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The bitcoin price increased from $9,766 to $10,500 as its dominance over altcoins and the rest of the cryptocurrency market hit 70 percent. | Source: ShutterstockThe bitcoin price increased from $9,766 to $10,500 in the past 24 hours as its dominance over altcoins and the rest of the cryptocurrency market hit 70 percent.Prior to the minor rally, technical analysts and cryptocurrency traders including Josh Rager and Flood suggested that bitcoin could move below $9,000 to test lower levels if...

A bitcoin price premium has developed in Argentina as the government imposed currency controls in a bid to support the peso. | Source: ShutterstockArgentina’s decision to impose currency controls has had a bullish effect on bitcoin in the South American country. With demand rising for the cryptocurrency, a bitcoin price premium has subsequently developed. The premium in Argentina now ranges between tens and hundreds of dollars.While the bitcoin price ranges between $9,887 and $9,905 on major...

An analysis of Bitcoin QR code generators reveals the precarious state of basic security in the cryptocurrency sphere. A report from ZenGo shows four out of the top five QR code generators listed on Google’s front page are controlled by scammers. When a user tries to create a QR code for their Bitcoin address, the malicious websites generate a QR code for the scammer’s own wallet. At least $20,000 can be linked to the malicious addresses – likely a fraction of the total...