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A Deeper Look Into The Pirate Bay’s Mysterious ‘Piratetoken’ Soft Launch

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In mid-May, the popular and perhaps the largest torrent tracker on the internet, The Pirate Bay, mysteriously revealed a new cryptocurrency called piratetoken (TPB). The token has seen a 20% gain in 30 days and following the quiet launch, the torrent tracker’s website explained that the new piratetoken is a soft launch for a myriad … Read more

Irish Banks Hail EU’s ‘Radical’ Anti-Money Laundering Push

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Banks in Ireland have welcomed an upcoming reform of the European Union’s anti-money laundering regulations that will affect the crypto space. The Irish banking industry organization voiced support for the changes aimed at disrupting illicit transactions at the union level while calling them “radical.” New AML Body to Weed Out Suspicious Transactions in the EU, … Read more

Strategist Mike McGlone Believes Bitcoin Can Jump to $60K Resistance vs. $20K Support

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The senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence, Mike McGlone, has been long on bitcoin for a while now and he said last month that bitcoin has a “bullish ace up its sleeve.” This week the strategist’s analysis notes that bitcoin prices will likely revert toward the $60K handle in contrast to the $20K support range. … Read more

Users Criticize Uniswap’s Decision to Remove Over 100 Tokens From Main Interface

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The largest decentralized exchange (dex) platform, in terms of trade volume, Uniswap has revealed the dex has removed a number of tokens from the platform interface. The community assumes the tokens could be deemed securities by global regulators. Uniswap users can still swap these tokens via accessing specific smart contracts themselves, as the company behind … Read more

Group of Salvadorans Take to the Streets to Protest El Salvador’s New Bitcoin Law

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While some Salvadorans situated near Playa El Zonte beach like the new bitcoin tender law implemented by Nayib Bukele’s regime, a number of other citizens dislike the law. This week, regional reports show citizens from El Salvador have taken to the streets to protest the bitcoin tender law. Salvadoran Protestors Say Bitcoin Is ‘Too Volatile’ … Read more