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Bitcoin News Roundup for June 12, 2020
With the price of BTC dropping more than 6% overnight, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup.
Updated Sep 14, 2021, 8:51 a.m. Published Jun 12, 2020, 4:06 p.m.
With the price of BTC dropping more than 6% overnight, CoinDesk's Markets Daily is back with your bitcoin news roundup.
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Today's stories:
Why Bitcoin Suddenly Dropped 6% on Thursday
The week-long calm in the bitcoin market ended with a sudden $800 price drop on Thursday. Here are three likely reasons why.
Quadriga Was a Ponzi Scheme, Ontario Securities Regulator Says
The Ontario Securities Commission has published a scathing report calling now-defunct Canadian exchange QuadrigaCX a "Ponzi," and denouncing the practices of founder and CEO Gerald Cotten.
Unstoppable Domains Taps IPFS for Censorship-Resistant Blogging Platform
Decentralized blogging is coming to a .crypto URL near you thanks to a partnership between Unstoppable Domains and Protocol Labs.
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