Bitcoin Trade Setup on US Election Day; Boom or Bust Ahead?
A modest price rebound in the Bitcoin market reversed in the hours before the New York opening bell
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Pelosi Says It’s Tuesday or Bust if White House Wants a Pre-Election Stimulus Package: Report
The Democratic House Speaker said if a deal isn't reached by Tuesday evening, a package won't be likely before Nov. 3. Source
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E-Krona or Bust, Says Sweden’s Chief Central Banker, Trying to Drag Swedish Govt Into Digital Age
Riksbank Governor Stevan Ingves sees a Swedish digital currency as an imperative for the central bank. Source
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Blockchain Bites: Bitmain’s $4B Valuation, Cambodia’s CBDC and BTC-e’s Bust
Bitcoin is one of the only sources of funding available for the “pirate” science site, Sci-Hub, which is quietly engaged in war against copyrights. Despite Bitcoin’s ability to disintermediate money from politics, a new quantum computer may eventually crack its code. Here’s the story: You’re reading Blockchain Bites, the daily roundup of
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New Season of ‘Billions’ Opens With Bitcoin Mining Bust
Showtime released the first episode of the fifth season of financial drama series “Billions,” which opened with a Bitcoin mining bust.The new season, based on the life of the former New York District attorney Preet Bharara, began on May 3 with a plot revolving around a group of cryptocurrency miners
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Blockchain Analysis Helps Bust ‘Mr Dark’s’ Rape and Child Porn Site
A Dutch national known as ‘Mr Dark’ — who allegedy made $1.6 million in cryptocurrency from hosting violent rape and child pornography videos — has been indicted by a Federal Grand Jury in the District of Columbia.Michael Rahim Mohammed, 32, allegedly operated the ‘Dark Scandals’ website, which has operated
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Bitcoin SV Dips 33% amid Altcoin Season Bust and More Losses are Coming
The altcoin market is bleeding red and Bitcoin SV (BSV) is its most injured pawn.The fifth-largest cryptocurrency on Monday slipped by circa 10 percent to establish a new intraday low at $256.66. The move downhill came as a part of a larger bearish correction that started last week when BSV
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Investigators Bust €6 Million Bitcoin and Gold Fraud Scheme
French, Belgian and Israeli investigators have brought down a scheme that defrauded €6 million ($6.64 million) from French and Belgian citizens, a Jan 29. press release from Europol reads.The fraudsters promised significant returns for the victims’ investment in what appears to have been a Ponzi scheme.The international network of
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Blockbuster or a Bust? Tickets Industry Lines Up Around the Blockchain
Ticketmaster, one of the largest event ticket distributors in the world, announced in October 2018 that it had acquired Upgraded, a blockchain technology company specializing in live event ticketing.By applying blockchain technology, Ticketmaster set out to solve some of the biggest challenges facing the billion-dollar ticketing industry. For example,
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Brazilian Police Bust Alleged Crypto Fraud That Cost Investors $360M
Scammers targeted their network of victims through social media. After the victims sent funds, the suspects told them to wait as their investments grew three to four percent daily. But victims were not allowed to withdraw, the police alleged, and their money disappeared. Source
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