Crypto market commentator Josh Rager has accused Tron founder Justin Sun of buying 5-6,000 Twitter followers per day. Crypto market commentator Josh Rager has accused Tron founder Justin Sun of buying 5-6,000 Twitter followers per day. In a tweet posted on Sept. 1, Rager claimed: “Looks like you’re still buying 5,000 to 6,000 followers per […]
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European Central Bank key legal official Yves Mersch said that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin is “beguiling but treacherous.” Yves Mersch, European Central Bank’s key legal official, said that Facebook’s Libra stablecoin is “beguiling but treacherous” during a speech at the ECB’s legal conference in Frankfurt on Monday. Bloomberg reported on Mersch’s remarks in an article published […]
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NFL star and left tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers Russell Okung has hosted a Bitcoin conference to promote mainstream adoption of cryptocurrency. NFL star and left tackle for the Los Angeles Chargers Russell Okung has hosted a Bitcoin (BTC) conference to boost knowledge and adoption of the cryptocurrency. Speakers at the event, hosted in […]
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Individuals can now only exchange up to $10,000 worth of pesos as the currency continues to crumble. Argentina has reimposed capital controls, limiting citizens’ and businesses’ freedom to buy foreign currency. As Bloomberg reported on Sep. 1, the increasingly troubled South American nation took the step as the Argentine peso (ARS) suffers overwhelming losses against […]
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Five men in the Indian state of Kerala have been arrested for allegedly torturing the head of a failed $62.5 million Bitcoin investment scheme to death. Five men in the Indian state of Kerala have been arrested for allegedly torturing the head of a failed $62.5 million Bitcoin investment scheme to death. Yahoo! News reported […]
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With Bitcoin price trading flat under $10K, the launch of the highly-anticipated Bakkt platform for institutional investors is now just three weeks away. Bakkt has been approved, and starting Sept. 6, clients will be able to deposit their funds into the Bakkt Warehouse, in anticipation of trading beginning on Sept. 23. Is this time different […]
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California-based blockchain development firm Baton Systems has closed a $12 million Series A funding round led by Trinity Ventures. California-based blockchain development firm Baton Systems has closed a $12 million Series A funding round led by Trinity Ventures. According to a Ledger Insights report published Sept. 2, the new funding will be used to scale […]
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Hyperinflation is reportedly slowing, but Bitcoin trading statistics speak for themselves. Bitcoin (BTC) trading has hit a giant new record yet again in Venezuela as the country’s crippling hyperinflation continues to play out. Localbitcoins volume up 48% Data published on Sep. 2 from monitoring resource Coin Dance, which tracks trade volumes on P2P crypto exchange […]
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The first instances of blockchain-exclusive birth certificates have been recorded in Brazil via a partnership between IBM and tech firm Growth Tech. The first birth certificates to be recorded by exclusively using blockchain technology were issued in Brazil. As Cointelegraph Brasil reports on Sept. 1, Álvaro de Medeiros Mendonça is one of the first children […]
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The municipal government of São Paulo will use a blockchain registry for public works projects, as the current system can purportedly be opaque and inefficient. The municipal government of São Paulo, Brazil, is going to use a blockchain registry for its public works projects. The Municipal Secretariat of Urban Infrastructure and Works contracted blockchain firm […]
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