Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs take different paths amid market correction

Spot Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds in the United States have started the week in different directions as the border cryptocurrency market faces corrections. According to data provided by Farside Investors, spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETFs recorded $124.1 million in net…

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Standard Chartered Bank Analysts Sound Warning Alarm: Bitcoin Price Can Still Drop To $50,000

Leading international cross border bank, Standard Chartered has predicted steep price declines for Bitcoin, foreseeing a pessimistic future outlook for the pioneer cryptocurrency amidst broader market downturn.

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Border Wallets: A New Way to Create and Easily Memorize Bitcoin Seed Phrases

Using patterns to remember bitcoin seed phrases is a useful tool which can come in handy if someone is needing to move across borders without being detected.

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0.5 Bitcoin Now Gets You a Beach House in Albania Claims Nomad Capitalist

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Crypto Market Regains Steam — Bitcoin, Cardano, Solana, Terra Lead $150 Billion Upsurge

On Monday, the crypto market kicked off the week on a strong note despite Russia-Ukraine border tensions sapping traders’ risk appetite last week

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A complete anatomy of Bitcoin's price action after Russia's 'invasion' of Ukraine

As the situation escalated in the early hours of Thursday on the Russia-Ukraine border, major asset classes all around the world, including cryptos, tanked. With visuals from the ground in Ukraine shoThe post A complete anatomy of Bitcoin's price action after Russia's 'invasion' of Ukraine appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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Bitcoin Plunges Below $40 As Russia Has Reportedly Given Its Forces Order To Attack Ukraine

Bitcoin plunges below $40,000 in the early hours of the weekend and proceeded to backpedal in the face of escalating tensions on the Ukraine-Russia border, not to mention ongoing inflationary unease.

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Ukraine's crypto legalization amid border tensions and how that may pan out

The Ukrainian forces amidst their ongoing tensions with their neighbor, Russia, developed a new relationship with digital assets. Bitcoin donations soared to Ukrainian volunteer and hacking groups, soThe post Ukraine's crypto legalization amid border tensions and how that may pan out appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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New York Town Bemoans Roadside ‘Littered’ With Bitcoin Miners — Officials Plan to Impose 90-Day Moratorium

A St. Lawrence county town located in New York near the Canadian border, Massena, is another region in the state that is having issues with bitcoin miners. According to recent reports from the local WWNY-TV news desk and Reuters, the Massena town supervisor is drafting new regulations for bitcoin mining operations. Officials From Town of […]

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Canadian Border Town Suspends Crypto Mining To Ensure Town Looks Presentable

Massena, a small town in New York near the Canadian border, has temporarily halted new crypto mining operations in the area. Crypto Mining Suspended For Aesthetic Reasons Due to aesthetic concerns, Massena town officials imposed a 90-day moratorium on new Bitcoin mining activity, according to a report by the Associated Press on Friday. Massena Town […]

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Canadian border town suspends Bitcoin mining over aesthetic concerns

City officials have imposed a three-month suspension on new Bitcoin mining operations to make roads and buildings more presentable.

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$4,000,000 Bitcoin Ransom Demanded from Argentina's Official Immigration Agency

Argentina had to halt border crossing due to a major ransomware attack

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Litecoin (LTC) leads large-cap gains as Bitcoin breaks $11,000

Litecoin — long heralded as the “digital silver” to Bitcoin — led gains in border crypto market this week as the DeFi boom, poor economic outlook in traditional markets, and the rise of gold sparked somewhat of a crypto run.

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Stocks Fall, Bitcoin Rises, as Coronavirus Spreads Wider and Wider

Stocks have continued falling today, down another 1%, as international trade is put under pressure from the outbreak of Coronavirus. Russia was the first to close the border, and now... The post Stocks Fall, Bitcoin Rises, as Coronavirus Spreads Wider and Wider appeared first on Trustnodes.

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Ripple Completes Equity Investment in Moneygram, Cross Border Liquidity Gaining Traction

Ripple’s commitment of $50 million in equity funding to MoneyGram has finally been completed with the second investment of $20 million coming through. The capital will help MoneyGram expand their operations without putting financial pressure on the On-Demand Liquidity service provided by Ripple and MoneyGram.

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Iran Violent Turmoil Could Be Catalyst for Next Bitcoin Surge

Protesters take over the streets of Iran after the government announced dramatic fuel price hikes. The regime has blocked internet access and closed its Iran border. Iranians are facing a dire situation which will likely force many to resort to a currency that offers a safe and portable store of value, such as bitcoin.

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Meet Gregory Saive, Head Foundation Developer at NEM

Can you tell us a bit about your background? I’m from Belgian and grew up bilingually speaking French/German due to my location (near the german border in Belgium). I’m very passionate about languages which also applies in the tech field with programming languages such as C++, PHP, Typescript, Python and Java which I have professionalRead MoreRead More.

