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Chief Executive of business intelligence firm, Michael Saylor recently disclosed information on billionaires who could increase the value of Bitcoin by three times its current amount. The behavior of Billionaires Influence Bitcoin Value In an interview on YouTube, he explains the effects on investor behaviour that billionaires can have in
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Ethereum (ETH) broke past the $500 price level for the first time since July 2018, as the number two cryptocurrency by market cap follows Bitcoin on its rise. Asides the general uptrend across the cryptocurrency market, 2020 has once again seen ETH get into mainstream news for a number of
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Akoin (AKN) cryptocurrency - the coin launched by popular musician Akon (Alioune Badara Thiam) has now been listed for trading. The crypto coin which is proposed as the official currency for payments at the Senegalese star's Akon City, is now available on Bittrex to trade against Bitcoin (BTC)
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Senator-elect and first female representing Wyoming Cynthia Lummis has again voiced her support for Bitcoin (BTC) saying she hopes to "bring bitcoin into the national conversation." Speaking at a recent interview on ABC News, the incoming senator narrated her experience as a former state treasurer and her reasons
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Lebanon central bank governor has revealed plans to launch a digital currency for the country by 2021. The proposed digital currency is a response to the freefall of the country's fiat currency - the Lebanese Lira which has seen the nation struggle with economic and financial crisis. Speaking
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The Director-General of Nigeria's National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has revealed that the country could generate $6 billion to $10 billion in revenue from Blockchain over the next ten years. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting in Abuja, DG Kashifu Inuwa while reviewing the NITDA National Blockchain Adoption
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The Bank of Russia has expressed interest in developing its own digital currency as necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a press release, the Russian bank through its Central Bank Governors' Club which includes member banks from the Balkans, Central Asia, and the Black Sea region held an
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A pickup in volatility is expected for Bitcoin due to the U.S. elections. Investors' expectations of how turbulent the cryptocurrency markets could be over the next four weeks rose to a two-week high of 59%. Implied Volatility for Bitcoin as America Decides in the U.S. Elections As
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Celebrity music producer - Don Jazzy has called for the use of blockchain technology in the 2023 elections in Nigeria, in a bid to ensure transparency in the electoral process. Don Jazzy's remarks came in the heat of the #EndSARS protest which saw calls for a reform of
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While the BTC market is agog with the price uptrend, there has also been a side-by-side increase in Bitcoin transaction fees. Bitcoin's price today (Oct. 31) hit its highest price ever since January 2018. The sad news however is that transaction fees have also gone over the roof
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DBS Bank Ltd - Singapore's biggest bank has announced plans to launch a fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchange. The new venture dubbed "DBS Digital Exchange" will offer a platform for users to trade four crypto assets: Bitcoin (BTC), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Ethereum (ETH), and Ripple (XRP); against fiat currencies
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Chinese phone giant Huawei has launched a new smartphone with a built-in wallet for China's central bank digital currency. Announced Friday, the company unveiled the new device - Huawei Mate 40 among other products. CEO Yu Chendong, says the Mate40 smartphone is the first mobile device to enable