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The U.S. Federal government sold roughly 195,000 Bitcoin over a decade, pocketing an estimated $366 million from criminal seizures like Silk Road. origin »
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About 20% of the world’s bitcoin miners are estimated to still operate from Chinese soil.
2021-12-21 21:54 | |
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For a long time, there have been lots of people coming up with their own predictions in regard to the future price of Bitcoin. People like Tim Draper and Tom Lee has estimated Bitcoin to hit above $100k in the coming years.
2019-8-26 22:01 | |
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Forbes recently estimated that approximately $25 million in taxes is owed by Americans that in one way or another used cryptocurrency in 2017. During this period, cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin.
2019-8-21 15:31 | |
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Iran experienced one of the worst floods in history this March which continued till April. The country received its heaviest rainfall in 70 years, flooding 28 provinces and killing 76 people. The catastrophic floods caused an estimated $2.
2019-8-14 12:53 | |
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Gold bug Peter Schiff has accused business news channel CNBC of trying to "dupe its audience into buying bitcoin. " In a tweet, Schiff accused the business news channel of devoting more time to bitcoin relative to gold.
2019-8-5 20:00 | |
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As we near the next Bitcoin halving event, only 15 percent of the 21 million BTCs are left to be mined. Now, miners are scrambling for the remaining scarce coins estimated to be 3.2 million....
2019-8-3 22:30 | |
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It has been reported that hackers have been wiping files on publically available storage devices and leaving a ransom note for Bitcoin behind. During early research, web application security specialists found at least 5,100 vulnerable devices and more than 3 million files exposed online.
2019-7-31 20:23 | |
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The number of digital currency users has grown exponentially over the past few years. There were approximately 3 million cryptocurrency owners in 2015 but that figure more than quadrupled by 2017.
2019-7-25 11:26 | |
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According to a July 5, 2019, report by The Times of India, State Crime Investigation Department (CID) has unearthed yet another cryptocurrency scam in Surat, India, which is estimated to have defrauded investors of more than $180,000.
2019-7-6 21:00 | |
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The cryptocurrency market is as unpredictable as it gets. Volatility is always prominent and in order to predict an accurate trend, you almost need the ability to foresee the future. However, certain factors in chart analysis do not deceive, as prices often mediate between certain ranges.
2019-7-2 20:30 | |
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It’s the start of a new week and that means it’s time for Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork’s wrap-up of the top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines from the weekend. 1. Local news in South Africa is reporting about a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme.
2019-6-17 11:47 | |
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By CCN Markets: A cryptocurrency investment scheme in South Africa’s Kwa-Zulu Natal Province has proven that having an unoriginal name, Bitcoin Wallet, never stopped any scam from raking in tens of thousands of dollars daily from the masses.
2019-6-16 18:11 | |
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By CCN Markets: A gang in India’s Madhya Pradesh state which scammed U. S. citizens hundreds of thousands of dollars through Bitcoin and other methods has been busted and its members arrested. The gang which ran its operations out of a call center is estimated to have made around $1.
2019-6-14 15:07 | |
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By CCN: Better the thief you know than the one you don’t. Cryptocurrency platform Komodo has had to hack its users after discovering a serious security flaw in one of its wallets. According to a press statement by the blockchain startup, Komodo’s cybersecurity team was able to ‘sweep’ in and retrieve 8 million Komodo coins (KMD) and 96 Bitcoin before hackers got hold of the exposed loot.
2019-6-7 15:19 | |
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By CCN: Ben Delo, bitcoin billionaire and co-founder of crypto trading platform BitMEX, has pledged the majority of his wealth to Giving Pledge, the philanthropic organization set up by Bill Gates, Melinda Gates, and Warren Buffet.
2019-5-28 16:48 | |
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Hackers have Stolen over 1 million of the 21 Million Bitcoins that will ever Exist Since 2011, hackers have been out to steal Bitcoins from those who own it especially on exchanges. According to data from Chainanalysis, over a billion dollars were stolen through hacks on exchanges alone. It is estimated that Satoshi Nakamoto has […]
2019-5-26 17:00 | |
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Bitcoin celebrated its 10th birthday earlier this year. The cryptocurrency is technological feat and while its inner workings are often difficult to understand, or explain, there are a few interesting facts every enthusiast should know.
2019-5-24 18:30 | |
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Bitcoin halving, one of the most anticipated events throughout the entire cryptocurrency community is estimated to be 365 days from now. As it closes in, a new Twitter poll reveals that the overwhelming majority is entirely bullish on Bitcoin’s price going forward.
