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US regulator approves bitcoin ETFs - this time for real

It is expected that ETFs will simplify the process of investing in cryptocurrency (without directly buying and holding bitcoins). ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is a fund whose manager (ETF provider) collects company shares into one portfolio based on c...

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Bitcoin fell 5% to $42.6k - on the 15th anniversary of its "birth"

On January 3, 2009, the creator of the cryptocurrency Satoshi Nakamoto generated the first "genesis block" of 50 bitcoins. The flagship coin marked its 15th anniversary with a 5.1% drop in just 2 hours to $42.6 thousand. Bitcoin lost 7% from its an...

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According to JP Morgan, Ethereum will become a more productive asset than bitcoin in 2024

JP Morgan predicted that Ethereum (ETH) will surpass Bitcoin (BTC) in 2024, alongside a "cautious" forecast for the development of the crypto industry next year. This forecast was made despite the upcoming halving event, which will reduce the number ...

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Bitcoin has reached $41.5 thousand. It has the potential to grow to $100 thousand by the end of 2024

Cryptocurrency industry leaders have announced the start of a new "bullish" trend, which could catapult bitcoin to historic highs above $100,000 by the end of 2024. Its price is now over $41.5k. Bitcoin has grown by 150% in the past year, and many a...

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NFT gem sold for $200,000 brings cryptocurrency back to the FOMO trend - the fear of missing out on something important

In this month, an NFT Pet-Rock (image of a rock) was sold for over $200,000. Meanwhile, the market capitalization of the meme coin Pepe (with an image of a cartoon frog) doubled in just a few weeks, and even the price of the FTT token, created by th...

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Netflix gave the director $55 million for a new series, and he spent it on stocks, cryptocurrency and expensive cars

Here is a ready-made script for future streaming series. Carl Erik Rinsch, known for the film "47 Ronin", spent millions of dollars, which Netflix gave him for a new sci-fi series, on a completely different "creative" endeavor - playing in the stock...

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Binance to pay $4.3 billion to settle money laundering case - crypto exchange CEO Changpeng Zhao resigns

Chzhao will also pay a fine of $50 million. The world's largest cryptocurrency exchange will pay $4.3 billion to settle a money laundering case initiated by the US Department of Justice. Binance's owner and CEO has admitted to violating laws and agr...

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Taxes on Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. A new draft law "On Virtual Assets" has been introduced to the Rada - with a gradual increase in the rate from 5% to 18%

Today, the Parliament registered an alternative bill on amendments to the Tax Code and other legislative acts regarding the regulation of turnover of virtual assets (VA). Vice Prime Minister - Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov announ...

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Telegram's Toncoin (TON) has become the "fastest blockchain ever"

Telegram Open Network (TON) has become the center of attention for the blockchain community, setting a new world record as the blockchain with the highest number of TPS (transactions per second), and becoming the fastest network in the world among bl...

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Sam Benkman-Fried found guilty of fraud - FTX founder faces up to 110 years in prison

Benkman-Fried was detained in December 2022 in the Bahamas after the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX he founded. A jury found Sam Bankman-Fried guilty on all 7 counts of fraud and conspiracy. According to The New York Times, he faces a m...

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Bitcoin could rise to $150k in a year and a half - Bernstein

Bernstein Research analytics company predicted that the price of bitcoin could rise to $150,000 by mid-2025. So far, this cryptocurrency has jumped to $35,000 and grew by 30% last month. The company expects that the US Securities and Exchange Commis...

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Jimmy Zhong: the unknown. China's Robin Hood, who stole (and then lost) $3+ billion worth of bitcoins

In 2012, someone stole 50,000 bitcoins from Silk Road, an illegal dark web marketplace. Since then, the value of the stolen bitcoin has soared to over $3 billion and remained one of the biggest mysteries in the cryptocurrency world. The fraudster was...

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Ferrari has started selling supercars for cryptocurrency in the US

Ferrari has started accepting cryptocurrency payments for its sports cars in the United States and will expand this scheme to Europe at the request of its wealthy clients, the company's marketing and commerce director told Reuters. The vast majority...

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Bankman-Fried's biographer says the crypto entrepreneur was thinking of paying Trump $5 billion not to run for president

The current prisoner, former FTX owner, believed that Donald Trump threatened democracy. Writer Michael Lewis, tracing the rise and fall of Sam Bankman-Fried in his new book "Going Infinite," said that the crypto entrepreneur considered paying Donald...

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WSJ: The largest crypto exchange Binance goes down

After the fall of FTX, it seemed that the world of cryptocurrency had almost entirely passed into the hands of Binance - however, after a year, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange also found itself in trouble. The Binance empire is "tremblin...

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