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Bitcoin Daily: NYC Townhouse Seeks Bitcoin Buyer, Venezuela Puts Crypto Pressure On Government
Bitcoin Daily: NYC Townhouse Seeks Bitcoin Buyer, Venezuela Puts Crypto Pressure On Government
April 13, 2018  |  Bitcoin

The Litecoin Foundation is making a second attempt at debit cards, City A.M. reported. According to a tweet from the creator of Litecoin, Charlie Lee,...

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Tumbles Below $10k, Iran Mulls Crypto
Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Tumbles Below $10k, Iran Mulls Crypto
February 23, 2018  |  Bitcoin

It wasn’t to be: Bitcoin’s rally has seemingly come to an end, MarketWatch reported. The world’s most popular cryptocurrency fell below $10,000 after nearly reaching...

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Venezuela Sells $735M In ‘Petro’ Crypto Presale
Venezuela Sells $735M In ‘Petro’ Crypto Presale
February 21, 2018  |  International

As Venezuela struggles with hyperinflation and its currency reaches record lows, the country has reportedly sold $735 million of its “petro” cryptocurrency during day one...

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Ripple Sizzles, Retail Sales Fizzle And PepsiCo Makes Digital Deliver
Ripple Sizzles, Retail Sales Fizzle And PepsiCo Makes Digital Deliver
February 16, 2018  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

PepsiCo turned some heads with its quarterly earnings call announcement that it would take some of its tax reform windfall and reinvest it in improving the firm’s eCommerce...

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Digital Payments Explode In Venezuela Amid Scarce Cash
Digital Payments Explode In Venezuela Amid Scarce Cash
February 15, 2018  |  Digital Payments

Where cash is hard to find, therein lies boon and bumper crop for digital payments. Reuters reported that in Venezuela, the economic crisis has fostered an...

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Bitcoin Daily: Stripe Ends Support For Bitcoin, bitFlyer Expands In Europe
Bitcoin Daily: Stripe Ends Support For Bitcoin, bitFlyer Expands In Europe
January 24, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Due to bitcoin’s volatility and lengthy transaction times, Stripe has decided to end support for the popular cryptocurrency, TechCrunch reported. Those seeking to use bitcoin on...

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Russia And Venezuela Hope To Use Digital Currency To Defang Sanctions
Russia And Venezuela Hope To Use Digital Currency To Defang Sanctions
January 04, 2018  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

Where there is a will — and some digital currency — it seems there is a way. Or at least, that is the hope of...

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Who Needs Gold? $5B In Oil Backs Venezuelan Cryptocurrency
Who Needs Gold? $5B In Oil Backs Venezuelan Cryptocurrency
December 29, 2017  |  International

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has vowed to back the national cryptocurrency, Petro, with the country’s natural resource reserves. According to RT, Maduro made the announcement...

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Venezuelans Struggle As More Merchants Want To Be Paid In Dollars
Venezuelans Struggle As More Merchants Want To Be Paid In Dollars
December 27, 2017  |  International

With many merchants in Venezuela charging in dollars or their black market equivalent, many basic necessities — including food, dental and medical services — are...

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