| Presented by | | | | | 1. Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter and mobile payments company Square, has made it clear that Twitter will not be joining Facebook's Libra project. Dorsey said "hell no," when asked would Twitter join Libra during a Twitter thread, which Alex Weprin, editor and reporter Alex Weprin of The Hollywood Reporter, covered. According to the CEO, "nothing within Libra had to be a cryptocurrency to do what they wanted to do." His remarks come at a time when Mark Zuckerberg, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, was answering questions from Congress earlier this week on the proposed plans for the stablecoin. They also come at a time when several founding members of the Libra Association have decided to step away from the project, with some citing regulatory uncertainty as to the reason why. –@alexweprin | | | | 2. The number of Americans who own cryptocurrencies nearly doubled this year, according to a new survey. The study, undertaken by Finder, a financial services firm, shows that the figures in 2019 so far amount to 14.4 percent, which equates to 36.5 million Americans owning crypto. This is compared to 7.95 percent in 2018. According to the company, the average amount of crypto owned was $5,447; however, the median amount was far less at $360. Of those surveyed, men make up the most at owning crypto, with 19 percent claiming they hold some, whereas, only 10 percent of women do. –COINTELEGRAPH | | | | Get 50% off hair loss treatments that actually work. Bad news: 2 out of 3 guys start losing hair by 35. Good news: Keeps makes it easy and affordable to keep (and even regrow) your hair. Get hair loss treatments that work delivered to your door for less than $1/day. The sooner you take action, the more hair you'll keep. Get 50% off your first 3 months | 3. Follow Friday: Ryan Taylor Ryan Taylor is the CEO of Dash Core Group, which develops cryptocurrency Dash, a position he has been in since 2017. In 2016, when he joined the organization, he was director of finance. Prior to arriving at Dash, Taylor was a hedge fund analyst covering payments industry investments for a $20 billion investment fund in New York. With over 15 years experience in the payments industry, he is considered an expert in the field. Since joining the Dash Core team, Taylor has spoken out about the steady impact that Dash is making. According to this October article, the altcoin is helping Bitcoin and cryptocurrency traders. In his opinion, it can aid traders in boosting their profits on exchanges. And he's not afraid of speaking out, particularly when it comes to correcting journalists with their coverage on Dash. Back in August, Taylor took to Twitter to argue that a Coin Desk article hasn't produced a "remotely balanced article on Dash," adding that there were so many factual errors and misinformation presented. With just under 6,500 followers on Twitter, Taylor is a frequent user. Yesterday, for instance, he reached out to his followers to ask which of the Bitcoin improvement proposals that had been abandoned would offer the most value to Dash if they revived them. Elsewhere this month, he posted a series of tweets that pointed out the growth of the Dash network. | | | | | Stop your hair loss before it's too late. Get 50% off your first 3 months of Keeps today. | | | | | | | |