Dallas Mavericks basketball team owner and billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban defined Facebook’s Libra stablecoin a big mistake. Dallas Mavericks basketball team owner and billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban defined Facebook’s Libra stablecoin a big mistake in an interview with CNBC published on July 12. During his interview, Cuban commented on the social media giant’s cryptocurrency endeavors. […]
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China’s police confiscated 4,000 crypto mining units that were illegally deployed at nine factories. Police in China arrested 22 suspects allegedly involved in illegal crypto mining activity that led to energy loss worth of about $3 million, local media outlet XinhuaNet reports on July 12. Police in Jiangsu, China’s eastern-central coastal province, have reportedly seized […]
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Bitcoin Core contributor, Michael Ford, has been awarded a $60,000 grant by the parent firm of top crypto derivatives platform BitMEX. Bitcoin Core contributor Michael Ford, aka “fanquake,” has been awarded a $60,000 grant by the parent firm of top crypto derivatives platform BitMEX. In an official announcement published on July 12, BitMEX owner and […]
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Mining difficulty on the Bitcoin network has taken its steepest upturn in almost a year, surging by over 14% to hit 9.06 trillion. Mining difficulty on the Bitcoin (BTC) network has taken its steepest upturn in almost a year, data from major Chinese mining pool BTC.com reveals. On July 9, difficulty surged by over 14% […]
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The United States president unwittingly triggered a slight recovery for the crypto market with his first ever comments about Bitcoin. Donald Trump saying he is not a fan of Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency is “yuge” for the industry, commentators were suggesting after new tweets on July 12. In the hours after the United States’ president […]
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Trump’s first-ever public comments on Bitcoin achieved precisely zero fallout on markets as BTC price climbed above $11,500. Bitcoin (BTC) was starting to reverse upwards July 12 as a critical tweet from United States president, Donald Trump, became a hot talking point across cryptocurrency. Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Data from Coin360 showed BTC/USD 0.9% […]
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Japanese crypto exchange Bitpoint has suspended all services after losing $32 million in a hack involving XRP, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Japanese crypto exchange Bitpoint has suspended all services after losing $32 million in a hack involving XRP, Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies. In an official announcement on July 12, Bitpoint revealed that it had […]
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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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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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