2019-5-21 23:00 | |
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It’s estimated that 72 % of real-world casino gamblers play online too and statistically, those that play both tend to spend around 15 % more in the physical casino. Despite this, and the unprecedented growth of online gaming, the link between the physical and online casino has remained tenuous.
2019-5-16 12:30 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. The bitcoin price has broken $8,000 for the first time since July 2018, with most cryptocurrencies trading in the green.
2019-5-15 19:01 | |
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By CCN: The crypto market has made a spectacular return as it added $28 billion in the past 48 hours. The bitcoin price surged past $7,400 and hit a new 2019 high, marking the start of a new bull market.
2019-5-13 10:27 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Vincent He. Since May 1, 2019, bitcoin’s price has been rising, reaching a top of over $6,000. As the whole cryptocurrency industry was enjoying the rise, an unexpected hack put a stop to the rise of bitcoin.
2019-5-10 18:48 | |
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By CCN. com: In the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price spiked by nearly five percent from $5,580 to $5,880, surpassing $5,900 at the day’s peak, fueling the cryptocurrency market. The abrupt increase in the bitcoin price was supported by a noticeable increase in daily bitcoin spot volume estimated to be around $570 million as of May 7 by OnChainFX.
2019-5-7 13:45 | |
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By CCN. com: In the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price has increased by 6 percent against the U. S. dollar as the real spot volume of the dominant cryptocurrency spiked to $800 million. In the first week of March, the daily volume of bitcoin was estimated to be around $270 million.
2019-5-3 16:25 | |
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According to a report released by CipherTrace on May 1, 2019, the losses related to cryptocurrency thefts and frauds have climbed over $1. 2 billion in the first quarter of the year. Losses Are Estimated to Be Much Higher Despite the crypto and blockchain industry decelerating as compared to 2018, the scams and thefts haven’t stalled.
2019-5-1 21:00 | |
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By CCN. com: The United States Attorney’s Office District of Oregon has indicted two Nigerian nationals, Kelvin Usifoh and Onwuemerie Ogor Gift, over a bitcoin fraud scheme which is estimated to have netted them bitcoin worth over $270,000.
2019-4-25 16:19 | |
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Masayoshi Son, Japan’s richest man with an estimated net worth of $22 billion, lost an incredible $70 billion during the dot com crash of 2000. Making him the man who...
2019-4-24 14:23 | |
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By CCN. com: Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son made a huge bet on bitcoin at the top of the market. And lost. The SoftBank Founder reportedly cut a loss of $130 million of his own money by mis-timing the historic cryptocurrency bubble in late 2017.
2019-4-23 16:42 | |
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By CCN: The crypto community has remained curiously silent in response to a bitcoin donation drive that was launched to raise money for rebuilding the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France. 900-Year-Old Catholic Church Ravaged by Fire The iconic 900-year-old Catholic church was destroyed by a massive blaze on April 15.
2019-4-17 21:46 | |
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They’re doing it in British Columbia, Quebec, Manitoba, Alberta and Labrador — bitcoin miners in Canadian provinces are taking advantage of the country’s cool climate and abundant supplies of hydroelectric power.
2019-4-17 20:52 | |
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Since Bitcoin Cash ABC (BCH) and Bitcoin SV (BSV) split in November 2018, miners supporting BSV have endured estimated losses of over $2. 2 million to ensure that the fork’s network is secure. A large part of this mining is conducted by an operation owned by Calvin Ayre.
2019-4-14 10:00 | |
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The estimated accumulated gross losses of Bitcoin SV miners amount to $2.2 million, says BitMEX report
2019-4-14 17:04 | |
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This article was originally published by 8btc and written by Lylian Teng. Many Chinese cryptominers have migrated to places with cheap electricity and favorable policies as a result of the escalated government crackdown on cryptocurrency and its production process.
2019-4-11 23:38 | |
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Crypto wallet provider Coins. ph has partnered with U. S. financial service company Western Union to enhance cross-border transfers to the Philippines. The partnership will grant over 5 million Coins.
2019-4-10 00:19 | |
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New research from a digital asset management firm estimates the amount of BTC governments have to accumulate if Bitcoin were to replace the current gold reserves. ‘Governments Have Some Accumulating to Do’ Digital asset management firm Blocktown Capital has estimated the amount of BTC governments would have to accumulate if Bitcoin were to replace the current gold reserves.