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‘XRP transactions ensure lesser volatility risks compared to fiat’

Ripple CEO, Brad Garlinghouse has been pioneering global crypto adoption via Ripple- traditional bank partnerships to enable faster cross border payments. While speaking about Ripple’s recent accomplishments at the Economic Club Of New York, the innovator explained how the XRP Ledger has been created to solve Bitcoin’s scalability issues.

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Bitcoin Preparing for Growth Even After Correction Says This Week’s Crypto TA

The leading digital asset keeps trading above the support level of $9,100; the buyers manage to keep the leadership. The movement upwards should be confirmed by a breakaway of the upper border of the Triangle pattern and securing above $12,385, in which case the levels of $15,000 and $16,000 per coin may become available in the short term.

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U.S. Authorities to Launch Blockchain Pilot for Intellectual Property Rights

As part of its preparation for the upcoming Commercial Customs Operations Advisory Committee (COAC) meeting, the U. S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a federal law enforcement agency, intends to trial distributed ledger technology (DLT) in intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement by the end of August 2019, reports Yahoo Finance on August 16, 2019.

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Hitting Milestones: Ripple Pushing XRP To Become The World’s Standard For Payments

Ripple, a blockchain company, has been advocating the use of cryptocurrency for cross border payments. Specifically, its native cryptocurrency – the XRP and its xRapid technology have been adopted by banks, governments, institutions, among others globally.

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Bitcoin exchange PayBito launches FIX API

CryptoNinjas - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency & Blockchain Asset SourceHashCash Consultants, a blockchain consulting company, today announced the launch of a FIX API for its PayBito bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange.

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Crypto Terminals Offer Venezuelans a Bridge to Economic Prosperity

Arley Lozano, founder of the cryptocurrency based startup Panda Group, recently explained how his firm is spreading cryptocurrency adoption throughout Colombia and Venezuela. Panda Group has deployed 10 hybrid cryptocurrency point-of-sale (PoS) terminals that also act as automated teller machines (ATM).

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Panda Group’s Crypto Terminals Offer Venezuelans a Bridge to Economic Prosperity

Arley Lozano, founder of the cryptocurrency based startup Panda Group, recently explained how his firm is spreading cryptocurrency adoption throughout Colombia and Venezuela. Panda Group has deployed 10 hybrid cryptocurrency point-of-sale (PoS) terminals that also act as automated teller machines (ATM).

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Visa and Blockchain Capital Lead $40 Million Round in Anchorage

Payment processor Visa along with specialist VC firm Blockchain Capital helped Anchorage, an institutional custodial service, raise nearly $40 million in capital at an undisclosed valuation. Visa recently launched a cross border remittance network with a pseudo-distributed ledger.

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JP Morgan Chase Ship Busted: Cocaine, Banks and the Failed Drug War

A ship seized by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency in June carrying over 15,000 kilos of cocaine has now been tied to JP Morgan Chase’s asset management unit. Officially the company does not exercise any operational control of the vessel, but some serious questions are raised when such large scale transport is used […] The post JP Morgan Chase Ship Busted: Cocaine, Banks and the Failed Drug War appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Maybe Bitcoin is Looking to Test $20,000 Says This Week’s Crypto TA

Bitcoin buyers failed to secure their position above the upper border of the long-term descending channel. In case of a successful breakthrough we could talk about a long-desired testing of... The post Maybe Bitcoin is Looking to Test $20,000 Says This Week’s Crypto TA appeared first on Trustnodes.

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Ripple Partners with MoneyGram for Cross Border Payments

Days after the launch of Visa’s cross border payment system, MoneyGram has partnered with Ripple to facilitate cross border payments with XRP. Ripple has agreed to provide $50 million in exchange for equity over two years, June 17, 2019.

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A New Bitcoin Exchange Point On the Colombian-Venezuelan Border Will Help Refugees

Refugees can use a new POS to purchase goods, food, and services when they leave Venezuela.

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A New Bitcoin Exchange On the Colombian-Venezuelan Border Will Help Refugees

Refugees can use a new POS to purchase goods, food, and services when they leave Venezuela.

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Visa Releases Cross Border Payment Solution for Corporations

Visa has released a B2B Connect network, their enterprise payment solution to process international payments for corporations. Experts see this as a push from Visa to move beyond retail payment processing and enter the global corporate payment remittance market, as reported by Reuters on June 11, 2019.

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PR: Tronipay Launches Cross Border eCommerce Solution

The high growth of the market has created new opportunities and attracted talented entrepreneurs to come up with novel business models using the blockchain technology, this is the example of Tronipay, a Fintech payment company that specializes in online monetization solutions, online payments, merchants service, and e-wallet.

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How Qu’s Industrial History Is Making Way for Bitcoin Mining

The technical infrastructure of the Canadian province has been in place since the turn of the century. And much like several states from its border partner just South, many of these relics of the industry are going to waste.

