Dutch crypto firm Libereum has acquired Spanish soccer club Elche CF for $4.9 million, aspiring to restore the club to the country’s Primera Division via revenue from tokenization. Dutch crypto firm Libereum has acquired Spanish soccer club Elche CF for $4.9 million, according to a press release published to the Libereum website Dec. 26. The […]
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Markets are tentatively recovering after hefty losses hit all major cryptocurrencies yesterday on Christmas Day. Friday, Dec. 26 — crypto markets are tentatively recovering after hefty losses hit all major cryptocurrencies yesterday on Christmas Day. All of the top 10 coins by market cap are seeing mild losses or gains of within a three percent […]
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Crypto exchange BitMEX and French wine retailer Madison Holdings Group are reportedly partnering to acquire a majority stake in BitOcean. Crypto exchange BitMEX and a fine French wine retailer are reportedly partnering to acquire a majority stake of licensed — but as yet inactive — Japanese crypto exchange BitOcean. Cointelegraph Japan reported on the potential […]
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A rebirth of ICOs is on the cards by 2020, and with it a new lease on life for Ethereum, says BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes. Initial coin offerings (ICO) will return within “18 months” and Ethereum (ETH) will “rebound aggressively,” BitMEX CEO Arthur Hayes told Cointelegraph Japan Dec. 26. BitMEX is a Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency […]
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Blockstream launches a fifth BTC blockchain satellite into space, and a report accuses many exchanges of wash trading. Top Stories This Week Blockchain Firm Blockstream Launches Fifth Bitcoin Blockchain Streaming Satellite Blockstream, a blockchain development firm, expanded its satellite service this week with a fifth leased satellite broadcasting the Bitcoin (BTC) blockchain to all of […]
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Many crypto projects are still receiving funding even as the crypto market ends the year lower than some experts predicted. The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of Cointelegraph.com. Every investment and trading move involves risk, you should conduct your own research when […]
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CEO Brian Armstrong is the first crypto entrepreneur to join billionaire-backed charity program The Giving Pledge. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong has become the first crypto entrepreneur to join billionaire-backed charity program The Giving Pledge, CNBC reports Friday, Dec. 21. Founded by moguls Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, the Giving Pledge campaign is now for the […]
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The Bank of England asked Twitter users to choose how they would want to receive money for Christmas, and most chose digital currency. The vast majority of respondents to an ongoing United Kingdom central bank Twitter survey, posted Dec. 17, said they would prefer to receive a gift of money in digital currency. Screenshot of […]
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Major U.S. crypto wallet provider and exchange service Coinbase has launched an educational project that allows users to earn crypto as they learn about it. Major United States-based crypto wallet provider and exchange service Coinbase has launched an educational project that lets users earn cryptocurrency as they learn about it. The program, dubbed “Coinbase Earn,” […]
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Bitmain’s IPO faces fresh claims that it is unlikely to launch under current regulatory conditions in Hong Kong. Hong Kong stock market regulator is reportedly reluctant to allow Bitcoin mining equipment manufacturer Bitmain to conduct an initial public offering (IPO) in the city. Local English-language newspaper South China Morning Post (SCMP) made this claim in […]
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