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Sanctions-Hit Iran A ‘Heaven’ for Bitcoin Mining, Says Gov’t Official

Iranian authorities are wrestling with the rising number of citizens turning to Bitcoin mining and usage as a means of coping with a sanctions-crippled economy Source: https://cointelegraph.com/rss

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Crypto Not Cash: Hacked BitPoint’s Masterplan to Refund 50,000 Victims

50,000 victims of the Japanese crypto exchange Bitpoint’s recent hack will have their stolen wallet holdings reimbursed in crypto. This was revealed in a press conference in Tokyo, where reporters were informed that the company had decided to pay back victims in crypto using a 1:1 ratio, as against fiat payouts. Bitpoint’s Unusual Alternative to […]

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Japan reportedly pushes 'international network for cryptocurrency payments'

As governments around the world try to figure out how to deal with everything from Bitcoin to Facebook's Libra, Japan has usually been a step or two ahead in dealing with cryptocurrency. Bitcoin has been a legal form of payment there since 2017 and i… Source: engadget

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Research: Blockchain-Not-Bitcoin Investments Seeing 60% Drop in 2019

2019 blockchain investment may only be 40% of 2018 total Source: https://cointelegraph.com/rss

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Ocasio-Cortez Attacks Facebook’s ‘Corporate Controlled Currency’ Libra

The Libra Association and Facebook took a lashing during their first day of congressional hearings on Tuesday. Wednesday wasn’t much better. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) focused on a comment David Marcus, CEO of Calibra, made yesterday when he said he would trust all of his assets in Libra. “You said yesterday you would be comfortable taking […]