Mi Primer Bitcoin Promotes Two Staff Members to Leadership Roles

The open-source Bitcoin education platform founded in El Salvador moves two members of its in-house talent — one a native Salvadoran — into supervisory positions.

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Can Academia Give Bitcoin A Fair Shake?

Members of academia are inherently biased against Bitcoin, but there are intelligent and curious members who could change that.

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Law Society of England and Wales Tells Members to Be Wary of Bitcoin Use in Transactions

The professional association compared bitcoin to cash in response to a query from one of its members and flagged the possibility of it being used for money laundering.

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Members of the U.S Government Share Conflicting Views About Bitcoin

Members of the United States government have made several conflicting statements about the benchmark cryptocurrency Bitcoin. While some house members have strongly defended Bitcoin, others have firmly spoken against the asset.

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A Crypto Advocacy Group Just Airdropped Congress Members $50 in Bitcoin

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Interest in Bitcoin Soars in Egypt Amid Economic Crisis and Unemployment

A growing number of Egyptians are reportedly turning to bitcoin amid rising unemployment and the economic crisis. An Egyptian bitcoin community is seeing a huge spike in the number of members interested in bitcoin mining and trading.

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Israel Wants To Classify Bitcoin as a Currency to Amend the High Capital Gains Taxation

Israel is considering making Bitcoin a currency, according to a new bill that was tabled by four members of the Nationalist party Yisrael Beiteinu, which aims to regulate better the taxations of digital currencies in the country.

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Israeli Draft Bill Proposes Bitcoin be Defined as Currency to Cut Down the Hefty Capital Gain Tax

Four members of the Knesset, Israel’s legislative body, from the Yisrael Beiteinu faction, the secular nationalist political party, have submitted a private member’s bill seeking to amend the taxation of crypto-related activities so that the sale of bitcoin and crypto-assets isn’t subject to 25% capital gains tax, as per local media reports.

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Israeli politicians want to recognize Bitcoin as currency, not asset 

According to a local news report, four members from the Yisrael Beiteinu political party in Israel have submitted a new bill that proposes to recognize Bitcoin (BTC) as a digital currency instead of aThe post Israeli politicians want to recognize Bitcoin as currency, not asset  appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Huge ‘Bitcoin Tram’ Ad Campaign and 20 Billboards Flood Hong Kong’s Financial District

A massive Bitcoin ad campaign has launched in the heart of Hong Kong’s financial district, featuring three Bitcoin trams and 20 matching billboards. It is a community initiative coordinated by the Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, an organization with more than 5,000 members.

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Bitcoin ads displayed outside banks in Hong Kong, in effort to spread BTC awareness

Bitcoin Association of Hong Kong, which includes over 5,000 Bitcoin-focused members, today announced that it would use donations to buy advertising spaces to post Bitcoin ads that would educate localsThe post Bitcoin ads displayed outside banks in Hong Kong, in effort to spread BTC awareness appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Prepping for an Airdrop: Prominent BCH Community Members Bid Bitcoin ABC Devs Farewell 

On August 18, 2020, the Bitcoin ABC development team announced a “feature freeze,” which will include a new Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) and a week later explained it was also initiating a “governance council.

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Yearn.finance community looks to split YFI token as price rockets past $10,000

Over the past few weeks, Yearn.finance community members have been driven by a goal of YFI’s price reaching parity with that of Bitcoin. The post Yearn.finance community looks to split YFI token as price rockets past $10,000 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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New Bitcoin Scam Uses Daniel Craig for Fake Celebrity Endorsements

Coinspeaker New Bitcoin Scam Uses Daniel Craig for Fake Celebrity EndorsementsCelebrities and high-profile public figures such as members of the Dragon’s Den, Piers Morgan, James McAvoy, Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and Martin Lewis are used excessively by Bitcoin scammers for promotional purposes.

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South African Bitcoin Investment Company Faces Fresh Scam Allegations

FX Choice, a forex and crypto trading company, is making new allegations that South African bitcoin investment company, Mirror Trading International (MTI) is a multi-level marketing scam. The company says it uncovered this after researching into MTI, a firm that claims to have “118,027 members in 192 countries” and ostensibly sees “12,879.

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Crypto fund behind Chainlink FUD is offering 5 Bitcoin to post bearish positions

A dubious crypto fund, Zeus Capital, is reportedly offering prominent Twitter members up to 5 Bitcoin to post a short-biased price analysis for Chainlink (LINK). The post Crypto fund behind Chainlink FUD is offering 5 Bitcoin to post bearish positions appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin: No More Selling Pressure from $5.7 Bln PlusToken Ponzi Scheme as Chinese Police Arrest 82 Key Members

Chinese police have finally arrested all 27 primary suspects involved in the Plus Token Ponzi scheme. The investigation led by the Ministry of Public Security successfully arrested all the major suspects and 82 key members of the case, reported Chinese financial news outlet CLS.

