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Is the backlash over Libra about more than just Libra?
The major components of the Facebook led cryptocurrency Libra has faced setbacks over the last two weeks that have basically crippled the initiative. Read more…
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Visa, Mastercard, others having second thoughts about Libra
Visa, Mastercard and other key financial partners may reconsider their involvement in Facebook’s cryptocurrency Libra, the Wall Street Journal reports. Read more…
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Good news! STOs are not ICO 2.0! Here’s what that means
In the wake of the ICO bust, STOs (security token offerings) are tipped as the Next Big Thing in 2019 – but don’t call them ICO 2.0, say the experts. Read more…
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Cryptocurrencies and tokens facing a prolonged bear market
Companies that issued tokens over the last two years through initial coin offerings (ICOs) may have to sell more of these assets to finance their operations. Read more…
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Philippines sets new rules to regulate cryptocurrencies
The Philippines unveils a comprehensive set of new rules governing cryptocurrencies in a bid to effectively regulate and protect investors. Read more…
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Bitcoin plunge continues as investors sour on crypto
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Bitcoin plunged more than 12% on Monday, extending falls in recent weeks in a broad-based selloff in digital currencies as sentiment sours. Several factors have accelerated the downturn, analysts said, including Read more…
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Why Bitcoin is losing viability as a payment option
LONDON (Reuters) – The use of Bitcoin for commercial payments has dropped dramatically this year, even as the original digital coin starts to fulfil one of the basic features of any payment currency: stability. The Read more…
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13 months later, Bitcoin is back below below $5,000 mark
LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin fell below $5,000 on Monday for the first time in over a year, slumping to a fresh 13-month low on the Bitstamp platform as a broad sell-off in cryptocurrencies sparked last Read more…
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Bitcoin turns ten but investors aren’t celebrating, exactly
LONDON (Reuters) – Bitcoin was heading towards a year-on-year loss on Wednesday, its tenth birthday, the first loss since last year’s bull market, when the original and biggest digital coin muscled its way to worldwide Read more…
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You can buy HTC Exodus blockchain phone now if you pay in crypto
HTC has launched the ‘early access’ period for its first blockchain phone, the Exodus 1, which is so blockchained that early adopters can only pay for it in cryptocurrency. Punters who go to www.htcexodus.com can Read more…