Browser plug-in "Trive" is using the power of blockchain to combat fake news. The company's founder and CEO David Mondrus explains how he is leveraging this technology, and his outlook on the cryptocurrency market.
"We have fact-checkers on the net," says Mondrus. Trive crowdsources the verification of news through blockchain technology.
One analyst argues if Bitcoin does rebound above $12,500 soon the bubble will burst. "Prices are psychological," says Mondrus. "But the real answer to why Bitcoin fell 30 percent in the last several days is simple. It's the Chinese New Year." Mondrus argues he's seen this pattern repeat in past years.
Roku was among those businesses impacted by the fall of Silicon Valley Bank, having around 26 percent of its cash and cash equivalents deposited at the bank.
The U.S rushed to seize the assets of Silicon Valley Bank after a run on the bank, the largest failure of a financial institution since Washington Mutual during the height of the financial crisis more than a decade ago.