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On Feb. 16, Tim Pastoor, a digital identity researcher in the Netherlands, tweeted a video of a person coming up to a truck and handing a large paper envelope to the driver, saying it contained “some sats” – slang for “satoshis,” small fractions of bitcoin. “Eight grand of bitcoin in
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Canada’s national police have sent letters to cryptocurrency exchanges asking them to freeze at least 34 crypto addresses allegedly connected to the Freedom Convoy protests under the Emergencies Act recently invoked by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Banks have also received letters about “designated persons” tied to the protests as the
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As reported by Canadian news outlet The Globe and Mail, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (Canada's federal police force) sent letters to several cryptocurrency exchanges demanding that they "cease facilitating any transactions" with more than 30 specific cryptocurrency wallet addresses linked to the ongoing truck protests in the country. The
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Hardware manufacturer Canaan is expanding its crypto mining operations in Kazakhstan. The company is now cooperating with a number of mining firms there and has already deployed over 10,000 pieces of hardware despite the country’s challenges with electricity supply. Increased energy prices have also provoked protests that could potentially affect
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Nigerians are adopting more VPNs, including decentralized VPNs.The adoption comes as #EndSARS protestors are concerned the government may limit access to parts of the internet.Mysterium, a decentralized VPN, is trying to reach crypto users in parts of the world that grapple with actual and potential internet censorship.The decentralized virtual private
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[sociallocker id="55298"] A new project has sprung up to take advantage of the tense situation in the United States and promote a new token.A massive wave of protests and riots continues to engulf the U.S. following George Floyd’s death at the hands of the Minneapolis Police Department.While an outpouring of
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[sociallocker id="55298"] There, in the midst of a protest against police brutality in Austin, Texas, stood a man holding a makeshift cardboard sign that read, “Bitcoin will save us.” The image, tweeted earlier this week by the ProPublica journalist Jessica Huseman, generated 789 retweets and 2,400 likes. Some twitterati said bitcoin had nothing to do with
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[sociallocker id="55298"] Bitcoin (BTC) has managed to go above $10,000 level. Meanwhile, riots across the U.S. are going on after the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers.Bitcoin (BTC) surged above the $10,000 level at around 23:05 UTC (7:05 p.m. Eastern Time). The flagship cryptocurrency broke above this level
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[sociallocker id="55298"] Bitcoin has risen above $10,000 for the first time in almost a month as protests in U.S. cities continue to intensify. At around 23:05 UTC (7:05 p.m. Eastern Time), bitcoin (BTC) rose from $9,895 to around $10,429 over the course of 30 minutes as a new wave of volatility
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Hong Kong-based blockchain remittance startup Bitspark has abruptly announced its closure, citing internal restructuring issues.On Feb. 3, Bitspark co-founder and CEO George Harrap officially announced the platform’s plans to shut down its services on March 4, 2020.According to the statement, Bitspark users will be able to withdraw their cryptocurrencies
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