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Bitcoin zipped past $20,000 per coin this morning, pushing the asset into uncharted waters. 2441 Total views 14 Total shares After toying with all-time price highs in recent weeks, Bitcoin (BTC) finally crossed $20,000 for the first time on Dec. 16. The digital currency hovers around $20,800 at time of publication. “We have been waiting for this…

The Canadian unit of American tech giant IBM has partnered with pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim to deploy blockchain in clinical recordkeeping, according to a press release published on Feb. 12.The cooperation between the two companies aims to test whether the integration of blockchain technology with clinical recordkeeping provides the proper level of data integrity, transparency,…

Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather Morgan are scheduled to appear for an arraignment and hearing on Aug. 3 as part of a plea agreement with U.S. prosecutors. 381 Total views 4 Total shares The husband and wife alleged to have laundered billions of dollars worth of Bitcoin connected to the 2016 Bitfinex hack have reached a…

The DEA, the country's lead drug enforcement agency, is yet to find those responsible for the attack but has enlisted the help of the FBI. 74 Total views 1 Total shares The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) — the agency tasked with enforcing the country’s drug laws — lost $55,000 in seized Tether (USDT)…

The closing of the exchange, along with a plunging ruble, may have a devastating impact on the lives of ordinary Russian citizens. 196 Total views 15 Total shares As reported by local news outlet tass.ru, the Central Bank of Russia once again suspended trading on the nation's leading Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX) on Wednesday, and…

Can we all agree that the Federal Reserve has a plan to combat runaway inflation? They do. Chair Jerome Powell has all but admitted it. After tempering his comments before previous rate hikes, allowing wiggle room which gave way to market rebounds, Powell has left no bones about this one. It is necessary to wreak…

The Supreme Court of Nova Scotia has ordered Canadian law firms Miller Thomson and Cox & Palmer to represent customers of cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX in upcoming proceedings. The ruling was announced in a court filing published on Feb. 19.On Tuesday, Justice Michael Wood rendered a decision that Miller Thomson and Cox & Palmer will act…

Michael Novogratz’s crypto merchant bank Galaxy Digital is launching two Bitcoin (BTC) funds, targeting people between the ages of 50 and 80. The new funds aim to bring “the wealth of America,” or people who may have largely remained out of crypto investing, to cryptocurrency markets, Novogratz told Bloomberg Nov. 19.According to Bloomberg, the funds…

Several prominent analysts say Ether (ETH) is on the cusp of a major bull run despite already gaining nearly 65% in 2021. Ethereum has seen explosive growth in decentralized finance and other areas, causing user activity on the blockchain to surge.Ether performance in 2021. Source: Digital Assets DataRaoul Pal, CEO of Real Vision Group, pinpointed…