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The Congo in Africa has set up its first official bitcoin mining facility. The clincher? It runs entirely on clean energy and seeks to avoid the often atmosphere-polluting methods utilized by former and present enterprises. Mining in the Congo Has Become Possible The mining company has been set up in what’s known as Virunga National Park, which is often used to house endangered mountain gorillas. While these great apes are indeed still prominent in the area, it appears...

Over the past few weeks, traders and analysts everywhere have been talking about how great bitcoin and Ethereum are doing. We’ve also published a few articles talking about the January price booms witnessed by BTC investors. Bitcoin Is in a Good Spot, but What About the Rest? Ending the 2022 year in the mid-$16K range, it appears bitcoin has made its way back up the financial ladder and is now trading for more than $19,000, something we haven’t seen since mid-November of...

Several call centers throughout Europe that were being used to conduct crypto fraud and other illicit scams have been shut down by law enforcement agencies. Raids began in June of last year and have continued up until now. Call Centers Were Engaged in Crypto Fraud Police agencies throughout the regions of Cyprus, Bulgaria, Germany, and Serbia have discovered various call centers being used to trick investors into placing their money into various crypto fraud schemes,...

Stellar lumen price started a downside correction from the $0.095 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.092 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0930 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a decent increase if it clears the $0.093 and $0.095 resistance levels. Stellar lumen price is trading above $0.0880 against the US Dollar, similar to...

Ripple price is facing resistance near the $0.420 level against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.410 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.4110 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could decline further if there is now move above the $0.4120 resistance. Ripple price is correcting lower from $0.4320 against the US Dollar, similar bitcoin. XRP...

A federal judge in the region of San Diego, California has ordered the leader of a crypto fraud scheme to pay as much as $17 million in restitution fees to more than 800 traders and investors that allegedly fell victim to his methods. Fraud Promoter Will Also Spend Time in Prison The scam was known as Bit Connect, and it will likely go down as one of the biggest crypto-based Ponzi schemes in history. Many investors who put their money into the platform were ultimately...

The bitcoin boom continues as more time in January was able to bring the world’s number one digital currency by market cap beyond the $19,000 mark, something the currency hadn’t seen since November of 2022. Bitcoin Is Growing Like Crazy January has brought on a certain degree of healing for most digital currency investors and traders. The previous 12 months had been so disastrous for bitcoin, literally eliminating more than 70 percent of its overall valuation. The...

Movie Pass – a program that seeks to provide lesser-priced movie tickets to theatergoers – is back with a bang. This time, it’s backed by cryptocurrency and getting a little help from the blockchain space. Movie Pass Is Coming Back with Crypto in Its Corner The company has had a rather harsh run of things, first rising to the ranks over a decade ago in 2011. The enterprise sought to provide discounted movie tickets, though there appears to have been some controversy...

Illicit cryptocurrency transactions increased tenfold in 2022, marking the highest total figure yet in the history of crypto. In what was arguably the worst year for bitcoin and its crypto cousins to date, close to $20 billion in illicit crypto was transferred to suspicious addresses. Illicit Crypto Activity Reached a Pinnacle Last Year This beats the previous record set in 2021, which was $18 billion. The new number outdoes the previous one by roughly $2 billion. Kim...

January proved to be a somewhat powerful month for bitcoin, which rose beyond the $18K mark by the midway point. Though this is nothing compared to the all-time high of $68,000 it achieved in November of 2021, the jump was a welcomed change from the bearish conditions so many fans, traders, and investors were privy to in 2022. Bitcoin Saw a Good Month in January The previous year was arguably the worst time for bitcoin and the crypto scene. Bitcoin lost more than 70...