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New App Lets Users Tip On Twitter With Bitcoin

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Twitter users can now send small bitcoin transactions as a tip if they like a tweet, according to reports. The app lets people send bitcoin payments over the Lightning Network, which is an instantaneous and inexpensive way for people to send and receive bitcoin. There are plans for Tippin’s future, too.

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Thomson Reuters Unveils Bitcoin Chatter Gauge

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As cryptocurrencies fuel discussions on forums and news websites, a new version of a Thomson Reuters Corp tool will capture online chatter around bitcoin. MarketPsych Indices will scan more than 400 websites to analyze bitcoin themes and sentiments, Reuters reported.

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Bitcoin Daily: TV Show Creator Sues Facebook For Bitcoin Ad Scam; Vancouver Cracks Down On Bitcoin ATMs

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Dutch billionaire John de Mol, who created the reality TV program “Big Brother,” is suing Facebook for allowing fake ads which used his name and image to commit bitcoin-related fraud that swindled 1.7 De Mol’s lawyers accuse the social media giant of failing to prevent the ads, as well as not responding fast enough to complaints.

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Bitcoin Daily: Ping An’s FinTech Arm Teams Up To Launch Blockchain Solution; CFTC Calls For Default Ruling For Alleged Ponzi Scheme Founder

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The system will include five databases to keep track of trade companies, goods, logistics, contracts, and documents and certificates, and will help manage trade and reduce the time it takes to complete tasks related to those matters.

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Bitcoin Daily: Overstock CEO Shares Movement In Bitcoin Efforts; Russia Might Be Open To Crypto Trading

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Byrne told CNN Business that the social media giant’s launch of its own digital currency validates the space — and Overstock would be open to partnering with Facebook on the project. This partnership opens the door for massive expansion of bitcoin access to new markets around the globe.”. “We

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Facebook Preps GlobalCoin Launch

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The social media giant has been working on the project — code-named Project Libra — for more than a year, centered around the company’s own digital coin that users can send to each other, as well as use to make online purchases.

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Bitcoin Daily: IADB Tests Blockchain For Registering Land; Crypto Platform Bakkt To Team With Starbucks For Mobile Payments Pilot

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“We need to work with our governments in Latin America to show them the potential of the technology,” said Eirivelthon Santos Lima, the project director of IADB’s environment, rural development and disaster risk management division in La Paz, Bolivia. Some companies attempt to challenge sovereign currency by issuing bitcoin or Libra.

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