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Bitcoin Faces Sub-$9K Price Move as Bear Trend Strengthens

Bitcoin is continuing to feel the brunt of the short-term bearish trend, with charts calling a move to $9,100 and possibly lower.

Markets  ·  29 July 2019
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200-Year-Old Passport Printing Firm Launches Hardware Crypto Wallet

An Austrian printing company that has history going back to the early 1800s has launched a secure bitcoin storage device.

Policy & regulation  ·  29 July 2019
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Bitcoin-Rewards App Lolli Expands to 900 Retail Locations

CEO Alex Adelman says the average Lolli user has earned $26 in bitcoin rebates.

Markets  ·  27 July 2019
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Lightning Labs Designs Monitoring Tool for ‘Layer 2’ Bitcoin Network

The lightning network, seen as the future of bitcoin payments, is now a bit easier to monitor. This Wednesday, Lightning Labs released a new network analysis tool dubbed “Lndmon” that bitcoin lightning network users can use to pull up data about the state of their node and the rest of the network. The offering features […]

Tech  ·  26 July 2019
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Venezuela Turned Airport Taxes Into Bitcoin to Avoid Sanctions: Report

The Venezuelan president and his administration are said to be using proceeds from the airline industry – and cryptocurrency – to avoid sanctions.

Markets  ·  25 July 2019
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Andrew Yang Super PAC Will Accept Lightning-Powered Bitcoin Donations

Supporters of presidential candidate Andrew Yang can now send bitcoin donations to a new super PAC via the Lightning Network.

Business  ·  25 July 2019
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US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin Thinks Outlook for Bitcoin Is Bleak

Secretary Steven Mnuchin said, "I will personally not be loaded up on bitcoin in 10 years.”

Markets  ·  24 July 2019
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People in US Trust Bitcoin More Than Facebook’s Libra: Report

Compared with bitcoin, people in the U.S. don't trust Facebook's anticipated new stablecoin Libra, according to a new survey.

Markets  ·  24 July 2019
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Could Donald Trump Ban Bitcoin?

He can try, argues Noelle Acheson – but the risk he might succeed is outweighed by the benefits of the heightened conversation.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 July 2019
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What It’s Like to Review Bitcoin’s Code

CoinDesk dives deep into the complex process of reviewing code for the Bitcoin Core software.

Tech  ·  19 July 2019
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LibertyX Surpasses 1,000 Bitcoin ATMs Across the US

The first crypto ATM provider in the U.S. passed this milestone after expanding to 90 new locations in Arizona and Nevada.

Markets  ·  18 July 2019
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Coder Proposes Alternative to Bitcoin’s ‘Notoriously Unreliable’ Testnet

Introduced Wednesday, a new proposal called Signet offers a fresh alternative to bitcoin's test network.

Tech  ·  18 July 2019
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Sexual Misconduct Allegations Emerge Against Bitcoin Coder Peter Todd

New court filings have accused former Bitcoin Core contributor Peter Todd of sexual misconduct.

Tech  ·  17 July 2019
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Bitcoin Price Looks South After Second-Largest 24-Hour Drop of 2019

Bitcoin logged one of the biggest daily price losses of the year on Tuesday, confirming a short-term bullish-to-bearish trend change.

Markets  ·  17 July 2019
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Cuba Libra? Island Nation Slowly Explores Cryptocurrency Options

Cuba highlights the difference between bitcoin and corporate token projects like Facebook's Libra.

Policy & regulation  ·  16 July 2019