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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Rises After Recent Crash; IRS Delivers New Rules For Crypto Investors

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Ransom is demanded in bitcoin, upon threat of releasing damaging information to family, friends, and co-workers. But now the hackers are asking for alternative crypto currencies to bitcoin in their ransom demands. This latest sextortion version is using a Litecoin wallet address instead of bitcoin to evade detection,” Johnson wrote.

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China’s Bitcoin Buying Binge

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In a buying spree that began on Friday (May 27) and carried on through the four days since, Chinese investors managed to push the price of bitcoin up by 16 percent. As of the time this story was written, the price of an individual bitcoin was pushing $550. All in, bitcoin has added $1.2

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Crypto 2020: One Step Up; Two Steps Back

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Here are some of cryptos’ key developments for 2020: Bitcoin Goes Higher And Higher. Bitcoin, of course, exists as one of the most widely recognized cryptocurrencies. And one of the most notable events of 2020 was the big appreciation in bitcoin’s price, tied as it is (and was) to optimism about cryptos’ future.

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EU To Crack Down On Stablecoin Projects

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Valdis Dombrovskis , the EU’s executive vice president of the European Commission for an Economy that Works for People, told attendees of the Digital Finance Outreach 2020 , a series of events for the 27-nation bloc on financial technology companies, that Europe must become the leader in crafting rules for digital finance.

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Governments Sending Mixed Signals On Blockchain

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Bitcoin doesn’t necessarily have the blessing of government agencies, but what about blockchain? It seems governments are a bit more open to distributed ledger technology (DLT), though that doesn’t mean blockchain companies get a free pass with regulators. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton spoke Monday (Jan.

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How will the Apple Watch and other tech evolutions impact banking?

Abrigo

It’s not just the technology industry that is constantly evolving – many other industries must also remain adaptable to the changing landscape of the American consumer. Then the marketers must promote that message to both existing and potential customers. One such industry is banking.

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New Zealand Fintech – Companies to Watch

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Kiwi ingenuity, or our ‘Number 8 wire’ mentality as it is known in New Zealand, has allowed our small nation to punch above its weight on the world stage. And while financial technology is still a nascent industry, no doubt this sector will be subject to a little more of our Kiwi ingenuity over the coming few years.

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