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Bitcoin Is Pure Anarchy

Anarchy is a very dividing word to many people, inherently drawing the idea into peoples’ heads of complete and unbridled chaos. This is not on any level what Anarchy means. It is simply a system lacking rulers or a central authority, where all cooperation and coordination is done on a purely voluntary basis between peers

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Ten31 Marks First Public Listing for Bitcoin-Focused Venture Fund With BTC Miner GRIID

Today, Ten31, a world leading bitcoin technology investor, has announced the Nasdaq Global Market stock exchange listing of its portfolio company, GRIID Infrastructure. This marks the first public listing for a bitcoin-focused investment fund's portfolio company, according to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine.GRIID, a uniquely positioned, vertically integrated bitcoin mining and energy infrastructure company

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How the Crypto Industry Responded to FinCEN’s Proposed Mixer Rule

In October, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed a new regulatory regime for crypto mixing services that would treat the entire class of privacy tools as money laundering threats and force new recordkeeping rules on U.S. people or entities that use them. The industry had a chance to weigh in. Here's the gist of their

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Circle to Issue Its Stablecoin USDC on Celo Network to Boost RWA Capabilities

Stablecoin issuer Circle expanded native issuance of its $26 billion stablecoin USDC to the Celo network, the Celo Foundations announced Tuesday in a press release.With the development, the Celo ecosystem looks to boost cross-border payments and peer-to-peer transactions in developing regions, facilitating conversion from local currencies, the press release explained.CLabs, an organization dedicated to Celo

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Web3 Payments Firm Transak Joins Visa Direct to Streamline Crypto-to-Fiat Conversion

Web3 payments infrastructure provider Transak joined Visa Direct, making it easier for its users to convert their cryptocurrency holdings into regular currency.Transak’s payment and onboarding services allow users to buy and sell crypto assets, handling the know-your-customer (KYC) requirements, risk monitoring and compliance on behalf of its clients, which include MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet. The

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Completely Different Than the 2021 Bitcoin Bull Run: How Taproot Adoption Reshapes Network Dynamics

The Bitcoin network is rapidly evolving, and its on-chain fundamentals have changed completely compared to the last bull run in 2021. The two most important upgrades on the network – Taproot and SegWit – are seeing increased user adoption despite challenges in the market. According to an update by CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju, Taproot

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German Police Seize $2.1B Worth of Bitcoin in Piracy Sting

Police in Germany have provisionally seized 50,000 bitcoin (BTC) worth $2.17 billion, calling the action its largest cryptocurrency seizure ever, according to a police statement.The claim is related the operation of a piracy website in 2013 that violated the Copyright Act. Proceeds of that venture were then converted to bitcoin. One of the two suspects

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First Mover Americas: Bitcoin Eclipses $43K Having Gained Nearly 10% in a Week

This article originally appeared in First Mover, CoinDesk’s daily newsletter, putting the latest moves in crypto markets in context. Subscribe to get it in your inbox every day.Latest Prices(CoinDesk)Top StoriesBitcoin has gained nearly 10% in the last week to climb above $43,000 ahead of the Fed's rate decision tomorrow. The U.S. central bank is expected

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Important Coinbase Update Regarding Some Clients

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has announced the implementation of fees for converting the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) into USD. Circle serves as the issuer of USDC, a stablecoin that, as of last year, was surpassed by Tether’s USDT token in terms of market capitalization. Coinbase Introduces USDC Conversion Fees According to a January 29 post on

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MIM Stablecoin Suffers Flash Crash Amid $6.5M Exploit

The stablecoin issued by decentralized platform Abracadabra.money (MIM), suffered a flash crash to $0.76 after reports of a $6.5 million exploit.Blockchain security firm PeckShield published initial details of the exploit at 11:35 UTC Tuesday, adding that the attacker was funded from Tornado Cash, a sanctioned privacy protocol.Cetrik said that "early indications point to a rounding