“Bitcoin Family” Loses $1 Million In Bear Market, What’s Next For Them?

The “Bitcoin Family” have been in the headlines ever since they put everything that they had into bitcoin back in 2016. By then, the digital asset was only trading at around $900, and the family had become bitcoin millionaires with the most recent run-up.

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Here's How Bitcoin Family's investment Is Doing

The Bitcoin family remains bullish on the largest cryptocurrency despite being down by more than $1 million since November

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Family Goes All In On Bitcoin At $900, Has Keys Stored Around The World

Didi Taihuttu Spoke About His Family's Geographically Distributed Bitcoin In Cold Storage. The Famous “Bitcoin Family” Sold Their House, And Liquidated Their Assets In 2017 To Buy More Bitcoin.

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50% of Family Offices Interested in Buying Bitcoin

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Bitcoin And Tonga With Lord Fusitu'a

A member of the Tongan government and royal family strongly believes in a Bitcoin oriented future.

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Venezuelan Explains How Bitcoin Saves His Family

As the situation in Venezuela intensifies, a local bitcoin user details how he and his family use the cryptocurrency to survive the country’s ongoing crisis. Keeping all of his money in bitcoin, he only exchanges small amounts into the hyperinflating bolivar when necessary.

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University of Michigan AnnouncesInvestments in Andreessen Horowitz-backed Cryptocurrency Fund

The University of Michigan plans to increase its stake in a16z, the Andreessen Horowitz-backed cryptocurrency fund. This news is yet another indication of growing interest in virtual currency investments from endowments, family offices, public pension funds, and other institutional investors.

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BitMart and Paxful Team Up to Generate Crypto Liquidity

On February 21, 2019, peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace Paxful announced a partnership with trading platform BitMart for the purpose of vastly increasing the latter’s liquidity and scalability.

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Bitcoin and Ethereum Indices to be Added to NASDAQ’s Global Data Service This Month

CoinSpeaker Bitcoin and Ethereum Indices to be Added to NASDAQ’s Global Data Service This Month Nasdaq has partnered with New Zealand based Blockchain data firm Brave New Coin to add Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) indexes to its family of 40,000 indexes.

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Kraken Advances U.K. Expansion With the Acquisition of Futures Platform

U. S. -based cryptocurrency exchange platform Kraken has completed the largest transaction in its history after it made its foray into the futures trading world with the acquisition of London-based Crypto Facilities.

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Bitcoin Family: Still Living The Dream Despite Market Slump

Would you give up all your possessions for Bitcoin in the hope that one day it will reach new highs? It’s certainly not for the faint at heart, but this Dutch family is showing that by putting your fears aside you can always start a new adventure.

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$2.1 Trillion Fund Management Firm Fidelity Launching Bitcoin Custody in Q1 of 2019

Fidelity Investments, the world’s fifth largest asset managers with $2. 5 trillion under management, is launching a Bitcoin custodial product aimed at institutional investors to expand its “Digital Asset” service.

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Analyst: Bitcoin to Bottom Out At Below $3,000 But it Could Easily Achieve 6-Figure Price

Crypto’s most fervent diehards have often been lambasted for their Bitcoin (BTC) price forecasts. Blockchain project promoter John McAfee, the eccentric millionaire behind the cybersecurity company that shares his surname, called for BTC to surpass $1 million by 2020’s end, claiming that he would consume his family jewels if the prediction doesn’t come to past.

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Haven, a New App From OB1, Lets Users Chat, Shop and Send Crypto Privately

Blockchain startup OB1, the developers of decentralized shopping platform OpenBazaar, have announced Haven, a privacy-focused app for socializing with friends and making purchases with cryptocurrencies.

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Two South African Suspects Captured in Bitcoin Ransom Cases for Kidnapping Eight Months Later

In May 2018, a teenage boy named Katlego Marite was kidnapped, right in front of a family friend’s home in Emalahleni, South America. His kidnappers, at the time, demanded to be paid 1. 5 million-rand ($100,000) worth of Bitcoin to return the boy safely.

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Bitcoin ransomers arrested for kidnapping in South Africa

Police in Mpumalanga, South Africa, have arrested two suspects who demanded a Bitcoin ransom following the kidnapping of a teenage boy and the attempted kidnapping of a 13 year-old girl. The kidnappers demanded just over $100,000 (1.

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$950K Bitcoin ransom paid but US businessman still missing

An American businesses man is still missing even though his family have paid kidnappers a ransom of nearly $950,000 in Bitcoin. William Sean Creighton Kopko, the owner of an online gambling platform, was snatched whilst in Costa Rica during September last year, TVNZ reports.

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The January Effect and New Capital: Why Bitcoin (BTC) and other Cryptos Are in the Green

Many crypto enthusiast and traders were aware that there might be massive volatility as we headed into the Holiday Season of 2018. Many had expected a Santa Claus rally or a false breakout as many traders were cashing out to spend time with family.

