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Bitcoin Daily: Nigeria’s Crypto Market Surges; Alleged Crypto Capital Operator Charged With Fraud

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Reginald Fowler, “an alleged operator behind payment processor Crypto Capital , was charged with wire fraud” on Friday (Feb. This is in addition to charges of bank fraud, an unlicensed money transfer operation and conspiracy. Fraud has become a concern with cryptocurrency around the world.

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Bitcoin Daily: Teller Notches $1M For DeFi Credit Risk Protocol; Thailand’s Central Bank Experiments With CBDC; Crypto Trader Accused In $4.5M Fraud Case

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Blockchain initiative Teller has notched $1 million in a Framework Ventures-led seed capital to create a decentralized finance (DeFi) credit risk tool, according to an announcement. While bitcoin is not backed by assets, the BOT’s cryptocurrency will be supported by assets like the international reserve of the nation.

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Singapore Police Prevent Bitcoin Machine Scam

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Police in Singapore helped stop a scam that was targeting users of bitcoin machines at a local mall. The scammers then ordered the man to transfer a total of $1,000 ($734 USD) worth of bitcoin to their wallets on two occasions, which the victim did. The country is also the top of the list when it comes to general fraud schemes.

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Bitcoin Daily: Venezuela Pizza Huts Now Take Bitcoin; $4.2 Billion In Cryptos Seized By China In PlusToken Investigation

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27 that it was partnering with the pizza chain to process cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Litecoin, Binance Coin, Binance USD, Tether, Dash, Ether, Dai and XPT, Cryptobuyer’s native coin. Pizza Hut has restaurants in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, and Maracay, Maracaibo and Barquisimeto, the report stated.

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Five At Five: Instagram’s New eCommerce Plan

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Instacart raises new capital, Berkshire takes a stake in Chase and bitcoin has a bad day. Data: Thanksgiving Day Will See Peak Fraud Attempts. Data: Thanksgiving Day Will See Peak Fraud Attempts. Bitcoin Drops Below $6,000. Instagram Rolls Out Three New Ways to Discover Products to Purchase.

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Bitcoin Tracker: Another Tough Week

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This past week proved once again that it’s tough to be a bitcoin fan. In another blow to bitcoin legitimacy, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied the second bitcoin-based ETF bid up for consideration in the month of March — the Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.’s Well, as long-term as bitcoin value can be.

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Bitcoin Tracker: Crypto-Roller Coaster

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It has been another wild ride of a week for bitcoin in the wake of the SEC ruling. At the tail end of last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission ruled the proposed Winklevoss bitcoin ETF a no-go by nixing a proposed rule change that would have led to the fund being listed on the Bats BZX Exchange. The reason?

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