Bitcoin broke $11,000 for the first time since March last year after another major milestone at $10,000 just yesterday. June 22 — bitcoin (BTC) has crossed the $11,000 line for the first time since March last year today, according to Coin360. The leading cryptocurrency had surged past the $10,000 mark less than 24 hours ago. […]
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Bitcoin breaks the $10,000 mark after multi-month rebound. Bitcoin (BTC) has continued its steady rally in price over the past three months to break $10,000 today for the first time in over a year, according to Coin360. – Market visualization courtesy of Coin360 Bitcoin broke the $10,000 mark today after trading in the $3,000-$4,000 range for […]
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Ben Mezrich’s new book about the Winklevoss twins highlights their dislike of both Mark Zuckerberg and Roger Ver. Molly Jane Zuckerman is the head of news at Cointelegraph. The views expressed here are her own and do not necessarily represent the views of Cointelegraph. This article contains spoilers. The irony of a book about the […]
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How TON could disrupt the blockchain landscape. Recently, new materials surfaced about the lite client for the Telegram Open Network (TON) blockchain, powered by encrypted instant messaging service Telegram. Based on the content of these documents, it is possible to make a lot of assumptions about its future, especially in regard to comparing TON with […]
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Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital launches crypto options trading in response to increasing demand from institutional investors. Mike Novogratz’s crypto investment bank Galaxy Digital is expanding its services to offer crypto options contracts trading, industry media outlet The Block reports on June 21. According to the report, Galaxy Digital’s new initiative is made in response to […]
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Today’s Financial Action Task Force’s announcement focused on expanding regulation to keep digital currency out of laundering. Today’s Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) announcement focused on digital currency’s role in money laundering and heightened regulation, as Secretary Steven Mnuchin noted in his closing remarks. The FATF — an intergovernmental organization that focuses its efforts on […]
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Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has been prosecuted for its alleged failure to take adequate measures to protect personal data, allegedly leading to a subsequent hack in 2017. South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has been prosecuted for its alleged failure to take adequate measures to protect personal information, which was later presumably exploited by hackers to […]
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The Brazilian government has made several moves surrounding blockchain and its regulation in the past two weeks. Brazil’s weak economic growth and inflationary pressure have led to more than 13 million Brazilians currently out of work. The unemployment rate currently stands at 12.5%. While the country runs the risk of recession, cryptocurrency’s low barrier for […]
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Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky released a survey revealing that only 10% of global consumers “fully understand how cryptocurrencies work.” A new survey by Moscow-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky Lab introduced on June 17th revealed that 19% of people globally have purchased cryptocurrency. The survey, titled “The Kaspersky Cryptocurrency Report 2019,” was carried out in October and November […]
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Bitmain is preparing for an initial public offering in the United States — three months after plans for a share sale in Hong Kong lapsed, according to a report. Chinese cryptocurrency mining giant Bitmain is revisiting plans for an initial public offering (IPO,) Bloomberg reported on June 21. The company had filed to list an IPO on […]
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