Federal Reserve Keeps Rates Close to Zero, Maintains Asset Purchases
The statement is in keeping with economists' expectations for the U.S. central bank to take no new monetary policy actions. Source
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Purchases
Marathon Purchases Additional 10,000 S-19 Pro Miners From Bitmain
This marks the second 10,000+ machine order from Marathon since August. Source
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Man in Florida Got $3.9M in PPP Check and Purchases New Lamborghini
David Hines from Florida has been arrested for allegedly securing $3.9 million in PPP which he used for purchasing a $318,000 Lamborghini Huracan.A man from Florida David Hines has been arrested and charged as he allegedly lied to get $3.9 million COVID-19 relief funds in a PPP check which he
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LibertyX Allows BTC Purchases in Cash at 7-Eleven, CVS, and Rite Aid
LibertyX, the firm that launched one of the early Bitcoin ATMs, has just made purchasing Bitcoin in cash possible at more than 20,000 retail locations across the United States. In a June 22 announcement on LibertyX’s Twitter account, the crypto ATM service company said customers of retailers including 7-Eleven, CVS Pharmacy,
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JPMorgan Chase Settles in Suit Over Credit Card Crypto Purchases
The sixth-largest bank worldwide, JPMorgan Chase Bank, has settled a lawsuit over unannounced changes made to the fee structure applied to cryptocurrency purchases made using its credit cards in 2018. The details of the settlement have not been disclosed.Plaintiffs Brady Tucker, Ryan Hilton, and Stanton Smith accused Chase Bank
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Binance Adds Support for Instant Crypto Purchases With Russian Ruble
Binance, the second-largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume, has enabled instant purchases of four major digital currencies with the Russian ruble.The development allows Binance users to link their Visa banking card and purchase Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Binance Coin (BNB) and XRP with the ruble, according to a
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Argentina’s Central Bank Bans Bitcoin Purchases With Credit Cards
After recently imposing limits on U.S. dollar purchases, the Central Bank of Argentina (BCA) announced Oct. 31, that citizens are prohibited from using credit cards to buy Bitcoin (BTC) or other cryptocurrencies. The news was initially reported by CryptoX Brazil on Nov. 1. All in the name of preserving forex
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Moon Web Extension Allows Amazon Purchases with Bitcoin (BTC)
Moon Technologies Inc., a fintech firm in the blockchain and cryptocurrency space has created an online payment system that enables customers to pay for their purchases on Amazon with bitcoin (BTC). The payment system, available as an extension for various Internet browsers including Google Chrome, Opera, and Brave, will facilitate
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Binance Will Support WeChat And Alipay For Bitcoin Purchases
Photo: CoinspeakerRecently, Binance has announced that they will add two more fiat-to-crypto gateways, hence WeChat and Alipay. With this move, citizens of China now will be able to purchase Bitcoin, with these two payment options. Changpeng Zhao, the CEO of Binance, confirmed this news on his Twitter account:YES https://t.co/dnHKQSLvS4—
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Australian Startup to Offer 20% Payback on Fuel Purchases in Tokens
Australian startup Incent plans to offer a 20% payback in its INCNT token on fuel purchases at United Petrol stations for a limited time. Incent announced in a press release published on Sept. 26 that participants will have to sign up on its platform and sync their bank accounts in
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