Flickto Public Round Now Open As $170,000 Worth Of Tokens Have Already Been Sold

Flickto (FLICK) is a community media launchpad powered by Cardano (ADA). It is on a quest to disrupt traditional content funding models as it aims to empower all kinds of content creators via direct crowdfunding.

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Massive Insider Selling Rocks Coinbase $COIN Stocks Following Crypto Market Slump

All may not be well at the camp of Coinbase, the first crypto exchange company to go public, as fresh reports of insider selling to the tune of millions of dollars worth of $COIN shares have now saturated the crypto media space.

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Report: Pakistan bought $50 million worth of crypto, opening an encashing opportunity

Pakistan has purchased cryptocurrency worth $50 million in just six months, news agency ANI reported citing local media. However, it has also reportedly attracted the attention of Islamabad's premiThe post Report: Pakistan bought $50 million worth of crypto, opening an encashing opportunity appeared first on AMBCrypto.

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North Korea Accused of Stealing Over $1.7B in Crypto From Exchanges

North Korea has allegedly stolen over $1. 7 billion worth of crypto from exchanges over several years, South Korean media outlets report. The country has been using hackers to target individuals and companies from various parts of the world.

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Is Dogecoin worth buying after hype surrounding its latest developments?

Dogecoin DOGE/USD was initially created as a “meme” token; however, over time, it has become one of the most popular ways to transfer value. It has undergone a lot of price fluctuations that heavily rely on social media exposure.

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Vitalik Doubles Down on Proof-of-Stake: It Could Solve Bitcoin’s Problems

Competitors are milking Elon Musk’s misconceptions about Bitcoin’s energy consumption for all their worth. The general public and legacy media won’t shut up about this previously resolved can of worms.

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AFEN: This DeFi Platform Is Worth Your Attention

In recent weeks, AFEN has gained unprecedented traction on social media and cryptocurrency news platforms. Most of the buzz around the AFEN project was from but not limited to its swift public sale held on Julswap.

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Another Binance Smart Chain Project Turtledex Rug Pulls With Tokens Worth $2.5M Confirmed Stolen

The team behind Turtledex protocol, a Binance Smart Chain (BSC) project has reportedly rug pulled its investors shortly after raising 9,000 Binance tokens worth $2. 5 million. Immediately following the confirmation of the theft, the value of the protocol’s native token TTDX, reportedly plunged to near zero.

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Elon Musk Is Selling an NFT — Offers Pour in Worth Millions of Dollars

Telsa’s new Technoking, Elon Musk, said that he is selling a song about NFTs as a non-fungible token (NFT). Many people have expressed their interest in buying it on social media. Artist Beeple made him an offer for $69 million and bids for his tweet on Valuables are up to $1.121 million. Elon Musk Selling […]

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Publicly Traded Chinese Company Buys Bitcoin and Ethereum

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South Korean Gaming Giant Planning to Buy Crypto Exchange Bithumb for $460 Million

Nexon, the South Korean multi-billion-dollar gaming conglomerate, is reportedly planning to buy a 65% stake in troubled crypto exchange Bithumb in a deal worth about 500 billion won ($460 million). ● According to local media reports, Nexon is to buy all the shares owned by Bithumb chairman Lee Jung Hoon, including several others totaling up […]

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If all U.S. companies followed Square, $250 billion would enter Bitcoin

This past week, United States fintech giant Square made mainstream media headlines when it deployed $50 million worth of its cash to purchase Bitcoin. The post If all U.S. companies followed Square, $250 billion would enter Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Australian Woman Jailed Two Years for Stealing $300,000 Worth of XRP

An Australian hacker who stole 100,000 units of the XRP cryptocurrency has been sentenced to a maximum of two years and three months in jail, local media reported. Kathryn Nguyen hacked the crypto account of a 56-year old man in January 2018.

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Famous Malaysian Actor Fined for Stealing $50,000 Worth of Crypto From His Producer

A Malaysian court has fined famous local actor Mas Khan $4,000, or 26 months in jail, for stealing around $50,000 worth of cryptocurrency belonging to his producer, local media reported. Khan appears to have gained access to his boss’ Datuk A.

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Crypto Criminals Are Still Trying to Dump Thousands of Ethereum From a 2019 Hack

In November, Upbit, a popular Korean crypto asset exchange, lost $50 million worth of Ethereum, 342,000 ETH coins, from the exchange hot wallet in a seeming hack. It was then one of the biggest crypto hacks in months, making the news around the world as mainstream media outlets covered the story.

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Almost 70 Crypto Funds Close This Year, Twice as Many Launch

Dozens of crypto funds, almost 70, have closed this year, a mainstream media outlet reported. And while the startling number reveals the influx of institutional investors into the crypto space might not be happening at a fast pace, it’s also worth noting that crypto fund launches are projected to reach 140 by the end of […] The post Almost 70 Crypto Funds Close This Year, Twice as Many Launch appeared first on Bitcoin News.

