Julian Assange Bitcoin donation shows how crypto can support transparency

The Bitcoin community came to Julian Assanges aid, helping ensure the WikiLeaks founders safe and debt-free return to Australia.

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Bitcoin Network Tops 1 Billion In Total Transactions Processed

The Bitcoin network hits a major milestone, processing its 1 billionth transaction just 15 years after launch, proving Bitcoin's resilience and capacity to efficiently facilitate transactions at scale.

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US senators target cryptocurrency use in child abuse trade

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bill Cassidy are asking federal agencies about their technical capacity to combat crypto payments in the sale of child abuse material.

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Square merchants can now convert up to 10% of sales to Bitcoin via Cash App

Block gets 1% of every conversion.

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Crypto mass adoption is coming, but how fast?

Cryptocurrencies must reach mass adoption to unlock their maximum potential as a network technology and their value as financial assets.  As with other technologies, the adoption of crypto follows a classic bell curve: Starting from a small number of innovators, it grows as early adopters embrace it, moving into mass adoption as it expands to [...]

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Cryptocurrency Clampdown: Bali Governor Sends a Clear Warning to Tourists

The government of Bali is taking strong measures to control tourists who use cryptocurrency for purchasing goods and services. Governor Wayan Koster emphasized in a press conference on May 28 that Indonesia’s fiat currency is the only accepted legal tender, reminding tourists about this fact. He further stated that those who use crypto as a […]

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Crypto Firms Face Turmoil as Prime Trust Fallout Causes Service Disruptions and Concerns

After the Bitgo acquisition deal to purchase Prime Trust fell through, it seems that crypto firms that have worked with the custodian are experiencing problems. On Thursday, Seattle-based fintech startup Stably announced the need to “temporarily pause” certain services and operations. According to reports, the bitcoin payments platform, Strike, is also encountering difficulties and has

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Bitcoin adoption in Mexico boosted by Lightning partnership with retail giant

“Imagine if Best Buy, Bank of America, Fox News and an NFL team were all owned by the same individual. All of them will have lightning capabilities in the future,” Jose Lemus, CEO of Ibex Mercado, told Cointelegraph.

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Bitcoin Lightning Network is 1,000x cheaper than Visa and MasterCard: Data

Glassnode data demonstrates that the Lightning Network outcompetes traditional payment networks in terms of commission costs.

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Russia Close To Legalizing International Trade In Bitcoin, Crypto: Head Of Finance Committee

The head of the State Duma finance committee reportedly said Russia will legalize the use of cryptocurrency for international trade in January 2023.

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Here’s Everything That’s In Brazil’s Bitcoin And Crypto Bill

Brazil’s Congress just approved a complete regulatory framework for cryptocurrency markets in the country. Here’s everything that’s in it.

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McDonald’s, pizza and coffee paid in Bitcoin: The Plan B for crypto payments

Crypto payments are taking off in a big way in Lugano, Switzerland with 60 merchants and counting.

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Lightning Network releases emergency update after critical bug on LND nodes

The bug led LND nodes to fail to sync chain in the second critical bug in less than a month.

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Leading South African Retailer Pick n Pay Starts Accepting Bitcoin

Currently 39 Pick n Pay stores are testing the payment method, with plans to roll it out to all stores in the coming months, Sunday Times reports.

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Chinese agents used Bitcoin transactions through Wasabi to allegedly bribe US government employee

According to an analysis by crypto risk management firm Elliptic, two Chinese intelligence agents used Wasabi Wallet to conceal BTC transactions allegedly used for bribes.

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Global Bitcoin payments market projected to reach $3.7B by 2031: Research

Private keys and hardware sub-sectors will drive the BTC payment expansion as demand from banks and emerging economies continue to grow.

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Why crypto remittance companies are flocking to Mexico

Mexico has a burgeoning crypto remittance market that has immense potential.

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Tap-to-pay Bitcoin Lightning Bolt cards strike El Salvador

CoinCorner, a Bitcoin Lightning-based card payment service provider, is looking to install NFC card readers across El Salvador to offer a seamless retail BTC experience.

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Google To Accept Bitcoin, Crypto For Cloud Services In Coinbase Partnership

Google will start accepting bitcoin and cryptocurrency payments for its cloud services in a partnership with U.S. exchange Coinbase.

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Cardano founder points out flaws in Ethereum and Bitcoin

Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, shares his critical views on the two leading cryptocurrencies in an exclusive Cointelegraph interview.

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