The highly anticipated Bitcoin protocol update, Taproot, is going to activate when it reaches block #709,632, believed to happen around November 16. It will bring many improvements by replacing ECDSA …
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Australia’s securities regulator just released positive guidelines on Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has taken slow but cautious steps regarding an exchange-traded product tracking the performance of bitcoin or another cryptocurrency. In the latest development, the …
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The United States to become the global cryptocurrency and blockchain leader
We have some great news coming out of the United States on the cryptocurrency industry this month with potentially more good news coming later this fall. On Oct. 6, Gary Gensler, …
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It’s 13 years since the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto released the Bitcoin Whitepaper
October 31, 2008, marks the birth of Bitcoin as we know it today after Satoshi published a paper titled: Bitcoin: “A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System.” The Bitcoin whitepaper explains the …
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El Salvador buys 420 Bitcoins (BTC) during the dip. The investment is already profitable
The president of El Salvador has done it again. As a good Bitcoin maximalist, the price crash didn’t scare him, and instead of complaining or tweeting that his precious coin …
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US Senator: “Bitcoin (BTC) will be the world’s reserve”
Bitcoin gets another praise singer in the person of Senator Rand Paul, with the lawmaker predicting that the asset could go all the way to become the world’s reserve currency. …
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The Korea Teacher’s Credit Union has denied its plans to invest indirectly in Bitcoin (BTC)
The Korea Teacher’s Credit Union, which manages $40 billion in assets, has denied local reports that it plans to start investing in bitcoin next year. The initial report by The Korea …
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Tesla has hinted it may soon look to restore support for cryptocurrency payments
Tesla, the major electric vehicle manufacturer headed by Dogecoin proselytizer Elon Musk, has hinted that it may soon look to restore support for crypto payments. In a September quarterly filing with the …
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Walmart shoppers are able to buy Bitcoin (BTC) in over 200 locations
Walmart has introduced bitcoin ATMs across several of its U.S. retail stores. The kiosks, a venture between bitcoin ATM manufacturer Coinstar and bitcoin cash exchange platform Coinme, are the result of a test being …
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Subsidiary of Mexican airline Volaris will accept Bitcoin (BTC) payments
As a result of El Salvador’s mainstream Bitcoin adoption, Volaris El Salvador, a local subsidiary of budget Mexican airline Volaris, will accept Bitcoin as payment. The Bitcoin move comes a …
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