Rapper Akon Shares Whitepaper for Upcoming Cryptocurrency

"‘Akoins’ will function as utility tokens facilitating trade between mobile credits, cryptocurrencies, and fiat currencies on the Akoin network"

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US State Wants to Legally Seize Unclaimed Cryptocurrencies Left at Custodians

The U.S. state of Illinois has advanced a bill to consider unclaimed cryptocurrencies at custodians abandoned after five years. The coins will then be liquidated and the proceeds remitted to the State Treasurer. The cryptocurrency owners will have no reco...

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1,000 BTC Mined in 2010 Moved for the First Time Amidst Sell-Off

A wallet containing 1000 bitcoin mined during the GPU days has been moved for the first time since 2010 amidst the most recent market selloff.

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Some Indian Banks Ignore Supreme Court Verdict on Cryptocurrency, RBI Urged to Rectify

Despite the Indian supreme court quashing the central bank’s ban on crypto, some major banks, including HDFC and Indusind Bank, are still arbitrarily declining to process crypto transactions. Banks say they are waiting for instructions to lift the b...

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These Online Stores Will Sell You Masks, Gloves, Emergency Items for Cryptocurrency

Events like the global coronavirus outbreak provide good justification for some prepping. Crises like this often result in shortages and skyrocketing prices of important emergency items, proving that everyone should keep a box of face masks and even a dec...

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