2019-4-9 22:00 | |
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Bitcoin Transactions are surging yet again, all thanks to Veriblock. In early March, after Veriblock testnet ended, the transactions on bitcoin blockchain took a serious dip which given the fact that the estimated amount of block-space used by VeriBlock is between 20 to 45 percent, it makes sense.
2019-3-29 19:52 | |
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Cryptomining is the process whereby cryptocurrency transactions are verified and added as new blocks on the decentralized ledger known as the Blockchain. Mining cryptocurrencies is a costly business, in terms of energy usage.
2019-3-28 09:04 | |
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In 2009, the world was introduced to the idea of cryptocurrency with the launch of Bitcoin. According to CoinMarketCap, there are 2,125 digital currencies registered on the website with an estimated net valuation of around $140 billion.
2019-3-27 02:30 | |
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A report published by Electric Capital has estimated that the number of developers working on public cryptocurrencies has doubled since January 2018. The research found that Ethereum has the largest development team of all established crypto assets, with 216 developers contributing to its codebase each month on average.
2019-3-12 17:42 | |
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In a recent post made available by Coin Telegraph, it was disclosed that the CEO of Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey has proved his admiration for the giant cryptocurrency, Bitcoin [BTC]. In particular, it has been estimated that he could be investing nearly $10,000 in BTC on a weekly basis. Said information was supposedly first […]
2019-3-7 17:47 | |
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Wilsons Auction House in the UK will be hosting a cryptocurrency auction for roughly 315 coins. The coins are spread across Bitcoin, Bitcoin Gold, and Bitcoin Cash. A full day long, the auction will begin on February 28.
2019-2-23 01:45 | |
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It’d be foolish to undermine the role of white papers in the cryptocurrency and blockchain ecosystem, given these industries – estimated to be worth billions in years to come – spawned from a nine-page document put together by Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin‘s mysterious creator (or creators).
2019-2-21 18:11 | |
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Two law firms have been appointed to represent the clients of insolvent Canadian crypto exchange Quadrigacx in court. The number of affected users has been estimated at approximately 115,000 and lawyers will have to contact as many as they can.
2019-2-20 20:15 | |
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Police in Mumbai have busted a gang allegedly involved in a cryptocurrency scam that amassed an estimated 1 billion rupees (nearly $14 million). The gang targeted people by launching a cryptocurrency called Cashcoin and sold it to investors, promising to double their money.
2019-2-19 05:40 | |
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HSBC has reported a successful trial of their blockchain-based “FX Everywhere” platform which has saved 25 percent of costs associated with forex trade settlements, Reuters reported on February 14, 2019.
2019-2-18 06:00 | |
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The world’s largest crypto exchange, Binance, is flush with massive profits from its operations in 2018, estimated from buybacks of its BNB token to total $446 million. Although Bitcoin is trading at a loss over the last 12 months, transaction volume has been steadily increasing over the last year, so Binance has been busy.
2019-2-15 03:22 | |
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Bithumb, South Korea’s largest Bitcoin exchange by trading volume, has launched an over-the-counter (OTC) trading platform that will allow deep-pocketed traders to exchange crypto assets off the books.
2019-2-8 22:44 | |
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Today, February 5, 2019, a court in Nova Scotia, Canada, granted bankruptcy protection under the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA) to the embattled Vancouver-based cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX.
2019-2-6 23:12 | |
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Bitcoin is edging closer and closer back to the critical $3,500 support level that some estimated it would stand on for awhile. Ethereum gained a dollar overnight. But more notably, so did Litecoin — more than a dollar, actually.
2019-2-2 01:30 | |
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World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is showing renewed momentum after a sustained period of consolidation, with recent trading data highlighting a notable price recovery. WLFI currently trades around $0.
Hill’s sentence follows the five year term handed to Smourai co-founder Keonne Rodriguez.
WLFI says a pre-launch breach stemmed from phishing and third-party security lapses, not flaws in its own smart contracts, and has frozen affected wallets.
Binance Coin extended its weekly decline on November 17, trading below a key psychological level as market stress impacted large-cap digital assets.
Bitcoin has plummeted 25% in just one month. Crypto is still Trump's top priority, as Americans juggle inflation, student loans, and health care premiums.
The Official Trump (TRUMP) meme coin is up by more than 45% this month amid President Donald Trump's promise to distribute a minimum $2,000 dividend per person, excluding high-income earners. The post Trump Price Prediction: Meme Coins Explode After $2,000 Trump Promise – New Bull Market Starting? appeared first on Coinspeaker.
WLFI, the Trump family's crypto project, saw intraday volume spike 842% to almost $900 million, marking one of its most active sessions since launch.