Iranians who are turning to Bitcoin mining due to economic difficulties caused by U.S. sanctions still manage to profit due to low electricity prices. Iranians are turning to Bitcoin (BTC) mining due to economic difficulties caused by sanctions by the United States, International affairs think tank Atlantic Council reported Dec. 17. Despite the recent crash […]
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Qtum has awarded a grant to Columbia University to fund the development of a new programming language for Ethereum-style smart contracts. Open source blockchain project Qtum has awarded a $400,000 grant to academics at Columbia University to fund the development of a new programming language for Ethereum (ETH)-style smart contracts. The news was announced in […]
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The Supreme Court of Greece has ruled in support of a decision to extradite the alleged former operator of now-defunct crypto exchange BTC-e to France. The Supreme Court of Greece has ruled in support of a decision to extradite the alleged former operator of now-defunct crypto exchange BTC-e Alexander Vinnik to France. A “correspondent at […]
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A new study has identified 4,818 cryptocurrency pump-and-dump groups on popular messaging apps Telegram and Discord. There are thousands of pump-and-dump groups on popular messaging apps, a study conducted by the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) revealed Dec. 18. Pump-and-dump is the fraudulent practice of perpetrators encouraging unwitting investors to buy an asset to inflate […]
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Bitcoin is seeing a fresh push higher one year after it passed its highest-ever price of $20,000. Wednesday, Dec. 19 — Cryptocurrency markets continue a fresh rally with Bitcoin (BTC) touching $3,800 and leading altcoins to claw back their latest losses. Market visualization from Coin360 Data from Cointelegraph’s own price index, CoinMarketCap and Coin360 confirms […]
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The Binance Charity Foundation has opened a fundraising channel in support of disadvantaged youth in Malta and Gozo. Top crypto exchange Binance’s philanthropic arm, the Binance Charity Foundation (BCF), has opened a new fundraising channel on its blockchain-powered donation platform. The new program is conducted in support of terminally ill patients and disadvantaged children in […]
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The Irish High Court has ruled that a convicted man’s crypto, which was discovered after the initial investigation and sentencing, could be confiscated as “proceeds of a crime.” Ireland’s High Court has ruled that 25,000 euro in cryptocurrency held by a man in prison is considered “the proceeds of a crime,” the Irish Times reported […]
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A purported Bitcoin millionaire has reportedly been arrested in Hong Kong for having made it “rain cash” in one of the poorest parts of the city. A supposed Bitcoin (BTC) millionaire has been arrested in Hong Kong after “making it rain cash” on the streets, local English-language news outlet the Shanghaiist reported on Dec. 17. […]
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Crypto has the potential to become a new asset class in the next ten years, BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes has said. Bitcoin (BTC) has the potential to become a new asset class in the next ten years, CEO of major crypto derivatives platform BitMEX claimed on the podcast Unchained Dec. 16. Arthur Hayes, CEO and […]
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Mike Novogratz said that he does not think the Bitcoin price will continue to decline much further. Mike Novogratz, an ex-Goldman Sachs partner and founder of crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital, said that he does not expect the Bitcoin (BTC) price to decline much further in an interview published by Bloomberg on Dec. 18. Speaking […]
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