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Why China cracked down on Bitcoin

[Fortune] The cryptocurrency bubble has outgrown the 17th century’s Tulip Mania. China just cracked down on privately mined cryptocurrency and we saw the market for Bitcoin fall down a cliff. In an international context of economic instability due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, skyrocketing commodity prices, and geopolitical tensions, the People’s […]

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Crypto bull Mike Novogratz calls bitcoin plunge a ‘liquidation event,’ feels like capitulation

[CNBC, Getty] Mike Novogratz, a major cryptocurrency investor, told CNBC on Wednesday that bitcoin’s morning plunge feels like capitulation. The Galaxy Digital founder called it a “liquidation event.” The former hedge fund manager said a day earlier that he saw $40,000 as an attractive entry point for bitcoin buyers. Mike Novogratz, […]

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Miami Marlins CEO Derek Jeter sells mansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady has been renting

[ESPN, Associated Press] TAMPA, Fla. — Former New York Yankees superstar Derek Jeter has sold his waterfront mansion in Tampa for $22.5 million — meaning Tom Brady might be headed to new rental digs. The seven-bedroom, eight-bath estate was sold Friday, said Smith & Associates, the real estate firm that handled the transaction. The […]

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Bitcoin, dogecoin lead wipeout of over half a trillion dollars in manic Monday for crypto

[MarketWatch, Getty] Coinbase shares down over 5% Monday as crypto complex unwinds gains The air is leaking out of the crypto complex, highlighted by declines in popular trades, including bitcoin, dogecoin and crypto platform Coinbase Global on Monday. At last check, bitcoin BTCUSD was changing hands at $43,047.15 on CoinDesk, off nearly […]

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Millionaires who favor raising taxes on the rich launch protests in front of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ home on Tax Day

[CNBC, GETTY] The move to blast Bezos in front of his home comes as President Biden and Democratic lawmakers are looking to to raise taxes on corporations and those making over $400,000 in order to pay for $2 trillion infrastructure proposal. Mobile billboards will also make appearances in front of […]

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Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin Burns 410 Trillion Shiba Inu Tokens. Is The Dogecoin Clone Set For Another Bull Run?

[Benzinga] Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin, who was sent 50% of SHIBA INU’s (SHIB) token supply by the founders of the so-called Dogecoin (DOGE) killer coin, has burned a substantial amount of the gift. What Happened: Buterin last week donated 50 trillion SHIB to India Covid Relief Fund, alongside other cryptocurrencies. Buterin — who came into the possession of 505 […]

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Binance Faces Probe by U.S. Money-Laundering and Tax Sleuths

[Bloomberg, Getty] Justice Department, IRS seek information about crypto exchange The federal agencies haven’t accused Binance of wrongdoing Binance Holdings Ltd. is under investigation by the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service, ensnaring the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange in U.S. efforts to root out illicit activity that’s thrived in the red-hot […]

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