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Crypto Community Bullish on Bitcoin as US Banks Now Allowed to Offer Crypto Custody: Selection of Opinions

Top-line members of Crypto Twitter have commented on the recent news about US banks being allowed to offer crypto custody as extremely bullish, here?s what they say

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Texas authorities crackdown on Bitcoin MLM scheme spanning 170 countries

Texas commissioners cracked down on an alleged Bitcoin scheme spread over 170 countries and 76,000 members. The post Texas authorities crackdown on Bitcoin MLM scheme spanning 170 countries appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Bitcoin's hodling metrics: Don't trust what you see

Many people kicked off 2020 with a lot of optimism, especially community members of the world's largest cryptocurrency - Bitcoin. However not all things have gone according to plan. With most economieThe post Bitcoin's hodling metrics: Don't trust what you see appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin.org Maintainer Calls for the Removal of Cobra, Website Owner Then Fires Him

The infamous and controversial owner of the website bitcoin. org, Cobra, is under fire recently and a number of community members have asked to see the website removed from his possession. The initial argument was sparked by the website’s maintainer, Will Binns, who told the public that bitcoin.

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Review: Crypto.com’s Ruby Steel Prepaid Visa Card

A number of members in the cryptocurrency community, typically people who are paid in crypto assets, have tried a myriad of prepaid cards that can be credited with digital currencies like bitcoin.

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PayPal and Venmo Reportedly Moving Into the Bitcoin and Crypto Market

PayPal, the global payments network and industry leaders, is planning to start selling large-cap cryptocurrencies to its 325 million consumer base, as per reports on June 23. Turning to BTC CoinDesk quotes unnamed, “well-placed” industry members as the sources on the matter, with the latter stating PayPal will commence the “buys and sells of crypto”Read MoreRead More.

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Bitcoin Is ?Good Idea,? but Most Bitcoiners Are 'Total Idiots,' Says Nassim Taleb

?Black Swan? author Nassim Taleb strongly criticized most members of the Bitcoin community despite recognizing the cryptocurrency as a 'great idea'

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Community Donates 0.7 BTC to Phishing Victim Who Lost Entire Bitcoin Holdings

Crypto community members have donated 0.7 BTC to the victim of a phishing scam who lost his entire Bitcoin savings.

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Documents Show Craig Wright Claims to Own a Bitcoin Address With 80,000 BTC Stolen From Mt Gox

On June 12, 2020, the former CEO of Mt Gox, Mark Karpeles, tweeted about the notorious Craig Wright, the man who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto. Karpeles and a number of crypto community members, assert that Wright’s legal team from London has been sending documents to certain individuals.

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Coinbase Repeats Pattern of Shutting Down When Bitcoin Gets Volatile

Members of Crypto Twitter are speculating the busiest exchange in the U.S. may be intentionally crashing its site during volatile times.

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Crypto Community Disagrees With Goldman Sachs’s Claim That Bitcoin Isn’t An Asset Class

A greater number of the crypto community members expressed their disagreement with the recent statement made by the American multinational investment bank and financial services company, Goldman Sachs Group.

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BigONE Exchange Unveils Star Program

BigONE, one of the world’s safest cryptocurrency trading platforms, is excited to launch its new Star Program, a referral system that comes with a advanced backend platform that allows BigONE Star members to track the detail of every user they referred to BigONE, not to mention a decent trading fee rebate along with high commission […] The post BigONE Exchange Unveils Star Program appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Bitcoin Cash Tokenization Bolstered by the Creation of an SLP Foundation

On Monday, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) supporters were introduced to a Simple Ledger Protocol alliance called the SLP Foundation. According to the initial members, the SLP Foundation has been in the works since December 2019, and the primary goal is to foster SLP innovation and standards.

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Bitcoin Loophole: Wanna Make $13K in 24 Hours? This Crypto Trading App Is a Scam

A bitcoin investment scheme claiming to help people make over $13,000 within 24 hours has recently gained more attention. Bitcoin Loophole claims to be an algorithmic crypto trading app that enables its members to make daily profits and become millionaires within 61 days.

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Nexo Co-founder Antoni Trenchev Doubles Down On $50,000 Bitcoin Price Prediction

Bitcoin has gone through its third halving event, and miners’ block rewards have gone from 12. 5 BTC to 6. 25 BTC. While many believe that the halving was already priced in, most members of the community, including analysts, think that the halving will spike prices.

