Zuckerberg reportedly held talks with Winklevoss twins about Facebook’s cryptocurrency plans

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has held talks with his old rivals the Winklevoss twins as the social media giant plans to launch its own cryptocurrency, the Financial Times reported. Facebook has held talks with cryptocurrency exchanges Gemini, which was founded by the Winklevoss twins, and Coinbase, the newspaper said Thursday, citing sources. The Read more…

China is indicating it’ll never give in to US demands to change its state-run economy

As trade talks between the U.S. and China increasingly center on Chinese treatment of foreign companies, Beijing says major American complaints about structural aspects of its economy are running up against “core interests.” The implication: Those matters are not up for negotiation. Previously, the vague “core interest” term was generally understood as Read more…