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As Bitcoin has seen a strong surge in recent weeks, gaining 86 percent since September alone, when it sat around $10,000, online gamblers increasingly look to asset as a way to take profits. According to Bloomberg, Winning Poker Network, a network of online gambling sites, is paying 90 to
The Dutch central bank (DNB) recently imposed stringent anti-money laundering (AML) restrictions on Dutch exchange Bitonic, as made public by the company itself. Now the firm is fighting back. Bitonic, which describes itself as the "first Dutch Bitcoin company," revealed last week that the DNB has mandated the
MicroStrategy shocked the world in August when it announced it would deploy $250 million from its balance sheet to buy bitcoin. The move represented the first time a publicly-traded corporation had bought bitcoin for investment purposes. MSTR, the company's stock, immediately rallied following the announcement as the market
News - Bitcoin - Nov 24, 2020MicroStrategy shocked the world in August when it announced it would deploy $250 million from its balance sheet to buy bitcoin. The move represented the first time a publicly-traded corporation had bought bitcoin for investment purposes. MSTR, the company's stock, immediately rallied following the announcement as the market
News - Bitcoin - Nov 24, 2020As Bitcoin has seen a strong surge in recent weeks, gaining 86 percent since September alone, when it sat around $10,000, online gamblers increasingly look to asset as a way to take profits. According to Bloomberg, Winning Poker Network, a network of online gambling sites, is paying 90 to
News - Bitcoin - Nov 19, 2020The Dutch central bank (DNB) recently imposed stringent anti-money laundering (AML) restrictions on Dutch exchange Bitonic, as made public by the company itself. Now the firm is fighting back. Bitonic, which describes itself as the "first Dutch Bitcoin company," revealed last week that the DNB has mandated the
News - Bitcoin - Nov 19, 2020At Friday's European Banking Congress, German Finance Minister Olaf Schulz stated that it was essential to make progress in readying Europe's and Germany's banking systems for the digital era, but that such actions did not extend to privately issued cryptocurrencies. "I do not
News - Bitcoin - Nov 19, 2020Messaging app and aggregator IM+ app has integrated the Lightning Network as part of its services, as per a release shared with the BTC Times. It will partner with Bitcoin rewards app sMiles for the effort. IM+ aggregates social networks and messengers such as Telegram, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and Slack,
News - Bitcoin - Nov 18, 2020China Construction Bank (CCB), the world’s second-largest financial player by market cap, has postponed the issuance of Longbond, a $3 billion blockchain-issued bond that would track the price of government bonds, as per a new announcement. “Per the request of the issuer, Longbond Ltd., the listing of Longbond SR
News - Bitcoin - Nov 18, 2020Ricardo Salinas Pliego, a Mexican billionaire with a net worth of $12 billion according to Forbes, confirmed he has invested 10% of his liquid portfolio in Bitcoin. On November 18th, Pliego recommended the book “The Bitcoin Standard” and told his 810,000 followers that he invested a portion of his
News - Bitcoin - Nov 18, 2020