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Bitcoin Daily: Facebook Bans Crypto Ads, SEC Halts ‘Illegal’ ICO
January 31, 2018

While interest in digital coins may be surging, Facebook is not interested in running cryptocurrency ads, according to Recode. The social networking site will ban ads that promote “financial products and services frequently associated with misleading or deceptive promotional practices.” Beyond its own app, Facebook...

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Starbucks’ Howard Schultz Skeptical On Bitcoin, Hopeful For Blockchain
January 30, 2018

Bitcoin has yet another naysayer. This time, it’s Starbucks’ executive chairman and former CEO, Howard Schultz, who doesn’t believe the cryptocurrency is “legitimate.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Bitcoin Daily: Robinhood’s Crypto Trading Hits 1M, Seagate Feels Negative Effects Of Ripple
January 30, 2018

Like the rise of cryptocurrencies, interest in a new trading app that will allow users to trade bitcoin and Ethereum has surged, CNBC reported. After Robinhood announced that it will allow no-fee cryptocurrency trading beginning in February, more than 1 million people have joined the waitlist to...

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Coincheck Hack May Spur More Regulation And Decentralized Trading
January 29, 2018

Following the theft of $530 million in NEM tokens from Coincheck last week, governments will likely call for more cryptocurrency regulation and investors may turn to peer-to-peer (P2P) methods of trading instead of centralized exchanges, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Coincheck Will Refund Some, Not All, Of $520M Lost In Hack
January 29, 2018

Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, will reimburse customers up to ¥46.3 billion ($426 million) due to a hack it suffered last week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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$400 Million Of NEM Coins Vanish From Coincheck
January 26, 2018

Four years after the collapse of Mt. Gox, Coincheck, one of Japan’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has said that about $400 million worth of NEM coins have gone missing, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Bitcoin And The Bitter Tax Bite
January 26, 2018

The taxman cometh. And the cryptos plummet. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree...

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Bitcoin Daily: 50 Cent Made Millions Selling Album For Bitcoin
January 25, 2018

In possibly the latest crime involving cryptocurrency, U.S. regulators say that a Nevada company and two involved individuals allegedly defrauded more than $6 million from customers seeking to buy a virtual currency called My Big Coin, Reuters reported. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed...

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Ripple Sold Nearly $92 Million XRP In Q4 2017
January 24, 2018

Ripple sold nearly $92 million of its XRP digital currency in the fourth quarter of 2017, according to news from CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....