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Bitcoin Daily: Ripple Boasts 84% Q1 XRP Sales Jump, Samsung Gets Crypto Mining Earnings Boost
April 27, 2018

Bitcoin is pushing against the upper limits of its supply, CoinDesk reported. The 17 millionth bitcoin was expected to be mined on Thursday (April 26). That’s only a few million less than the 21 million bitcoins that can be mined under the cryptocurrency’s current limits....

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IBM Rolls Out Blockchain To Authenticate Bling
April 27, 2018

IBM announced on Thursday (April 26) that it has partnered with a consortium of leading diamond and jewelry companies around the globe to create a blockchain product to authenticate diamonds, precious metals and jewelry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Bitcoin Daily: Nasdaq Might Trade Crypto, Bitcoin Miners Nabbed For Stealing Electricity
April 26, 2018

The Winklevoss twins are turning to Nasdaq to keep an eye out for trading manipulation, Quartz reported. Their crypto exchange, Gemini, will use Nasdaq’s tech to monitor transactions during continuous trading, as well as trading auctions. In a statement, Gemini CEO Tyler Winklevoss said that...

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Pitbull Launches Music-Focused Blockchain Competition
April 25, 2018

Armando “Pitbull” Perez is trying to disrupt the music industry by launching an international blockchain coding competition. 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...

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Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Gets Sued Over Crypto Ads, Crypto Wallet Hit With DNS Attacks
April 25, 2018

A British personal finance expert is suing Facebook over ads for crypto that reportedly use his likeness, CoinDesk reported. Martin Lewis said that more than 50 ads have appeared on Facebook with his likeness over the past year. Two schemes, in particular, were for scams...

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Bitcoin Daily: Tax Day Rebound Continues For Bitcoin, Goldman Sachs Mulls Bitcoin Trading
April 24, 2018

Bitcoin rose above the $9,000 level this past weekend as the cryptocurrency continued to notch gains following Tax Day, CNBC reported. Fundstrat Global Advisors’ Tom Lee had predicted that the digital currency would rebound following Tax Day. Americans were estimated to have owed the IRS...

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Privacy Is Key To Blockchain, According To Former Chase Exec
April 24, 2018

Amber Baldet, the former head of JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s blockchain program, believes that companies need to make privacy a priority as they develop more blockchain applications. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Iran’s Banks Banned From Crypto Transactions
April 23, 2018

Iran’s central bank has banned the country’s banks from dealing in all cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. 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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Two South Koreans Sentenced For $20M Bitcoin Scam
April 20, 2018

Two men from South Korea were sentenced for running a bitcoin pyramid scheme that stole around 20 billion Korean won ($20 million) from investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...