+ subs, and 7M+ views. WTF are you guys doing?!

Given the widespread nature of the deletions, speculation rose about YouTubes motives. Considering restrictions on crypto and blockchain ads on Google, some members of the crypto community believed the video-sharing platform was purposefully participating in censorship.

YouTube eventually released a statement, saying that the deletions were accidental and urging content creators to appeal any decisions they feel were made in error. For content creators like Chris Dunn, however, going through the appeal process in order to have the videos reinstated did not always work. Dunn said, Today, YouTube not only took down the videos that they reinstated yesterday, but they took down at least one other video that theyd never taken down before.

In March 2020, YouTubes parent company Google announced a number of measures it was taking to ensure the safety of its employees in light of the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. Google and its subsidiaries would begin to limit the number of employees coming into the office in order to reduce the spread of the disease. On March 15, YouTube published a statement detailing how its move to limit employee activity within the centralized working spaces would affect content creators.

The video-sharing platform said that automated systems will start removing some content without human review, so we can continue to act quickly to remove violative content and protect our ecosystem, while we have workplace protections in place.

Unfortunately for creators on YouTube, the measures would mean there would be an uptick in video removals. While AI is helpful in many ways, the technology lacks nuances and is likely to flag up content as if it is in violation, when it is in fact not. Knowing this, YouTube stated they would not issue a punitive warning against creators whose videos were flagged unless it was determined without a doubt the content was violative.

The platform also reiterated its open-door appeal policy, which they believe provides the content creator power to overturn a decision they feel to be unfair. YouTube further noted that the process would take longer because of the aforementioned employee measures.

Since YouTube began to enforce its workforce policies, crypto and blockchain content has seen an uptick in deletions. Beginning in March, complaints are turning into a loud buzz as the year progresses. For instance, Lark Davis, who publishes content under The Crypto Lark channel had 11 videos deleted, all in April. The videos were mostly crypto-related news with the most recent being an interview with blockchain evangelist, Andreas Antonopoulos. YouTube eventually reinstated some of his videos.

Other content creators were not as lucky as they had their channels banned. Blockchain education channel BTC Sessions and popular crypto YouTuber Tone Vays both had no access to their channels for around 24 hours.

Creators like Crypto Crow, Ivan on Tech and The Moon, and even the Roger Ver-led Bitcoin.com channel were banned, albeit temporarily, from the video-sharing platform.

While YouTube is not working for crypto and blockchain content creators, many feel beholden to the platform due to a combination of factors. However, they are now starting to look for hosting options for their content, especially decentralized platforms. After their channel reinstatement, BTC Sessions, for example, announced that they would begin to publish content on other platforms, such as Twitter, Twitch, and blockchain-based DLive.

The Blockchain Education Network (BEN), a YouTube channel that has also been flagged, started to publish content on DTube and LBRY - both blockchain-based platforms. DTube has sizeable viewership, it struggles with bandwidth and can fail uploading videos.

Other decentralized platforms that crypto content creators have been leveraging are Hive and 3speak.

While there are options for content creators to migrate to, YouTubes superior bandwidth and market reach are still hard to beat.

The presumably worlds biggest independent video content creator, PewDiePie, whose real name is Felix KjellbergPewDiePie, is a good example of this. After a year of livestreaming exclusively on DLive, he went back to YouTube where he signed an exclusive streaming deal.__Learn more: Trump vs. Twitter Fight Reignites Social Media Decentralization VisionThe Twitter Hacks and Battles of Plato, Socrates and Aristotle

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The first virtual edition of Trescon's World Blockchain Summit (WBS) digitally connected over 1000 global crypto-blockchain experts & Crypto Asset Entrepreneurs who shared their thoughts on the ongoing Covid-19 crises and its impact on the Asian crypto market. Top speakers at the conference included Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance; Don Tapscott, CEO of The Tapscott Group Inc and Co-Founder of The Blockchain Research Institute; David Chaum, Founder of xx network and Roger Ver, CEO of Bitcoin.com; among others.

SINGAPORE, July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Trescon hosted its first virtual edition of the popular World Blockchain Summit (WBS) series on Thursday, 16th July. Amidst the pandemic crisis, WBS was set in an interactive online environment with a special focus on the Asian blockchain and crypto market. The summit convened over 1000 participants that included HNIs, Hedge Funds and Crypto Investors alongside blockchain experts, influencers & gurus from global enterprises to discuss how Asia can thrive in the global blockchain & crypto race.

