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Kadena CEO Will Martino had already been considering abandoning his blockchain development company’s Brooklyn HQ before coronavirus came to New York City. The fast-spreading virus, however, recently convinced him the office had to go. On Feb. 21, he told his team to begin working from home.The New York Metropolitan area’s
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A bloody Monday for the equity and oil markets, as Europe stock markets are dropping by 8%, while oil has seen a drop of 30%. But it’s not only equity markets as the crypto market is also experiencing the same pain with Bitcoin (BTC) dropping $1,500 during the weekend. Wouldn’t
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Authorities are cracking down on sellers for “price gouging” as people panic-buy face masks. They’re also urging people not to panic-buy face masks as shortages threaten an effective coronavirus response. While companies appear guilty of “profiteering” from the crisis, raising prices could ration vital medical supplies. Authorities, governmental and
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N95 masks do not protect people from coronavirus particles. Surgical masks are not effective at all in preventing the penetration of airborne particles. Doctors say people have to stop hoarding them to ensure medical centers do not run out of supply. People are hoarding surgical and N95 masks all
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Wasabi Wallet developer nopara73 and BTCPay lead developer Nicolas Dorier faced off in a digital boxing match at bitcoin developer conference Advancing Bitcoin in London.In a video game from bitcoin startup Zebedee, the two developers played digital versions of themselves kicking and punching each other on a screen in front
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Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency exchanges in Japan will face significant restrictions on margin trading as soon as this Spring, according to reports.Referencing sources at Japan’s finance regulator, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), local English-language news outlet Japan Times revealed plans to limit margin leverage to twice the total of
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XRP, Ripple’s native cryptocurrency which increased by more than 15 percent in merely two days, will be delisted from BITBOX. The exchange is operated by Japan’s biggest messaging application LINE.Why is XRP being delisted, and what impact will it have?In a standard statement, the BITBOX team said that it actively
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A United Kingdom national, and alleged member of “The Dark Overlord” hacking collective, has been extradited to the United States to face charges. According to an announcement from the U.S. Department of Justice on Dec. 18, the charges relate to the purported theft of sensitive information from companies in
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Two Canadian men who defrauded a Bitcoin (BTC) investor out of $140,000 by impersonating exchange HitBTC may serve two years in prison.According to court records on Dec. 16, brothers Jagroop Singh Khatkar and Karanjit Singh Khatkhar pled guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud over a scam
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Earlier this week, decentralized cryptocurrency exchange CryptoBridge abruptly announced that it was shutting shop, leaving just two weeks for its customers to retrieve their funds. Around the same time, the Waves DEX also shut down to resume operations as a hybrid exchange.While Waves ostensibly decided to “merge all the
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