Billionaire Richard Branson Puts His Money Where Elon Musk’s Mouth Is

SpaceX founder Elon Musk loves to talk about going to space. Fellow starstruck billionaire Sir Richard Branson plans to actually travel there. Next month. He’ll ride aboard one of his own Virgin Galactic rocket ships. The Daily Beast reports Branson’s virgin space flight will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. […]

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What Could Legislation Do for Bitcoin in the US?

A section of US Democrat and Republican congressmen now agree to something about cryptocurrencies: the need for them, as lawmakers, to know more about what it is. According to U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney, most of the lawmakers do not know the difference between bitcoin and the blockchain technology hence the formation of the bipartisan Blockchain […]

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Richard Branson: Blockchain Could Produce an ‘Economic Revolution’

Richard Branson, Virgin Group founder and billionaire entrepreneur, said yesterday at an event in London that the blockchain technology could create an ‘economic revolution’ to numerous countries worldwide. At the Virgin Disruptors Week in London, Branson took some time out to talk about the potential of blockchain and how it’s being used, reports CNBC. During […]

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Bitcoin ‘Illuminati’ Envision Far-Reaching Possibilities at Branson’s Necker Island Summit

Blockchain technology could bring $20 trillion worth of capital into the world economy and help lift people out of poverty, according to a plan by economist Hernando de Soto and Peruvian presidential candidate Keilo Fujimori. Their videoconferenced presentation was one of many highlights of Sir Richard Branson’s second annual Blockchain Summit on Necker Island, which […]

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Industry Heads Convene to Talk Public Blockchains on a Private Island

Blockchain Summit 2016 is here. From June 4th through June 7th many thought leaders of blockchain tech will converge on Sir Richard Branson’s Necker Island. No doubt idea exchange will be flowing. So too will the irony that the future of blockchain, a tech that is defined by enabling trustless exchange, is being discussed on […]

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Argentine President & Richard Branson Discuss Bitcoin

Sir Richard Branson, the founder of Virgin Group, spoke with the President of Argentina on a variety of topics, including drug control, space flight and Bitcoin. According to President Mauricio, the British entrepreneur expressed interest in investing in Argentina. According to the president’s Facebook page, the president “was very interested in the talk as Branson, […]

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Richard Branson & Block Chain Summit to Make Privileged People Talk Bitcoin

If there is one influential person who has never showed any lack of support for cryptocurrencies and Bitcoin, in particular, it is Sir Richard Branson. He has been backing Bitcoin for years and has even offered people the possibility to go into space with their virtual money. Today, we see him opening up the gates […]

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