World Blockchain Summit, Asia

The Asia edition of WBS featured keynotes, panel discussions, tech talks, private consultation rooms, private networking rooms and more on a digital platform.

Key takeaways from World Blockchain Summit

Don Tapscott, co-founder and Executive Chairman of the Blockchain Research Institute and one of the world's leading authorities on the impact of technology on business and society, opened the conference on Thursday morning. Don's opening address centred on blockchain and the transformation of public health, in which he outlined the profound changes that Covid-19 pandemic will cause to the economy, social behaviour, and society. "The pandemic will reveal deep problems in our systems for innovation, commerce, data and technology infrastructure. So, this conference happened at a very appropriate time. The spread of the virus and our ineptitude to deal with the consequences had a lot to do with the lack of data."

The Blockchain Research Institute is the largest think-tank in the world that is leading in research about blockchain opportunities, strategies and issues for different industries. While talking about blockchain for public health, he added, "We need to reinvent public health. At The Blockchain Research Institute, we are trying to bridge the gap between the enormous potential of blockchain technology and the actual deployment. Imagine if each had our own self-sovereign health record. In a crisis like this, the state can mandate availability of anonymised data about critical health information. You can have the real-time health data of an entire population. This is possible now because of blockchain."

David Chaum,Founder of xx network who is widely recognized as the inventor of digital cash and other fundamental innovations in cryptography and privacy-preserving technologies delivered a keynote on the role of true digital cash and privacy-protecting platform in supporting decentralized and democratic life, along with CMO and CFO of xx network Jim Dolbear. On voting for complex issues and for scale-like blockchain, David quoted, "In a decentralized life, you need metadata shredding of communication, digital cash that can't be taken down so it can also be a secured store of value and a kind of governance that scales with the complexity and size of the electorate and issue space." He also added "We have built the real blockchain technology. We've been parsimonious and careful and built some very well constructed software that we are rolling out soon! I am excited to offer this to the world!"

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The conference also featured a comprehensive interview between Changpeng Zhao (CZ), CEO of Binance, Singapore and Joon Ian Wong, Managing Director for Content Products at CoinDesk, U.K. When asked about global hotspots for crypto trading, CZ commented, "India is a very interesting market. We're seeing a very large uptake in terms of user adoption. The number of users is growing quickly. Indonesia is also an interesting market with a large population. We recently partnered with Tokocrypto to launch the stablecoin."

In a tech talk on the policy environment for blockchain innovation and adoption, Peteris Zilgalvis, Head of Unit for Digital Innovation and Blockchain at the European Commission, Belgium said, "There is a great interest for international collaboration, mainly for Asia. The governmental advisory board of the International Association of Trusted Blockchain Applications(INATBA) is bringing together blockchain stakeholders, companies and users and encouraging Asian companies to join the association."

Some of the other featured speakers for the summit included Dr Ben Goertzel, CEO of SingularityNET, Hong Kong;Brian Behelendorf, Executive Director for Hyperledger; Alex Nascimento, Co-Founder of Blockchain and Managing Director of 7CC - Blockchain Investments, USA; Max Kantelia, Co-Founder of Zilliqa, UK; Dr Marwan Alzarouni, CEO for Dubai Blockchain Center;Pavel Bains, CEO for Bluzelle, Singapore; Tea Jazz, Founder of CoinKeeper World, Singapore; Sahil Arora, CEO of ZPAE, UAE; Joshua P Hawley, Managing Director of Satoshi Ltd, Mauritius; Chanaki De Costa, CEO - Director, Future CX Pty Ltd and Matthew Niemerg, Co-Founder and President for Aleph Zero, USA; to name a few.

The cohesive agenda for WBS highlighted key areas such as the state of crypto and blockchain companies post-pandemic; the future of cross-industry blockchain technologies; the future of fundraising; what 2020 holds for IEOs, STOs and ICOs and re-imagining the foundation of commerce with blockchain-based contracting and more.

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A 2020-style cricket line-up - Chichester Priory park fourths keep their distance

Chichester Priory Park 3rd v Bognor 4th

As rain fell on Old Trafford, the sun shone on Priory Park.

