Hackers have threatened to release sensitive company documents supposedly belonging to USDT stablecoin issuer Tether unless the firm sends a 500 Bitcoin (BTC) ransom to a specified address. As revealed by the …
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Jurrien Timmer Thinks Bitcoin Has ‘Unique Advantage’ Over Gold
As Bitcoin goes mainstream, joining the ranks of its supporters is Jurrien Timmer, the director of Global Macro at Fidelity, a large financial services company that controls more than $3.3 …
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Central Bank of Ghana To Launch Regulatory Sandbox Pilot for Blockchain and Financial Projects
The central bank revealed this development in a recent press release. According to the report, the sandbox will cover a wide range of innovations within the financial services sector and improve …
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The government of Belarus is exploring the possibility of switching to crypto-mining
Belarus is studying the cryptocurrency industry for a potential move into mining digital coins like Bitcoin (BTC). The Ministry of Energy of the Republic of Belarus officially announced Friday that it …
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Bridgewater analyst: Bitcoin is an alternative to gold, not a currency
Rebecca Patterson, the director of investment research at Bridgewater Associates, said bitcoin could be better compared to gold than a currency due to the similarities between both assets, thus, supporting …
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Billionaire Mark Cuban Says Cryptocurrency Will Change How All Businesses Work
Billionaire investor and Shark Tank veteran Mark Cuban says the crypto sector is going to fundamentally transform the way businesses function. In a new interview, Cuban tells Jason Calacanis of the Angel …
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Square CFO: 1 Million Cash App Users Purchased BTC for the First Time
Square, Inc.’s chief financial officer Amrita Ahuja said the company’s popular Cash App product recorded a record number of first-time bitcoin buyers in January. Speaking in an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, …
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Bill Gates on Bitcoin: If you have less money than Elon, beware of it
Over the recent months, Bitcoin has made significant strides towards becoming a mainstream asset, mostly inspired by institutional investors. Tesla’s (NASDAQ: TSLA) $1.5 billion investment in the digital currency largely inspired the new …
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Key Takeaways From House Hearing on Crypto & Domestic Terrorism
The House Financial Services Committee had a hearing this morning entitled “Dollars against Democracy”—a comprehensive look at how domestic terrorist organizations get their funding—and cryptocurrency was front of mind. Last month, crypto …
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One of the largest banks in Switzerland provides cryptocurrency trading services
Bordier & Cie SCmA, one of Switzerland’s oldest banking institutions, now provides crypto trading services. In a new statement, Bordier says it is partnering with Sygnum Bank to incorporate its …
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