How a taxi driver in El Salvador boosted his earnings with Bitcoin
San Salvador (AFP) - Napoleon Osorio is proud of being the first taxi driver to have accepted payment in bitcoin ...
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UK judge asks prosecutors to consider charges in bitcoin inventor case
London (AFP) - A UK judge said Tuesday he will ask prosecutors to consider perjury and forgery charges against an ...
Asia’s first spot bitcoin, ether ETFs start trading in Hong Kong
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong on Tuesday launched trading of Asia's first spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs), ...
‘Halving’ arrives for bitcoin miners
New York (AFP) - The bitcoin market on Friday engineered the "halving" of the reward for operating the cryptocurrency, a ...
Hong Kong conditionally approves first bitcoin and ether ETFs
Hong Kong (AFP) - Hong Kong's securities regulator on Monday granted conditional approval to start the city's first spot-bitcoin and ...
Bitcoin miners face survival test in ‘halving’
London (AFP) - Miners of bitcoin will soon face a halving of the reward for operating the most popular cryptocurrency, ...
Decoding Cryptocurrencies
Since its inception, cryptocurrencies have taken the world by storm. With their promise of a decentralized financial system, they have ...
El Salvador’s ‘Bitcoin Beach’ cheers cryptocurrency surge
El Zonte (El Salvador) (AFP) - In a surf town in El Salvador nicknamed "Bitcoin Beach," shopkeeper Maria Aguirre watched ...
El Salvador stashes $406 million in bitcoin in ‘cold wallet’: Bukele
San Salvador (AFP) - El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele said Thursday that his country has stored more than $400 million ...
Bitcoin zooms to record beyond $72,000
London (AFP) - Bitcoin raced to an all-time peak above $72,000 Monday as the world's most popular cryptocurrency won further ...
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