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bitcoin.com: UN Panel: North Korea Hacked $571M From Asian Crypto Exchanges

Friday, 08 March 2019 20:25

The U.N. Security Council has heard that North Korea uses cyberattacks and blockchain technology to evade economic sanctions and obtain foreign currency. Through hacking, the reclusive Republic has raked in around $670 million in foreign exchange and cryptocurrency, a panel of experts told the Security Council’s North…

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Bitcoin Magazine: Canadian Federal Tax Agency Targets Bitcoin Investors

Friday, 08 March 2019 20:53

The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has apparently been specifically targeting bitcoin and crypto investors as part of its broader tax strategy to keep tabs on their cryptocurrency investments, including how they purchase these assets.Forbes reported on this story in early March, detailing some of the tactics of…

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newsBTC: US Marshals to Dispose Bitcoin, Will Whales Buy Cryptocurrency at Auction?

Friday, 08 March 2019 21:00

The US Marshals Service is appealing for help disposing of seized or forfeited cryptocurrency. The government body is looking for firms to provide feedback on appropriate methods to store, liquidate, or potentially return Bitcoin and other cryptos involved with financial crimes. A request posted on FedBizOpps details…

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NullTX: Dogecoin Price Could Drop Below 50 Satoshi This Weekend

Friday, 08 March 2019 21:03

It remains to be seen what the coming weekend will offer for the top cryptocurrency markets. A lot of uneasy momentum has materialized in the past few hours, which usually doesn’t bode well for the coming days. When even the Dogecoin price is turning a bit more…

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Bitcoin Magazine: Decentralized Exchange Hodl Hodl Is Launching a Bitcoin-Based Prediction Market

Friday, 08 March 2019 21:16

Hodl Hodl, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency exchange, has announced that it is launching a prediction market on Bitcoin. Slated for launch in the spring of 2019, it would be the first Bitcoin-based prediction market to go live on Bitcoin’s mainnet.A prediction market is a novel application of blockchain…

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cryptodaily.co.uk: CoinShares Report Cautions Against Comparing Crypto Assets by Market Cap

Friday, 08 March 2019 21:30

Although the issues around the market cap statistic have been known for quite some time, it’s always worth reminding newcomers to the space that those numbers and rankings listed on sites like CoinMarketCap can be misleading. In a recent report from digital asset management firm CoinShares, the…

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The Merkle: Dogecoin Price Could Drop Below 50 Satoshi This Weekend

Friday, 08 March 2019 21:30

It remains to be seen what the coming weekend will offer for the top cryptocurrency markets. A lot of uneasy momentum has materialized in the past few hours, which usually doesn’t bode well for the coming days. When even the Dogecoin price is turning a bit more…

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cryptodaily.co.uk: Litecoin (LTC) Might Once Again Dictate Market Direction And Force A Sell Off

Friday, 08 March 2019 23:00

Litecoin (LTC) has gained a lot of media attention the past few weeks because it seems to be showing Bitcoin (BTC) the way. Usually it is Bitcoin (BTC) that shows the market the way but this time it is Litecoin (LTC). A few weeks back, it was…

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Bitcoin Magazine: Revolut Launches Auto-Exchange Feature for Select Crypto and Fiat Currencies

Friday, 08 March 2019 23:03

Revolut, a mobile finance and payment application based in the U.K., has launched a service that makes it possible for its clients to “auto-exchange” fiat and digital currencies on its platform.The new feature is intended to make it possible for users to protect themselves against volatilities in…

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