Benjamin Pirus

Benjamin (BJ) is a full-time writer and trader in the crypto space. A former college hockey player, BJ loves a good burger, volatile Bitcoin charts and chatting about crypto.

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Event Recap

Cointelegraph recently hosted a YouTube panel discussing brokers and banks involved in the crypto industry, based on a report from CV VC and PwC.

Recap of Cointelegraph panel: Brokers and banks in crypto

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2020-09-23T22:00:00+01:00

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The numbers seem to line up, but do the facts?

Could holding 0.28 BTC could put you in the top 1% wealth bracket someday?

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2020-09-23T20:41:30+01:00

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Breaking news

The crypto space continues to build frameworks to supplement DeFi's rising star.

DeFi and security not mutually exclusive, say CertiK and Binance Smart Chain reps

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2020-09-23T16:47:27+01:00

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Cameron Winklevoss and Tone Vays disagree on the quality of the DeFi space within the context of previous blockchain booms and busts.

DeFi may not be like the ICO boom, but is that a good thing?

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2020-09-22T21:44:53+01:00

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The platform's native asset began trading OKEx, Binance, and elsewhere shortly thereafter.

Emin Gün Sirer’s $42 million blockchain for DeFi scaling has launched

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2020-09-22T20:38:00+01:00

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Bitcoin may never escape its ongoing comparisons to gold.

Bitcoin is a better gold than gold itself, Tyler Winklevoss says

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2020-09-21T19:12:31+01:00

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DeFi is almost certainly the future, but that future may not be today.

DeFi right now is like 'trying to fly to the moon in a cardboard box' — Diginex CEO

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2020-09-19T16:30:00+01:00

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Crypto continues its trek into the mainstream.

EU to see comprehensive crypto regulation by 2024

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2020-09-18T21:12:57+01:00

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