Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency. It is a decentralized digital currency without a central bank or single administrator that can be sent from user to user on the peer-to-peer bitcoin network without the need for intermediaries.

Terra Buys $135M in Bitcoin for UST Stablecoin Reserve
Terra Buys $135M in Bitcoin for UST Stablecoin Reserve
March 28, 2022  |  Blockchain

Do Kwon, co-founder and CEO of the company behind the Terra blockchain, confirmed it had bought over $1 billion in bitcoin since the end of...

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Today in Crypto: Sudan Central Bank Warns of Crypto Risk; Bitcoin Rally Excites Bulls
Today in Crypto: Sudan Central Bank Warns of Crypto Risk; Bitcoin Rally Excites Bulls
March 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

The Central Bank of Sudan has warned against citizens using cryptocurrencies due to the tokens supposed risks, especially as Sudan’s economy suffers, Coindesk reported Monday...

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North Korea Uses Hacking Groups to Steal Crypto Assets
North Korea Uses Hacking Groups to Steal Crypto Assets
March 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

A global cybersecurity firm reports the North Korean regime is filling its coffers with cash from government-sponsored hacking groups who perform crypto thefts. Mandiant, the...

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Today in Data: The Numbers in Money Laundering
Today in Data: The Numbers in Money Laundering
March 28, 2022  |  Today In Data

Today in data, digital identity verification techniques can reduce money laundering and increase compliance. Plus, a former Paraguay congresswoman was sentenced in a money laundering...

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Today in Crypto: India Passes Crypto Tax Legislation; Deloitte, Coinbase to Acquire Brazil’s 2TM
Today in Crypto: India Passes Crypto Tax Legislation; Deloitte, Coinbase to Acquire Brazil’s 2TM
March 27, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Thanks to a new tax proposal passed by India’s Parliament, in one week, residents of India will have to pay a capital gains tax of...

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El Salvador President’s Twitter Battles Risk Painting Nation Further Into Corner
El Salvador President’s Twitter Battles Risk Painting Nation Further Into Corner
March 25, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele came out swinging this week, accusing the U.S. of interfering with the country’s finances and calling out a report that $1...

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NYC Party Planner Charged in $2.3M Bitcoin Laundering Case
NYC Party Planner Charged in $2.3M Bitcoin Laundering Case
March 25, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Prosecutors in Manhattan have accused a former party producer of using bitcoin to launder millions in for a “rolodex of crooks” around the world. The...

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Trolling Sanctions, Top Russian Pol Suggests Bitcoin For Gas
Trolling Sanctions, Top Russian Pol Suggests Bitcoin For Gas
March 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

In other circumstances, you’d have to wonder if Pavel Zavalny, head of the Russian State Duma’s Committee on Energy, was trolling European Central Bank President...

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Today in Crypto: Stablecoin Cashio Loses $28M in Value After Glitch Attack; Figure Lets Homebuyers Use Crypto for Collateral for Loans
Today in Crypto: Stablecoin Cashio Loses $28M in Value After Glitch Attack; Figure Lets Homebuyers...
March 23, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cashio, the Solana-based stablecoin protocol, has succumbed to an “infinite glitch” attack, according to developers, Coindesk wrote Wednesday (March 23). Cashio’s CASH stablecoin dropped in...

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