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Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao Explains How Bitcoin (BTC) Changed His Life

CEO of the Binance (BNB) crypto exchange ecosystem, Changpeng Zhao, joined a survey on how Bitcoin (BTC) has affected the lives of members of the cryptocurrency community

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Banks Freezing Bitcoin (BTC) Investor Accounts Recently

Bitcoin community members are taking to Twitter to say that over the past week banks have been freezing their accounts when they purchase BTC

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Bitcoin may see new users 'late this year,' if it goes above $10K

March's crypto-market crash resulted in many questioning Bitcoin's credentials at being an uncorrelated and safe-haven asset. However, despite such developments, many community members like Anthony PoThe post Bitcoin may see new users 'late this year,' if it goes above $10K appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin Cash Meetups Go Virtual in Japan to Prevent Coronavirus Spread

As part of the measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Tokyo Bitcoin Cash Meetup group plans to let members attend virtually

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Bitcoin Cash Meetups Go Virtual in Japan to Combat Virus, Allowing Members to Choose

Due to the spread of the COVID-19 virus, BCH meetup groups in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, have announced they will be offering a virtual option for those wishing to avoid crowded places and to participate digitally, while still supporting merchants.

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Crypto community makes a stand against Google

Members of crypto-industry and freedom of information advocates publish a memorandum against Google’s attacks on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.

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Buy Bitcoin and Be Prepared to Lose Your Shirt, Says Next BoE Gov

Andrew Bailey has once again cast shade on Bitcoin. The incoming governor of the Bank of England said that those investing in the digital asset should be prepared to lose all their money. Bailey appears to have given the remarks during a Treasury Select Committee hearing with members of parliament today.

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With New Members Libra Still Isn’t a Threat to Bitcoin, Here’s Why

Recent new members to the Libra Association look set to contribute capital, potential user bases, and technical expertise to help the project win favour with regulators. Yet, contrary to what you might have heard, Libra really isn’t a threat to Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Cash could shoot to $442 or dip to $352 over the next week

After touching nearly $500 in mid-February, Bitcoin Cash steadily made its way to the $370 level over the week that followed. Since then, members of the community have been eagerly anticipating a reviThe post Bitcoin Cash could shoot to $442 or dip to $352 over the next week appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Warning: Bitcoin from PlusToken Wallet on the Move Again

The Bitcoin locked in the PlusToken wallet are on the move again, noted for another “whale” transfer. The Ponzi scheme famous in China, reportedly held up to 187,000 BTC. PlusToken Scheme Consolidates Transactions A whale transaction was recognized as most probably belonging to the PlusToken scheme, signaling that there were still active members of the project.

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Craig Wright Talks Bitcoin SV with Senior UK Politicians, Says nChain Exec

Rumours are circulating that the main Bitcoin SV (BSV) proponent Craig Wright has been in private talks with members of the UK’s House of Lords. An nChain executive said Wright spoke for the senior British politicians yesterday.

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Bitcoin: Square's Lee reveals reason behind platform opting for Rust-LDK

The largest cryptocurrency - Bitcoin established a strong footing not only in terms of market dominance but also in terms of the community, so much so that a majority of community members are often reThe post Bitcoin: Square's Lee reveals reason behind platform opting for Rust-LDK appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin’s Github Community Now Boasts of 3000+ Members

According to recent data by GitGitRun. com, Bitcoin’s Github community has now has more than 2800 members, with some speculating that the real member count has gone past 3,000. Bitcoin Github Community on the rise Github is quite well-known for being an online developer hub, where experts and amateurs alike can join forces, host and review codes, manage projects, build software together, and more.

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Institutional crypto trading platform Etale connects to ErisX

ErisX, a CFTC registered bitcoin and cryptocurrency DCO, today announced support from Etale’s institutional trading platform. Members of ErisX are able to view real-time market data, and manage account balances and order execution via a secure connection using either Etale’s front end or API.

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Nazis are Using Bitcoin, US Gov’t Officials Warn

According to the US House Financial Services Committee, the nature of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies allows Nazis and domestic terrorists to fund their activities. US officials voice concerns over Bitcoin terrorist financing This Wednesday, a US House Financial Services Committee held a hearing during which its members addressed the topic of cryptocurrencies.

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Cashfusion is a Powerful Privacy Tool for Bitcoin Cash

Some very exciting developments are on the horizon for bitcoin cash. Primarily the Cashfusion protocol has proven to be of great interest to community members. Several key enhancements will be introduced to bitcoin cash in the near future.

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Bitcoin Subreddit Subscribers Surge Following Crypto’s Summer Bull Run

The Bitcoin subreddit has added a remarkable number of new members since Bitcoin’s bull run last summer

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