Priory batted first and Parker and Price got into a good rhythm. Bognor snaffled Parkers wicket (13) with a great catch at point, but Price took up the mantle.

It is quite an achievement to lose a ball at Priory Park but Price (51) and Graham-Wood (35) made some good attempts, keeping the socially distanced sunbathers on their toes.

Tom Baily (43no) waited patiently and took his chances. He was accompanied in the final overs by Roger Smith (53no) - leaving a target of 226 for Bognor to chase.

The pick of the bowlers was Richard Lindsay (2-29). Harry Lindsay, John Hooker and Lulu Millen all chipped in.

The pick of the Bognor batsmen were Jim Saunders (19) and Mike Delaney (10). The Chi opening bowlers Pitman (1-6) and Gee (2-14) were tight, and Theo Bachelors 2-22) proved vital. Extraordinary figures of 3-0 by young right-armer Tom Baily ensured that Priory bowled out Bognor for 59.

Get involved ... send your cricket reports to sport.sussex@jpimedia.co.uk - but please keep them to 200 words or less. We will endeavour to publish as many as can in our papers and online. We'd particularly like to see your Sussex Slam and August Cup reports.

Aldwick v Middleton Academy

After more than ten months away, Aldwick started their season against Middletons academy.

Liam Hicks got a jaffa for the first ball of the season to record the first golden goose (as it was the first ball of the teams season). But Liam Tinson scored 44 from 33 overs. Olli Duffin came all the way from London to get a duck, being run-out from a free hit.

Jamie Murphy added a quick 50 but it was left to Ian Guppy to stride to the wicket with his Mongoose. Five sixes & eight fours later he was well caught on the boundary for 74.

Aldwick were all out for 225 with Kiran Srisarvend taking 3-37 and there were two wickets for Cameron King and Harry Lever,

Middletons opening pair of Murray Carter (43) and Steven Rishman (41) got them off to a perfect start. D Howell scored a quick 46 and Ozzy Rishman (41*) saw them home to win by six wickets. There was a wicket each for Jake Merrett, Jamie Murphy, Liam Hicks and Rob Taylor.

Although finishing on the losing side, the day was enjoyed by both teams under strict Covid-19 conditions.

With the start time already delayed it was at one point unlikely any cricket would be played. Eventually it was decided a 30 -ver game would take place.

Petworth won the toss and elected to bat. After two quick wickets from Ben Simpson (3-11) Petworth steadied the ship with Adam Downing (34) and Drew Clark (34). Kirdford eventually made wickets fell, via Jamie Rountree (3-18) and Patrick Haywood (2-3), but a gritty batting performance from David Hambridge (20no) meant Petworth finished on 138.

For Kirdford two quick wickets fell before Gus Fletcher (42) and Patrick Haywood (41) put on 87. Once they were out it was up to Jamie Rountree (24no) and Benedict Jeffery (13) to try to get Kirdford over the line.

It took a four off the last ball from Rountree to win it for Kirdford.

Lavant batted first at Hawkley in a match reduced to 30 overs as the rain cleared.

Danny Berkley scored quickly but was caught for 22. James Stemp clattered the Hawkley attack making a fine 70 in a 112-run partnership with Lee Russell.

Steve Brooker joined Russell and kept the momentum going with 42. Russell with 38 and Brooker departed to leave Phil Allen with 15 and Dave Burford with 14 to take the Lavant total to 216-4.

Hawkley replied with purpose punishing any short deliveries despite a fine spell from Berkley. James Stemps pace and accuracy troubled the batsmen and a sharp caught-and-bowled removed Maltby for 49. But Lavant could not gain control as Aaron Stewart struck 85 and Hawkley passed the Lavant total.

Selsey were asked to field on a glorious day and on a great wicket.

Tom Cripps and Charlie constable couldnt break through against two strong hitters. De Silva (44) was caught and bowled by Will Smith 2-22 and Stone (55) was caught by Freddie Collins.

With constable 3-37 keeping it tight and picking up three late wickets Selsey kept Broadwater under 190.

In reply James Amis (25) and Will Smith (76) batted superbly. Smiths five huge sixes set up the game for selsey to push on, 102 for 1 quickly became 102/2 with rob rishman falling second ball, this brought. Horner hit anything loose and Brad Rose was bowled for 11.

