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Bottlepay, a Payments Startup That Lets You Send Bitcoin on Social Media, Raises $15M

The payments platform is built with the Lightning Network scaling solution, which enables cheaper and faster bitcoin transactions.

Business  ·  23 February 2021
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India’s Largest Bank Joins JPMorgan’s Blockchain Payments Network

Liink, JPMorgan’s blockchain banking network, is based on a fork of Ethereum.

Business  ·  23 February 2021
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Swedish Regulator Warns Consumers Over Crypto Investment Product Risks

The Financial Supervisory Authority said investment products such as bitcoin ETPs carry "significant" risk for consumers.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 February 2021
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Tencent and Ant Group-Backed Banks to Join China’s Digital Yuan Trial: Report

The two commercial banks join the six state-owned banks already participating in the CBDC trial.

Business  ·  22 February 2021
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Argo Blockchain Gets Priority Access to ePIC’s Bitcoin Miner Production, Starts With $8M Buy

The deal will also see the two firms work together to develop miners built to Argo’s specifications.

Business  ·  22 February 2021
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Crypto.com to Burn 70B CRO Tokens Ahead of Full Blockchain Launch Next Month

"The largest token burn in history" will start Monday, the firm said.

Tech  ·  22 February 2021
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Australian Man Arrested for Trying to Launder $4.3M With Bitcoin

The man was arrested in his car, where police found $1 million in cash, cocaine and electronic devices.

Policy & regulation  ·  22 February 2021
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Morocco Considers Launching a Central Bank Digital Currency

Although bitcoin was banned for use in Morocco four years ago, the cryptocurrency continues to thrive there.

News  ·  20 February 2021
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Canada’s First Bitcoin ETF Hits $421.8M AUM in Two Days

One analyst said the ETF could reach $1 billion in assets under management by the end of next week.

News  ·  20 February 2021
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Cryptopia Exchange, Currently in Liquidation, Gets Hacked Again: Report

The hacked wallet belonged to a creditor, U.S. firm Stakenet, which had not lost funds in the 2019 hack, as reported by Stuff.

Policy & regulation  ·  20 February 2021
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Austrian Regulator Reports Rise in Crypto Fraud

The FMA reports two-thirds of the investment fraud reports filed in 2020 were related to cryptocurrency and digital currency trading products.

News  ·  19 February 2021
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Second Canadian Bitcoin ETF Begins Trading on TSX Today

This is the second bitcoin ETF approved to trade in Canada.

News  ·  19 February 2021
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Volvo Owner Geely and Concordium in JV to Offer Blockchain Services, Apps in China

Geely will own 80% of the venture while Concordium will own the rest.

News  ·  19 February 2021
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Thailand Wants to Target Japanese Crypto Holders as Part of Plan to Revive Tourism

The Tourism Authority of Thailand slashed its estimate for foreign arrivals this year.

News  ·  19 February 2021
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Bill Gates Says He’s ‘Neutral’ on Bitcoin

Gates has previously criticized cryptocurrencies and said he'd short bitcoin "if there was an easy way to do it."

People  ·  18 February 2021