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Tesla

Tesla may resume accepting bitcoin soon

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In winter, it became known that Tesla had invested $ 1.5 billion in bitcoin. At the same time, the electric car manufacturer began accepting payments in cryptocurrency and allowed an increase in capital investments in BTC. However, in the spring, the giant suspended accepting bitcoins, and Tesla...

Prayut Chan-o-cha

Thai Prime Minister joins the camp of bitcoin opponents

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According to the head of the Thai government, Prayut Chan-o-cha, residents of his country need to stay away from digital currencies. The prime minister watches with dismay how bitcoin is attracting the younger generation. The state needs to make every effort to prevent people from accessing such...

Investors

Analysts drew attention to the surge in institutionals activity

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Institutionals channeled $ 1.5 billion to crypto funds last week. A report from CoinShares states that 99% of funds were raised by Bitcoin-focused products. For comparison, the week before last, bitcoin funds received only $ 70 million. Analysts link the activation of hedge funds and other...

Scaramucci

Anthony Scaramucci pointed to the giant potential of Bitcoin

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The founder of the hedge fund SkyBridge Capital Anthony Scaramucci said that many investors who previously doubted the potential of Bitcoin have now invested in this cryptocurrency. The businessman pointed to the huge potential of both BTC and the cryptocurrency industry in general. According to...

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia won't give up cash after the initiation of the token

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Back in the winter of 2019, it became known about the plans of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to issue a joint digital currency as part of the so-called Abra project. The same states are moving towards the creation of their national tokens (CBDC). The Abra project is the basis for the...

Nvidia

Nvidia's ampere cryptomining monster GPU goes on sale

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The most powerful mining chip of the Nvidia CMP 170HX series is now available to retail buyers. The sales of the video card started in the Vipera online store in Dubai, where a batch of 230 devices arrived. At the heart of the CMP, 170HX is the GA100 GPU based on Ampere architecture, equipped with...

NFT

Ant Group and Tencent distanced themselves from the term "NFT"

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Chinese tech giants Ant Group and Tencent have changed the term “non-fungible tokens” (NFT) to “digital collectibles” on their platforms and sites. At AntChain Fan Tablet, assets are now defined as “virtual digital goods”. Tencent's Magic Core platform, which is considered China's...

Squeri

American Express CEO believes cryptos don't scare traditional payments

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The traditional payment system will be able to withstand even the massive adoption of cryptocurrencies. Credit cards will retain their position as they will remain a popular tool for a very long time, according to Stephen Squeri, CEO of American Express. Unlike credit cards, cryptocurrencies cannot...

Garlinghouse

Garlinghouse attributed ETH's success to SEC's supportive attitude

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Ethereum's success is, at least in part, due to a favorable attitude from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). That was stated by the head of Ripple Brad Garlinghouse at the DC Fintech Week online conference. Garlinghouse considers it unfair for the SEC to classify XRP as a security,...

Snark.art

NFT crystals from the Snark.art platform sold for more than $4M

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The Snark.art platform sold out the NFT collection Organic Growth: Crystal Reef from artists Michael Joo and Danila Krivoruchko in three days, earning more than $ 4 million. According to the creators of the collection, the final appearance of each of the crystals depends on the history of the...

Bitcoin

Analysts urge not to panic over bitcoin retreat

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Bitcoin made a historic breakthrough in the middle of this week. On some trading floors, the coin was close to $ 67,000. The weakening of traders' activity led to a decrease in the BTC volatility index. According to ByBt, this figure fell to 3.63% on October 22, the lowest level since the middle of...

Texas

Texas firefighters retirement fund invested in BTC and ETH

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More and more financial institutions are not only looking at bitcoin and other digital currencies but are also investing in such innovative tools. One of the Texas pension funds has invested in bitcoin and Ether. The Houston Firefighters Pension Fund acquired $ 25 million worth of cryptocurrencies...

mining

Stronghold Digital Mining raises IPO target To $127M

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American mining company Stronghold Digital Mining announced an increase in its initial public offering (IPO) to $ 127 million. The firm will place 6,687,305 Class A shares at $ 19. It is planned that the securities will begin trading on the Nasdaq on October 20, 2021, under the ticker SDIG, and the...

USDT

Hindenburg Research gives $1M award for USDT collateral information

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Research firm Hindenburg Research has offered a $ 1 million reward for disclosing previously unknown collateral for the Tether (USDT) stablecoin. The company called Tether “a key element of the multi-trillion dollar cryptocurrency market,” but questioned the legitimacy of providing it....

METAX will open subscription in Hoo Labs

METAX will open subscription in Hoo Labs

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At 15:00 on October 21, 2021, Hoo Labs will relaunch METAX, the star project of the metaverse track. Users who hold different amounts of HOO can obtain different investment quotas. Public information shows that Hoo Labs is a Labs incubator launched by the Hoo platform in 2019. High-quality projects...

Icahn

Billionaire Carl Icahn calls Bitcoin insurance against inflation

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Icahn Enterprises founder Carl Icahn warned of an impending crisis and announced the protective properties of bitcoin against inflation. In the past, a bitcoin skeptic has expressed fears about the devaluation of the dollar and said there is a high chance of unwinding an inflationary spiral due to...

ETH

Ether overcame resistance around $4000

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Bitcoin (BTC) is not alone this week, showing strong growth. Together with the leading cryptocurrency, ether (ETH) also adds value. Altcoin soared above $ 4,000 for the first time since early May 2021. On the night of Thursday, October 21, the ETH rate strengthened to $ 4070. ether capitalization...

ETH

Number of wallets containing at least one ETH reaches record levels

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Despite the sharp rise in the price of Ether (ETH) in October, investors continue to buy this altcoin, as they are confident that its price will continue to rise in the coming months. On Tuesday, October 20, the ETH rate strengthened to $ 3850. The cryptocurrency has a good chance of reaching $...

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