A brief panic episode following a statement by Janet Yellen caused the markets to close the day with red candles all over the place. In a videoconference with The Atlantic, …
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Mastercard Survey: More Consumers Are Paying Attention To Cryptocurrency For Shopping
A survey by credit card provider Mastercard shows that a growing number of consumers prefer using cryptocurrency when making their purchases. Mastercard’s New Payments Index polled more than 15,000 online …
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Argentinians flock to Bitcoin amid inflation and economic decline
The popularity of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies is skyrocketing in Argentina as local residents look for new ways to offset inflation, global news agency AFP News reported today. “The number of user accounts for …
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Sotheby’s To Accept Bitcoin & Ethereum After Partnering With Coinbase
Sotheby’s CEO Charles F. Stewart has announced that the leading auction house will start accepting Bitcoin and Ethereum during the Tuesday broadcast of CNBC’s “Squawk Box”: We are really excited …
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Large US Food Chain Restaurants Will Enable Bitcoin (BTC) Payments
The number of companies and organizations accepting bitcoin and other crypto assets as payment instruments continues to grow. The latest coming from the US are from the food industry – …
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Mike Novogratz: ‘Bitcoin is insurance, and the governments know that’
Crypto investment firm Galaxy Digital CEO, ex-hedge fund manager, and billionaire Mike Novogratz has said bitcoin is a hedge against the dollar inflation, and the government is aware of the asset’s status. Speaking to …
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Chinese Crypto Exchange, Hotbit, To Go Offline After Unsuccessful Cyberattack
Chinese crypto exchange, Hotbit, has shut down all of its services after suffering a cyberattack on Thursday. The cryptocurrency exchange with over 2 million users worldwide announced that it suffered …
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Ava Labs President on Dogecoin: When Elon Musk is Your CMO, Anything Is Possible
As the Dogecoin community awaits Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s hosting appearance on TV show Saturday Night Live (SNL) on May 8, there are two questions on the minds of $DOGE holders. The …
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XRP To Drop 4% As Ripple Releases $1,6 Billion From Escrow Account
Ripple Labs unlocked 1 billion XRP (just shy of $1.6 billion) from its escrow wallet today, according to Whale Alert, a service that tracks the movement of large amounts of cryptocurrencies. XRP’s …
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Merging Devnet with Ethereum 2.0 Completed Successfully
The first full Proof of Stake (PoS) communication between different ethereum clients has completed successfully following the one day devnet dubbed Steklo. Teku, Lighthouse, Nimbus and Prysm took part from …
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