With Tom Cripps 31* and Tig Hoare at the creaseten was needed off the last over.

A four from Hoare then a six over mid-wicket by Cripps won it to the delight of the crowd.

West Wittering Academy v Old Barn

The West Wittering innings started in a slight drizzle. Mark Taylor was in good form but he lost his opening partner Joe Pink early for two and Alex Fitzgerald, who played some good shots before being bowled for 15.

Dom Daplyn and Taylor shared a good partnership until Taylor was bowled for 42. Enter Andy Priest, who quickened the run rate and his team followed his lead with Zach Stewart making a quickfire 16 helping to get Wittering to 156 off their 30 overs.

Old Barn took to the crease and Joe Sissons soon picked up the first wicket with a catch at slip from Priest. Wittering began asserting their dominance with a great spell from Steve Clunie who finished with 2-29.

Daplyn picked up three wickets and Old Barn finished on 135 off their 30 overs, with young gun Ozzy top scoring with 43 not out. It was fantastic to have cricket back at the Millennium Meadow.

Goodwood v Sussex Martlets

Led by tJohnny Heaven, Sussex Martlets outfit arrived at Goodwood on Sundayin drizzle but this eased and the game began in relatively dry conditions.

Martlets chose to bat first. Carter and Lamb started well. Their display ended in the 13th over with the score on 58 as Lamb (46) played on to a Matt Geffen delivery. Geffen also removed Rebbetts cheaply finishing with figures of 2-19. What followed was a steady procession of Martlets batsmen.

Only Warinder (23) made a contribution outside of this norm. Stanley Mayne bowled well enough to take 4-30. James Mayne took 1-40, Graeme Bennison 2-11.

Martlets were all out by the 33rd over for 127.

Goodwood openers Carver and Matt Bennison strode outand knocked off the required runs in 22 overs. Both reached their 50s (Carver 65 and Bennison 58) with some glorious shots.

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Bitcoin Cash 4 Hour Price Update

Updated July 16, 2020 11:19 AM GMT (07:19 AM EST)

Bitcoin Cash came into the current 4 hour candle down 0.12% ($0.26) from the open of the last 4 hour candle, marking the 3rd candle in a row a decrease has occurred. Bitcoin Cash outperformed all 5 assets in the Top Cryptos asset class since the last 4 hour candle.

Bitcoin Cash closed yesterday down 1.22% ($2.81); this denotes the 3rd day in a row a decrease has occurred. This move happened on lower volume, as yesterdays volume was down 3.2% from the day before and down 45.92% from the same day the week before. Out of the 5 instruments in the Top Cryptos asset class, Bitcoin Cash ended up ranking 4th for the day in terms of price change relative to yesterday. Here is a daily price chart of Bitcoin Cash.

Moving average crossovers are always interesting, so lets start there: Bitcoin Cash crossed below its 20 day moving average yesterday. Also of note is that on a 30 day basis price appears to be forming a base which could the stage for it being a support/resistance level going forward. For additional context, note that price has gone down 8 out of the past 14 days.

Behold! Here are the top tweets related to Bitcoin Cash:

Our DEX now supports:Bitcoin Cash $BCHBitcoin Gold $BTGBitcoin Diamond $BCDDeVault $DVTeXperience Points $XPTrade securely, without KYC.

Why arent they asking for bitcoin cash?

@HoarseWisperer Finally the little guys get their day, the plan worked. Are we going to use part of the Bitcoin cash for pizzas and beers?

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Bitcoin Cash.Great article Thanks for reading =) Thanks for this information This is very informative Cain.This is very helpful for a beginner like me, like this article Thanks for reading!Sir @Cain I am a big fan since my last month of joining here in read.cash and I am getting real good information about your articles.Thank you so much @Cain for always sharing information about BCH and why it has always been the real thing!This article is good not only for beginner but also to those people with an idea regarding to crypto currencies.

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A recent report has shown that Bitcoin.com has laid off 50% of its staff. This was heavily covered by different news outlets. With the news coming out just days away from Bitcoin Cash halving, this was potentially disastrous for the project. The man behind it has sort to reassure holders. Roger Ver has come out to set the record straight. In a Reddit post, he has stated only 10% of his staff were fired.

