Only 4% of nearly 120,000 Bitcoin (around $7 billion today) stolen by a hacker from crypto exchange Bitfinex in 2016 have been laundered so far—and it will take the thieves over a century to cash out their bounty in full, according to blockchain intelligence firm Elliptic.
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Over the past few years, private equity firm Atlas Holdings has created arguably the most ambitious and self-sufficient Bitcoin mining facility in the United States by repurposing a whole abandoned power plant into a crypto farm.
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Billionaire ‘Shark Tank’ star Mark Cuban said today that Dallas Mavericks, the Cuban-owned NBA basketball team, will continue to accept Bitcoin regardless of the concerns around the asset’s alleged energy usage, as per a tweet this morning.
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MoneyGram has teamed up with Coinme enabling Bitcoin on/off ramping from physical locations in the United States, as per a release.
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Crypto traders woke up to $3.7 billion in liquidations today as the market saw a deep pullback, data from markets tool Bybt shows.
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Several industry leaders say recent comments by US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chairman Gary Gensler have delayed the possible launch of a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) in the country, financial industry outlet Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
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American pizza franchise Papa John’s is offering its U.K customers £10 in free Bitcoin, a new offer on the pizza giant’s homepage shows.
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Chinese publicly listed firm Success Universe Group Ltd, which is a major investor in Macau-based casino and hotel resort Ponte 16, announced that it has purchased 24.3 Bitcoin ($1.35 million currently) as part of its portfolio diversification strategy, Inside Asian Gaming reported today.
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A project called 1729, which offers users Bitcoin rewards for completing various tasks and tutorials, has announced a new contest for artists who are interested in portraying a bright, highly technological future of Africa.
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Major Swiss investment banking company UBS is currently in the “early stages of planning” to offer its rich clients some options to invest in cryptocurrencies, knowledgeable sources told Bloomberg today.
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