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Gaming Company The9 Is Buying 5,000 More Bitcoin Miners

The firm announced its pivot to mining in January.

Business  ·  5 February 2021
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Hacker Refuses to Hand Police Password for Seized Wallet With $6.5M in Bitcoin

Throughout a two-year prison term, the man repeatedly refused to give wallet access to German authorities.

Policy & regulation  ·  5 February 2021
CoinFlash

DeFi Project ArmorFi Awards $1.5M Bounty for Bug Alert That Potentially Saved Its Reserves

ArmorFi's CTO has also offered to get a tattoo chosen by the ethical hacker who found the bug.

Tech  ·  5 February 2021
CoinFlash

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Has Set up His Own Bitcoin Node

Dorsey will now have a hand in keeping the bitcoin network running.

Tech  ·  5 February 2021
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Discord Scammers Lure Users to Fake Exchange With Promise of Free Bitcoin

The scammers may be trying to collect a database of crypto users for sale on the dark web, said Kaspersky.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 February 2021
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South Africa’s Tax Agency Is Clamping Down on Crypto Users: Report

The South African Revenue Service is likely "ensnaring" non-compliant taxpayers, a tax consultancy said in a news report.

Policy & regulation  ·  4 February 2021
Japan

Japan’s SBI Adds XRP to Cryptocurrency Lending Service

Users of SBI's cryptocurrency exchange can lend XRP for a return of 0.1% per annum.

Business  ·  4 February 2021
CoinFlash

Crypto Banking Company BCB Group Hires Former Coinbase UK CEO

Feroz will bring experience "built across the global payments and fintech industry," BCB Group said.

Business  ·  3 February 2021
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Guggenheim CIO Says Bitcoin Could Eventually Climb to $600,000

Bitcoin has potential to support a huge long-term valuation but there isn't enough institutional involvement now, said Scott Minerd.

Markets  ·  3 February 2021
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Debt Collection Firm CIS Now Accepts Bitcoin for B2B Repayments

Corporate Intelligence Services said it launched the new repayment option to provide a better service to its "clientele."

Business  ·  2 February 2021
Exchanges

OKEx Exchange to Integrate Bitcoin’s Lightning Network for Faster, Cheaper Transactions

High on-chain fees and transaction times for bitcoin can be off-putting to users, the exchange said.

News  ·  2 February 2021
CoinFlash

ConsenSys, Securosys Combine Tech for ‘Secure’ Way to Stake on Ethereum 2.0

The method employs Securosys' hardware security modules to keep participants' keys safe.

Tech  ·  2 February 2021
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China’s 500.com to Purchase Another $8.5M Worth of Bitcoin Miners

The NYSE-listed lottery firm may also acquire another 10,000 miners this year.

News  ·  2 February 2021
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21Shares Launching First Polkadot ETP on SIX Exchange

The Polkadot ETP (PDOT) will list on the Swiss SIX Exchange on Thursday.

News  ·  2 February 2021
CoinFlash

Grayscale Reopens Its Ethereum Trust to Investors

The ether trust had been closed in late December.

Markets  ·  1 February 2021