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Brazil Police Busted the ‘Bitcoin Sheikh’ for Stealing Over $766 Million (Report)

Brazil’s Federal Police reportedly halted the operations of a criminal gang led by the businessman Francisco Valdevino da Silva, a.k.a “Bitcoin Sheikh.” The authorities claimed that the wrongdoers defrauded thousands of people in the past few years and laundered up to 4 billion Brazilian reals ($766 million). Another Crypto Ponzi Scheme in Brazil GloboNews revealed that Brazilian law enforcement agents raided the address of da Silva and many of his partners on suspicion that...

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The SEC Just Made It Very Hard for Banks to Get into Crypto

It looks like there are plenty of banks out there that want to thin the line between themselves and crypto. They have digital currency plans in the mix and they’re ready to act on them, but the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is allegedly getting in the way. The SEC Is Back to Its Old Tricks The SEC has recently released new accounting guidance that has made crypto development much harder on the side of traditional finance. According to the new rules, any bank...

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L’Entonnoir du bitcoin

L’Entonnoir du bitcoin est un Live stream à retrouver tous les dimanches à 18h00 sur Twitter. On y parle exclusivement de Bitcoin et de son actualité. Au programme du dimanche 9 octobre 2022 :– Retour sur les meetups de la semaine ?– Sujets libres au choix des auditeurs Où ? – Sur Twitter Pour écouter les épisodes précédents : decouvrebitcoin.com/lentonnoir-du-bitcoin ...

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Bitcoin Dipped to Weekly Lows on Minor Trading Volumes (Weekend Watch)

Although the trading volumes yesterday were quite low, similar to previous weekends, bitcoin still took a minor hit and fell to a weekly low. Most altcoins are also slightly in the red on a daily scale. QNT is among the very few exceptions, being up by double digits. Bitcoin Dipped Towards $19K The primary cryptocurrency was flying higher earlier this week when it pumped to $20,500 – the highest price tag it had seen in about three weeks. However, the US job reports changed...

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De PGP à Wikileaks, l’histoire des cypherpunks

« Les cypherpunks sont des individus qui prônent l’utilisation proactive de la cryptographie dans le but d’assurer la confidentialité et la liberté des individus sur Internet, et qui sont à l’origine d’outils essentiels comme PGP, WikiLeaks, ou encore Bitcoin. Leur mouvement, créé aux États-Unis en 1992, a connu son âge d’or au cours des années 90 dans le contexte de l’émergence du web et du partage...

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Bitcoin Forms Huge Bearish Wedge, Is $18K Retest Incoming? (BTC Price Analysis)

Just as Bitcoin began to show some bullish potential for a possible trend reversal, the price got rejected from the significant resistance level of $20K. BTC is in a crucial zone, as the price action in the next few days could determine the short-term to the mid-term trend. Technical Analysis By: Edris The Daily Chart The bitcoin price recently rebounded from the $18K support level and broke above the significant bearish trendline that started forming when BTC touched the...

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Grayscale Partners With Foundry to Launch Bitcoin Mining Investment Product

Grayscale – the world’s largest cryptocurrency asset manager – has announced a new investment product providing exposure to Bitcoin mining hardware. The fund will raise money for buying Bitcoin ASIC machines, which will be operated by Foundry Digital to mine and sell Bitcoin on behalf of investors.  Grayscale’s Strategic Mining Play According to Grayscale’s website, Grayscale Digital Infrastructure Opportunities LLC (GDIO) is aimed at creating an income stream that...

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Nassim Taleb Is No Bitcoin Fan

Bitcoin – despite its present price dilemma – has done quite well for itself. As a currency that’s only 13 years of age, the asset has moved along at a steady pace and has ultimately paved the way for all kinds of new and innovative financial structures and ideals such as digital payments and speculative investing. However, not everyone is a fan, and Nassim Taleb – the author of the acclaimed book “Black Swan,” has always had nasty things to say about the world’s number...

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The Ethereum Merge Has Allegedly Affected Bitcoin

Bitcoin has gotten quite a few shakeups in the previous weeks largely due to activity from both Ethereum – the second largest digital currency by market cap and its number one competitor – after the Merge, and the Federal Reserve, which held another meeting about a week after it took place. Has Ethereum Weakened Bitcoin? It appears bitcoin can’t seem to receive a stable rest over the past several months. The currency has undergone some of its most bearish conditions, and...

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