Roger Ver has pointed out in his post that those reporting that he has let go of 50% in the last year are out to spread FUD. This especially with the Bitcoin Cash halving coming.

He noted;

Bitcoin.com had 84 people as of April 30, 2019, and now we have 76 people in April 2020,

He further explained to Decrypt in an interview that the layoffs were a result of Bitcoin Cashs price crash last year.

Vers response is however suspiciously timed with the halving now less than 48 hours away. This event is seemingly going unnoticed with Bitcoin Cash failing to rally.

Although it is at the time of writing this is up by more than 7%, it seems to largely be riding on the larger bullish wave sweeping the market. In fact, in the top ten, it is being outperformed by other coins such as Ethereum, EOS, and Tezos.

A majority of those commenting on Vers post is critical. The kindest have urged the man behind Bitcoin Cash that his response was unnecessary and Bitcoin.com, the company it is, should work efficiently and not be judged for letting go of inessential staff.

Others have gone another direction, like this one;

Lol, youre such a sleazebag. Comparing only to a handpicked metric. If you compare it to when the first company started you are up by many percentages. Just say how many employees you let go from the all-time high.

Whatever the number, it is clear that Bitcoin.com is not the company it used to be. Much of its glory has been lost and with the Bitcoin Cash halving also turning out to be a slump, if it fails to trigger a rally, and miners suffer a reward cut, this could turn Bitcoin Cash full-blown bearish. In a few years, Roger Vers work in the crypto industry could be in real trouble.

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LONDONRoger Ver, the CEO of Bitcoin.com, was served with a lawsuit today by Craig Wright for calling him a fraud and a liar in a YouTube videowhich has since been removed by YouTube.

Wright has been filing lawsuits against many people in the crypto space, including Peter McCormack, an anonymous Twitter user called Hodlonaut and Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum.

Ver was served at a spontaneous London Bitcoin Cash meetup this evening. And Decrypt happened to be on the scene. So we asked if Ver will fight it.

Of course, he said. I think im going to put out another video calling him a fraud and a liar again, he told Decrypt, adding, Im not worried one bit. Im annoyed I have to spend some money on the lawsuit rather than hire one developer to build more tools to bring more economic freedom to the world.

Like many other critics, Ver said he disagreed with Wrights strategy of suing people in the crypto industry, which hes been doing in an apparent campaign to prove that he is Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious and anonymous inventor of Bitcoin.

Ver said that Wrights litigiousness was bad for Bitcoin SV, the cryptocurrency supported by the Australian computer scientist. A number of exchanges have delisted Bitcoin SV, to protest Wrights legal bullying, including Binance, Kraken and ShapeShift. However, Ver did not think this was necessarily the right response.

Indeed, he said he supported the Bitcoin SV project and people working with it but argued that this kind of bad press wont encourage its growth.

If youre busy suing everybody, people arent going to be your friend. Its that simple. Look at the lawsuits, all the exchanges that delisted SV, he said, adding that he felt the exchanges were behaving unfairly. I dont think it was a good thing. If people want to trade it, I think people should be able to trade it, he said. Free the market, free the world. If you want to trade Bitcoin SV, go for it.

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As someone who was there from virtually the start, Roger Ver has seen and done it all in Bitcoin. A tireless evangelist for Bitcoin since long before it was cool, Ver remains a vocal proponent of the benefits of peer-to-peer cash and its power to effect positive change in the world. Every day this week, Roger Ver will be sharing a chapter from his life story in a multi-part video series. Rich in anecdotes, it provides a fascinating insight into how Roger Ver and Bitcoin became inexorably intertwined. Also read: Despite Setbacks, Darknet Markets Show Continuous Growth in 2019 Roger Ver Revisits His Formative Years From preaching the gospel of Bitcoin to anyone who would listen to funding early crypto startups, Roger Vers support for the industry has known no bounds. Bitcoins first angel investor remains an outspoken advocate for Satoshi Nakamotos creation, and is perhaps best known today for his support of Bitcoin Cash. An instantly recognizable figure within the cryptocurrency space, Roger Vers entrepreneurial spirit shone through from an early age.

