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Bitcoin Daily: NYC Townhouse Seeks Bitcoin Buyer, Venezuela Puts Crypto Pressure On Government
April 13, 2018

The Litecoin Foundation is making a second attempt at debit cards, City A.M. reported. According to a tweet from the creator of Litecoin, Charlie Lee, the foundation is working with TenX to bring the card to market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin ‘Creator’ Faces Plagiarism Allegations, BoA Says Bitcoin Greatest Bubble In History
April 12, 2018

The Vietnamese government is calling for a crackdown on cryptocurrency, Reuters reported. Through a directive, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc instructed multiple governmental bodies to double down on the “management of activities related to bitcoin and other cryptocurrency.” The news comes after protests over the...

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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: 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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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: 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...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple’s $29M Charity Donation, Bitcoin’s ‘Death Cross’
March 29, 2018

Bitcoin is nearing a so-called “death cross” – the point when the 50-day moving average falls below the 200-day moving average, CNBC reported. Already, the cryptocurrency’s 50-day moving average has fallen below its 100-day average. Bitcoin was trading at $7,880.64 as of 9:49 p.m., according...