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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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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
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At 23:30 UTC on January 28, the price of Bitcoin in China rose from $9,150 to $9,400 in less than five minutes. The sudden spike marked an 83-day high for the cryptocurrency in Asia. Rise to the Top As uncertainty in the global markets looms, demand for
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In a recent interview with FOX Business, American billionaire investor - Tim Draper says his best advice for millennials would be to 'Buy Bitcoin' (and more generally, crypto). Tim Draper, a known venture capitalist and early investor in top firms such as Skype, Twitter, Hotmail, Tesla, and SpaceX,
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Blockchain is the philosopher's stone of the 21st century. Since the creation of Bitcoin after the financial crash of 2008, a movement has spread to different corners of the world. One of such corners is in Africa, an increasingly significant player in the geopolitical sphere. Different blockchain companies
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Eighteen year old Samy Bensaci from Montreal, Canada is currently facing a four charges connected to a $50 million sim swapping scam targeted at cryptocurrency holders. According to Canadian authorities, Bensaci is part of a hacking syndicate that stole millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from both American and Canadian crypto
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Volatility in Bitcoin prices are expected over the weekend as China celebrates the Chinese New Year. Trading activity will be lower, resulting in lower demand for Bitcoin from the Asian region. After rising above $9,000 per Bitcoin, prices have dropped by almost 10% over seven days. Sharp falls were