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Bitcoin Merchant Adoption Might Just Be Accelerating In Asia

Luxury brand Bellatorra Skin Care reports hot demand for crypto payments from both wholesale and retail customers as it expands into China and India.

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Economists Explore Bitcoin's 'Equilibrium Price' in New Paper

Two economists have developed a model for pricing bitcoin and other assets in decentralized financial networks.

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Lightning + NFC? The New Plan to Bring Bitcoin to Retail

A new proposal explores the combination of the lightning network and NFC to move the layer-two bitcoin tech forward.

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Why Ripple's XRP Outperformed the Other Top Cryptos This Week

Ripple's XRP is now outperforming its peers and could continue scaling key levels against bitcoin, the technical charts suggest.

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Resistance Ahead: Bitcoin Bulls Must Break $8,500

Bitcoin needs to take out resistance at $8,500 to confirm a long-term bearish-to-bullish trend change, the price charts indicate.

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HODL On: In Defense of Bitcoin's Best Strategy

HODLers may be getting a bad rap, but they're still following the best, most tested investment strategy for market, argues Medici Ventures' COO.

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Why Leading Crypto Devs Don't Work In Silicon Valley

A recent back-and-forth between Coinbase and a bitcoin developer shows there's still a big gap between the industry and the open-source community.

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Credit Karma: Almost No One Is Reporting Crypto Tax Gains

Tax firm Credit Karma reported that less than 1 in 250 users reported cryptocurrency gains or losses on their tax forms.

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Bitcoin Thief Could Be Caned for $300K Robbery in Singapore

Two bitcoin brokers in Singapore were assaulted and robbed by nearly $300,000 in cash while meeting with a prospect bitcoin seller offline.

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Above $8K: Bitcoin Aims Higher After Price Breakout

Bitcoin looks north following a bullish technical breakout.

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