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Kaliningrad Offers Tax Breaks to Attract Bitcoiners

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Crypto regulations have not been adopted in Russia yet, but a string of words and deeds suggests that Moscow may take full advantage of the “phenomenon” in order to uphold national interests. Ideas and proposals to attract businesses and human capital in areas of strategic importance across the vast country have been circulated by officials … Read more

BTC Transaction Volume Reaches Two-Year Low

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The seven-day average for the number of daily bitcoin transactions has reached a two-year low, recently dropping below 160,000 for the first time since March 2016. The lull in transactions coincides with the weekly volume of bitcoins exchanged through peer-to-peer (P2P) trading volume on Localbitcoins recently dipping below 6,000 for the first time since February … Read more

Major Pawnshop Network in Ukraine Launching Cryptocurrency-Secured Loans

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A major network of pawn shops in Ukraine is launching a new lending service with loans secured by cryptocurrency. With over 300 branches, the pawnbroker plans to offer loans based on the type, amount, and price of crypto collaterals. Also read: Indians Look to Buy Bitcoin Overseas as Regulations Tighten Pawn Shops Offer Crypto-Secured Loans Founded … Read more

Highly Organized Crime Blamed for $2mil Bitcoin Mining Burglaries

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Local police in Iceland are describing it as the largest theft of its kind, if not ever, for the country. Hundreds of bitcoin mining computers were stolen from data centers, and there is worry the missing equipment could be used rather than sold, providing a tidy profit for what authorities are insisting is “highly organized … Read more

Top 4 Pieces of Bad Advice in Cryptocurrency

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Markets are comprised of a wide variety of traders of differing success levels and intents. While charts can clearly show which trades are winners and losers, it’s much more difficult to assess the value of a trader. As a result, there is often bad information spread, due to either malice or lack of knowledge, that should … Read more

Interest in Cryptocurrency Jumped 15-Fold in Kazakhstan

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Interest in cryptocurrency in Kazakhstan has surged fifteen-fold this year compared to 2017 according to a study by Yandex. The number of online searches began to rise significantly in June of last year for a number of cryptocurrency-related search terms. Also read: Indians Look to Buy Bitcoin Overseas as Regulations Tighten Crypto-Related Search Queries Increase A … Read more