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Bitcoin Shopping App Fold Raises $2.5 Million to Bring Lightning to Retailers

Competition among bitcoin retail apps is heating up, with the newly funded Fold App doubling down on lightning network experiments.

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Bitcoin Price Risks Drop to $7.5K After Third Biggest Daily Loss of 2019

Bitcoin fell sharply on Tuesday, confirming a bearish reversal and opening the doors for a test of crucial price support near $7,500.

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Bitcoin Dips Below $8K in First Since June

Bitcoin has once again shocked investors after a sharp sell-off yesterday saw it strip over $1000 in value in quick succession.

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Bitcoin's Price Slides $1,000 in 30 Minutes After Margin Calls at Bitmex

Bitcoin tumbled 9 percent in a half-hour Tuesday, sending prices to the lowest in three months, following margin calls at Bitmex.

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Bitcoin Looks South After Price Squeeze Ends With Drop to $9.6K

Bitcoin's low-volatility price squeeze has ended with a downside break. The cryptocurrency may now drop toward $9,320 in the short term.

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Bitcoin Price Indicator is Most Bearish Since December

Bitcoin's three-months of sideways trading may soon end with a notable price drop, suggests a widely followed indicator.

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Bakkt Exchange's Bitcoin Futures See Slow Start on First Day of Trading

Trading of Bakkt's physically-backed bitcoin futures kicked off today, with 28 contracts having changed hands so far.

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MicroBT Expects $400 Million in Q3 as Bitcoin Miner Sales Surge

The maker of WhatsMiner bitcoin miners says it expects to have delivered 200,000 devices by the end of the quarter.

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What Billions in Fed Repo Injections Reveal About the Promise of Bitcoin

The Fed Reserve has injected $278 billion injection into the securities repurchase market. Mike J. Casey Looks at what it means for crypto.

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Bitcoin Lightning Network Specs Pass First 'Formal' Security Test

A pair of researchers have released the results of a formal verification of the lightning network, saying it's "as secure as bitcoin."

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