Bitcoin consolidates around $10,500, while U.S. stock markets drop amid trade war fears. Friday, Aug. 2 — Bitcoin (BTC) consolidated at around $10,500, while the top 20 coins by market cap are seeing mixed signals. 13 out of 20 top cryptos by market cap are seeing green at press time, with Texos (XTZ) recording the […]
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Iranian provincial police have seized individuals smuggling in 117 cryptocurrency mining machines worth over $270,000. Iranian provincial police have arrested an individual smuggling in cryptocurrency mining machines, local news agency Fars News reported on July 31. The Saveh Police Department’s Anti-Trafficking Police seized a truck allegedly carrying 117 cryptocurrency mining machines to the value of […]
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A new blockchain solution focused on ending slave labor in the food industry received $2.4 million in public funding in Australia. Blockchain startup Lumachain has received $2.4 million in public funding from Main Sequence Ventures, a $165.6 million venture capital fund backed by the Australian government and the federal Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. […]
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Crypto markets are seeing mild fluctuations, mixed red and green, while Bitcoin is holding ground around the $9,600 mark. Monday, July 29 — crypto markets are seeing mild fluctuations, mixed red and green, while Bitcoin (BTC) is holding ground around the $9,600 mark. Market visualization. Source: Coin360 After a sharp fall on July 28 and […]
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The Iranian government has authorized domestic cryptocurrency mining as an industrial activity. The Iranian government has authorized cryptocurrency mining as an industrial activity. A report from IIDO-owned Mehr News Agency on July 29 revealed that the decision was taken this weekend, during a Sunday cabinet session chaired by Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani. First step towards […]
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Damning new surveys suggest Facebook users don’t trust Libra, John McAfee arrested on yacht carrying weapons, and Justin Sun weathered by money laundering allegation. Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more […]
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Facebook isn’t avoiding the U.S. to skimp on compliance, but because Switzerland is better for crypto. Among all the issues cropping up in Facebook’s recent hearing in the United States Congress regarding its new Libra cryptocurrency, the matter of location was perhaps the thorniest. Testifying before various banking and financial committees, Libra co-creator David Marcus […]
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Regulatory innovation is no longer a matter of choice, it is a matter of survival, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In said. South Korea’s President Moon Jae-In stated that regulatory innovation regarding blockchain technology is now a question of survival. Regulatory innovation is not a matter of choice anymore, it is a question of survival The […]
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Bitcoin has been legally recognized as virtual property by a Chinese court not the country, though… Last week, Bitcoin (BTC) was legally recognized by a Chinese court, whereby it was concluded that the cryptocurrency should now be considered as digital property. The decision that the Hangzhou Internet Court made in a ruling was met with […]
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The Iranian Economic Commission has reportedly finalized a power pricing scheme for cryptocurrency miners. The Iranian Economic Commission has reportedly finalized a tariff scheme for cryptocurrency miners, according to a July 21 report from Iranian economic daily Financial Tribune. Per the report, Energy Minister Homayoon Ha’eri announced that, while the tariff scheme has been finalized, […]
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