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Bitcoin Bull Run Sentiment Triggered by Facebook Reversal

Several Bitcoin proponents are anticipating a major change in market sentiment toward Bitcoin following a string of recent headlines. The…

June 28, 2018

Nobel Economist and Crypto Critic Robert Shiller Impressed by Bitcoin’s Ability to Bounce Back

Speaking today on Bloomberg, Nobel economics prize winner Robert Shiller who has stated that the cryptocurrency "revolution is a sham" has…

June 26, 2018

Alibaba’s Jack Ma Rips Crypto Speculation, Reveals His Own Blockchain Payment Platform

Co-founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group Jack Ma is showing off a new blockchain-based remittance service from Ant Financial…

June 25, 2018

Top Exec Exits Tether and Bitfinex as Hundreds of Millions in USDT Hit Crypto Market

Chief Strategy Officer for Tether and Bitfinex Phil Potter says he's stepping down from both roles at the two companies.…

June 25, 2018

Federal Reserve Bank Legitimizes Crypto, Adds Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin to Database

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, one of 12 regional Reserve Banks in the US central banking system, announced…

June 24, 2018

CNBC Airs Mock Funeral for Bitcoin, Bullish Analyst Interrupts Eulogy

After taking another beating this week, Bitcoin currently stands at $6,132 on CoinMarketCap. The latest drop happened yesterday, with news…

June 23, 2018

20 Wild Craigslist Items on Sale for Bitcoin and Crypto

Crypto adoption isn't always being driven by big brands, major companies or trendsetters. People on the internet are pushing the…

June 23, 2018

Mt. Gox: Bitcoin’s Dark Chapter Comes to an End With Doorway to $1 Billion in Refunds

The Mt. Gox saga, which chronicled the rise and fall of the Tokyo-based Bitcoin exchange that opened in 2010 and…

June 22, 2018

Venezuela: Why Cryptocurrency Has Real Value

Cryptocurrency adoption is steadily increasing in Venezuela where economic instability has caused workers and investors to re-engineer a broken financial…

June 20, 2018

New Project Lets Gamers Play Pokémon Using the Bitcoin Lightning Network

Software engineer João Almeida is bridging the blockchain with the world of Pokémon. His creation ‘Poketoshi’ is designed to let players…

June 19, 2018