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Bitcoin Daily: Coinbase Bug Gives Out Free Ether, Jack Dorsey Sees Bitcoin As World’s ‘Single...
March 22, 2018

Bitcoin has moved past the $9,000 mark for the first time in a week, CCN reported. The price of bitcoin was $9,018.25 as of 11:35 p.m.,  according to CoinDesk. And Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey thinks that bitcoin will eventually be the world’s only currency, CNBC...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bermuda Mulls ICO Rules, UK Bitcoin Mining Farm Wants Investors
March 21, 2018

Bitcoin moved above the $9,000 mark on Tuesday (March 20), CNBC reported. Finance ministers and governors reportedly had “productive talks” at the G-20 meeting in Argentina. Italy’s central bank leader even said that crypto should not be completely outlawed — despite its risks. But bitcoin...

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Bitcoin Daily: Trump Bans Petro Crypto; N.Y. Town Outlaws Crypto Mining
March 20, 2018

Bitcoin may soon climb to $9,000 again, CoinDesk reported. Still, the cryptocurrency has some ways to go. It fell to a five-and-half low of $7,335 on the CoinDesk Bitcoin Price Index (BPI) on Sunday. But the cryptocurrency was trading at $8,504.43 as of 8:54 p.m., according...

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Fewer Than 10 Percent Of Americans Invest In Crypto
March 19, 2018

A new study has discovered that when it comes to crypto, Americans just aren’t buying it. In fact, of 2,001 American adults surveyed by Finder, only 7.95 percent have purchased a cryptocurrency. The news is surprising since crypto has gained fame over the past year...

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Plattsburgh Temporarily Halts Bitcoin Mining As It Raises Electricity Costs
March 19, 2018

Plattsburgh, the small upstate New York town, has placed a temporary halt on cryptocurrency mining in an effort to preserve natural resources, the health of the residents of the town and the so-called “character and direction” of the small city. Bloomberg, citing Plattsburgh, reported residents...

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Bitcoin Prices Continue To Fall, Hitting Less than $8K
March 19, 2018

More bad news for bitcoin: The cryptocurrecy fell below $8,000 this past weekend, dropping about 25 percent so far this month. According to The Street, bitcoin has now fallen about 60 percent from the all-time high of more than $19,000 the crypto hit in December....

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FTC Cracks Down On Crypto Pyramid Scheme
March 16, 2018

Those who claim that all cryptocurrencies are a pyramid scheme haven’t seen anything yet. On March 16, 2018, a federal court cracked down on four individuals behind a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme. The defendants allegedly promoted chain referral schemes that promised big rewards to participants who...

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Supply Chain, Linked and Billed Via Blockchain
March 16, 2018

Even at its smoothest, supply chain management is never the easiest of endeavors. Transparency is key, but often is lacking – in part because of far-flung parties, which include both sides of a transaction (buyer and seller, of course) that may be operating across time...

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Bitcoin Daily: BitGrail Plans To Refund $195M, Ethereum Takes A Price Beating
March 16, 2018

Bitcoin dipped below $8,000 for a short time on Thursday (March 15), CNBC reported. The fall comes as central bankers and finance ministers are likely to discuss cryptocurrencies in Argentina at the G20 meeting this weekend. Bitcoin was trading at $8,305.39 as of 8:25 p.m.,...