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The Avalanche Protocol: The New Age Of Consensus?

In mid-may 2018, a group of developers identifying themselves only as Team Rocket published a whitepaper called “Snowflake to Avalanche: A Novel Metastable Consensus Protocol Family for Cryptocurrencies.

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Seven New Year's Resolutions for Bitcoiners

In the time-honored tradition of goal setting for the new year, Bitcoin Magazine has compiled a short list of seven possible New Year’s Resolutions for Bitcoiners as we head into 2019.

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Russian Bitcoin Mining Granny Is Bullish on the Industry’s Future

A residential block of red bricks stretches unambitiously under the freezing sky of Irkutsk, in the Russian province of Siberia. Inside, a series of small bitcoin mining machines are running on cheap electricity, as grandmother Valeriya’s family of domestic miners, a bullish bunch, stack up a potential fortune for the future.

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Bitcoin May Breach $333,000 By 2023: Why This Prediction Isn’t Crazy

There’s no denying it, the crypto industry is known for its eccentric individuals, statements, and startups. John McAfee, for example, promised to consume his family jewels if Bitcoin (BTC) doesn’t reach $1 million apiece by 2020’s end.

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Judge Denies Craig Wright’s Motion to Dismiss Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Lawsuit

On Dec. 27, court documents from the case against the Nchain chief scientist, Craig Wright, explained a large portion of his recent dismissal motions were found “not warranted” and were denied. Wright is being sued for 1.

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Bitcoin Price Analysis: Bears Raise the Stakes

 While the short Bitcoin price rally was powerful and sweet, the overall picture for cryptocurrencies remains bearish and barring the occasional oversold bounce or two, crypto looks set to resume its bearish trend.

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A Heartbroken Mother Hopes President Trump Will Exonerate Ross Ulbricht

Lyn Ulbricht, the mother of convicted Silk Road administrator Ross Ulbricht, has expressed hope that U. S. president Donald Trump will pardon her son. Ulbricht’s family believes that Ross didn’t receive a fair trial and his sentencing was extremely harsh for a crime that didn’t involve violence.

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The trader who started shorting Bitcoin (BTC) at its top just closed his position

Mark Dow, a former International Monetary Fund economist who manages a family office in Southern California, has closed his short position on Bitcoin almost a year after opening it at the height of the crypto’s meteoric rise.

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How to Spend and Give Bitcoin Cash Over the Holidays

It’s the season of giving and many Bitcoin Cash (BCH) advocates will be spending some of their coins on gifts for family and friends this year. With the holidays approaching, we take a look at some of the various methods BCH holders can use to spend peer-to-peer electronic cash.

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Op Ed: Bitcoin Is a Declaration of Our Monetary Independence

Nick Spanos is an early adopter and innovator in the blockchain space. He is best known for launching Bitcoin Center NYC, the world’s first live cryptocurrency exchange, in 2013, right next to the New York Stock Exchange — as immortalized in the Netflix documentary “Banking on Bitcoin.

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Grin Implementation of MimbleWimble Looks to improve Bitcoin Privacy and Scalability

Whenever commentators speak about cryptocurrencies and blockchain, a recurring theme is privacy. This feature is becoming more and more growing population wish their information to be available onto a public ledger that accessible by governments, regulators or even close-knit associates like family and friends.

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Grin Implementation of MimbleWimble Looks to Improve Bitcoin Privacy and Scalability

Whenever commentators speak about cryptocurrencies and blockchain, a recurring theme is privacy. This feature is becoming more and more growing population wish their information to be available onto a public ledger that accessible by governments, regulators or even close-knit associates like family and friends.

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Report: Troubled Crypto Exchange Wex Finds New Owner

Cryptocurrency exchange Wex, successor of the infamous BTC-e, has a new owner. Dmitry Havchenko, a former Ukrainian entrepreneur turned separatist fighter, has reportedly bought the coin trading platform through a family member.

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Bittrade will relaunch as part of Huobi after buyout

Bittrade, one of 16 regulated Japanese cryptocurrency exchanges, has announced the complete termination of its current trading system. The exchange will then reopen as part of the Huobi family, Bitcoin.

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Japanese Crypto Exchange to Relaunch as Part of Huobi After Buyout

A regulated Japanese cryptocurrency exchange is shutting down to relaunch as part of the Huobi family. The new exchange will support six cryptocurrencies and 11 trading pairs. Existing Bittrade customers need to open new accounts, complete KYC verification, and transfer their assets to the new platform.

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Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange to Relaunch as Part of Huobi After Buyout

A regulated Japanese cryptocurrency exchange is shutting down to relaunch as part of the Huobi family. The new exchange will support six cryptocurrencies and 11 trading pairs. Existing Bittrade customers need to open new accounts, complete KYC verification, and transfer their assets to the new platform.

