Earlier this month, members of the Liquid Federation and Blockstream attended Bitcoin Tokyo 2024, Japan’s largest annual Bitcoin gathering, to discuss the convergence of Bitcoin and Japan’s financial sector. Among the topics up for discussion was the potential role of Bitcoin layer-2 scaling technologies, including Liquid, in helping to drive a new era of innovation in global finance.
Earlier this month, members of the Liquid Federation and Blockstream attended Bitcoin Tokyo 2024, Japan’s largest annual Bitcoin gathering, to discuss the convergence of Bitcoin and Japan’s financial sector. Among the topics up for discussion was the potential role of Bitcoin layer-2 scaling technologies, including Liquid, in helping to drive a new era of innovation in global finance.
A Russian Telegram channel with over 700,000 followers is spreading disinformation about Russia's invasion of Ukraine under the guise of providing "objective information" and fact-checking fake news. Its influence extends beyond the platform, with major Russian publications, government officials, and journalists citing the page's posts. The S&P 500 fell 1.3% to 4,204.36, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.7% to 32,943.33. The Dow posted a fifth straight weekly loss — its longest losing streak since 2019. The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 2.2% to 12,843.81. Though all three indexes opened in the green, stocks took a turn after a new report showed U.S. consumer sentiment deteriorated more than expected in early March as consumers' inflation expectations soared to the highest since 1981. Now safely in France with his spouse and three of his children, Kliuchnikov scrolls through Telegram to learn about the devastation happening in his home country. Andrey, a Russian entrepreneur living in Brazil who, fearing retaliation, asked that NPR not use his last name, said Telegram has become one of the few places Russians can access independent news about the war. Some people used the platform to organize ahead of the storming of the U.S. Capitol in January 2021, and last month Senator Mark Warner sent a letter to Durov urging him to curb Russian information operations on Telegram.
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