Benedict Evans, a general partner at Andreessen Horowitz (A16Z), one of the most successful venture capital firms in the world, has said that crypto is quite similar to the internet in 1993. As with any other emerging technology or market, the cryptocurrency space has seen a large number of failed […]
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Stuart Beattie, one of the writers of the first film Pirates of the Caribbean has just announced to the Daily Mail that Disney has officially thanked actor Johnny Depp for his role as Jack Sparrow. “I think he (Johnny Depp) has had his day,” says Stuart Beattie. “Obviously, he appropriated […]
Mastercard Patent Claims Cryptocurrency Can Benefit From Fractional Reserve Banking
U.S. multinational financial services corporation Mastercard wants to apply principles of fractional reserve banking to cryptocurrency, a new patent application published Thursday, Oct. 25 reveals. According to the document, published by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), the payment processor has plans to allow merchants to interact with what it calls “blockchain currencies” via a new method of […]