Category: Featured
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Tamil Guide: Cryptocurrency Meaning and How to Buy Bitcoin in India — Interview With Giottus
After the supreme court verdict striking down the RBI ban, more people in India are interested in cryptocurrencies. News.Bitcoin.com interviewed Arjun Vijay, COO of crypto exchange Giottus, about the basics of cryptocurrencies in Tamil, focusing on the largest cryptocurrency — bitcoin. We discussed what bitcoin is, how it works, how to purchase bitcoin in India,…
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Nigerians Can Now Buy Bitcoin With Cash From Stores and ATMs That Take Naira
If there’s a place where cryptocurrencies draw significantly more attention than anywhere else right now, it has to be Nigeria. Africa’s largest economy is driven by its oil exports, expanding manufacturing, financial services, communications and information technology sectors, but also by a tech-savvy generation that asks Google about Bitcoin more than its peers in other…
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How Popular Is the Dark Web in India? A Look at Increasing Tech Use and Free Market Potential
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiHZ_wU4ktQ&w=560&h=349] Now that the Reserve Bank of India’s banking ban on cryptocurrencies has been lifted by a recent Supreme Court decision, there is reinvigorated interest in bitcoin within the South Asian nation. Exchanges can reconnect to banking institutions and offer the support they formerly did to their customers. But what about those who prefer…
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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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The Algorithms That Control the Cryptocurrency Market
Algorithms are at the heart of 21st century life, invisibly controlling many of the systems we use and take for granted on a daily basis. Pervasive algorithms determine the entertainment we consume (Netflix, Spotify), the information we read (Google), and the chatter we hear (Facebook, Twitter). It’s no different in crypto, where complex and ever-evolving…
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The Beginner’s Guide to Buying Goods on the Darknet
Darknet markets (DNMs) supply all manner of goods, some legal, others less so, but all purchasable with cryptocurrency and delivered to your door. Indeed, many people’s first exposure to bitcoin is when they have the need to purchase something off the darknet. For shopping of last resort, you need money of last resort – bitcoin,…
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Darknet Markets Flourish as White House and Empire Toast Milestone Achievements
Business is booming on the darknet. Despite ongoing DDoS attacks, Empire Market has now passed 1 million users and two years’ trading. White House Market is also going strong, boasting almost 100% uptime in its first six months and over 60,00 users. In related news, the darknet has gained a new search engine that features…
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MTV Airs Only the Negative Parts of Crypto Youtuber ‘Ya Girl’ Rachel Siegel’s Bitcoin Analysis
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skwT-m1aneo&w=560&h=349] A new television series by MTV features arguably the channel’s first crypto personality. Rachel Siegel, a bitcoin advocate and proponent of mass adoption who’s behind the Youtube channel Crypto Finally, was invited to enrich the story of a $5 million SIM swapping scam with her expertise. The episode was aired recently, attracting much…
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Crypto Community Gets Prepping as Coronavirus Spreads
Crypto Twitter (CT) might not be the first place you’d think to look for pandemic survival strategies, but in recent weeks the community has gone into overdrive, busily discussing scenarios related to COVID-19 aka the coronavirus. While some figures have merely wondered what effect the outbreak will have on the bitcoin market, others have started…
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Sharia Compliance in Bitcoin – What It’s All About, and Why Exchanges Like Beldex Seek Muslim Traders
Money is a critical part of everyone’s life, and for the religious it is even viewed as a matter of eternal consequence. While those on the outside may be unaware of the importance finance takes on in circles of faith, these beliefs nonetheless affect and impact the businesses and economies of market actors everywhere, regardless…