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#### [Ripple CEO: Bitcoin Controlled by Chinese, Absurd to Think it Could be Primary World Currency](https://news.bitcoin.com/ripple-ceo-bitcoin-controlled-by-chinese-absurd-to-think-it-could-be-primary-world-currency/)
> "Brad Garlinghouse, Ripple CEO, answered candidly during an interview about crypto’s prospects for the future. Among other criticisms, he stressed blockchain technology is mostly hype, and that bitcoin core (BTC) is controlled by Chinese miners and has n..."

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#### [Bitcoin Is Controlled by China, Won’t Disrupt Banks: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse](https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-is-controlled-by-china-wont-disrupt-banks-ripple-ceo-brad-garlinghouse/)
> It might be an overstatement to say that Brad Garlinghouse has been on a bitcoin-bashing tour &#8212; he is, after all, a bitcoin investor himself &#8212; but it’s undeniable that the Ripple CEO has used the recent market downturn as an opportunity to t...

<sub>*Read more: [www.ccn.com](https://www.ccn.com/bitcoin-is-controlled-by-china-wont-disrupt-banks-ripple-ceo-brad-garlinghouse/)*</sub>

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## Other hot crypto news today
- [Bitcoin's Price Was Artificially Inflated Last Year, Researchers Say](https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/13/technology/bitcoin-price-manipulation.html)
- [Blockchain Is 'Revolutionary,' Says German Finance Regulator Chief](https://www.coindesk.com/blockchain-is-revolutionary-says-german-finance-regulator-chief/)
- [Professor Who Rang VIX Alarm Says Tether Used to Boost Bitcoin](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-06-13/professor-who-rang-vix-alarm-says-tether-used-to-boost-bitcoin)
- [Bitcoin sinks to two-month low as downtrend persists](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-crypto-currency-bitcoin/bitcoin-sinks-to-two-month-low-as-downtrend-persists-idUSKBN1J82T9)
- [Digital Jersey Signs MOU with Binance to Establish Crypto Exchange in Jersey](https://cointelegraph.com/news/digital-jersey-signs-mou-with-binance-to-establish-crypto-exchange-in-jersey)
- [Internet Company Asks Israeli Authorities Permission to Pay Salaries in Bitcoin](https://news.bitcoin.com/internet-company-asks-israeli-authorities-permission-to-pay-salaries-in-bitcoin/)
- [Circle CEO at MoneyConf Dublin: 'We Are at the Beginning of Tokenization of Everything'](https://cointelegraph.com/news/circle-ceo-at-moneyconf-dublin-we-are-at-the-beginning-of-tokenization-of-everything)
- [Tron Founder Justin Sun Acquires BitTorrent after Legal Battle](https://www.ccn.com/tron-founder-justin-sun-acquires-bittorrent-after-legal-battle/)
- [Bitcoin Bulls Eye $6400 Defense After Four-Month Low](https://www.coindesk.com/bitcoin-bulls-eye-6400-defense-after-four-month-low/)



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