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Bitcoin Daily: IDC Identifies Terror-Linked Hamas Bitcoin; Venezuela Opens Crypto Casino
Bitcoin Daily: IDC Identifies Terror-Linked Hamas Bitcoin; Venezuela Opens Crypto Casino
January 21, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The International Data Corp.’s Institute for Counter Terrorism (IDC-ICT) has discovered a bitcoin front linked to Hamas that is associated with Iran, and is used...

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Bitcoin Daily: Gemini Creates Insurance Unit To Protect Against Crypto Theft; South Korea’s Bithumb Exchange To Fight Crypto Tax Bill
Bitcoin Daily: Gemini Creates Insurance Unit To Protect Against Crypto Theft; South Korea’s Bithumb Exchange...
January 17, 2020  |  Bitcoin

U.S. crypto firm Gemini has debuted an in-house insurer to cover its assets, according to a report Thursday (Jan. 16) by Reuters. The insurer is...

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First Of 40 Burger King Venezuela Locations Now Accepts Bitcoin
First Of 40 Burger King Venezuela Locations Now Accepts Bitcoin
January 05, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Burger King is letting people pay their way in Venezuela with a new bitcoin partnership that enables cryptocurrency purchases, CoinTelegraph reported on Saturday (Jan. 4)....

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Venezuela Readies Central Bank Crypto Payments
Venezuela Readies Central Bank Crypto Payments
September 30, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Venezuela’s central bank is getting ready to pull the trigger on cryptocurrency payments. President Nicolas Maduro said in a televised press conference that the government...

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Bitcoin Daily: Venezuelan Department Stores To Launch Blockchain POS; Blockchain Analysis Firm Debuts Real-Time Fraud Alerts
Bitcoin Daily: Venezuelan Department Stores To Launch Blockchain POS; Blockchain Analysis Firm Debuts Real-Time Fraud...
August 23, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Blockchain firm Pundi X has announced that Venezuela’s largest chain of department stores will implement the XPOS, the blockchain-powered point-of-sale device, across its 49 stores...

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Venezuela Considers Russian Payments System As SWIFT Alternative
Venezuela Considers Russian Payments System As SWIFT Alternative
July 17, 2019  |  International

Sources have revealed that Venezuela might use a Russian-operated international payments messaging system in an effort to get around U.S. sanctions. The country has reportedly...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bank Of Japan Pushes Back On Cryptocurrencies; Venezuela President Demands Consumer Access To Petro Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Bank Of Japan Pushes Back On Cryptocurrencies; Venezuela President Demands Consumer Access To...
July 08, 2019  |  Bitcoin

European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board Member Benoit Coeure has asked financial regulators to create a framework for crypto projects ahead of Facebook’s launch of...

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IADB Recognizes Guaido’s Representative Over Maduro’s
IADB Recognizes Guaido’s Representative Over Maduro’s
March 15, 2019  |  International

Latin America’s largest lender, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), voted on Friday (March 15) to replace President Nicolas Maduro’s representative with that of opposition leader...

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US Mulls Banning Visa, Mastercard From Processing In Venezuela
US Mulls Banning Visa, Mastercard From Processing In Venezuela
March 15, 2019  |  Latin America

The U.S. might prohibit Visa, Mastercard and other financial institutions (FIs), such as SWIFT, from processing transactions in Venezuela. Citing a senior Trump administration official, Reuters...

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