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Bitcoin Price Nears $12K After Rising $500 in Minutes

Bitcoin leaped into the green in the European trading hours, and is now looking to scale key resistance above $12,000.

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Electrum Wallet Is Adding Support for Bitcoin's Lightning Network

The popular wallet service Electrum is soon to add official support for bitcoin's lightning network, its founder has told CoinDesk.

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Bitcoin Price Drops 5% But Rebound Likely, Charts Suggest

Following a $1,000 overnight drop, bitcoin’s bulls now have target of $12,061 to mitigate bearish pressure.

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Twitter Study Finds US Posts Most on Bitcoin and Facebook's Libra

New research has found that the U.S. leads the world in the volume of tweets referencing bitcoin and Facebook's planned cryptocurrency.

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Scammer Taunts Couple Who Lost Thousands in Bitcoin Fraud

An Australian couple lost over AU$20,000 in a bitcoin scam, and were even taunted by the perpetrator over their losses.

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Bitcoin Eyes Independence Day Price Gains for Fifth Year Running

After clawing back 25 percent of recent losses, bitcoin looks set to close in the green on July 4 for the fifth consecutive year.

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Third Defendant Pleads Guilty in Fake ID-for-Bitcoin Case

A fake ID ring operated between June 2013 and February 2018 and may have netted over $4.7 million in bitcoin.

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Blockstream Launches Atomic Swaps on Liquid Bitcoin Sidechain

Blockstream has created an "experimental" tool making it easier for users to trade "trustlessly" between tokens on its Liquid sidechain.

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June Sets Records for CME Bitcoin Futures as Sign-Ups Surge 30%

CME's bitcoin futures product is increasing in popularity, with June setting a record for open interest amid a surge of new account sign-ups.

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Casa Launches Lightning Node Mobile App for Bitcoin Newbies

Casa's new wallet aims to help aspiring cypherpunks graduate from getting their first bitcoin to running their own lightning node.

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