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Bitcoin Daily: Mark Cuban Prefers A ‘Pet Rock’ To Bitcoin, UK Warns PC Users Of...
April 11, 2018

After @bitcoin was suspended from Twitter on Sunday (April 8), the account is back with digs at bitcoin, Bloomberg reported. The owner of the account, who has remained anonymous, apparently prefers bitcoin’s rival cryptocurrency – bitcoin cash – that split from bitcoin. Get the Full Story...

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Bitcoin Daily: Mayweather And DJ Khaled May Face Suits Over ICO Scam, Police Officers Charged...
April 10, 2018

In the U.K., The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is working on a discussion paper for digital currencies with the Treasury Committee and the Bank of England, The Independent reported. “Cryptocurrency has been an area of increasing interest for markets and regulators globally,” the FCA wrote...

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Bitcoin Daily: Coincheck Expected To Accept Takeover Bid, US Taxes For Cryptos To Top $25B
April 06, 2018

In investment news, Chainalysis has notched $16 million in Series A funding from Benchmark, TechCrunch reported. The company makes intelligence software that traces transactions on the blockchain — and helped get to the bottom of Mt. Gox. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Meet Ben, An AI-Powered Bitcoin Friend
April 06, 2018

Much has been written about buying bitcoin in specific, and cryptocurrency in general. Whether it’s investing or gambling, whether it’s a good idea or immoral – no ink has been spared in uncovering every angle on cryptocurrency and what its purchase and sale will mean...

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Bitcoin Daily: IBM Develops ‘Permissioned’ Blockchain Networks, Hackers Put Mining Scripts In Ads
April 05, 2018

Bitcoin fell below the $7,000 level on Wednesday (April 4) – along with the market value of the world’s cryptocurrencies, CNBC reported. The drop wasn’t so much about concerns over a trade war as it was traders looking at their holdings as a whole, according...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Loses $119B In Q1, John McAfee’s $105K Crypto Tweets
April 04, 2018

Bitcoin – along with Ethereum – experienced its worst first quarter ever, CNBC reported. The cryptocurrency dropped from around $13,400 to just under $7,000 in the first three months of the year, wiping out nearly $120 billion in market capitalization. Over the past quarter, bitcoin...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitpay Notches $40M In Funding, Russian Hotels To Take Crypto During World Cup
April 03, 2018

Bitcoin rose above the $7,000 level on Monday (April 2) after falling 25 percent last week, CNBC reported. Bitcoin was trading at $7,016.96 as of 6:47 p.m., according to CoinDesk. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Bitcoin Trader Found Guilty Of Money Laundering, Using Bitcoin To Deal Drugs
April 02, 2018

An Arizona bitcoin trader has been convicted of using the cryptocurrency to launder drug money. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Bitcoin Daily: China Plans Crypto Crackdown, Mail Chimp Blocks Crypto And ICO Marketing
March 30, 2018

Bitcoin fell below $7,000 on Thursday (March 29) – and analysts expect sales of bitcoin and other cryptos to increase as the April U.S. tax deadline approaches, CNBC reported. The price of bitcoin was $6,826.68 as of 11:13 p.m., according to CoinDesk. Get the Full...