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Popular adult entertainment website Pornhub has added a new cryptocurrency payment option to aid easy payments of its models. According to an official blog post, the website now offers support for the Tether (USDT) stablecoin , aiding easy, instant and zero fee payments for Pornhub models. “Since PayPal’s decision to
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An email reveals that peer-to-peer cryptocurrency marketplace, LocalBitcoins is suspending services to customers located in several regions in Africa. The African regions mentioned in the email include Ethiopia, Botswana, Tunisia, Libya, Nigeria, and Ghana. LocalBitcoins Enhanced Due Diligence Woes in Africa The email suggests that increasing pressure from the European
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The Central Banks of Canada, England, Japan, Sweden, Switzerland and the European Union, have formed a group in conjunction with the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to jointly research digital currencies (CBDC). According to an official notice by the Bank of England, the partnering central banks will look to share
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* Reserve Bank of India Denies Banning Bitcoin and Crypto, but Banks Face Regulations. * Still Legal for Indians to Invest in Cryptocurrency. * Indian Minister Inaugurates Blockchain Center of Excellence. In response to a Supreme Court petition by the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
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Billionaire venture capitalist and investor, Tim Draper says that Fiat currency will soon be a thing of the past as Bitcoin displaces it as a medium of value exchange in economies around the world. Tim Draper Chooses Bitcoin over Fiat According to Draper, “Once Bitcoin goes through some improvements, there
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* IAMAI says central bank can regulate, not ban. * Supreme Court hearings resume today (January 21). India's Supreme Court wrapped up the first 3-days (Jan 14-16) hearing on cryptocurrencies; in which digital currency advocates are challenging the ban on cryptocurrencies by the Reserve bank of India (RBI). The country&
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A bill seeking to exempt personal and small cryptocurrency transactions from US capital gains tax has been reintroduced to the United States Congress. The bill dubbed: "The Virtual Currency Tax Fairness Act of 2020", seeks to establish a distinction between virtual currency expenditure that qualifies as personal transaction
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According to crypto analyst, Nicholas Merten Bitcoin and the altcoin markets are on their way to a meteoric rise in price. While on the show, Datadash, Merten asserted that Bitcoin will eventually hit $100,000. $2 Trillion Market Capitalisation Incoming The analyst believes that the target for the next bull-run
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Rapper Akon in a recent tweet revealed that agreement for his "Akon City" (Crypto City) project has been finalized; following the signing of an MOU with SAPCO - Senegal's state-owned tourism department. The Akon City project is hence slated to launch in Senegal by 2025, and
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On its launch 11 years ago (2009), Bitcoin was a relatively unknown currency or asset which as at today has asserted its influence in the monetary and financial sphere of the global economy. Bitcoin's current popularity and impact could be attributed to its huge investment returns, sloppiness of
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Self acclaimed Ghanaian millionaire celebrity - Shatta Bandle took to his Instagram page to show off his Bitcoin wallet; boasting of $65,000 holdings about (7.54) BTC at the time of publication. The "Young Young Rich Nigga or Abba Dangote" as he is fondly called, gained popularity
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Iraqi officials assert that the US government threatens to remove the nation’s access to its central bank account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. This presents an opportunity for Iraq to use censorship resistant Bitcoin. President Trump Warns Iran Wall Street Journal reports that the Trump Administration