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Zimbabwe is looking at adopting cryptocurrency as legal payment, top government official says
A top official said Zimbabwe is looking to allow cryptocurrency as legal payment, according to a lo…
Camomile Shumba
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40% of consumers plan to use cryptocurrencies in the next year and millennials are leading the way, according to a Mastercard survey
Millennials are especially keen to learn about and use cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, Mastercard's …
Sophie Kiderlin
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The co-founder of Binance talks regulation, global growth of crypto markets, and the firm's search for a physical headquarters
Binance co-founder Yi He shared her stance on crypto regulation, meme coins, women in leadership, a…
Isabelle Lee
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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says the US Treasury does ‘everything in its power to kill’ crypto
The US Treasury does everything in its power to kill crypto, according to Cardano founder Charles H…
Camomile Shumba
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Crypto assets could replace fiat currencies within as little as 5 years, financial execs tell Deloitte
In a survey, 76% of execs said crypto will at least provide a strong alternative to fiat, which mea…
Camomile Shumba
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Asia is leading global crypto adoption among retail investors, with Vietnam, India, and Pakistan seeing the highest growth
Worldwide, global crypto adoption has risen by more than 881% in the past year for various reasons,…
Isabelle Lee
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Cryptocurrency-related cyberattacks jumped four-fold as the price of Bitcoin boomed between October and May
According to cloud-enabled security solutions provider Barracuda Networks, cybercriminals are ta…
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Lawyers for the South African brothers who vanished with $3.6 billion of bitcoin in possibly the largest-ever crypto heist have been terminated from the case
The South-Africa based lawyers told Bloomberg their mandate to assist the brothers has been termina…
Emily Graffeo
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Two South African brothers have vanished with $3.6 billion of bitcoin in what could be the biggest crypto heist in history
The siblings founded Africrypt in 2019. Soon after, the brothers, along with 69,000 bitcoins worth …
Isabelle Lee
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A Canadian bitcoin fund just became the Middle East's first crypto listing after debuting on Nasdaq's Dubai exchange
The Bitcoin Fund rose 10% on the exchange, just a day after the cryptocurrency wiped out its gains …
Natasha Dailey
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Digital currencies could boost economic growth in developing countries where more than 50% of adults don't have a bank account, BofA says
"Digital currencies have the potential to address many practical constraints on financial services …
Emily Graffeo
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey signalled his enthusiasm for bitcoin again, saying it is the most important thing to work on in his lifetime
"If I were not at Square or Twitter, I would be working on bitcoin," Jack Dorsey told a conference …
Zahra Tayeb
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A survey shows that the pandemic has made cryptocurrencies more attractive to investors, but the biggest barrier to entry is a lack of knowledge
The new study by the Economist Intelligence Unit also found that investors primarily viewed cryptoc…
Isabelle Lee
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Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger has doubled down on his criticism of 'disgusting' bitcoin
"I think I should say modestly that I think the whole damned development is disgusting and contrary…
Victoria Cavaliere
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's first-ever tweet sold for $2.9 million as an NFT
The buyer of the NFT is Sina Estavi. He is the CEO of blockchain company Bridge Oracle and is based…
Isabelle Lee
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Bitcoin staged an epic rally in February. Here's a look back at its record-setting month.
Bitcoin had an epic run throughout February. Insider takes a look back at a historic rally in the w…
Isabelle Lee
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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's Square firm doubles down on Bitcoin — invests another $170 million in crypto
Twitter CEO Jack Dorseys credit and payments firm Square has invested $170 million in Bitcoin, more…
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More companies, including PayPal and Xbox, are accepting bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as payment. Others are weighing up their options.
Retailers in the food and drink sector, as well as big tech firms, are recognizing crypto's popular…
Zahra Tayeb
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Airtel Africa to sell Tanzania's tower portfolio to SBA Communications Corporation and Paradigm Infrastructure for $175 million
Airtel Africa on Wednesday announced the sale of the tower portfolio belonging to Airtel Tanzania t…
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Jay-Z and Jack Dorsey have partnered on a new bitcoin endowment and are now looking for board members
Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey on Thursday said he has partnered with Jay-Z to start a bitcoin …