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The Beginning Of The End For Bitcoin?

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Bitcoin has been riding a bit of a rollercoaster in the past few weeks since hitting an all-time high of more than $4,800 per digital coin on Aug. To continue the rollercoaster analogy, the cryptocurrency’s value has been on a steep climb all year, and it stands to reason that bitcoin’s skyrocketing value must eventually slow and reverse.

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Bitcoin Daily: Russian Government Bans Officials From Holding Crypto; BuyUCoin Hack Leaks Private Data Of 325,000 Users

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The data leaked included names, email addresses, phone numbers, bank account details and tax ID numbers, the report stated. They could become a “safe-haven asset” and used for asset diversification in investor portfolios if they can overcome volatility, regulation, trust and reputation challenges, according to the report.

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Bitcoin Daily: Seagate Data Storage Firm Uses Blockchain To Fight Fraud; Brazil Citizens Must Report Crypto Transactions To RFB

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Data storage firm Seagate revealed that it has moved its anti-fraud blockchain project with IBM into the pilot stage. In other news, Brazil’s Tax Authority has announced that transactions involving cryptocurrencies must now be reported to the Department of Federal Revenue ( RFB ).

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Bitcoin Daily: China Plans Crypto Crackdown, Mail Chimp Blocks Crypto And ICO Marketing

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Bitcoin fell below $7,000 on Thursday (March 29) – and analysts expect sales of bitcoin and other cryptos to increase as the April U.S. tax deadline approaches, CNBC reported. The price of bitcoin was $6,826.68 Customers, in all, said they lost more than $11 million in 2017 due to tech support fraud.

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Amazon Business, PayPal And Good Housekeeping Sizzle While Fraud, Stocks And Cryptos Fizzle

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British Airways will likely be the first company cased under GDPR, and a fine may loom if regulators find the company did not have adequate security measures in place. Cryptos : Cryptocurrencies take it on the chin yet again, as multi-month lows tested amid the long arm the law — or at least regulators.

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The Week In Payments: China, China, Challenger Banks And Bitcoin

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And finally, there’s bitcoin, which has seen its use, transacting, trading and popularity fall off of late — except for among one group: criminals. And, speaking of things that may not be the future of financial services… Bitcoin, The Currency Of Digital Crime . But that future won’t be built by bitcoin.

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Bitcoin Daily: Gemini Exchange Joins Silvergate Exchange Network; UK’s National Liberal Party Reveals Crypto Policy

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Part of its policy would have crypto offenders subjected to the same punishments as money launderers, adding that “Victims of cryptocurrency crime and fraud should be compensated from a fund established by the cryptocurrencies and exchanges that do business in the UK.

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