Venezuela’s government reportedly accepts Bitcoin as a payment method for some passport applications. Venezuela’s Administrative Service for Identification, Migration and Foreigners, known as SAIME, plans to accept bitcoin (BTC) as a new payment method for citizens seeking a Venezuelan passport. The information was originally leaked via a Reddit post on June 23. News of the […]
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Outspoken Bitcoin investor and host of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser, explains that his $400K BTC price prediction will coincide with the U.S. dollar’s collapse. Cointelegraph Markets spoke with Wall Street veteran and host of the Keiser Report, Max Keiser, who explains the increasingly important role of Bitcoin in geopolitics amid potential “hash wars” and […]
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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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Google Trends data compiled by Blockchaincenter.net shows search interest in Bitcoin is highest in Kenya and Brazil. An interactive map showing the level of cryptocurrency interest worldwide reveals that Bitcoin searches are most concentrated in countries in Africa and South America. According to the map published at Blockchaincenter.net, Google Trends data shows that Bitcoin (BTC) […]
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Major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx is integrating Paxful’s Kiosk and trading services into its platform. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) marketplace Paxful is integrating its platform with major cryptocurrency exchange OKEx. According to an announcement on June 15, the partnership will offer several payment methods for OKEx users through Paxful’s Kiosk to buy Bitcoin with over 160 fiat […]
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BRD CEO Adam Traidman was won over by Bitcoin after overhearing a conversation at Andreessen Horowitz. In an interview with Cointelegraph, Adam Traidman, the co-founder and chief executive of BRD, formerly Breadwallet, shared the story of his journey into crypto. BRD was founded in 2015, quickly rising to prominence as a popular wallet in the […]
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Media magnate Steve Forbes has described crypto assets as “a high-tech cry for help” resulting from the failures of contemporary fiat money systems. In an interview with the Center for Natural and Artificial Intelligence, Forbes Inc chairman Steve Forbes weighed in on cryptocurrency and the future of money. Forbes described cryptocurrencies as a “high-tech cry […]
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The government of Nicolas Maduro claims that 15% of fuel payments at petrol stations were made using the state-backed Petro token. The Venezuelan government announced on June 11 that almost 15% of all fuel payments at petrol stations across the country were made using the Petro (PTR). This rise comes during the first week of […]
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A spiralling currency crisis in Lebanon sparked widespread protests targeting central banks an increasing embrace of digital assets. Protesters in Lebanon have set fire to the central bank in Tripoli in a show of anger with the country’s deepening economic crises and stagnant political orthodoxy. Joyce Karam of United Arab Emirates-based media outlet TheNational reported […]
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Peer-to-peer Bitcoin trading in the United States has surged to post its strongest weekly volume on record, with almost $29 million trading on Localbitcoins and Paxful. Peer-to-peer Bitcoin (BTC) trading activity in the United States surged to a new all-time high during the week of June 7, according to data published by UsefulTulips. Over the […]
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