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Winklevoss brothers BTC exchange launches custody service

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Gemini cryptocurrency exchange launched a custodial service. Gemini Custody will allow customers to trade assets that are stored offline through instant loans, according to a press release. The service, operated by the regulated custodian of Gemini Trust Company, supports multi-signature...

Opinion: BTC market share'll fall, altcoins season is close

Opinion: BTC market share'll fall, altcoins season is close

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CryptoElliott tech analyst concluded that the Bitcoin dominance index could soon fall. According to his observations, bearish divergences on the chart of the dominance index indicate a high probability of a decrease in the BTC market share. #Bitcoin dominance seems set for a pretty sizable...

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The weakening of yuan increased the demand for BTC in China

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The inverse correlation between BTC and yuan increases over time. This may indicate that the Chinese are increasingly considering BTC as a protective asset, according to Bloomberg. Reverse interdependence peaked at the end of August. According to Garrick Hileman, researcher at the London School of...

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Google Trends records abnormal BTC request growth

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The indicator for the “BTC” request in Google grew from 2 points to 100, while the “Bitcoin” request remained the same 8 points. According to one version, users searched for the Bahamas Telecommunications Company (BTC), the interest in which is due to Hurricane Dorian. According to Forbes,...

Fewer people are sending BTCs to largest crypto exchanges

Fewer people are sending BTCs to largest crypto exchanges

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The statement that more people are using cryptocurrencies may be wrong. According to information provided by Token Analyst, fewer people have been sending Bitcoin to the largest exchanges in these months. The data trecker company found out that after reaching a peak in 2017 when there was a huge...

The narrow trading range of Bitcoin is a sign of raising

The narrow trading range of Bitcoin is a sign of raising

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Bitcoin raised over $10000 this week and technical measures provided by various analysts are showing some positive signs. Now the leading cryptocurrency is within its 50- and 100-day moving averages and this indicates in it in a narrow range. A key level is $10714 and breaking above this number...

Craig Wright challenging the court decision of 500.000 BTC

Craig Wright challenging the court decision of 500.000 BTC

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Craig Wright, an Australian entrepreneur who has been trying in vain for several years to prove to the community that he is the creator of Bitcoin, intends to challenge the court decision, in which he must pay the family of his former business partner Dave Kleiman more than 500,000 BTC. This is...

Bitcoin trading and payments are now tax-free in Portugal

Bitcoin trading and payments are now tax-free in Portugal

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As it was reported on August 27, the tax authority of Portugal has affirmed that and crypto trading and crypto payments won’t be taxed in their country. According to information published by Portuguese Jornal de Negócios on August 26, the authority has approved that cryptocurrency activities and...

Bitcoin mining revenue reached the top of $14 billion

Bitcoin mining revenue reached the top of $14 billion

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Bitcoin mining profits approach its all-time high - $14 billion, according to information provided by Coin Metrics. Even when the BTC mining hash speed has been rising and this was making mining less valuable, miners of the leading coin are still receiving more than ever. It lasted eight years...

Crypto break prompts a guessing game as BTC breaches $10000

Crypto break prompts a guessing game as BTC breaches $10000

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Cryptocurrencies fell unexpectedly in afternoon trading on Wednesday, pushing a guessing game of potential catalyst among enthusiasts and investors. The cost of Bitcoin fell below $10000 for the first time since July. The leading digital token fell as much as 5.6%, before trading at $9686 as of...

Novogratz talks about the situation and preaches patience

Novogratz talks about the situation and preaches patience

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Investor and billionaire Michael Novogratz thinks that Bitcoin is getting prepared for its next leg up. CEO of Galaxy Digital Holdings Ltd. told he supposed it’s when institutions start coming in and that the bigger adoption by mainstream corporations takes longer than many thinks, but they’re...

Crypto lobby attempts to contain backlash from Libra coin

Crypto lobby attempts to contain backlash from Libra coin

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Facebook’s Libra is already in the centre of the study of governors and lawmakers. Other crypto backers are worried and presently are struggling to guarantee the fusillade doesn’t take them down, too. Crypto lobbyists are attempting to persuade lawmakers that efforts to reduce or stop Libra...

Court Instructs Craig Wright to fork over $4 billion

Court Instructs Craig Wright to fork over $4 billion

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A judge ruled that the person who pretends he developed Bitcoin introduced false reports and lied in a legal dispute with the estate of his ex-partner, adding that Craig Wright has to surrender over $4 billion of the cryptocurrency. U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart in West Palm Beach, Florida,...

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Chainalysis: illegal coins in BTC mixers are less than 10%

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Crypto holders most often resort to the services of BTC mixers because of privacy considerations, and not in an attempt to hide illegal income. The share of stolen cryptocurrency in the total volume is small. This is evidenced by the results of a study of the analytical blockchain startup...

BTC bullied into a tighter trading area with a cap at $11800

BTC bullied into a tighter trading area with a cap at $11800

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The trading range of Bitcoin is becoming tighter as speculators seek positions on the correct side of a potential break-out. The optimistic ones are crowding into trades when it’s crossing above $10000, while negative thinkers are quitting when it approaches $12000, according to an analysis of...

Blockchain and BitPay

Blockchain bitcoin wallet announces integration with BitPay

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Blockchain wallet has partnered with leading payment processor BitPay. According to representatives of Blockchain, now users have the opportunity to spend bitcoins on a wide variety of goods and services from the network of BitPay partner stores, without losing control of private keys. Since its...

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Circle seeks $100 million to develop crowdfunding platform

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Circle company, which owns the Poloniex exchange, has announced the search for a new general partner who can raise $100 million for its venture fund. This was reported by CoinDesk. The company expects the new partner to develop and promote an investment declaration to increase the number of large...

Bitcoin seems to find support after bouncing off $10000

Bitcoin seems to find support after bouncing off $10000

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Bitcoin had hard times, it was bouncing around $10000 level for about two weeks and now it seems that the coin has finally found support. The leading cryptocurrency decreased in price and dropped below the lower limit of its GTI Vera Band indicator, which is measuring down and up trends,...