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Crypto “experts” from Twitter and YouTube are harming new BTC owners with their predictions. What happened with $20k, $50k by EOY predictions?

Everyone loves predicting what the future holds for Bitcoin these days. “Filthy nocoiners” like your family member you are having dinner with or that friend who just had a beer too many will often tell you it’s all a bubble, it’s just “neckbeard” Ponzi scheme controlled by a single entity which will crash soon enough […] The post Crypto “experts” from Twitter and YouTube are harming new BTC owners with their predictions.

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AriseBank CEO Charged in $4 Million Alleged ICO Scam

Jared Rice Sr. , CEO of the Dallas-based bank AriseBank, was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday, November 28, 2018, and charged with six counts of securities fraud and wire fraud.

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Bitcoin Cash SV (BCHSV) Price Analysis: Speculators Run the Show

Bitcoin SV (BCHSV) recently pulled off a 90% and 48% rally? Can traders expect a three-peat or is a dump inevitable after the hype dies down? Bitcoin Cash SV: Market Overview It appears that the Bitcoin Cash fork family feud is in the process of wrapping up and while there doesn’t appear to be a clear victor.

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Bitcoin Mining Wasteful? Christmas Lights Use More Energy Than Some Countries

Think mining bitcoin is a waste of energy? Then you better ignore the energy consumption of US Christmas lights every year, which uses more electricity than some countries.   Energy Consumption of US Christmas Lights ‘Tis the season to be jolly.

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Your Thanksgiving Turkey’s Provenance Might Be on a Blockchain (Seriously)

Honeysuckle White is giving family and friends gathering for Thanksgiving dinner this year the opportunity to talk turkey with a traceable blockchain code on more than 200,000 turkeys sold through 3,500 retailers around the U.

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Just the Facts: An Unembellished Examination of Ross Ulbricht's Arrest

The Let’s Talk Bitcoin Network hosts several podcasts for regular discussion topics in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrency, including the popular weekly show What Bitcoin Did.

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Bitcoin and Ethereum wallet Multy enables multi-signature for Android and iOS

CryptoNinjas Multy, an open-source mobile wallet for bitcoin and ethereum, today announced enabling multi-signature scheme for wallets with more than one owner. This feature makes it easy to control company and family budgets by several owners of one.

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Bitcoin Scammer Arrested In Thailand

The $34 million Bitcoin scam has its prime suspect named Prinya Jaravijit who was arrested in Thailand after returning to the country. Jaravijit is allegedly part of a scam which saw a man from Finland, Aarini Otava Saarimaa scammed out of over 5,500 Bitcoins, this would be worth around $34 million in today’s market.

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Fidelity Launching Crypto Custody and Trading Services

Fidelity Investments has announced the launch of a new company dedicated to providing cryptocurrency services including custody and trade execution. The services will be available to institutional investors such as hedge funds, family offices, and market intermediaries.

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Fidelity Unveils New Institutional-Grade Cryptocurrency Investment Service

Fidelity Investments has launched a new business to allow its institutional clients to trade in digital currencies such as bitcoin, a press release reveals. Known as Fidelity Digital Asset Services, LLC, the company will purchase and sell cryptocurrencies for family offices, hedge funds and other monetary ventures.

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Cardano (ADA) Could Moonshot After Coinbase Listing

Chart for ADA/USD (1W) Cardano (ADA) is the cryptocurrency with the highest probability of being listed next on Coinbase. Cardano (ADA), which is supported by IOHK, is the firm run by Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano (ADA).

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Bitcoin Now Recognised By Scrabble, Finally The World Has Gone Crypto Mad

Yesterday, news broke out about a huge new listing for Bitcoin, though it’s not quite what it seems. Popular family board game Scrabble have announced that ‘Bitcoin’ will be added along with 300 news recognised words that can be used in order for players to earn points.

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Novice, Intermediate or Expert? A Quiz to Test Your Bitcoin Knowledge

Think you know the ins-and-outs of bitcoin? Test yourself with 30 questions that grill you on Bitcoin’s history, technology and politics. The 30 questions are split up into three segments ranging from novice to intermediate to expert, and cover a wide range of topics across the Bitcoin landscape.

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Mainstream Scene: Bitcoin Added to Scrabble Acceptable Word List

Investing in cryptocurrencies can be daunting. Extensive research is necessary to ensure the right assets are selected, and complex security steps need to be taken to protect cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

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Lamassu unveils new generation model of Bitcoin ATMs

Bitcoin and crypto automated teller machine company Lamassu today unveiled its new generation. After multiple years of hard work, the company has introduced the 'Sinatra' family models which are named after the city on the Portuguese Riviera.

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