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British rapper Zuby

Rapper Zuby accept BTC payments for his goods and services

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British rapper Zuby published that he can now receive Bitcoin payments for his services and goods. He mentioned that he is not going to convert the cryptocurrency into fiat instantly and will prefer hodling it. Zuby is operating with Coinbase Commerce to make crypto payments available for its...

Qasem Soleimani

Bitcoin will rise if there is a war between the US and Iran

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Events across the world are affecting the price of BTC. The killing of Iranian General Qasem Soleimani is one of the events that make the market move. As was expected, the oil jumped in price, and gold did so. But in nowadays world, there is a new safe asset - BTC. It rose in price for 5% in just...

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Bitcoin price unexpectedly touched $8000

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On the night of January 7, quotes of the first cryptocurrency in less than 4 hours rose from a level of about $7,500 to almost $8,000. Big Cheds crypto trader noted the formation of an inverted head and shoulders pattern on the Bitcoin price chart. In his opinion, for further growth, the...

John McAfee Won't Eat His Dick!

John McAfee Won't Eat His Dick!

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One of the most popular cryptocurrency enthusiasts and а influencer John McAfee deviated from his prognosis that BTC will reach $1 million by 2020, explaining that it was just a trick to attract more users into crypto sphere. Recall, two years ago McAfee made a tweet predicting Bitcoin to reach...

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A US citizen is accused of trading drugs for Bitcoin!

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Joanna De Alba who was born in Mexico underwent a trial in Brooklyn court over the charges of drug possession and its unlawful trade. US Department of Justice (DOJ) stated that she distributed drugs such as Heroine using the gloomy parts of the web which kept her buyers and her identity secured....

SegWit domination over Bitcoin now rises

SegWit domination over Bitcoin now rises to almost 66%

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As per the recent reports, Bitcoin’s reliance over the SegWit technology sees a new high. It is estimated that this technology is contributing to approximately 66% of the complete proceedings of Bitcoin. This number has seen a drastic rise from just 40% in September to a massive 60%...

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Bitcoin users made transactions for $673 billion in 2019

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In 2019, users transferred $673 billion on the Bitcoin network. This is 11% less than it was last year, according to Coinmetrics analytical service. Adjusted value settled on Bitcoin reached $673 billion in 2019, which is down 11% from last year, roughly the same as in 2017 but still nearly 4 times...

Burger King Venezual now accepts crypto payments

Burger King Venezuela now accepts crypto payments

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All-time famous food chain Burger King has implemented not just Bitcoin but other cryptocurrencies to its system as well. So if you live in Venezuela and have Ether (ETH), Litecoin (LTC), Binance Coin (BNB), Dash (DASH), or Tether (USDT) then you can have access to some great food from Burger King!...

Antoni Trenchev

Nexo co-founder predicts Bitcoin at $50,000 in 2020

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Recently on January 3rd Antoni Trenchev who is one of the creators of the crypto company called Nexo sat with Bloomberg TV. During it, he emphasized that the year 2020 could be Bitcoin’s year to bloom and predicted that it could see its value rise to as high as $50,000. Antoni was questioned that...

Bitcoin rises to a high of $24,000

Bitcoin rises to a high of $30,000 in Iran

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People who have Bitcoin in Iran are asking for $30,000 through Iran’s forum for the buying and vending of Bitcoin termed as local Bitcoin. This rate goes beyond the extreme high set by Bitcoin in the year 2017. This surprising rise comes as a result of an air attack carried by the US army which...

YouTube admits its mistake

Youtube admits its mistake over crypto video removal

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On December 25, YouTube has deleted crypto-related videos from its website. Currently, the popular website has reinstalled the videos, saying that they were removed "in error." Numbers of YouTubers that are focused on Bitcoin and crypto-related videos received a message about their video...

The American Cancer Society

American Cancer Society is now accepting BTC donations

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One of the hugest non-profit corporations in the USA - The American Cancer Society (ACS) - is starting to receive Bitcoin donations via BitPay. A representative of ACS Brant Woodward said: "It's not extraordinary that our organization is trying to withdraw support from a large specter of...

Rakuten Group

Rakuten will let its customers swap points for crypto

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One of the most remarkable e-commerce businesses Rakuten has declared, that its users will have a new service soon that will let them swap their loyalty points for three preeminent crypto coins. Rakuten Group has about 1.3 billion members. According to the corporation, it is an excellent move for...

China confiscated miners

7,000 bitcoin miners confiscated during police raid in China

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Tangshan City District authorities seized 6,890 ASIC miners illegally connected to the electricity grid. It is reported by Trustnodes with reference to local media. Police raids took place in more than 70 thousand households, as well as in factories, retail outlets, and communities. In one of the...

Brian Armstrong

Coinbase CEO got a patent for tech letting users email BTC

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Brian Armstrong, the Chief Executive Officer of Coinbase, has been given a US patent for a contraption that will change the transaction model of BTC. According to the paper, the user will be able to send bitcoin as simple as an email. The patent was registered in March 2015 and was given on...

Women are interested in BTC

The study revealed 43% of Bitcoin investors are women

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The organization behind the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) and other funds tightened to crypto prices requested a study of investor understandings of bitcoin. The study revealed that only a third part of all US investors are involved in the leading crypto coin, and of that interested group, 43% are...

Millenials invest bitcoin

Millennials invest in bitcoin more than in Microsoft

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Born in the late 80s and early 90s, people prefer to invest in cryptocurrencies and high-tech startups, rather than in the entertainment industry. This is evidenced by research data from the American brokerage company Charles Schwab. Millennials invest more in Bitcoins managed by the Grayscale...

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Russia declared impossibility of virtual ban on BTC payments

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It is legally possible to prohibit the use of crypto as payment for services and goods, but in fact, it will be very difficult to enforce the ban. This was stated by Chairman of the State Duma Committee on the financial market Anatoly Aksakov, reports TASS. According to him, those “who are ready...