The detention of a U.S. journalist in Russia has sparked a renewed push from Alexander Vinnik, the co-founder of BTC-e for a possible “prisoner swap”
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Deadline Approaching: Mt Gox Trustee Sets Final Cut-off Date for Creditors to Claim Over $3 Billion in Recovered Bitcoin
The Tokyo bankruptcy court trustee for the defunct Japanese bitcoin exchange Mt Gox, Nobuaki Kobayashi, has published a letter stating that creditors have until March
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Localbitcoins, the Pioneer P2P Bitcoin Exchange, Shuts Down After a Decade of Service Due to Crypto Winter
Localbitcoins, the Helsinki, Finland-based bitcoin exchange founded in 2012, is closing operations after over a decade of service. The company’s operators attribute the shutdown to
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Bitcoin Exchange Netflows Are Negative, Could A Bull Run Be Coming?
Bitcoin shows negative exchange netflows on CryptoQuant charts recently, an indicator that a bull run might be coming soon. Negative Exchange Netflows Bitcoin exchange netflow
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‘Doctor Bitcoin’ Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal Crypto Exchange in US, Faces 5 Years in Prison
A Texas man, who calls himself “Doctor Bitcoin,” has pleaded guilty to running an illegal cryptocurrency exchange business, converting cash to bitcoin. He faces five
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Coinbase Approved to Enter Japanese Cryptocurrency Market
Coinbase is now registered as a cryptocurrency exchange to operate in Japan. The Japanese financial regulator has approved Coinbase to trade five cryptocurrencies. Japan’s top
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