In the first video in the series, published on September 9, Ver explains how his fifth grade class invented its own fiat currency, named after their teacher Lindy. Lindyland dollars would be used to pay kids for work or other tasks completed. The job that earned the most Lindyland dollars was carrying the food cart from class to the cafeteria, a task which Ver took on despite it meaning he would lose five minutes of recess each day. When youre in the fifth grade, recess is the most important thing in life, but I wanted to earn those Lindyland dollars, Ver recounts. A lot of kids didnt understand the difference, that one Lindyland dollar was not worth one US dollar the actual exchange rate was 50 to 1. The Bitcoin.com Chief Executive then confesses the money-making scheme he concocted, an experience which was to instill his first lesson on inflation. Hustling in Junior High When Roger Ver moved up to junior high, his side-hustles escalated and he found himself selling candy bars to fellow students. My parents took me to Costco where you could buy candy bars for 20 cents each, Ver grins. I had $20 of my own money, that maybe I found coins in couch cushions or whatever. I spent all of it on candy bars and then sold them at school for like 50 cents each. I was able to earn, I dunno, maybe $20 or $30 a week selling candy bars in junior high school and as a junior high school kid that was a lot of money. Bitcoin.coms Executive Chairman, who served as the companys CEO for years, remains deeply involved in promoting crypto, and continues to invest in projects building new crypto protocols, applications, networks, middleware, wallets and other tools. Hes also active on the ground, getting out there to meet people at crypto conferences and global events, while striving for real world adoption of cryptocurrency as a medium of exchange and a mechanism for financial inclusion. Having manifested itself at a precocious age, Roger Vers sharp eye for a deal led to him launching his first online venture in 1999 through 2000. At the peak of the dot com crash, Ver was looking for a new hard drive for his PC and discovered that in the clearance sales they were selling 9GB hard drives for around $100. Checking on Ebay he found that the same drives would fetch almost $400 online. I am going to use every last penny I have to buy these hard drives, he recalls. So I had $1,400 of my own money. I bought 14 of those hard drives, I kept one for me and sold the other 13 on Ebay. He continues: So I went and took the $4,000 that I made in profit plus the $1,400 I had before, so I had around $5,000 and I went and bought $5,000 of additional computer parts and I sold those pretty quickly I thought, wait a minute, I can make $5,000 a week just selling computer parts on eBay? Im done with college. In subsequent episodes of Roger Vers video retrospective, the bitcoin entrepreneur picks up where he left off, in a frank interview that reveals how: He sold Magic the Gathering cards and Beanie Babies on the internet in high school. He went to prison for selling firecrackers online. He sold his Lamborghini to buy more bitcoin. At the end of the first episode, Ver sums up his business philosophy succinctly: All any business is, is moving something from where it is worth less to where it is worth more The value is in the mind of the beholder.

What are your thoughts on Roger Vers business story? Let us know in the comments section below. Images courtesy of Shutterstock. Did you know you can verify any unconfirmed Bitcoin transaction with our Bitcoin Block Explorer tool ? Simply complete a Bitcoin address search to view it on the blockchain. Plus, visit our Bitcoin Charts to see whats happening in the industry. The post Roger Ver Shares His Story in New Video Series appeared first on Bitcoin News .

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Whales on the hunt

Bitcoins price performance since the halving last month hasnt exactly lit the world on fire. While many expected BTC to surge soon after and touch the highs set last year, that hasnt happened. Instead, Bitcoin has flirted with the psychological resistance of $10,000, with the king coin well below the mark, at the time of writing.

Alls not lost, however, as the number of whale traders has continued to rise over the past few months, with the same now touching levels last seen in September 2017. The same was revealed by Glassnode in its latest report,

The price of BTC is now more than 20x higher than it was when we first saw this many whales, implying that more wealth is being held by whales. However, the average balance held by each whale has decreased during this period, such that whales actually hold less BTC now than in 2016, and less wealth (in USD terms) than in 2017.

YouTube on Roger Vers list

As if getting people interested in Bitcoin Cash wasnt enough work, popular proponent Roger Ver now has to contend with YouTube shutting down his channel for basically no reason. While YouTube, before reinstation, had claimed that Roger Ver and Bitcoin.coms channel had violated the video streaming platforms Terms of Service, Ver was quick to go all guns blazing.

