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Bitcoin Daily: Ethereum Protocol Aave Raises $25M; BOE Head Takes Stance Against Bitcoin

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BitMEX has announced a new Chief Compliance Officer in Malcolm Wright, who will serve in the role for 100x Group, which operates HDR Global Trading Limited, which runs BitMEX. Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey said he doesn’t see the value of Bitcoin as a mode of payment, cautioning it as a legitimate use, Reuters reports.

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Bitcoin Daily: BitBay Will No Longer Support Monero’s XMR; Bitcoin ATMs Coming To More Shopping Malls

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Compliance with market standards and regulations allows us to provide our clients with legal security and convenience of using the exchange, with the participation of a friendly banking system and the availability of payment operators,” BitBay said. Bitcoin is the perfect gift for family and friends this holiday season.

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Bitcoin Daily: 7,000 Crypto ATMs Worldwide, Data Says; Marshall Islands Plans National Digital Currency

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The appointed organizer for the initiative, SFB Technologies, tapped the Algorand protocol because of its scalability, speed, security and its “ability to effectively implement required compliance controls and the transaction finality needed for a national currency.” At that time, Robocoin put a machine in a café in Vancouver.

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Bitcoin Daily: Bitcoin Exceeds $17K Price Level; Former Bank Of Japan Exec: It Will Take Years To Make Digital Yen; Crypto Firm Amon To Release Debit Card With Union Pay

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Bitcoin is briskly getting close to the peaks that brought about a crypto madness and concluded with a dramatic market downfall nearly three years prior, Bloomberg reported. Digital currency enthusiasts have been witnessing bitcoin rise all year, and a number of them are targeting the December 2017 high of nearly $20,000.

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Bitcoin Daily: Google’s Top 2018 Query Asks ‘What Is Bitcoin?’; Bitwala Debuts German Crypto Accounts

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Through the offering, customers can control deposits in both euros and bitcoin (BTC), in the same place, through the “safety and convenience” that a bank account provides. Google Trends found that the top search definition in both the United States and the United Kingdom, according to a Bloomberg report, was “what is bitcoin?”

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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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