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Find the latest news on Bitcoin, a decentralized, peer-to-peer digital currency founded by the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto.
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CoinMarketCap News, Mar 8: Think the Fight Against Inflation is Over? Think Again
Also today, Vitalik Buterin just caused one memecoin to fall by 77% in just 25 minutes. Here's why.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Podcast: Why the Crypto Markets Are Having a Huge Wobble
Also today — $96,000 was drained from a man's Coinbase account in a case of identity theft. Who's to blame?
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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U.K. Targets Illegal Bitcoin ATMs as Clampdown Grows
While Bitcoin ATMs aren't technically illegal in Britain, they need to be registered with the Financial Conduct Authority. Here's the problem: none of them are.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Bitcoin Risks Losing $22,000 as Fed Warns Larger Interest Rates Could Lie Ahead
There had been optimism that the Fed was slowing down its campaign of interest rate hikes, with policymakers opting for a 0.25 percentage point rise in their last two meetings.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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In Test of Bitcoin NFTs, Yuga Labs' TwelveFold Art Auction Draws $16.5M
The 300-piece generative art project was largely a toe dipped into the fledgling Bitcoin ordinal market, in which NFT-like inscriptions are saved on the smallest fraction of a BTC.
By Leo Jakobson
2yr ago
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Crypto News
FTX Sues Grayscale Investments as It Faces Off with SEC over Bitcoin Trust ETF
As Digital Currency Group faces off with the Securities and Exchange Commission in court it is being sued by the FTX Debtors, who want Grayscale Bitcoin Trust to unlock its funds.
By Leo Jakobson
2yr ago
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In Bitcoin Ordinals, Galaxy Digital Predicts a $4.5B NFT Boom
The new method of inscribing NFTs with images, audio files and even applications to the smallest part of a Bitcoin opens up a new competitor for Ethereum.
By Leo Jakobson
2yr ago
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Arthur Hayes is Back and Ready to 'Invest in Cool S***'
One of the earliest and most exuberantly extravagant crypto entrepreneurs, Hayes was behind the BitMEX crypto derivative trading platform until AML failures nearly put him in prison.
By Leo Jakobson
2yr ago
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Podcast: Why the Crypto Markets Suffered a Nasty Correction
Plus — Michael Saylor fails in his bid to get a tax evasion lawsuit dismissed.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Michael Saylor Loses Bid to Quash $100M Tax Evasion Suit
The MicroStrategy chairman and Bitcoin evangelist is the first person targeted under a Washington, D.C., whistleblower program for income tax evaders.
By Leo Jakobson
2yr ago
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Will Mt. Gox Payouts Hurt Bitcoin's Price?
While only 142,000 BTC ended up being recovered, a huge surge in its value means those owed money are still in line for a substantial windfall.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Tech Deep Dives
What Are Bitcoin Ordinals? The Ultimate Guide To Bitcoin NFTs
Are Bitcoin Ordinals the next big innovation in the Bitcoin space, or an attack on Bitcoin's fungibility?
By Ivan Cryptoslav
2yr ago
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Revealed: Who Bear Market Affected the Most
The Bank for International Settlements published a paper saying half of small crypto investors lost money last year. But in poorer countries like India, Turkey and Pakistan, it was 80%.
By Leo Jakobson
2yr ago
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What Pushed Bitcoin Past $25,000 on Thursday?
The biggest cryptocurrency surged to its highest level since June as investors looked at good economic signs and ignored a growing SEC crackdown.
By Leo Jakobson
2yr ago
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After 11 Years in Business, LocalBitcoins is Shutting Down
The site was a vital tool in helping emerging economies access Bitcoin, but had also become a prime destination for crypto stolen through hacks and scams.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Craig Wright Cannot Halt Bitcoin Blockchain via Copyright, U.K. Court Rules
The ruling came as part of a larger lawsuit in which the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto seeks to force 16 developers to rewrite the Bitcoin code to give him 111,000 BTC.
By Leo Jakobson
2yr ago
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Saylor: Charlie Munger is 'Western Elite' Who Hasn't Had Time to Study Bitcoin
"If he was a business leader in South America or Africa or Asia and he spent 100 hours studying the problem, he would be more bullish on Bitcoin than I am," Michael Saylor says.
By Connor Sephton
2yr ago
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Charlie Munger Goes Full 'Crypto Voldemort' in Calling For a Ban
Berkshire Hathaway's Vice Chairman said the U.S. should follow the example of China, which "wisely" banned all cryptocurrencies.
By Leo Jakobson
2yr ago
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