Category: BTC
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South Korea Passes Bill to Regulate Cryptocurrency in Line With FATF Standards
South Korea’s National Assembly finally passed a bill that provides a framework for the regulation of cryptocurrencies and exchanges. Crypto service providers will be required to use the real-name verification system and comply with reporting requirements in line with the global cryptocurrency standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Also read: Bitcoin Legal…
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Crypto Bulls Roadshow Coming to Over 15 Indian Cities — With Government Participation
India’s Crypto Bulls Roadshow, a nonprofit initiative to prepare India for the next bull run, is coming up, and government organizations are joining the drive. Currently, 15 cities in India are planned for but more may be added based on demand. There is no fee to participate in the roadshow and there will be online…
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Cryptocurrency Airdrops and Giveaways: What They Are and What’s Next
There are a number of ways people can obtain cryptocurrencies and one of them is through airdrops, a type of distribution where creators send free coins to numerous crypto wallet addresses in order to drive adoption. Airdrops have been leveraged for years and token distributors believe that it’s a great way to disburse coins fairly…
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$65M Investment Fuels Natural Gas Provider’s ‘Behind-the-Meter’ Bitcoin Mining Operation
On Thursday, a natural gas-based power plant in Dresden, New York, Greenidge Generation LLC, revealed the energy provider has the capacity to mine around $50,000 worth of bitcoins (5.5 BTC) every day. The 65,000 square-foot natural gas utility plant was upgraded when the firm installed 7,000 bitcoin miners that leverage some of the cheapest natural…
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Bitcoin Legal in India: Exchanges Resume INR Banking Service After Supreme Court Verdict Allows Cryptocurrency
Indian cryptocurrency exchanges are bringing back banking support after the Supreme Court of India struck down the banking ban on the crypto industry. News.Bitcoin.com talked to several crypto exchange executives to find out the effects of the supreme court ruling and what their exchanges plan to offer users now that the banking ban has been…
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HODL Waves Chart Reveals Bitcoin Holders’ Firm Grip – 42% Hasn’t Moved in 2 Years
According to a report written by Coin Metrics analyst Jacob Franek, as of March 1, 2020, roughly 42% of all BTC has not moved onchain in more than two years. The metric is the largest number since June 2017 and the study notes that “HODL waves” have grown larger. Also Read: Get Ready for the…
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Bitcoin Lawsuit: Lawyers Accuse Craig Wright of Forgery, Can’t Locate Former Nchain CEO
The Kleiman v. Wright lawsuit in Florida continues to unravel as the plaintiff’s law firm has accused Craig Wright of forging documents that allegedly stemmed from the mysterious bonded courier. Kleiman’s attorney has scheduled a few more depositions with people like Wright’s wife and London Books author Andrew O’Hagan. Kleiman’s legal team also wants to…
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Coronavirus Prompts Fed to Slash Interest Rate – Stocks Slide, Gold Spikes, Bitcoin Uncertainty
The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed interest rates by 50 bps on Tuesday citing concerns about the coronavirus outbreak against the bleak economy. The last time the central bank slashed rates by leveraging an “emergency rate shift” by half a percentage point was after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in 2008. The announcement didn’t have a…
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USDZ Capital Group Launches USDZ Stablecoin
High volatility is one of the major problems of the cryptocurrency, which prevents it from becoming a full-fledged replacement for fiat money at this stage. Cryptocurrency quotes are unstable and can change dramatically in a short period of time. Such price jumps can be observed not only in the first cryptocurrency, but also in all…
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Indian Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Cryptocurrency — RBI Ban Lifted
A historic day for the Indian crypto community, the supreme court has finally ruled on the case against the banking ban by the central bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). The court held that the RBI circular which places a banking ban on the crypto industry is unconstitutional. Also read: Hearing Concluded — Indian…