Twitter Stock Jumps 20% Following Reports the Company Is Weighing the Possibility of Adding BTC

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Buoyed by reports that Twitter has been studying the possibility of adding bitcoin to its balance sheet, the company’s stock surged to a new 52-week high of $73.18 on Feb. 12. Before the surge, the stock had been trading at just under $60 on Feb. 9. At the time of writing, Twitter’s market capitalization stood … Read more

Bitcoin’s Rapid Increase Should Compel Crypto Investors to Own Gold, Says Top Miner

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Sandeep Biswas, chief executive officer of Newcrest Mining, one of the world’s biggest gold miners, has said that the sharp increase in bitcoin prices should compel crypto investors to hold gold as a safe-haven asset. In a Feb. 11 interview with Bloomberg TV, Biswas criticized bitcoin’s (BTC) volatility while flouting gold’s credentials as a time-tested … Read more

Amazon Is Working on Digital Currency Solutions— Pilot Project Set to Launch in Mexico

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The e-commerce giant is preparing to explore the crypto business, as a recent job listing suggests. Amazon is looking to launch a pilot project in Mexico that seeks to build a team that develops new solutions based on “digital currencies.” E-Commerce Giant Amazon Seeks to Target Customers in ‘Emerging Markets’ According to a job posting, … Read more

South Korean Court Orders Bithumb to Compensate Users for an Accidental BTC Withdrawal Case in 2018

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A South Korean court ordered one of the biggest domestic crypto exchanges to compensate victims of an “accidental withdrawal” incident in 2018. Bithumb has been ordered to pay customers who withdrew their bitcoin funds to an unknown wallet. Funds Ended Up in a Wallet With an Unknown Owner According to Fn News, six Bithumb customers … Read more

Colombia’s Financial Superintendent Approves Nine Crypto Platforms to Work With National Banks

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In Colombia, the entity managed by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, the Financial Superintendence of Colombia (Superfinanciera) has revealed the authorization of alliances between Colombian banks and digital currency exchanges. So far, Colombia’s financial department has approved nine partnerships between exchanges and national banks in order to make cryptocurrency operations more accessible to … Read more