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Why Bitcoin Needs an ISO-Certified Currency Code

The nomenclature of bitcoin and its subunits plays an important role in evolving standards for more mainstream adoption.

By Jon MatonisOct 21, 2014

ISO initials in gold and silver

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Bitcoin shakes off early decline, returns to $70,000 as Bernstein reiterates $150,000 outlook

"What we are experiencing is the weakest bitcoin bear case in its history," wrote Bernstein's Gautam Chhugani.

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Cipher Mining and TeraWulf are buys, MARA a sell, as Morgan Stanley begins bitcoin miner coverage

The analyst framed some bitcoin mining sites as infrastructure assets, lifting CIFR and WULF shares while MARA lags.

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U.S. government isn't poised to sweep in with bitcoin buys, despite Jim Cramer rumor

President Donald Trump did order a bitcoin reserve, but it doesn't yet exist, even as the CNBC host says the feds will start filling it when bitcoin hits $60,000.

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MegaETH debuts mainnet as Ethereum scaling debate heats up

The project, which had pitched itself as a layer-2 “real-time blockchain" targeting more than 100,000 transactions per second, would make onchain interactions feel closer to traditional web apps than today’s crypto networks.

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