Calling out the platform for its history of shutting down crypto-influencers, Ver claimed that the channel is looking into alternate platforms such as memo.cash and lbry.tv, platforms that are actually censorship-resistant.

Like always, Ver was also quick to accuse Bitcoin maximalists of being behind the complaint that led to the Bitcoin.com channel getting banned. . A bunch of these Bitcoin Core anti-competition maximalists falsely reported the video saying Its a Bit[coin] Cash scam! or some nonsense like that, he said.

Youtube is becoming a tool for social media manipulation and censorship. from btc

Good news for XRP Finally

2020 has not been a great year for XRP, with the popular crypto recently falling behind Tether on CoinMarketCaps charts. In fact, it is probably the worst performing large-cap cryptocurrency in the market, with XRP noting YTD gains of -0.05%, at the time of writing.

However, some good news may be in order as according to a survey done by Japans BitMAX, XRP continues to retain its popularity among the East Asian populace, with over 25% of those surveyed claiming that it is their favorite coin. Only Bitcoin polled a higher percentage, with Ethereum way back at 9%.

This is an interesting finding since this comes on the back of Japans Virtual Currency Exchange Association revealing that XRP is just behind Bitcoin with respect to Yen-denominated holdings. Perhaps, such popularity is understandable. After all, Japans SBI Holdings also made a lot of news after it offered XRP as shareholder benefits a few months ago.

Now, if only a Twitter poll was enough to brag about a crypto endlessly.

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Bitcoin investor and Keiser Report host Max Keiser increased his Bitcoin price prediction from $100k to $400k, explaining that the increase in value will coincide with the U.S. dollar collapse.

Keiser said the reason for new all-time highs in the stock market is not because the economy is doing well, but because the currencies are collapsing. He toldCointelegraphwhen the dollar collapses, the Bitcoin will gap higher by 10,000 at a clip before making a run to $400k.

My target for BTC since 2011 has been $100,000 and I recently upped that to $400,000. The timing depends on when exactly the USD collapses, said Keiser.

His previous price prediction was $100k in 2011. Keiser noted that the bigger U.S. debt is an important factor, warning that when interest on the debt gets close to 100% of the GDP, America will officially be a failed state. He predicts this might happen in 5 years when short interest rates go back to 5%.

Keiser also cited multiple reasons as to why Bitcoin continues to be bullish. The worlds first cryptocurrency has outperformed every other asset class since its inception. He says billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones, who announced his Bitcoin exposure in May, is someone the Bitcoin community has never seen the likes of before. Keiser predicts that Jones will be the biggest Bitcoin hodler within the next 2 years. Hodler refers to Bitcoin investors who buy Bitcoin but never sell.

As to whether the United States will own more Bitcoins than other countries is still undecided, predicting that the country will enter into a Hash War with China, Russia, and Iran. Keiser thinks this is a Sputnik moment, in reference to that time when the U.S. decided it wanted to win the space race by catchup and doubling up efforts vs. the Soviet Unions.

The U.S. will also have some catching up to do regarding Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC). Believed to be a pivotal moment in the economy and a way to course users away from othercryptocurrencies, China has already pilot-testedCBDC in key cities while the U.S. is still studying it, as mentioned in a recent Committee Hearing.

Finally, Keiser predicts that altcoins will [not] attract enough energy to survive and regulators should actually warn people about failed projects like Bitcoin Cash.Bitcoin Cash is a hard fork of Bitcoin that claims to be the token that stayed true to the vision stated in the original Bitcoin whitepaper published in 2008. Some of its proponents include Bitcoin.com founder Roger Ver.

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An eventful week for Bitcoin this week. It ended down nearly 5 percent but at one point, things were looking much worse. A collapse to $8,900 sparked talk of a three-month correctionwhich could be exacerbated by the expiration of more than 100,000 Bitcoin options next Friday.

So far at least, the correction appears to have largely corrected itself but that might be because of the turmoil in the stock markets. Yoni Assia, CEO of eToro, predicts a market crash in three weeks. Bitcoin is currently outperforming the market and acting as a safe haven.

The week has been eventful away from the cryptomarkets too. But while demonstrations have continued against police racism and brutality, Tatiana Koffman explains why Bitcoins decentralized money supply is a practical response to government authoritarianism.

