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PayPal has announced that UK users can now buy, hold and sell cryptocurrencies through the payment platform for the first time, the service launched in the US in 2020. The... read more

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Coinbase, a small cryptocurrency exchange is launching Coinbase Card, a Visa bitcoin debit card in the UK, letting users pay with bitcoin, ethereum and litecoin. Coinbase says that the card, which... more

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A new study from has found that the value of cryptocurrency transactions is expected to surpass $1 trillion in 2017, more than 15 times the level in 2016. The new research states that transaction values in H1 2017 surpassed $325 billion, driven by the dramatic increase in Ethereum’s price which saw it account for two-thirds of [...]

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The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has barred deposit taking banks and all other financial institutions from the operation of any form of virtual currency. The warning by the Apex bank was contained in a circular by the CBN Director of Financial Policy and Regulation Department, Kevin Amugo. Virtual currency (VCs) such as bitcoin, ripple, magneto, [...]

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Although Bitcoin is undoubtedly the most popular cryptocurrency, it is by no means the only one. In fact, the cryptocurrency arena is so rife that the other digital currencies have... more

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