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Coinbase Custody, the U.S.-based crypto exchange Coinbase’s crypto custody service for institutional investors, acquired crypto wallet provider Xapo’s institutional custody business. The transaction value was not disclosed by Coinbase. But Fortune, quoting a person familiar with the matter, said Coinbase paid $55 million, higher than what Fidelity had proposed. The acquisition has grown
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On Aug. 16, Litecoin (LTC) founder Charlie Lee disclosed in a tweet that he is “an investor in Casa,” a Bitcoin (BTC) personal key security firm. He also noted that he has high hopes for the company:“I have the same feeling about Casa today as I had about Coinbase
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Coil, a platform that enables publishers to monetize their content, has recently announced that the company has received a grant of 1 billion Ripple (XRP)trade digital coins from Ripple’s project Xpring. This grant’s initial aim is to increase the use cases of XRP as micropayments on Coil’s platform; in addition,
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Silk Road launched in February 2011 as the darknet’s first bitcoin-based marketplace. Within four months, it would be the darknet’s most notorious site whose reputation extended all the way to
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A little-known Chinese cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme might be cashing out billions of dollars, which was looted through a scam called “Plus Token” from people from China, Japan and South Korea.Another crypto scam has recently come into the limelight when the venture capitalist Dovey Wan tweeted about Plus Token, a failed
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Sunday, Aug. 18. — Most of the top 20 cryptocurrencies are suffering moderate losses on the day, as Bitcoin (BTC) struggles to stay over the $10,150 mark again.Market visualization courtesy of Coin360Bitcoin price is currently down by 1.79% on the day, trading at around $10,166 at press time, according
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Self-proclaimed Bitcoin inventor, Craig Wright, just hit the rock with his recent case with David Kleiman’s estate. The ongoing drama between Wright and his late business partner, David Kleiman, seems to have taken another turn after the presiding judge found Wright’s testimonies wanting.The case, which was filed about a year
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There was a strong drop in bitcoin price below the $10,500 support against the US Dollar.The price is currently correcting losses, but it remains below key hurdles near $10,500.There is a bearish continuation pattern forming with support near $10,080 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from
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ETH price declined heavily below the key $200 and $190 support levels against the US Dollar.The price is currently consolidating losses after trading as low as $174.There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $195 on the 4-hours chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken).The pair could
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Society is now witnessing the implementation of digital currencies, artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology worldwide. These new digital technologies necessitate very high consumption of electric energy, which is currently produced with coal and fossil fuels that have adverse environmental effects. A global shift toward green energy will require
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