The Miami Dolphins have partnered with Litecoin to support the altcoin as the team’s official cryptocurrency. American professional football team the Miami Dolphins announced that Litecoin (LTC) is now the team’s official cryptocurrency, according to a press release on July 11. The Miami Dolphins and Litecoin have also partnered with Aliant Payments, a crypto merchant […]
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In a series of tweets, President Trump expresses opposition to cryptocurrencies, especially Bitcoin and Libra, while voicing support for USD. Disclaimer: This story is breaking and will be subject to updates. United States President Donald Trump voiced his opposition to cryptocurrencies as a whole, citing Bitcoin and Libra specifically, in a series of tweets published […]
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The Foundation for Defense of Democracies has assessed current and future risks of cryptocurrency use by countries adversarial to the United States. The American Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) has assembled an assessment of current and future risks of cryptocurrency use by countries adversarial to the United States in a report published on July […]
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A mob has burned down the house of Sphelele Mbatha, the manager of an alleged crypto Ponzi scheme, Bitcoin Wallets. An angry mob in Ladysmith, South Africa has reportedly torched the residence of Sphelele Mbatha, known as Sgumza, a manager of alleged crypto Ponzi scheme Bitcoin Wallet. The mob was likely a collection of victims […]
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Crypto markets are down on the day, with some top-20 coins reporting double-digit losses. Thursday, July 11 — major cryptocurrency markets are trading in the red zone, with just a few coins reporting moderate gains, according to Coin360. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 The leading cryptocurrency Bitcoin (BTC) has continued coming down after yesterday;s sharp drop […]
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Governor of Iranian Central Bank revealed that the government has prepared parts of an executive law to authorize crypto mining. Iranian authorities are planning to authorize cryptocurrency mining, as the governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) declared, news agency PressTV reported on July 10. CBI governor Abdol Hemmati reportedly claimed that the Iranian […]
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BlockShow Medialogue aims to spark lively debate on the challenges facing the cryptocurrency media industry. Cointelegraph is going to moderate an international media event at the BlockShow Asia 2019 conference in Singapore. The closed session for journalists will take place at Marina Bay Sands on Nov. 13 — a day before the so-dubbed “Festival of […]
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Since Zimbabwe’s central bank banned crypto services in 2018, Bitcoin has continued to rise amid new ban on foreign currencies. Bitcoin (BTC) trading in Zimbabwe has continued to surge after the government banned the use of foreign currencies on June 24, business news agency Quartz Africa reported on July 10. The country is reportedly seeing […]
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Central Bank of Germany representative Burkhard Balz says that cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to financial stability. Central Bank of Germany representative Burkhard Balz said that cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to financial stability during a talk at the European Parliament reported a post published on the institution’s website on July 9. Burkhard […]
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China should learn from Hong Kong and Facebook as it develops its own sovereign digital currency, a former central bank governor says. A former governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has indicated that Beijing may delegate the issuance of digital currency to commercial entities, the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post newspaper reported on July 11. Zhou Xiaochuan, […]
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