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Co-founder of Floyd Mayweather-promoted ICO sentenced to 8 years
Sohrab Sharma, the co-founder of the notorious celebrity-spruiked initial coin offering of 2017, Centra Tech, has been sentenced to eight years in prison for his leading role in the fraudulent…
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Former Bitcoin opponent says crypto is an effective hedge against currency debasement
Financial industry veteran George Ball believes investors would be prudent to allocate a “small part” of their portfolio to cryptocurrencies — marking a major departure from his previous stance towards…
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NFTs explained: what they are, why rock stars are using them, and why they’re selling for millions of dollars
A couple of days ago, the musician Grimes sold some animations she made with her brother Mac on a website called Nifty Gateway. Some were one-offs, while others were limited…
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Polkadot futures market flippens Litecoin as its open interest hits $573M
Polkadot (DOT) has been raising eyebrows for the past couple of months as the interoperability-focused altcoins has gained 625% in the past three months. The promise that interoperability between blockchains…
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Argo Blockchain CEO becomes first publicly-traded company exec paid in Bitcoin
On Wednesday, British cryptocurrency mining company Argo Blockchain revealed that Argo CEO Peter Wall is now the first executive of a publicly-traded company to take their entire salary in Bitcoin.…
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Dogecoin Adoption Rises: Bitpay Lets Merchants Accept DOGE, Coinflip’s 1,800 ATMs Now List the Crypto – Altcoins Bitcoin News
Crypto merchant service provider Bitpay has added dogecoin to its list of supported cryptocurrencies. One of its merchants, the Mark Cuban-owned Dallas Mavericks has become the first in the network…