Facebook Admits Libra May Already Be Dead in the Water
Facebook have come out and admitted that their flagship cryptocurrency project, Libra, may not ever come to fruition due to the heavy regulatory backlash they have faced since announcing.
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Dark Web Drug Trafficker to Hand Over Illicit Bitcoin Millions
A dark web drug dealer, in his plea deal, has agreed to hand over $4 million of his ill-gotten earnings with some of it coming directly in Bitcoin.
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Iran Classifies Cryptocurrency Mining as an Industrial Activity
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Ripple CEO Calls on US Government for Fair Cryptocurrency Regulations
Brad Garlinghouse of Ripple has written an open letter to the US government pleading with them to be fair in their regulating of blockchain and cryptocurrency
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Four Out of Five Americans Admit They Would Invest in Bitcoin
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European Central Bank Woes ‘Rocketfuel’ for Bitcoin: Pompliano
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Bitcoin Escrow Company Charged With Scamming Investors for $7 Million
US Prosecutors have charged Jon Barry Thompson, principal of Volatnis Escrow Platform LLC, for defrauding his customers for $7 millionin a bitcoin scam
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