And that response is becoming more efficient. Miners produced just 71 empty blocks in the first five months of this year, less than half the percentage of empty blocks mined in the same period last year. The improvement might be down to better mining technology, a focus on transaction fees as the halving approached or just chance.

On the other hand, the size of the Bitcoin whale population is back to the levels last seen in September 2017, as the price approached $20,000. There are now 1,882 Bitcoin owners with holdings of at least 1,000 Bitcoins. However, they each typically hold less now than they held in 2016.

One way to dilute the influence of Bitcoins whales is to increase adoption. CoinGenius is holding a two-day conference on June 25-26 to discuss The Road to Mass Adoption. Attendees can register with a 50 percent discount on the full-day educational breakout sessions.

Satoshi pretender Craig Wright is still under fire. Mt. Goxs former CEO Mark Karpeles has said that 80,000 Bitcoins that Wright claims to own were stolen from the exchange in March 2011. Wright, says Karpeles, is either a liar or a thief.

REvil definitely are thieves, and theyve been busy again. The ransomware gang has hit three companies in the US and Canada. Robert Farkas has admitted to being a thief. The founder of cryptocurrency firm Centra Tech has pleaded guilty in a federal court in Manhattan after being accused of conspiring to commit securities and wire fraud during a scam ICO. He and REvil arent alone. A recent government hearing reported that cybercrimes are up 75 percent as people spend more time online.

But maybe the cons are all Facebook and Instagrams fault. Telegram founder Pavel Durov says the social media firms are making money off scam advertisements that use his name. Theyre slow to take down fake ads, Durov says, but quick to remove cryptocurrency content.

Roger Ver would agree with that. YouTube took down his Bitcoin.com channel for violating the platforms terms of service. The video site has since put it back up, saying that the channel was terminated in error. Ver is looking for alternatives.

Maybe he should just try shutting down the comments. Thats what Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao has done on Twitter. He says he did it to weed out scammers, and to better respond and engage.

While some scammers are using the blockchain to steal funds, the World Economic Forum is using blockchain technology to reduce corruption. The WEF thinks that the blockchain will bring some welcome transparency to the public sector.

The US is doing something similar. Brian Brooks, the newacting head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, is hoping to update the governments financial systems using crypto technology. Brooks was Coinbases legal chief.

Brooks will need to move fast if hes to keep up with China. That country could be the first to roll out a central bank digital currency, says one expert. Glenn Woo, Ledger Vaults head of the Asia-Pacific region, believes that Chinas broad use of digital money means that it could happen without anyone even noticing. Chinas neighbor, Kazakhstan, doesnt want to be left behind either. The Central Asian country hopes to attract nearly $740 million in crypto-related investments over the next three years.

If the thought of nearly three-quarters of a billion dollars in crypto investments gets your heart racing, dont worry. The blockchain might just change the way the medical industry stores and safeguards health data. It has been an eventful week.

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Bitcoin Cash, like much of the cryptocurrency market, has stagnated in terms of price action over the past six weeks as it clings on to the tight range between $230 and $240.

The period of relative calm comes after a turbulent couple of months spurred by the Coronavirus pandemic and subsequent economic fallout.

Bitcoin Cash plunged to as low as $145 at the height of the crisis in March before recovering by nearly 100% in the following month.

However, since surging to $285 Bitcoin Cash has been consolidating at around $240 with an apparent lack of interest on both the sell side and the buy side.

From a short term perspective there has been slight dips to $221 and spikes to $266, but the daily 200 moving average remains a key point of resistance to the upside.

Bitcoin Cash seems to be following the cryptocurrency market in general, with a number of altcoins like XRP and Litecoin both struggling beneath the daily 200MA.

A daily or weekly candle close above this level would confirm a bullish breakout and would pave the way for a test $282, with an upside price target also emerging at $327.

Much of the upcoming price action will also depend on Bitcoin, which seems to be correlated with the US stock market.

Economic stimulus from global economies has the potential the drive stock market indexes to new all-time highs, and if this happens Bitcoin will likely follow bringing altcoins in its wake.

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Bitcoin Cash was born out of the idea of making Bitcoin more practical for small, day-to-day payments. In May 2017, Bitcoin payments took about four days unless a fee was paid, which was proportionately too large for small transactions. A change to the code was implemented and Bitcoin Cash was born on 1st August 2017.

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