[CNBC, Getty Images] Robinhood’s initial public offering (IPO) is scheduled for Thursday, and the investing app is betting big on its users by letting them buy up to a third of its shares before it begins trading on the Nasdaq. But on forums including Reddit, Twitter and other social platforms, the individual […]
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(Reuters) – Bitcoin broke above $40,000 on Wednesday and headed for another attempt at breaking from its monthslong range as short sellers bailed out and traders drew confidence from recent positive comments about the cryptocurrency by high-profile investors. Bitcoin was last up 1.7% at $40,149 while rival cryptocurrency ether rose […]
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[CNN, Getty Images] (London) Almost £180 million ($249 million) in cryptocurrency has been seized by London’s Metropolitan Police — the biggest confiscation in the UK, the force said. The confiscation is thought to be one of the largest globally, the Met Police said, and comes just weeks after police confiscated £114 million […]
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[Forbes, Getty] The explosion in bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices has catapulted digital assets into orbit this year, with the crypto market’s performance demanding Wall Street’s attention. Bitcoin’s rally, adding almost 300% to the bitcoin price over the last 12 months, has been dwarfed by ethereum, the second-largest cryptocurrency after bitcoin by value. […]
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[CNBC] GetYourGuide began selling activities, attractions and tours in the U.S. this week. The Berlin-based travel site also will for the first time accept dogecoin as payment. The firm joins a growing list of travel companies jumping on the crypto bandwagon. Germany-based travel site GetYourGuide has debuted U.S. offerings and […]
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[Markets Insider, Getty Images] The “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki expects a historic crash across financial markets. Kiyosaki advised investors to buy gold, silver, and bitcoin ahead of a downturn. The personal-finance guru cheered on Robinhood and Reddit traders earlier this year. Financial markets are barreling toward a […]
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[CNBC, Glauber Contessoto] This 33-year-old dogecoin investor refuses to sell despite losing over $167,000 in one day Glauber Contessoto says that he invested over $250,000 in dogecoin on Feb. 5 with a belief that he’d become a millionaire — and on April 15, he did. But on Monday, the top cryptocurrencies by market value […]
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[Benzinga, UnSplash] Not Even Elon Musk Can’t Save It, Says Bitcoin Bull Pseudonymous cryptocurrency analyst Tyler Durden said on social media that even Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk cannot save Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) from hitting a “programmed” 0.05 level. What Happened: Durden, a known Bitcoin bull, posted a chart on Twitter and claimed that […]
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[Fortune] U.S. futures are nudging higher, but crypto is tanking. ? SummertimeAnd the market’s uneasyReal rates are jumpin’And the dollar is highOh, your meme-stonk nephew’s richCrypto just ain’t that good lookin’So hushLittle babyDon’t you cry ? I prefer the Coltrane version, personally. Good morning, and happy summer solstice! From Tokyo to Toronto, it’s […]
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[Go Banking Rates, iStock] So far, more than 2 million have signed a petition calling for $2,000 monthly stimulus checks for every American. This petition was started by Stephanie Bonin, a Colorado restaurant owner, and was first posted on Change.org last year, reports Business Insider. In Bonin’s petition statement, she says […]
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