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Whether people admit it or not, the privacy feature is one of the biggest draws to cryptocurrencies.  If there was ever any doubt, those have been erased by Monero’s (XMR) rally in recent days. In the early days of the new year, the Monero price has advanced by 10%, and investors have privacy to thank for it.Source: TradingViewEarlier today, the privacy coin shot up more than 3% from $45.50 to $47 and has since taken more ground, rising to $49 – a 7% gain in the last 24 hours – as of press...

Merchants in Venezuela are turning to adopt cryptocurrencies amidst the ongoing economic crisis in the country. The latest reports suggest that burger giant Burger King is now accepting cryptocurrency payments in Venezuela.For this, Burger King has partnered with Panama-based Cryptobuyer to accept payments in digital currencies. Thus, Cryptobuyer will now act as the payment gateway for Burger King’s clientele. Reports suggest that the first trial of this partnership took place last week on...

Tesla will begin deliveries for the company’s first-ever Tesla Model 3 vehicles produced in China. According to a Reuters report, a Tesla representative confirmed that the company will begin on Tuesday the 7th of January. Deliveries will happen during an event that will take place at the Tesla factory in Shanghai.For a while now, the company has been making specific efforts to bite a bigger share of the global auto market. Apart from this, Tesla’s move is a direct way to fend off the effects...

The slightly negative attention from institutions towards Facebook’s Libra continues with the German Central Bank’s President Jens Weidmann, saying that they have to slow it down with further regulations. He also notes that banks must improve their payment systems and the E.U. should be more considerate regarding launching e-euro.Weidmann On Digital EuroEver since Facebook announced its plans to create a stablecoin, dubbed Libra, the world has turned its attention towards this sort of digital...

2020 could be the year Venezuelan oil will be finally exchanged for the Petro crypto. The national cryptocurrency is yet to find a use outside its borders. U.S. sanctions are scaring would-be buyers with the number of oil barrels sitting in storage tanks growing by the day. Venezuela’s plans to sell its mineral resources for its cryptocurrency Petro will reportedly take off this year.According to the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the country’s oil will be sold in the national...

Today January 3, 2020, marks the completion of 11 years since Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto created the Genesis Block on the Bitcoin network. Also called ‘Block 0’, the Genesis Block was the first-ever block available on the Bitcoin blockchain.Six days later on January 9, 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto released the first Bitcoin software client. Thus, the crypto community often celebrates January 9 as the birthday of Bitcoin when Block 1 was mined.Although the usual block time on the Bitcoin...

A U.S. citizen, Joanna De Alba has been detained and indicted for an alleged conspiracy to possess and distribute illegal drugs including heroin and methamphetamine, through the dark web in exchange for Bitcoin. The defendant was arrested while trying to enter the United States through the U.S-Mexico border on October 24, 2019.  Alleged Dark Web Drug Trafficker IndictedU.S. Attorney Richard P. Donoghue said in a press release Thursday that Joanna allegedly dispensed the illegal drugs from the...

Bitcoin’s price went on yet another quick rollercoaster throughout the past 24 hours. It dropped down to about $6,850 yesterday, only to get back up above $7,300 today. Interestingly enough, the move comes following a US airstrike, which had the leader of Iran’s Quds Force’s leader killed.Bitcoin Price Surges $500 In HoursYesterday, the price of Bitcoin dropped down to a low of around $6,850 in a violent red candle. Naturally, it had the overall sentiment in a mixed state because it dropped...

On Thursday, TON founders received an order to open their TON ICO documents to the investigators. The order came via a court filing by the U.S. regulator. Per the document:“Plaintiff respectfully moves to compel Defendants to answer questions and provide documents regarding the amounts, sources, and use of funds raised from investors in connection with the unregistered sale of securities at issue in this case.The requested bank records are highly relevant to the issues in dispute in this...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 783. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Neues Passwort-Gesetz ebnet Weg für Chinas Zentralbank-Kryptowährung, Bitcoin Halving 2020 bereits eingepreist & Geld verdienen als Influencer mit Appics. 1.) Neues Passwort-Gesetz ebnet Weg für Chinas Zentralbank-Kryptowährunghttps://www.btc-echo.de/neues-passwort-gesetz-ebnet-weg-fuer-chinas-zentralbank-kryptowaehrung/ 2.) Analyse: Bitcoin Halving-Event 2020 ist...