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How Can I Bet Sports From Australia Using Bitcoin
Because Austalia is among the world's most restrictive markets in the world when it comes to online gambling, many folks opt to place sports bets with sites licensed outside the country using Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Bitcoin transactions take place in under a few hours and are even available during weekends, all with extremely low fees.
Bitcoin Network Now Consumes 7 Nuclear Plants Worth of Power
Bitcoin’s processing power has touched all-time highs in 2020. Moreover, the gigawatts of electrical consumption powering industrial bitcoin mining today consumes as much as seven nuclear power plants.
Dan Bilzerian Loses $50 Million This Year, Bitcoin Highest in 13 Months
The annual report on the Canadian Stock Exchange revealed the massive losses with Forbes deciding to dig a little deeper.
4 Things You Don't Have to Worry About While Gambling With Litecoin
In the second half of the last decade a revolutionary concept emerged in the global industry of gambling. The new technology of blockchain took the world by storm and various crypto gambling websites started to emerge. The undisputed king of cryptocurrencies was and still is Bitcoin, but since its creation, many different alternatives have shown up.
BTC Trend Targets $15K, Hovers Around $12K
The price of Bitcoin was hovering around the $12K mark Monday evening.
New York Regulator Fast-Tracks 10 Cryptocurrencies
The New York State Department of financial services (DFS), the Bitlicense regulator, has published a Greenlist comprising 10 cryptocurrencies for custody and eight cryptocurrencies for listing. “Any licensed entity may use coins on the Greenlist for their approved purpose(s),” the regulator explained.
Florida Teen Arrested as Mastermind of Twitter Bitcoin Scam
In one of the most high-profile security breaches in recent years, bogus tweets were sent out on July 15 from the accounts of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, Mike Bloomberg and a number of tech billionaires including Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and Tesla CEO Elon Musk. Celebrities Kanye West and his wife, Kim Kardashian West, were also hacked.
Bitcoin Continues to Surge Past 11K, Bitcoin Cash Up 13.8 Percent
Bitcoin once again was trading above the 11K mark Tuesday as the digital currency continues to surge.
Bitcoin Back Up Above $10K Sunday
After several weeks of trading in narrow ranges, bitcoin breached $10,000 on Sunday for the first time since early June.
Wozniak Sues YouTube Over Bitcoin Scams, Did Twitter Employees Aid Hackers?
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced he will be filing a lawsuit against YouTube, claiming the site failed to remove a series of scam videos that used his name as a means of enticing viewers to send Bitcoin to a specific wallet.
3 Minute Sportsbook Payouts at BetOnline! Whales Move USDT 110,000,000 in 1 Hour
Talk about fast online sportsbook payouts, one customer of BetOnline reported via Twitter he received his within - drum roll please - three minutes.
FBI Hunts for Bitcoin Scammers in Massive Twitter Hack
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is leading an inquiry into the Twitter hacking, according to sources familiar with the situation, as more Washington lawmakers raised alarms about the breach of high-profile accounts on the social media platform.
High-Profile Twitter Accounts Swept Up in Wave of Apparent Hacking Demanding Bitcoin
A wave of tweets in apparent hacking swept through Twitter (TWTR.N) on Wednesday, with more than half a dozen high-profile accounts - belonging to U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden, billionaire Bill Gates, and rapper Kanye West, among others - used to solicit bitcoin donations.
Coinbase Readies Landmark Stock Market Listing
Coinbase Inc has started plans for a stock market listing that could come as early as this year, making it the first major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange to go public, according to three people familiar with the matter.
Lithuania Dabbles in Crypto-Coin as Central Banks Look for Ways to Fend off Facebook
Lithuania is about to issue the first central bank-produced digital coin in the euro zone, part of a project to trial state-backed digital currencies and blockchain technology in everyday use.
'Sophisticated' Hacker Plunders $450,000 From Defi Protocol Balancer
In two separate transactions, an attacker targeted two pools containing Ethereum-based tokens with transfer fees – or so-called deflationary tokens.
Lobbyist Abramoff Charged in Cryptocurrency Fraud Case
Jack Abramoff, a once-powerful lobbyist who spent time in federal prison for fraud and corruption, has been charged in a San Francisco court in an investor fraud case involving cryptocurrency and lobbying disclosure, federal authorities announced Thursday.
New Zealand Seizes $90M From Russian Bitcoin Fraud Suspect
New Zealand police said Monday they have seized $90 million from Alexander Vinnik, a Russian bitcoin fraud suspect who is in French custody but is also wanted in the United States.
Canadian Crypto Firm Collapsed Due to Ponzi Scheme by Late Founder, Regulator Says
Last year’s collapse of Canadian cryptocurrency trading platform Quadriga CX was due to a Ponzi scheme operated by founder Gerald Cotten, who died suddenly in December 2018, the country’s biggest securities regulator said on Thursday.
User Pays $2.6 Mil in Transaction Fees to Send $134 of Ether
Wynn reportedly is in good hands, even as the worldwide pandemic rages on. Forbes estimates that "it may take until Q3/Q4 for the demand slump to recover, which could reduce the company’s revenue by at least 30% from $6.6 billion to $4.2 billion.
Sports Betting Fueling Stock Surge, Two Fury-Joshua Fights in 2021
Promoter Eddie Hearn says rival world heavyweight champions Anthony Joshua and Tyson Fury "have agreed to the basics" of a deal to fight two times in 2021.
Investors Say Spike in Bitcoin Could Take Time
Investors expecting a sudden surge in bitcoin’s price, after it underwent a technical adjustment three weeks ago that reduced the rate at which new coins are generated, may have to wait a few months, or perhaps a few years.
Hackers Move $800K, $1.4 Bil in Crypto Stolen, $5M Reward for Crypto Superintendent
77.644901 BTC (796,638 USD) of stolen funds was transferred from a Bitfinex Hack 2016 to an unknown wallet this past week.
“Peculiar” BTC Price Action Sparks Volume Surge
The price of Bitcoin shot above the $10,000 mark for the first time since February.
Dow Futures Jump as Investors Focus on Economy, Not Civil Unrest
U.S. stock futures were higher in early trading on Tuesday as investors looked past civil unrest throughout the United States. The focus is more on businesses reopening following months of closure due to a global pandemic.
Bitcoin Shoots Over $10K
The price of Bitcoin has hit an important milestone June 1, 2020, crossing above the $10,000 mark.
New Bitcoin Bug Could Wreak Havoc, YouTube Censorship Blockchain Alternative Lbry.tv
Bitcoin's timelocked transactions used to discourage miners were found to be bugged.
Stock Futures Slip: Bookmaker Offers Over, Under on 25300
U.S. stock futures fell on Sunday night amidst civil unrest across the United States.
North Korea Accused of Cyber Attacks on Crypto Exchanges
The Justice Department has accused a network of North Korean and Chinese citizens of secretly advancing North Korea’s nuclear weapons program by channeling at least $2.5 billion in illicit payments through hundreds of front companies.
Business as Usual for Pay Per Head Giants AcePerHead.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has completely rocked the world and has affected every person and business on the planet.