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Bitcoin surges past $24,000 on CME launch of BTC event contracts

Bitcoin futures on CME have traded 550,000 contracts since inception. On March 13, American derivatives marketplace CME announced the launch of Bitcoin BTC– $24,777 futures event contracts. The exchange, which is fully regulated and has cleared administrative review, will henceforth facilitate cash-settled, daily expiring contracts tied to Bitcoin futures with a “lower-cost way for investors to trade their views […]

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eNaira Finally Goes Active Today

The central bank digital currency of Nigeria, the eNaira, is set to become active today. While the talks of central bank digital currencies have been on the table for a few years now, few countries actually took the steps to issue one. Nigeria, in turn, following extensive research and development, is finally ready to unveil […]

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How to mine bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies

techradar.com Mining is the process of using a computer to perform complex calculations on blocks of data which maintain the Bitcoin network. Miners are rewarded for their efforts with a certain amount of Bitcoin cryptocurrencies.  Bitcoin (BTC) is fast becoming the province of people using specialized ASIC (application-specific integrated circuit) devices, although if you have one or more powerful […]

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Mastercard will open its network to cryptocurrencies this year

It’ll allow direct payment with a select group of cryptocurrencies, likely including Bitcoin and Ether. Bitcoin holders scored a huge win earlier this week when Tesla invested $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency, causing it to rocket to an all-time-high of over $48,000. In another sign that cryptocurrency is here to stay, MasterCard said Wednesday it’ll integrate cryptocurrencies into its […]

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