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Swedish Ethereum mining farm will increase capacity to 25 MW

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Despite the adverse situation in the crypto market, Canadian HIVE Blockchain Technologies will expand the capacity of its mining farm in Sweden by 20% over the next six months, writes Finance Magnates. They plan to expand the facility by 10% without hiring additional employees, continuing to...

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Peter Brandt: Bitcoin will crash to $1000

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The price of the first crypto coin will continue to fall and may bottom out below $1000, according to the legendary trader and tech analyst Peter Brandt. If I interpret the chart without bias, I would say sub $1,000— Peter Brandt (@PeterLBrandt) March 12, 2020 In this way he answered the...

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Human Rights Foundation began accepting donations in Bitcoin

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Human Rights Foundation has announced that it will accept donations in bitcoins through the BTC Pay Server. HRF now accepts #Bitcoin donations through @BtcpayServer!A great project that helps with privacy + doesn’t collect your information. Special thanks to @artdesignbySF for his design work....

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The number of wallets with more than 1 BTC exceeded 795 600

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Despite the decline in the price of the first crypto coin, its owners prefer to accumulate coins. This is evidenced by the data of the analytical company Glassnode. 📈 #Bitcoin $BTC Number of Addresses holding 1+ coins just reached an ATH of 795,630.000Previous ATH of 795,300.000 was observed on...

Australia tax Bitcoin traders

Australian tax regulator will check 350,000 Bitcoin traders

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Australia's tax regulator will remind crypto traders of tax liability. This will happen by sending emails or regular letters, reports News.com.au. Since cryptocurrencies are considered a form of ownership in the country, they fall under the law on capital gains tax. This means that all operations,...

Coincheck hack arrest

Coincheck $530 million hacking: 2 men arrested

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Two people were arrested in Tokyo for acquiring the NEM crypto coin, associated with the unprecedented hacking of the Coincheck exchange in 2018, which resulted in the theft of $530 million, Jiji Press writes. It is assumed that the detainees knew about the origin of the funds. For what purpose and...

Bitcoin mining difficulty record

Bitcoin mining difficulty reaches record 16.55 T hashes

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As a result of another recalculation, the complexity of the first cryptocurrency's mining has risen to a new historical maximum, reaching an indicator of 16.55 trillion hashes. The previous record level of 15.44 T held since January 29. A couple of days ago, The Block noted the possibility of a new...

PBC China blockchain trade DLT

China allocated $5 million for trading blockchain platform

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The People's Bank of China has allocated ¥32.35 million ($4.7 million) to its DLT platform for trade finance. This was reported by the Global Times. Sources of the Global Times believe that 3-year funding will strengthen the security of the information exchanged and facilitate the access of small...

Micree Zhan sues Bitmain

Ex-CEO of Bitmain Micree Zhan again sues the company

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Former Bitmain CEO Micree Zhan has filed a lawsuit against the Chinese mining giant and subsidiary Zhanhua Intelligence Technologies, according to CoinDesk. A notice from the Changle District Court said the hearing was scheduled for February 11 but was rescheduled due to coronavirus. This is the...

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Boeing uses blockchain to sell aircraft parts for $1 billion

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The U.S. corporation Boeing has partnered with aerospace giant Honeywell to track and sell $1 billion worth of aircraft parts through the GoDirect blockchain platform, Forbes writes. According to Honeywell CEO Lisa Butters, GoDirect aims to develop digital commerce, which accounts for only 3% of...

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Bitcoin 2020 leading conference canceled due to coronavirus

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One of the largest Bitcoin conferences Bitcoin 2020 in San Francisco was supposed to take place in late March, but due to the coronavirus, it was postponed to the third quarter of this year. The organizers said the decision to reschedule the conference was made in the light of the state of...

Jack Dorsey fire Elon Musk

Buterin and Musk stood up for bitcoin supporter Jack Dorsey

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Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin and CEO of SpaceX Elon Musk supported Twitter head Jack Dorsey, who is facing a threat of firing. Musk succinctly noted that his sympathy is on the side of the current head of the social media platform. Just want say that I support @Jack as Twitter CEO. He has a...

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India's CB challenges Supreme Court order on cryptocurrency

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The Reserve Bank of India plans to file a motion to review the Supreme Court's decision to regulate the first crypto coin and other cryptocurrencies. It is reported by the Economic Times. According to the publication, the regulator fears that the decree could lay the foundation for crypto trading...

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Man requires 120 BTC from WEX exchange not to mine aircrafts

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Extorting 120 BTC, the “client of the WEX cryptocurrency exchange” has submitted new requirements to government agencies of the Russian Federation and now threatens to mine airports and airlines. This is stated in a letter sent to the Petrodvorets District Court of St. Petersburg on March 4....

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Man lost $15.000 in an attempt to buy cryptocurrency

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Law enforcers began an investigation into the theft of 980 thousand rubles ($15.000) from a resident of the Altai Territory, who became a victim of fraudsters in an attempt to acquire cryptocurrency. This was reported by the press service of the local Ministry of Internal Affairs. The victim became...

BitMEX scam UK FSA

The British regulator classified BitMEX as potential scam

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority has warned investors that the BitMEX cryptocurrency derivatives exchange has not received permission to operate in the country and could potentially conduct fraudulent activities. The regulator recalled that almost all companies and individuals offering financial...

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Elon Musk admired the "dog coin" in his Twitter

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The head of Tesla, Elon Musk, shared a photograph of a dog on his Twitter and said that they have the best coin. Dogs rock pic.twitter.com/vLJGyZo5Sx— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 3, 2020 Social network users immediately perceived this as yet another statement by Musk about interest in...

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Paris Blockchain Week Summit postponed due to coronavirus

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The organizers of the Blockchain Week Summit event informed the participants about its postponement for December 9-10. Initially, the summit was to be held from March 31 to April 1. This decision was made due to the recommendations of the government. In France, a ban has been imposed on mass...

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