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Facebook’s Crypto Effort Will Take Decades to Spread but Libra Will Be Worth It, Says Exec

An executive at Facebook has said that Libra will not spread in the same way that the company’s social network did. Kevin Weil believes that the social media giant’s foray into the crypto asset space will take decades to fully roll out.

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Zuckerberg Practically Begs Bernie to Smack Him With $5 Billion Tax

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg would pay more than $5 billion in wealth tax during the first year of a Bernie Sanders presidency. But the social media boss claims he wouldn’t mind the 8% hit to his net worth.

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Ex-Russian Professional Ice Hockey Player Caught Up in Fake Bitcoin Scheme Worth $700,000

Igor Musatov, a former pro ice hockey player who lives in Russia, has recently been detained in relation to a case in which around $700,000 USD worth of Bitcoin (BTC) was swindled from the CEO of a technology company.

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$1B Bitcoin Transaction Traced Back to Multiple Huobi Addresses

About $1 billion worth of Bitcoin was moved yesterday in a single transaction, sparking reactions on Twitter and other social media sites. TokenAnalyst went deeper and found that a significant share of sending addresses point to crypto exchange Huobi.

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EU Regulators Target Libra. Is Facebook's Crypto Project Worth the Effort?

By CCN Markets: Weeks after various jurisdictions around the world expressed concerns over Facebook’s Libra project, it is now the turn of EU authorities to push back against the social media giant’s plans.

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PaMu’s Slide wireless earphones (mostly) live up to the hype

I don’t know about you, but I’ve been bombarded by ads and social media posts about the PaMu Slide wireless earphones crowdfunding campaign over the past month. It’s raised 260x its funding target, and has a bunch of NBA players endorsing it – so it must be great, right? Those are the sort of things that make me even more wary about a crowdfunded gadget.

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Bitcoin Investor Files Class Action Lawsuit Worth $22.5M Against Israeli Bank

As per an all-new report released by a media outlet called BlockTV yesterday, an investor (whose identity is not known at this time) has issued a lawsuit against Israeli bank Hapoalim (worth approximately $22.

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Bitcoin Price On Way To $250,000 By Q1 2023: Tim Draper

Billionaire investor Tim Draper says Bitcoin price will be worth more than $250,000 before 2023. He also believes the digital asset will be a major method of exchange in the future. Boxing and Bitcoin Billionaire venture capitalist and Bitcoin bull Tim Draper is making media waves again.

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From Booze to Bitcoin Mining – Why Violent Prohibition Is Always Harmful

Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region.

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Booze and Bitcoin Mining – Why Violent Prohibition Is Always Harmful

Stories continue to emerge about newly discovered illegal mining operations being busted by state and corporate authorities. Just last week Iranian media reported the seizure of 177 Bitcoin mining units worth over $270,000 being smuggled via truck in the Arak region.

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How much $1,000 invested in Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin at the 2017-18 market top would be worth today

The cryptocurrency markets peaked in 2018 at a total capitalization of $835 billion. If an investor purchased $1,000 in crypto at the market’s top how much would their investment be worth at today’s prices? During 2017, the crypto markets came to a head as the confluence between rising prices, media attention, feverish initial coin offerings, […] The post How much $1,000 invested in Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Litecoin at the 2017-18 market top would be worth today appeared first on CryptoSlate.

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Gemini’s Tyler Winklevoss asks Facebook to ‘work with regulators’ on Libra

The famous Winklevoss twins and their imbroglio with Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook needs no introduction. Interestingly, the business honchos’ tryst with Gemini started after winning a $65 million settlement from a lawsuit against the social media giant in 2011.

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Dr Doom Back Bashing Bitcoin: ‘BTC is Worth Less Than Zero’

Most of the serial critics had fallen silent during the crypto winter of 2018 as Bitcoin and its brethren fell out of favor in the mainstream media. Now that BTC has surged over 200 percent, breaking into five figures again, they have started crawling out of the woodwork, full of vitriol as usual.

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Dublin crime ring recruited 14-year-olds to hide drugs bought with Bitcoin

A drug-smuggling kingpin has been using west Dublin teenagers as young as 14 to store large amounts of narcotics bought with cryptocurrency via the dark web, reports Irish local media The Journal citing sources familiar with the matter.

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Scorned Bitcoin Investor Says Bittrex Is Not Giving Up User’s $100,000 Worth In BSV/BCH Fork

Bittrex Doesn’t Want To Give Back $100k To Customer A Redditor decided to ask for help on the recognized social media network saying that he lost $100,000 with Bittrex sending Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin SV together.

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Facebook’s GlobalCoin Node Is Worth $10 Million Per License

In a bid to boost public confidence in its proposed GlobalCoin cryptocurrency and reassure financial regulators, leading social media network, Facebook is reportedly looking to hand over the management of Project Libra to an independent foundation.

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From Steemit To Voice: Can EOS’ Dan Larimer Unseat Mark Zuckerberg?

Last week Block. one confirmed the launch of an EOS-based social network. Having purchased over $20 million worth of RAM prior to the announcement, pundits had already guessed the company was up to something big.

