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Bitcoin (BTC) held steady above the $57,000 mark in early U.S. hours Tuesday even as a German government entity moved an additional $360 million worth of the asset to various exchanges, Arkham data shows. The government moved 6,600 bitcoin to crypto exchange Kraken, OTC service Cumberland and another address considered by Arkham to be an

Ferrari (RACE) will start accepting cryptocurrency as a payment method in the U.S., according to a report by Reuters on Saturday.The Maranello, Italy-based luxury sports car manufacturer will subsequently extend the scheme to Europe in response to demand from its wealthy customers, Reuters reported, citing Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer Enrico Galliera.Ferrari will use crypto

Belarusian citizens have been protesting for weeks, following the controversial reelection of President Alexander Lukashenko.(Artem Dubik/Getty Images)Belarus News Media Are Testing Decentralized Tech to Resist CensorshipBelarus is cracking down on reporters.The nation’s government, led by President Alexander Lukashenko, whose election was mired in controversy and has not been recognized by the European Union, announced Friday…

The payments company works with wallets and exchanges to enable crypto purchases, and could eventually use digital currencies over blockchain in the same way it processes traditional money. Visa HQ(Shutterstock)Jan 30, 2021 at 3:43 p.m. UTCVisa May Add Cryptocurrencies to Its Payments Network, Says CEOVisa CEO Al Kelly said the payments giant is in a…

Jul 16, 2020 at 03:45 UTCUpdated Jul 16, 2020 at 03:49 UTC(Twin Design / Shutterstock)Twitter Says ‘Coordinated Social Engineering’ Attack Caused Bitcoin ScamTwitter claims “a coordinated social engineering attack” caused one of the world’s largest social media platforms to melt down on Wednesday after prominent celebrity profiles were used to promote a large-scale bitcoin scam.…

With hours left in the voting, the subsidies proposal appeared likely to pass. At press time, 27 holders of Origin’s OGN tokens had voted over 1 million tokens in favor of passage, and none against. At least three participating addresses were associated with employees of Origin Protocol. Together, they comprised over 50% of the voting…

The crypto market has a dominant stablecoin, make no mistake. Tether, which aims to keep its token (called tether or USDT) at parity with the U.S. dollar by backing each token with $1 in bank deposits, accounts for the vast majority of the stablecoin market by total value, exchange volume and other metrics. But the…

feature The Takeaway: The charity arm of Binance was reportedly financed late last year by donations of at least $13 million. However, less than half of the donations made to the Binance Charity Foundation (BCF) are accounted for on BCF’s website, which shows under $6 million worth of crypto. BCF is partnering with the nonprofit…

Manta Network developer p0x labs has raised $25 million in a Series A round led by Polychain Capital and Qiming Venture Partners, as infrastructure projects continue to prove resilient during the bear market.Manta Network is a modular ecosystem for zero-knowledge (ZK) applications, which utilize a cryptographic method of mathematically verifying that a transaction is valid…