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The Tron (TRX) cryptocurrency foundation has announced it will dedicate its 2020 niTROn Summit to deceased American Basketball Star - Kobe Bryant who died in a helicopter crash on Sunday. (26/01/2020) Byrant who died alongside his 13-year old daughter, is a known member of the Tron organization and
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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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Allen Blue, the co-Founder of professional network, LinkedIn shares his concerns on occupational inequality in the blockchain sector. While at an interview, he expressed the need for the global community to prevent extension of the gender gap in employment with jobs of the future. Blue says, “If we look forward
Africa
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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British telecom giant - Vodafone has become the 8th company to pull out of Facebook's Libra Association. The Libra Association serves as the unified body of Facebook's partners in its Libra cryptocurrency project. The formerly 28-member group has now streamlined to 20, following the exit of
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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
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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