Graham Clark 17-Year-Old Twitter Hacker Owns Close to 300 Bitcoins

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More facts emerged that the alleged July 15, 2020, Twitter hack mastermind Graham Ivan Clark owns 265.08687815 Bitcoin equivalent to $11, 468, 135 in today’s market value (it’s worth over USD 3 million at the time of the incident) The 17-year-old hacker appeared on a video screen at the Hillsborough County Courthouse where the judge says he’s facing 29 … Read more

Coinbase May Add 19 Additional Cryptocurrencies on Exchange Platform

On Friday, Coinbase, a San Francisco-based exchange company announced it’s considering adding 19 additional cryptocurrencies which include Ocean Protocol, Paxos Gold, Reserve Rights, tBTC, The Graph, THETA, UMA and Ampleforth on its exchange platform. Others being considered for listing are Curve, Helium, Melon, Band Protocol, Balancer, Blockstack,  Fetch.ai, Flexacoin, Hedera Hashgraph, Kava, and WBTC. The announcement … Read more

Iran Authorizes Power Plants To Mine Bitcoin, Gives Guidelines for Mining Licence

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It’s another good news for advocates of cryptocurrencies as Iranian authorities have given go-ahead to power plants in Iran to mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Mostafa Rajabi Mashhadi, deputy head of the country’s Power Generation, Distribution, and Transmission Company (Tavanir) has confirmed to IRNA. Electricity tariff as an impetus for bitcoin mining Cryptocurrency mining companies are … Read more

Hacker Transfers 2,500BTC from 2016 Bitfinex Breach

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About 2,500 stolen bitcoins (28 million US dollars) from the 2016 Bitfinex breach have been transferred from the hacker’s wallet, reported Whale Alert, an advanced blockchain tracker and analytics system reporting large and interesting transactions. In August 2016, there was a security breach on Bitfinex, leading to 120, 000BTC to the hacker, the largest breach in cryptocurrency … Read more

A1 Telekom Austria Now Accepts Cryptocurrencies

Austria-based telecom giant A1 Telekom Austria Group has started accepting cryptocurrencies from its millions of merchants. Operating in seven countries-Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Belarus, Slovenia, North Macedonia, and Serbia-the company disclosed that retailers would receive the purchase price in euros whenever customers pay with cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. The integration of crypto into its payment service is geared … Read more

Visa Plans to Integrate 61 million Merchants With Digital Currency Platforms

A global payment technology firm Visa has announced that it is working to integrate its 61 million merchants into digital currency platforms. InfomediaNG gathered that VISA has already approached two licensed and regulated digital currency platforms, Coinbase and Fold to make the integration a reality. Why is VISA adopting digital currency? Visa said in a blog post … Read more

Cryptocurrency Abbreviations and Acronyms of Popular Coins

There are 9,723 cryptocurrencies around the world as of Saturday, May 20, 2023, and there is no limitation to the number of other crypto assets that are underway. BTC, LTC, ETH, are some of the abbreviations (currency stickers) associated with the Internet of money (digital currency), but there is also common cryptocurrency jargon (terms) generally … Read more

How To Sell Bitcoin on Remitano in 42 Countries

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Remitano is a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform. In this guide, we’ll show you how to buy and sell bitcoin, ethereum on ramitano. Remitano provides escrowed peer-to-peer marketplace where digital coins buyers and sellers can trade at a lower price and with the presence of a 24/7 friendly customer care support. In this guide, we’ll also … Read more

What is Bitcoin Ponzi?

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If anyone promised you that your bitcoin investment would multiply by 50% within 24 hours, you need to think twice before you jump into such a business opportunity. It could be bitcoin ponzi. So what’s bitcoin Ponzi? Bitcoin ponzi is a questionable and fraudulent cryptocurrency investment that uses ponzi scheme business model to pay its … Read more

8 Cryptocurrencies Nigerians Are Buying the Most

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Bitcoin (BTC) is the top choice of 1 in 4 Nigerians who own cryptocurrency. BTC is also accounts for 66.5% of crypto owners, 2021 Finder Cryptocurrency Adoption Index says. Nigeria’s cryptocurrency is driven by a young, tech-savvy population, high inflation rates, and costly traditional banking systems. Note: When this article was first published on July 28, 2020, … Read more

3 Ways To Easily Convert Bitcoin To Naira in Nigeria

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There are several ways bitcoin, ethereum and other cryptocurrencies can be converted to fiat currency including the Naira (NGN) most especially at a time countries around the world are coming up with anti-crypto policies. Nigeria, for instance, in February 2021 warned financial institutions to stop facilitating crypto-related transactions. It was a blow for hundreds of … Read more

Why is Nigerian authority worried over Bitcoin and other digital currencies?

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The adoption of bitcoin and other digital currencies by some Nigerian Foreign exchange operators, domain registrars and web hosting firms is gaining momentum even years after it has been adopted in some major countries like South Korea, Japan, United States etc. Bitcoin is the most valued cryptocurrency in the world, and considering the value of Nigerian … Read more

7 Simplest Ways To Buy Bitcoin On Luno With Debit Card In Nigeria

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There is no other convenient way to purchase bitcoin and ethereum than using your debit or credit card. In this guide, we’ll show you the step by step guide on how to buy bitcoin on luno with debit card in Nigeria and other countries where luno is supported. Disclaimer: This information provided here is not an … Read more