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Paul Vigna
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Managing editor, American Banker. Author, The Almightier. Last of the Duke Street kings. Opinions mine own. Email: [email protected]
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    Paul Vigna
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    Jul 22, 2025
    Pub Day! My new book The Almightier is out today. Already the top new release in Amazon’s money section, it’s a history of money you haven’t heard before: how money came from religion, eventually broke free from religion and how money became its own morality. And how maybe we
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    Paul Vigna
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    Dec 22, 2018
    <Bitcoin crash after big, speculative run-up> World: They deserved it. <Stocks fall moderately after big, speculative run-up fueled by decade-long central bank policy> World: This is a dystopian nightmare without end.
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    Paul Vigna
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    Feb 17, 2021
    Top of page one of today’s Wall Street Journal. #bitcoin
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    Paul Vigna
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    Nov 25, 2018
    Exclusive: Ohio to accept #bitcoin for taxes, appears to be a first for a U.S. state. Starting w/business filers, plans to expand to individuals. via @WSJ wsj.com/articles/pay-t…
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    Paul Vigna
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    Dec 21, 2020
    This is from the CEO of a company that tomorrow begins trading in the S&P 500.
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    Dec 20, 2020
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    Paul Vigna
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    Jul 14, 2018
    If we really want to trace where politicians are getting their money from, we should force them all to accept nothing but bitcoin.
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    Paul Vigna
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    Apr 26, 2018
    Kayne: I like Trump World: We should discuss what this means. Kayne: decentralize World: the man's lost his mind. Crypto: Welcome!
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    Paul Vigna
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    Aug 2, 2018
    Baker Street by Foo Fighters. It also has the distinction of being the least-known best cover ever.
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    Paul Vigna
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    Dec 8, 2017
    Here are your top 10 apps in Apple's App Store right now: 10 Amazon 9 Bitmoji 8 Google Maps 7 Snapchat 6 Facebook 5 Gmail 4 Instagram 3 Messenger 2 YouTube 1 Coinbase That's a little surreal. #bitcoin
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    Paul Vigna
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    Aug 3, 2017
    Nice thing about Bitcoin Cash is you can still use the "B"-coin pictures for art. blogs.wsj.com/moneybeat/2017… via @WSJ
    Bitcoin Rival Soars, Then Stumbles, in Tumultuous Second Day
    Bitcoin Rival Soars, Then Stumbles, in Tumultuous Second Day
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    Paul Vigna
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    Jun 17, 2019
    Ripple to invest up to $50 million in MoneyGram wsj.com/articles/rippl… via @WSJ
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    Ripple to Invest Up to $50 Million in MoneyGram
    Ripple, a startup behind the XRP cryptocurrency, agreed to invest up to $50 million in MoneyGram International in a deal that stands to rank among the first crypto-based company investments in a...
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    Paul Vigna
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    Dec 20, 2021
    Bitcoin was supposed to eliminate gatekeepers. It seems to have just created a new crop of them. wsj.com/articles/bitco… via @WSJ
    Bitcoin’s ‘One Percent’ Controls Lion’s Share of the Cryptocurrency’s Wealth
    Bitcoin’s ‘One Percent’ Controls Lion’s Share of the Cryptocurrency’s Wealth
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    Paul Vigna
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    Jul 30, 2024
    Replying to @EsotericCD
    This is my all-time favorite:
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    Paul Vigna
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    May 12, 2020
    JPMorgan Chase has taken on two bitcoin exchanges, Coinbase and Gemini Trust, as bank customers, the first time it has accepted cryptocurrency clients wsj.com/articles/jpmor… via @WSJ #bitcoin #crypto
    JPMorgan Extends Banking Services to Bitcoin Exchanges
    JPMorgan Extends Banking Services to Bitcoin Exchanges
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