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Iran President clamps down on bitcoin mining amidst power cuts

The cryptocurrency mining industry has become prominent in Iran partially due to the presence of highly subsidised electricity within an extremely power-reliant trade. With such subsidies in place, imports can then theoretically be paid for using bitcoin. However, the US has implemented sanctions that bar all banking transactions between themselves and Iran, and with blockchain …

HSBC not planning to launch bitcoin trading

The HSBC is going on a different path than rivals such as Goldman Sachs whose digital investing branch, Saxo Markets, recently announced the launch of a new crypto trading service - Crypto FX. Bitcoin’s price has been on a rollercoaster during the last few days with a 50% fall, trading $36,387 on Monday, just 40 …

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Beijing bitcoin mining crackdown sees miners halt business in China

A large portion of the new-found regulatory issues are because Crypto miners are using increasingly strong and bespoke tech equipment – often referred to as rigs -  to certify virtual coin trades within a process which creates freshly minted cryptocurrencies, including the likes of bitcoin. Speaking of China’s latest crackdown, Chen Jiahe, Chief Investment Officer …

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Cash-settled micro-Bitcoin futures launched for CME Group

Coinciding with Bitcoin first reaching $20,000 – a monumental milestone for the cryptocurrency – CME Group first launched  Bitcoin derivatives back in December of 2017. To reflect US demand for crypto derivatives, the company then further expanded its selection of offerings by launching Ethereum futures and  Bitcoin options. It has since become the world’s third-largest …

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Carbon concerns provoke stricter supervision for China’s bitcoin mining industry

Columnist Colin Wu (@wublockchain on Twitter) stated that: This caused some panic in China. However, the Chinese government said it was only conducting an investigation. Data centers are difficult to …

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CME Group to expand crypto derivatives with Micro Bitcoin

Reports have found that an average of 13.8K contracts in CME Bitcoin futures, which are equivalent to around 69K bitcoin, have been traded on a daily basis as of March …

CAPEX.com expands crypto offering with Bitcoin Spot

CAPEX.com expands crypto offering with Bitcoin Spot

CAPEX.com’s crypto offer includes: Bitcoin Cash Bitcoin Spot Ethereum USD Ethereum EUR Litecoin USD Litecoin EUR Ripple Wasim Zayed, the Executive Director at Key Way Investments Ltd, the company operating …

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Tesla’s bitcoin purchase brokered by Coinbase

Not only has Coinbase facilitated major purchases from Tesla, but its agency OTC desk also acted as the primary execution partner for a multi-billion bitcoin investment throughout last year for …

Bitcoin broke the $20K threshold for the first time in history

Other popular cryptocurrencies, including ethereum (ETH, +6.02%), litecoin (LTC, +7.3%) and XRP (+7.04%) are still down 58% to 88% from their respective lifetime highs reached three years ago. Bitcoin has …

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