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More Than Money: Bitcoin Blockchain As Global Data Verification System

On the Bitfury blog, Executive Vice Chairman, George Kikvadze, delivers a use-case for the Bitcoin blockchain as a security layer. In an ever digital world, why do we still rely on paper documentation for our most important pieces of information? Many Paper Documents Already Function Digitally Kikvadze highlights the example of an international flight to illustrate the phenomena.

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Across the Border: Blockchain in Cross-Border Payments

Even as blockchain is being widely used in cross-border payments, we look at the potential for widespread adoption, as well as the progress made thus far. An Offering for the World There is a lot of speculation that surrounds the future of blockchain and how it will be used in the world.

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Bitcoin Exchange HitBTC Allegedly Bilks Traders in High-Stakes Token Swap

By CCN: If you Google the words “HitBTC” and “scam” together you get a lot of interesting results. The notable Bitcoin exchange appears very legitimate when you use it, but – at least in this reporter’s opinion – the anecdotes that come out of this place sometimes border on the disturbing.

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European Union Votes to Create a Huge Biometrics Database

The EU’s parliament voted to create a big biometric database known as the Common Identity Repository (CIR). The database will bring together the records of over 350 million people and help simplify the jobs of EU border and law enforcement officers.

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Why Trump’s Clampdown on Remittances Will Force Mexicans to Bitcoin

The US White House is reportedly planning to target remittance payments made by illegal Mexican immigrants in an attempt to curb the inflow of illegal arrivals through the southern border. If passed, those changes may cause immigrants in the US to turn to alternatives, such as Bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Miner Recounts Struggle to Obtain Cheap Iranian Power

Over the last six months, reports of Chinese miners crossing the border to obtain cheap electricity from regions like Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Iran have abounded. According to a recent interview, Chinese miners have found extremely affordable electric prices ($0.

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Chinese Bitcoin Miners Suffer in Iran Despite Cheap Power

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.

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Gibraltar Stock Exchange to List Blockchain-Powered Securities on GSX Global Market

Blockchain-backed securities have found a new home on the Gibraltar Stock Exchange as the management of the GSX announced on April 9, 2019, that they will be listed on the GSX Global Market. Market Additions Blockchain has infiltrated various aspects of the financial world such as the sending of cross border payments; now in 2019,Read MoreRead More.

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First Canadian Municipality Starts Accepting Bitcoin For Property Taxes

The town of Innisfil, Ontario will be the first municipality in Canada to accept bitcoin in payment for property taxes. The pilot scheme will be in partnership with Toronto-based Coinberry, who simultaneously announced a new easy-to-use cryptocurrency payment solution.

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U.S. Customs Representative Identifies Use-Case for Blockchain in Travel Security

A representative from the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has espoused his views on blockchain technology and how it could be used for biometric tracking in the travel security industry, as per reports from Skift, March 21, 2019.

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Bitcoin’s Lightning Torch Global Transaction Hits Iran After Censorship Concerns

The Lightning Torch transaction relay using Bitcoin’ and the Lightning Network has crossed the border to Iran, days after complaints about censorship among participants. Satoshis Over Censorship Lightning Torch, which involves Bitcoin users passing around a transaction on the Lightning Network, adding funds and sending it forward, has gained significant interest since it began its journey in January.

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Bitcoin Trading Hits Ten-Month High, As Prices Inch Towards $4K

Bitcoin trading volumes are the highest they’ve been in months. The upswing in market prices, which pushed BTC to the border of $4,000, led to a flurry of transactions. Lower transaction fees, due to greater SegWit adoption, could drive volumes higher, possibly to record levels.

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Dow Futures, Bitcoin Price Teeter as US Stock Market Digests Trump’s Shutdown Deal

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and broader US stock market teetered on the brink of their previous-day closes heading into the week’s final trading session. Wall Street continued to digest the fallout from Trump’s decision to sign a new spending bill and avoid a second government shutdown – while also declaring a national emergency to siphon funds from other departments to bolster his beloved border wall.

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New Zap Point-of-Sale App Enables Merchants to Accept Lightning

A new point-of-sale (PoS) app released by Zap allows merchants to independently accept transactions on the Lightning Network. Jack Mallers, the founder of Zap, described some of the properties of this new app on a recent Twitter thread.

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US Government Shutdown Stated As a Key Reason for VanEck/SolidX Bitcoin ETF Withdrawal

The fight over the southern border wall and subsequent government shutdown appear to be impacting the crypto community. The longest shutdown in US history has continued for more than a month, resulting in funding issues for several government agencies.

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Living on Bitcoin Day 1: “That’s Not Going to Work”

“The point is to get people to think about bitcoin, not spend it. I don’t think it’s good for that. It’s not meant to be used like cash,” Jeremy Gardner, founder of Ausum Ventures, advised me.

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