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@shubhamsr Jul 27, 2018, 7:20 AM UTC

Sex Workers Are Using Crypto to Save for Retirement

MelissaSweet1, a camgirl in Arizona, started accepting cryptocurrency as payment for her erotic webcam performances three years ago. But usually, she would promptly convert it into fiat. Until last y…

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@shubhamsr Jul 26, 2018, 5:11 AM UTC

Rogue Employee Mined 500K Bitcoins in 2011, Qiwi CEO Says

The CEO of Russian e-payments firm Qiwi said Wednesday that an employee used its payment terminals to mine 500,000 bitcoins in 2011. CEO Sergey Solonin told the story while speaking to students at th…

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@shubhamsr Jul 26, 2018, 4:38 AM UTC

AMD Sees Q2 Drop in GPU Sales to Crypto Miners

Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) said Wednesday that sales of graphics cards (GPUs) to cryptocurrency miners fell during the second quarter. The company published its quarterly earnings report…

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@shubhamsr Jul 26, 2018, 4:27 AM UTC

Uber, E*Trade Vets to Launch No-Fee Crypto Exchange

A new cryptocurrency exchange is set to launch with no-fee trading – and it's got some notable backers behind it. Voyager, according to a report from Fortune, is founded by the co-founder of Uber, Os…

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@shubhamsr Jul 24, 2018, 7:53 AM UTC

Google Cloud Inks Deal With Blythe Masters' Blockchain Startup

Digital Asset announced Monday that it teaming up with Google Cloud to provide a set of tools and services for solutions architects wanting to develop blockchain applications without having to code t…

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@shubhamsr Jul 24, 2018, 7:44 AM UTC

Chinese Region to Shut Down 'Illegal' Bitcoin Miners By September

China's Xinjiang Uyghur autonomous region is set to eliminate "illegal" bitcoin mining operations by the end of August, a government agency has confirmed to CoinDesk. Rumors first emerged online over…

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@shubhamsr Jul 24, 2018, 7:30 AM UTC

Bitcoin Price Hits Two-Month High as Dominance Rate Spikes

Bitcoin's (BTC) price clocked a two-month high of $7,820 today and looks set to extend gains further, a key cryptomarket gauge indicates. CoinMarketCap's bitcoin dominance rate, an indicator that tra…

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@shubhamsr Jul 23, 2018, 5:50 AM UTC

Bitcoin's Price Sets Sights on $8K After Sunday Sell-off

Bitcoin's price continues to hold ground amid a market sell-off, with growing momentum building to take out its next target of $8,000. The world's largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization fell…

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@shubhamsr Jul 22, 2018, 4:03 AM UTC

India's Supreme Court Pushes Crypto Banking Ban Hearing to September

A Supreme Court decision on the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) efforts to bar cryptocurrency firms from receiving banking services will have to wait – for now. A final hearing on the ban's merits has…

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@shubhamsr Jul 22, 2018, 3:52 AM UTC

South Korea's Finance Watchdog Is Forming a Crypto Division

South Korea's Financial Services Commission (FSC) has revealed it is setting up a department dedicated primarily to cryptocurrencies and blockchain. The FSC said the new department – dubbed the Finan…

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