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Statistics show that more merchants are using bitcoin to facilitate transactions. Some regions have experienced as much as a 600 per cent increase in the number of commercial transactions being made with the cryptocurrency. $4 Billion in Bitcoin Sent Through Payment Processors A report by research firm, Chainalysis, shows that
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Japanese messaging giant - LINE is bringing cryptocurrency to its over 600 million users globally. LINE announced it will launch trading for its Link token through its crypto subsidiary - LVC corporation in Japan by April 2020. According to an official press release, LVC is also introducing a system for
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Microsoft has launched a new browser designed to block and prevent users from unintentionally downloading crypto mining scripts. The chromium-based "Microsoft Edge Browser" comes with a unique feature to protect users from automatically downloading unwanted apps such as adware and other malicious programs which could harm a users&
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Social media giant - Twitter has added the Bitcoin ( ₿ ) emoji to its platform. This was revealed in an official Tweet by its CEO and co-founder, Jack Dorsey who posted about the Bitcoin emoji and hashtag. The new BTC emoji will pop up showing the ₿ symbol whenever a Twitter user writes
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The United States Congress (January 30) held a hearing session titled: "Is Cash Still King? Reviewing the Rise of Mobile Payments." The hearing held before House Representatives of the Fintech Task Force, had in attendance a number of payment companies, consumer witnesses and non-profit institutions. During the hearing,
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Amid the great start to the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency market this year, there is a corresponding increase in searches related to "Bitcoin Halving" as Google Trends indicate. Bitcoiners and non-coiners seem to increasingly anticipate the cryptocurrency's once-every-four-years event (2012, 2016, 2020); which from historical data has
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NairaEx in the Spotlight NairaEx is West Africa’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, with a growing digital footprint across the continent. Since its inception, it has grown its user base not only in Nigeria but across different continents in the world. From USA to China, different individuals use NairaEx. As with
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The City of Zermatt, Switzerland has become the second Swiss town to officially allow residents pay their taxes in Bitcoin (BTC). According to an official announcement, city authorities have partnered with one of Switzerland's top crypto financial services firm - Bitcoin Suisse to now offer the new tax
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The Paris Saint Germain (PSG) fan tokens are now live on blockchain platform - Socios.com. Fans and followers of the football club can now purchase the tokens on Socios, as revealed in an annoucement on its official Twitter handle. For its very first use case, the $PSG Fan Token
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Malta-based blockchain firm, Chiliz will launch a cryptocurrency exchange for sports and entertainment tokens. The new platform - Chiliz.net will serve as the trading exchange for tokens of all partnering sports teams on its Socios platform. Chiliz.net will also integrate the Socios wallet, enabling fans of partnering football
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Elon Musk, the brain behind Tesla, SpaceX, and Paypal has cleared the air on his opinions on cryptocurrency. During a podcast, he states that he is “neither here nor there on Bitcoin”. Pretty Clever Technology When asked by the interviewers on his take on Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies, Musk referred to
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2020 has kicked off on a very positive note for Bitcoin holders and investors, as BTC has topped from its year-to-date starting price of around $7,160 on January 1, 2020 to currently trade at $9,361 (January 29, 2020). After a correction below $9,000 last week, the bulls