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Bitcoin Drops Below $5,000 as Crypto Markets See $13 Billion Sell-Off

The cryptocurrency asset class saw a broad sell-off on Saturday after bitcoin passed a notable milestone in its price history.

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$5,000: Bitcoin Price Hits Historic New Milestone

Bitcoin markets rose above $5,000 for the first time after a week of rising prices.

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Monopoly-Resistant Mining? Paper Claims Bitcoin Centralization Fears Overblown

A new paper suggests bitcoin mining may naturally resist centralization – a finding with potential implications for the long simmering scaling debate.

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$4,880: Bitcoin Price Climbs to Another All-Time High

Having briefly topped the $4,800 mark for the first time yesterday, bitcoin's price has bounced back to achieve a new high of almost $4,880 today.

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Inevitable Bust? GPU Makers See Crypto Mining as Short-Term Sales Boost

Interest in crypto mining has boosted the revenue of GPU makers at a time that's traditionally their slowest. But some fear the boom won't last.

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Litecoin Prices Surge Above $70 as Crypto Market Tops $175 Billion

Gains have been made across many of the top cryptocurrencies today, with litecoin achieving a new all-time high.

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Bitcoin Price Jumps Above $4,800 for the First Time

The price of bitcoin has risen above $4,800 for the first time, market data reveals.

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F2Pool Reneges: Bitcoin Pool Pulls Segwit2x Support Over Hard Fork

Controversial scaling proposal, Segwit2x has lost Chinese mining pool, F2Pool's support over its timeline for a 2MB hard fork.

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'Game of Skill': US Markets Tech Provider Launches Bitcoin Betting Game

With a shallow market for shorting bitcoin, a Chicago market data firm is bringing a new tool to U.S. retail investors.

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Creator of World's First Bitcoin Fuel Pump Plans Lightning Support

The creator of the first ever commercial fuel pump to accept bitcoin has revealed a plan to add Lightning Network functionality to his design.

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