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Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Makes Japan Debut; Former SEC Chair Joins Fireblocks Board
August 19, 2021

Coinbase, a popular crypto exchange, is being rolled out in Japan, according to a company blog post. In the post, the company called Japan “one of the first countries to embrace crypto and one of the largest markets by crypto trading volumes in the world.”...

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Bitcoin Daily: Australian Regulator Warns Investors Of Crypto Scams; MobileCoin To Expand Crypto Chatbot Payment...
August 18, 2021

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning on the trading of cryptocurrencies, according to a press release. The organization said in the release that investing in futures, options, or other such ventures, might be risky if done through unlicensed entities. By...

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Mortgaging The Future, Literally, With Bitcoin 
August 18, 2021

It’s well-known that – depending on the use case – cryptos are making some strides in mainstream commerce. On the retail side of the equation, we’ve seen announcements from companies like PayPal and Tesla that they’ve brought – or will be bringing – bitcoin acceptance...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto’s Dogecoin Foundation Re-Launches Itself; Alibaba, China’s Sichuan Gov’t Team Up For NFT...
August 17, 2021

The Dogecoin Foundation, which was created seven years ago, is re-launching itself “with a renewed focus on supporting the Dogecoin ecosystem, community and promoting the future of the Dogecoin blockchain,” the group wrote in a public announcement Tuesday (Aug. 17). The announcement continued: “We are...

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Bitcoin Daily: Mark Cuban Backs Dogecoin; Fortune Nets $1.3M In NFT Sale Of Magazine’s Art
August 15, 2021

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said he thinks Dogecoin, which has been an accepted form of payment for the team’s merchandise since March, could have an edge over other cryptocurrencies, CNBC reported. The reason is the Dogecoin community, he said, per the report. “It’s a...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ukraine Shuts Alleged Crypto-Laundering Network; Crypto Tax, Accounting Software Firm TaxBit Nets $130M
August 12, 2021

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has shut down several cryptocurrency exchanges that were being used since the beginning of this year to anonymize transactions, Bleeping Computer reported. There were over 1,000 fake customers who used those exchanges in order to launder money received from...

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Bitcoin Daily: Ghana To Pilot Digital Currency; 1stDibs Rolls Out NFT Platform; Decentral Games Adds...
August 11, 2021

Ghana is rolling out a general purpose digital currency, partnering with German banknote printer Giesecke+Devrient to do it, Reuters reported. The nation wants to eventually spin the pilot program into a digital form of its own national currency, which will be called e-Cedi, according to...

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Bitcoin Daily: NFT Market DraftKings Marketplace Goes Live; FalconX Quintuples Its Value; India’s CoinDCX Now...
August 10, 2021

Non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem DraftKings Marketplace has gone live and will be featuring its first Preseason Access Collection, set to debut this week. The exclusive content will be rolled out from Autograph and contains Preseason Access passes from Tom Brady, Wayne Gretzky, Tony Hawk, Naomi...

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Bitcoin Starts To Show Momentum After Long Lull 
August 09, 2021

After dipping below $30,000 as recently as July 20, bitcoin is starting to show some recent momentum on the road back to $50,000.  The world’s most popular cryptocurrency sat at $46,100 just after noon on Monday (Aug. 9), according to the CoinDesk tracker, although that’s...