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Libra could expand Bitcoin’s userbase by 70-fold
Facebook's newly announced stablecoin has been the focus of the entire industry, as many experts believe it could act as a gateway for Bitcoin…
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eToro Report: Libra is a ‘seismic moment’ for global finance
eToro, one of the leading social trading platforms, published its analysis of the Libra whitepaper, saying that it was a seismic moment for global…
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Facebook’s Libra sparks privacy concerns while Monero, Zcash, Zcoin and Grin surge
Facebook’s announcement of the Libra stablecoin raised privacy concerns. Whether it's related or not, some of the top privacy coins spiked after the announcement, including…
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Experts are concerned Libra will put people’s privacy and security at risk
One of the most concerning things to come from Facebook’s cryptocurrency reveal is the number of traditional finance players who are supporting it. These…
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Facebook’s Libra sparks concerns among European financial institutions
Following Facebook’s unveiling of its stable cryptocurrency, not only did top crypto influencers criticize the plan, but some European officials immediately called for deep…
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Google Chrome plans to cripple ad blockers, crypto-enabled Brave and Opera unyielding
Proposed changes to Google Chrome, the browser of choice for 63 percent of devices, would cripple ad blockers and other privacy-enhancing extensions. Meanwhile, Brave…
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Mining pool censorship could make Zcash “mostly unusable”
There is evidence that the second largest Zcash mining pool is censoring shielded (private) transactions. If more pools begin censoring shielded transactions it would…
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Roger Ver launches Bitcoin Cash competitor to LocalBitcoins
Local.bitcoin.com, a peer-to-peer trading platform competing with BTC-based LocalBitcoins, is now live and letting users buy and sell bitcoin cash anywhere in the world.…
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Nevada Bitcoin broker on LocalBitcoins sentenced to 2 years in prison
Morgan Rockcoons, a Nevadan man accused of wire fraud and operating an unlicensed Bitcoin exchange for using LocalBitcoins, was sentenced to nearly two years…
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