Crypto exchange and debit card provider Crypto.com has published a new report estimating that the total number of crypto users globally rose from 66 million in May 2020 to 106 …
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Bitcoin whale from 2010 moves 100 BTC for first time in 11 years
A veteran miner has cracked open their 2010 stash of Bitcoin, with crypto analysts spotting 100 BTC being transferred from two wallets that had laid dormant for more than a …
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s Square nets billions from Bitcoin sales
Square Inc, the payments giant run by Twitter Inc CEO Jack Dorsey, reported overnight that selling Bitcoin had managed to net the company around US$4.6bn in revenue in 2020. In an earnings report …
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MicroStrategy buys another 19,452 Bitcoins worth about $1.026 billion
Further increasing their Bitcoin holdings, publicly-traded company MicroStrategy has now acquired an additional 19,452 Bitcoins worth about $1.026 billion. The company’s CEO Michael Saylor broke the news on Twitter and said …
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Shares in Square plummet after company discloses bitcoin investment
Shares in Square Inc. plummeted in after-hours trading after the financial services provider disclosed in its quarterly earnings report that it had purchased bitcoin at a time the cryptocurrency is …
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India’s Largest Bank Partners With JPMorgan To Create Blockchain Payment Solution
According to the Economic Times on Wednesday (Feb. 23, 2021), the SBI would integrate a blockchain solution developed by the U.S. banking giant JPMorgan in its banking operations. The bank is the …
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U.S. Department of Education promotes putting student records on blockchain
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed flaws across various sectors. As a result, a number of government departments are evaluating blockchain-based systems as possible solutions for challenges involving multiparty workflows, record-keeping, …
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Michael Saylor estimates there will be 1 billion people investing in BTC by 2026
The CEO told CNBC’s Squawk Box segment that BTC would be the savings method of choice for about one billion people on a mobile device within five years. He added that bitcoin …
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The Russian Orthodox Church will not accept bitcoins as an offering
With roughly 100 million members, the church representing the dominant religion in Russia has no plans to accept cryptocurrency donations or offerings. According to a Q&A streamed on YouTube by Jesus …
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Hester Pierce: DeFi Needs “Freedom to Experiment”
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce is once again using her platform as one of the country’s top securities regulators to advocate for more “freedom” for the cryptocurrency industry. And this time, she has …
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