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US plans to raise the crypto regulation issue at G7 summit

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In connection with the recent hacker attack on the Colonial Pipeline and the growing scale of bitcoin extortion, the US President plans to raise the issue of regulating the cryptosphere at the next G7 summit. Jake Sullivan, the current national security adviser to Joe Biden, told reporters about...

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FBI Returned $2.3 M in BTC Paid at Colonial Pipeline Hack

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On June 7, the United States Department of Justice (DoJ) stated that investigators succeeded in recovering huge amounts in crypto that were paid in ransom to cybercriminals who attacked the American oil pipeline system Colonial Pipeline. CNN was the first to publish the news. The hack took place in...

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IRS Orders to Report Crypto Transactions Over $10.000

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The US National Treasury issued a report which defines new regulatory terms for cryptocurrencies. Transactions worth $10.000 and more must be reported to the IRS. This proposal was made in terms of president Biden's suggested American Families Plan. It puts forward a number of changes like...

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A couple exchanged NFT tokens instead of wedding rings

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Newlyweds Rebecca Rose and Peter Kacherginsky from the United States have found a non-trivial way to tie the knot. Instead of wedding rings, they used something more secure - non-fungible tokens (NFT), which are tied to their blockchain accounts. The wedding began as a traditional Jewish ceremony,...

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US State Georgia Purposes Teaching About Crypto at School

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House of Representatives of the US state Georgia introduced a bill that suggests creating a new financial literacy educational program, which will cover studying the crypto industry too. Six Republican state congressmen presented the draft on March 1. On March 8, the House approved the proposal by...

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Cryptocurrency-related apps lead the US App Store

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Coinbase made it to the top 10 free apps in the US App Store. As of Friday, January 29th, Coinbase is ranked 4th behind Robinhood, Webull, and Reddit, and ahead of TikTok, Cash App, and Zoom. Coinbase entered the top 30 free apps in the App Store earlier this month. Ranked leader Robinhood, a...

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Blockchain Could be Used in the US DoD

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Many people associate blockchain with safety and distribution systems. The winner of a contention held by the United States Department of Defense represented these features from a new perspective. As innovations have their impact on modern warfare, the DoD keeps exploring methods to practice them...

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US Congress is nearer to the solution of crypto regularity

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The House Energy And Commerce Committee has studied 38 drafts as a result of which two proposed laws referring to crypto and blockchain surveys were accepted. Accordingly, blockchain engineering will be analysed more carefully and be the object of voting in the House of Representatives. Darren...

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Coronavirus report interrupts Bitcoin movement above $9000

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Investors expect an exacerbation of the trade war between China and the United States over the coronavirus. This could affect the price of bitcoin, which previously fell below $9,000. It is reported by Bitcoinist. The day before, bitcoin reached $9203, but subsequently, its market value fell to...

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US citizens use their $1200 checks to buy cryptocurrencies

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Recently, the United States issued 80 million checks for Americans worth $1,200. Checks were issued to help citizens affected by the coronavirus so that they could buy needs, food, and pay utility bills. However, it seems that some Americans just decided to exchange their dollars for...

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US Bitcoin ATM network shuts down devices due to coronavirus

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Bitcoin Depot, the largest Bitcoin ATM operator in the US, disables some of them to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic. First of all, this applies to devices installed in places with high traffic to help to distance people in an epidemic. According to the company, about 10% of its ATMs...

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Crypto Supporter Andrew Yang Withdrew From Presidental Race

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Andrew Yang, the democratic candidate of the United States presidential elections and an entrepreneur, withdrew his campaign for running for the presidency. Yang spoke to his supporters on the matter, telling that it's already clear from the numbers that he's not going to win the race and he's not...

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Presidential candidate: regulators can't stop use of bitcoin

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The United States needs to develop a unified approach to regulating the crypto market so as not to harm the development of the industry. This was said by the presidential candidate in the 2020 elections, Andrew Yang, in an interview with Bloomberg. He stressed that without a single set of rules and...

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Survey: over a third of US companies accept cryptocurrencies

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36% of US small and medium-sized businesses accept cryptocoins as a payment method, and 59% of them previously acquired such assets for their own use. This is evidenced by a survey conducted by the order of the insurance company HSB. PRESS RELEASE: Our new national survey results conducted by...

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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 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...

Alibaba partners with Lolli

You can now earn Bitcoin while shopping on Alibaba platform

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Alibaba, a Chinese e-commerce leader, sprang a partnership with Lolli, a BTC bonuses shopping application. Now Alibaba users can get BTC when buying online. News about the partnership was published on November 11, Singles Day, which is a Chinese shopping holiday and is supposed to be one of the...

The US sues Bitcoin theft suspect from Russia

The US sues Bitcoin theft suspect from Russia

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One of BTC-e currency exchange owners, Alexander Vinnik whose extradition from Greece the US is inquiring to face illegal charges, presently face a formal lawsuit in California. Previously, Vinnik was blamed for stealing Bitcoins from various virtual currency exchanges and now the US makes attempts...