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Middle East’s Lebanon is a country with well-known economic issues, deepening for years and peaking during the COVID-19 pandemic.With the nation’s unfavorable situation, numerous prominent economists have offered widely-ranging solutions to the depreciating local currency and USD dependence. Nevertheless, a recent report explored the possibility of a more untraditional solution – Bitcoin.Lebanon: How Did It Get Here?The country’s economy is primarily based on services with the tourism sector...

Max Kaiser is a well-known American broadcaster and filmmaker. His previous experience includes anchoring an analysis program called On The Edge and producing a TV series on the Al-Jazeera English network.Currently, he’s the host of his own widely-popular financial program called the Keiser Report. Apart from his TV and online appearances, Keiser is also a long-time Bitcoin and cryptocurrency proponent.CryptoPotato recently had the chance to interview Keiser, where he said that his first...

Bitcoin and most altcoins have retraced slightly in the past 24 hours, after a few days of gains. Interestingly, similar price fallbacks are visible in the traditional stock markets, as the Dow Jones is down by 1.4%.Bitcoin’s False BreakoutAfter the unsuccessful attempt to conquer $9,500, Bitcoin hovered above the significant 50-MA level at $9,300. However, the primary cryptocurrency has since slipped below it as it went from $9,440 to its current position at $9,150 in a few hourly candles....

Authorities of Chinese city Bayan Nur issued a warning on Sunday after a reported case of bubonic plague. The city is located in the autonomous region Inner Mongolia – one of the world’s most attractive regions for Bitcoin miners.Germ Behind Bubonic Plague Killed a Third of Europe’s PopulationBayan Nur’s health committee issued a third-level alert, which is the second-lowest in a four-level system related to public health risks. The warning came after authorities confirmed one case of bubonic...

According to a recent report, Lithuania may be the first nation to launch a central bank-backed digital coin in the eurozone. The country’s central bank plans a pre-sale of twenty-four thousand blockchain-based digital tokens called LBCOINs.Lithuania To Sell 24k Blockchain-based TokensA Reuters report from earlier today informed that the Baltic country has completed the development stages of the LBCOINs and is preparing for the pre-sale next week.Each of the twenty-four thousand...

A recent poll by the popular gold proponent Peter Schiff indicated that most of his followers believe that the price of the bullion will never surpass Bitcoin’s.One BTC > Ounce Of GoldPeter Schiff is a prominent US economist and a famous gold-bug. However, he is also a well-known Bitcoin basher and rarely misses an opportunity to lash out against the primary cryptocurrency.He recently published a rather compelling poll on his personal Twitter account, asking, “how long do you think it will...

Bitcoin’s price will continue trading in a tight range between $6,000 and $10,000 until the rest of the year, believes popular BTC analyst Tone Vays. He also thinks that short-term breaches above $10k are insufficient since the asset heads back down almost immediately.BTC Between $6k And 10KThe price of the primary cryptocurrency has been on a roller-coaster since the start of the year. It entered the new century at about $7,200, but the bulls quickly took charge and spiked it to above...

One of Wall Street’s largest banks, JPMorgan Chase, has outlined in a recent analysis that Bitcoin’s 2020 performance demonstrates the asset’s growth and maturation. The paper also notes the compelling correlation the primary cryptocurrency is exhibiting with global equities.JPMorgan: Bitcoin MaturesThe JPMorgan Chase analysis cited by Bloomberg examined the performance of Bitcoin and other assets since the start of the year. More precisely, it reviewed their performance during the mid-March...

A recent cryptocurrency scam running live on YouTube managed to dupe nearly $150,000 in Bitcoin from victims. Interestingly, the scam impersonated Elon Musk’s SpaceX channel and broadcasted recorded videos of the recent successful launch of two astronauts to the International Space Station.SpaceX And BTC Giveaway ScamFraudsters are frequently attempting to dupe victims with a form of a cryptocurrency giveaway. Oftentimes, they use a widely-popular current event to connect with the fake...

Egypt’s economic growth in the third quarter (Q3) of the current fiscal year has displayed a lower number than projected following the COVID-19 pandemic.At the same time, data shows that the peer-to-peer Bitcoin volume in the country has registered a fresh all-time high.Egyptians Trade BitcoinAccording to the information provided by the cryptocurrency statistics platform, CoinDance, the demand for the primary digital asset surged last week in the northeast African country.Egyptians traded...