Even Bitcoin is getting an endorsement in an official app in China as local media claims platforms are removing anti-blockchain content. China is rapidly adopting a pro-blockchain stance following news it would bring in a so-called “crypto law” in January next year. China: Blockchain must be legitimate In a sign of China’s abrupt official about-turn…
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Will Bitcoin Soar to $16k in the next 4 days? Bitcoin price (BTC) has been a popular topic this week. After the monstrous run from $7,400 to over $10,500 on Oct. 25, it certainly looks as if last week’s article indicating the early stages of a bullish reversal came to fruition. Weekly crypto market performance.…
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With over a decade of blockchain, the scene has become a fierce battle of protocols in this game of nodes. Who deserves the digital throne? The best thing about us humans is that, time and again, we come up with great ideas and new forms of technology that have the potential to change the world…
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From Cointelegraph Japan: This week’s selected cryptocurrency and blockchain news. In this week’s selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from Cointelegraph Japan, cryptocurrency exchange Huobi Japan receives a $4.6 million investment, Bitcoin.com acquires blockchain startup O3 Labs, and Ripple CEO Garlinghouse criticizes the Softbank Group. Here is the past week of cryptocurrency and blockchain news in…
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Bitcoin hits a five-month low and clocks 36% daily gains in a single week, and Congress unconvinced after Zuckerberg showdown. 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 — a…
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The reversal in the price of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in the past week points to a likely bottom formation and a change in sentiment to buy the dips. Though fundamentals play a large part in determining the price of an asset, short-term movements of the markets are driven by sentiment. This was clearly visible…
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Cointelegraph en Español presents a weekly digest of selected cryptocurrency- and blockchain-related news from the Spanish-speaking world. The Spanish-speaking world has seen major cryptocurrency and blockchain developments with a former Bolivian intelligence director claiming that Venezuela is full of secret crypto mining farms, extortionists who request Bitcoin (BTC) finding their way into Spain, and the…
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Russian nuclear scientist jailed for using a national research facility’s supercomputer to mine Bitcoin. A Russian scientist and former employee at the nation’s premier nuclear research facility was jailed on Oct. 24, for his part in a scheme to secretly mine Bitcoin using the facility’s supercomputers. Stealing energy and computing power from your employer According…
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Following a guilty plea, a U.S. court has ordered a dark web drug dealer to give up over $150,000 in Bitcoin. A United States court has ordered Christopher Bania, who recently pleaded guilty to drug distribution, to give up almost 17 Bitcoin (BTC) — worth roughly $150,000 at press time. The plea, order and sentencing…
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As institutional investors move toward crypto, tight security is necessary. Facebook recently made its entry into the world of institutional blockchain and cryptocurrency with the announcement of Libra. It garnered so much attention that lawmakers in the United States are holding hearings to review the project. Walmart has been flirting with crypto and blockchain for…
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