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MIT Fellow Says Facebook 'Lifted' His Ideas for Libra Cryptocurrency

MIT fellow Alex Lipton claims Facebook borrowed the guts of its Libra project from a paper he co-authored last year.

By Ian AllisonJul 26, 2019

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Justin Sun says 'keep going' on Tron Inc's TRX buys as the token outperforms bitcoin

TRX has outperformed much of the crypto market this year, slipping only about 1.3% versus bitcoin's nearly 19% decline.

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Bhutan moves bitcoin to trading firms and exchanges as BTC drops to nearly $70,000

Wallet data shows the Royal Government of Bhutan moving bitcoin to trading firms and exchanges for the first time in months, as markets slide and volatility spikes across crypto and metals.

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Bitcoin crashes below $70,000 on Bitstamp

During Asian trading hours, BTC hit a low of $69,101 on Bitstamp.

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House probe targets WLFI after report of $500 Million UAE stake

Congressional investigators seek ownership records, payment trails and stablecoin documents from the Trump-linked crypto firm following reports of Emirati backing and its USD1 token’s role in a $2 Billion Binance transaction

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