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Bitcoin continues surge, is up 70 per cent this month
May
28

Bitcoin continues surge, is up 70 per cent this month

Bitcoin jumped as much as 10% since Friday as it extended the best one-month rally since before the token’s historic surge in 2017.

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Protecting cryptocurrency wallets from digital thieves
May
28

Protecting cryptocurrency wallets from digital thieves

One way in which cryptocurrency wallets aren’t like conventional wallets is that cryptocurrency wallets can be hacked.

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Facebook and WhatsApp break cover with Bitcoin rival plans
May
26

Facebook and WhatsApp break cover with Bitcoin rival plans

Facebook, the social networking giant which owns the popular WhatsApp messaging app and image-based Instagram, is gearing up to launch a rival to bitcoin.

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Bitcoin creator allegedly unmasked
May
24

Bitcoin creator allegedly unmasked

For 11 years bitcoin enthusiasts have wondered who in the world the bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto is. A US copyright claim may now give the answer.

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Could the big gains lie away from bitcoin in the crypto recovery?
May
23

Could the big gains lie away from bitcoin in the crypto recovery?

Crypto traders are expected to look beyond just bitcoin when seeking to take advantage of the recent crypto recovery.

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This is what’s causing the latest bitcoin price surge
May
21

This is what’s causing the latest bitcoin price surge

The ongoing U.S.-China trade war and a forthcoming cyclical halving in 2020 are two big reasons for the bitcoin price surge.

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Bank of England’s chief economist thinks Bitcoin could replace cash
May
20

Bank of England’s chief economist thinks Bitcoin could replace cash

It took bitcoin an 85 percent crash followed by a 135 percent recovery to convince a prominent financial expert about its underlying potential. Andrew G Haldane, the chief economist of the Bank of England, said bitcoin is on its way to replace cash, according to an eyewitness’s account. The 51-year academic made the statement when he was interacting with an audience of students. One of them asked Haldane about his thoughts on the future of cryptocurrencies. Haldane replied that he believed bitcoin, in particular, would become as relevant as cash in the next 20-30 years. “Mr. Haldane said it [bitcoin] could replace cash, he even joked about us likely having […]
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Top crypto exchange Coinbase managing $1bn of institutional money
May
16

Top crypto exchange Coinbase managing $1bn of institutional money

Institutional investors have deposited over $1bn (A$1.44bn) with cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, according to its CEO.

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