According to John Bolton’s new book ‘The Room Where It Happened’, Trump was against Bitcoin long before his July 2019 Twitter tirade. U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to take his apparent dislike of Bitcoin off Twitter and on to the regulatory level, according to former national security advisor John Bolton. A June 18 article in […]
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Reports indicate the Iranian-based crypto exchange ‘Bitisis’ is actually a Ponzi scheme that has attempted an exit scam. Bitisis, an Iran-based cryptocurrency exchange platform targeting Chinese investors with investment opportunities, has reportedly pulled an exit scam. Chinese police are currently investigating the exchange’s disappearance, with the platform appearing to have transferred users’ assets to three […]
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PieDAO has launched its USD++ protocol, comprising a hedged basket of Ethereum-based stablecoins designed to reduce risks for long term DeFi users. PieDAO has launched USD++, a hedged basket of USD-denominated Ethereum (ETH)-based stablecoins. The decentralized organization is aiming to reduce the risks associated with holding stablecoins over the longer term and using decentralized finance […]
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CHAZ inhabitants can apparently use crypto at a handful of businesses — but are less scrupulous types capitalizing on the situation? Cryptocurrencies are reportedly playing a role — for good and ill — in Seattle’s Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, an area established in support of the African-American community by protesters against aggressive policing. A project […]
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Singaporean carpooling app Ryde announced the launch of its own cryptocurrency wallet which will facilitate Bitcoin payments for its service. Singaporean carpooling app Ryde announced the launch of its own cryptocurrency wallet which will facilitate Bitcoin (BTC) payments for its service. In an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on June 17, Ryde claims to be the […]
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The San Francisco-based Bitcoin financial services firm announced it had raised $5.7M in a seed funding round led by Polychain Capital. San Francisco-based Bitcoin financial services company River Financial announced it had raised $5.7 million in a new seed funding round. In an update posted to the company website on June 17, River Financial stated […]
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Bitcoin price is pinned below $10K but on-chain data and market correlations show investors remain bullish. Since recovering from this week’s drop to $8,900, Bitcoin (BTC) price has struggled to gain above $9,600 and this level needs to flip from resistance to support before further upside can occur. The largest digital-asset on CoinMarketCap has been […]
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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao recently restricted the ability to comment on his Twitter posts, but only partially. Known for his social media-involved leadership of crypto exchange giant Binance, CEO Changpeng Zhao, or CZ, said he disabled Twitter comments on his posts to weed out the scammers. “To better respond and engage,” CZ told Cointelegraph he partially […]
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Baby boomers are responsible for the 77% of volume growth for a San Franciscan Bitcoin broker. The demand from baby boomers is generating most of the growth for San Franciscan Bitcoin (BTC) broker, River Financial. Paul Tudor Jones effect Most surveys conclude that younger generations are more reciprocal to Bitcoin, making this data seem counterintuitive. […]
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Civic Technologies’s new app will act as both a vaccination proofing tool and a wallet for crypto. Civic Technologies, a San Francisco-based innovator in digital identity solutions, announced on June 16 that its Civic Wallet is now available in the App Store and Google Play. Civic Wallet has also formed a partnership with Circle Medical, […]
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