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Reality TV’s Big Brother Creator Targets Facebook for Fake Bitcoin Ads

By CCN: John de Mol, who is behind the reality television hit show “Big Brother,” blames Facebook for scammers using his likeness on fraudulent bitcoin-fueled ads that stole nearly $2 million from investors.

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China Throws Bitcoin-Mining Grandma in Jail for Electricity Theft

By CCN: Chinese authorities sentenced a 61-year-old grandmother to four months in jail for stealing electricity while mining bitcoin. Qiuping Tang was also fined 10,000 yuan (about $1,500) for electricity theft.

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Over 50,000 Investors in Brazil Conned Out of $210 Million Plus by Crypto Pyramid Scheme

The Brazilian police recently arrested criminals in connection with a cryptocurrency pyramid scheme worth more than $200 million. The gang defrauded about 55,000 Brazilians by promising enormous profits afterward, local news media outlets reported on May 21st.

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No, Bulgaria Did Not HODL Bitcoin Worth $1.6B, Finance Minister Claimed

The curious case of Bulgaria’s alleged hoard of 200,000 bitcoins resurfaced again this week as sources claimed the Balkan country was HODLing cryptocurrency. Report: Bulgaria Sold All Its BTC Seemingly referencing a press release from May 2017, TrustNodes led the renewed media interest in a story about how Bulgarian authorities confiscated the BTC after taking down an unknown criminal operation.

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New York Post Publishes the Most ‘Insightful’ Anti-Bitcoin Article Yet

There are certain mainstream media outlets which are well known for their generally anti-Bitcoin stance in published ‘news’ stories. But at least they usually try to back up their position with something vaguely resembling an argument.

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Mainstream Business Journalist Foolishly Warns Bitcoin Is Going to Zero

By CCN: Didn’t the “60 Minutes” segment on bitcoin teach the mainstream media anything? New York Post columnist John Crudele is railing against cryptocurrencies. More specifically, he’s rehashing an outdated argument in an article entitled: “Bitcoin Will Soon Be Worth Zero.

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A New Report Shows People Are Warming Up to Bitcoin

A Medium post published by Spencer Bogart, a general partner at Blockchain Capital, compares data collected from a set of surveys from October 2017 and April 2019 containing identical questions (plus a few new ones).

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British Drug Dealers Thrown in Jail for 30 Years Trusted Anonymous, Untraceable Bitcoin

By CCN. com: A recent report from news and media platform The Examiner Live has confirmed that four members of an organized crime ring that dealt in crystal meth in Yorkshire have been slapped with a 31-year jail term.

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Russian FSB Secret Service Agents Demanded $1M in Bitcoin In Exchange for Mans Freedom

Bitcoin (BTC) seems to be reaching mainstream media once again. This time, it is not related to price action. In this case, a Russian law enforcement agency has been involved in controversies after trying to extract a bribe in Bitcoin worth $1 million.

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Russian Secret Service Demanded $1M Bitcoin Bribe From Media Mogul

Bitcoin hit the headlines in Russia again this week after it emerged the country’s law enforcement had tried to extract a bitcoin bribe worth $1 million. FSB Illegally Sought $1. 02 Million As local cryptocurrency news media outlet Coinspot.

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Five Years in the Making, Bisq Exchange Launches Its Bitcoin DAO

Decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) are one of crypto's more novel and ambitious applications — one that Bitcoin, until recently, has had nothing to do with.

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Satoshi’s Treasure: The Chase Is on for a $1 Million Bitcoin Prize

A treasure hunt for $1 million worth of bitcoin is officially underway. In a cryptic, rambling message broadcasted to the Blockstream Satellite on April 13, 2019, an anonymous user challenged the rest of the Bitcoin community to a million dollar hunt for what they called “Satoshi’s Treasure,” a contest which will “test the resolve, courage, intelligence, and savvy [sic] of would-be hunters,” the game master claimed.

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Bitcoin Is More Popular Than the SpaceX Launch and Elon Musk

The data doesn’t lie. Over the last seven days, Bitcoin searches obliterate the number of people wanting to know more about Elon Musk or the SpaceX launch. Move Over SpaceX Launch, Bitcoin Is King Any online media worth its salt knows that Elon Musk drives the traffic.

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[Newsflash] $30 Million Worth of Bitcoin Shorts Closed on Bitfinex by Crypto Market Traders

As many of our regular readers are probably well aware of, the world's largest cryptocurrency by total market capitalization — Bitcoin [BTC] — has been gaining a lot of mainstream media traction recently.

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Bitmain’s IPO Filing Has Expired

Bitmain’s long-anticipated initial public offering (IPO) filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is officially a bust. The mining titan’s IPO expired on Tuesday, March 26, 2019.

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Facebook is Under Fire but Billionaire Founder Zuckerberg’s Wealth Jumps $3 Billion

It seems investors and Facebook users still won’t be phased by increasing pressure on the social media giant and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg. Despite data privacy concerns, tax hits, and scrutiny from global governments Facebook’s share price has risen and with it Zuckerberg’s wealth.

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