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Research has shown that government paper money is a hotbed for bacteria and that, at least in the U.S., most bank notes in circulation are tainted by cocaine. Now you can also worry about a new threat possibly sticking to your fingers when you handle a bill – a deadly virus coming out of China. […]
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Bitcoin ABC developers published a blog post on Saturday which discusses the miner Infrastructure Funding Plan (IFP) and the team told the community the software engineers have been “requested” to implement IFP. According to the developers, the code for IFP will be implemented in the upcoming 0.21.0 ABC software release. Also Read: 3 Cents per […]
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On February 7, the blockchain analytics provider Tradeblock published a report about the upcoming BTC reward halving. BTC’s block reward is expected to halve on or around May 12, 2020, and Tradeblock’s report estimates that the cost to mine BTC will be over $12,500 after the halving. Also Read: The Controversial S2F Model Predicts Bitcoin […]
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The infamous Craig Wright, the Australian native who claims to be Satoshi Nakamoto, has published a blog post that explains he owns “the full rights to the Bitcoin registry” and developers do not have the right to change the protocol’s underlying database. Wright’s recent blog post makes it seem like “legal redress” is coming to […]
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By Dmitriy Gurkovskiy, Chief Analyst at RoboForex On Friday, February 14th, the XRP is correcting after the previous robust growth, generally trading at $0.3160. On H4, the growth has sped up for a short while by breaking out the resistance line and reaching the projection resistance line. It should be especially noted that the ascending dynamics have corrected the previous downtrend at 50.0% Fibo. Presently, there is a divergence forming on the MACD which means a pullback is coming. The aim of the pullback may be 38.2% ($0.3010). After the pullback, the next impulse of growth will be aimed at
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The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, Neel Kashkari, said on Tuesday that bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are “like a giant garbage dumpster.” He would rather his one-year-old daughter have a low yielding Treasury bond than a bitcoin, emphasizing that all that’s emerging from the crypto world “is burning garbage.” Also read: Fed […]
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin gave his testimony on cryptocurrency before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday. Mnuchin said crypto is a “crucial area” that the Treasury has spent a lot of time on. He also talked about stablecoins and announced that new crypto regulations focusing on transparency will be rolled out soon. Also read: […]
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Atlantic City’s casinos will head into the New Year in a buoyant mood after enjoying a lucrative time of things during 2020. The latest financial report published by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement show that the nine casinos located there collectively won nearly $3.3 billion from gamblers last year. The figures represent a huge turnaround in fortunes for a sector that appeared to be dying on its feet just a few years ago. Read on as we assess the state of the gambling industry in Atlantic City. Casinos bounce back from troubled spell Atlantic City’s casinos haven’t won
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A report published by cybersecurity organization Insikt Group claims internet use in North Korea has grown significantly in the past three years. The group cites a “300% increase in the volume of activity to and from North Korean networks since 2017,” and part of this activity involves monero (XMR) mining. Insikt observes a tenfold increase […]
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In his testimony before the House Financial Services Committee, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell answered a number of questions regarding digital currencies. While stating that “a ledger where you know everybody’s payments” is not a problem in China, he believes it is not attractive for the U.S. Admitting that Facebook’s Libra project was a wake-up […]
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