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The Craigslist of Crypto Is Making Millions Where Bitcoin Is Needed Most

LocalBitcoins, a low-fi exchange launched in 2011, is gaining traction in overlooked markets where people have less access to VC-backed alternatives.

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$8,300: Bitcoin Seeks Direction at Key Price Hurdle

Bitcoin has been struggling to break through the long-term descending trendline, but that could change today.

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Bitcoin Price Defends $8K But Pullback Still in Play

Bitcoin remains on the hunt for a bullish move over $8,400 after recovering from a sharp overnight dip.

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Telegram's CEO Is Using Bitcoin to Bypass Russia's App Ban

Pavel Durov is paying network administrators in bitcoin to bypass a Russian ban on Telegram.

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Support Forming? Why $7.9K Is Bitcoin's New Price to Watch

The technical charts remain bullish for bitcoin and point to $7,900 as the key support zone.

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Bitcoin Merchant Adoption Might Just Be Accelerating In Asia

Luxury brand Bellatorra Skin Care reports hot demand for crypto payments from both wholesale and retail customers as it expands into China and India.

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Economists Explore Bitcoin's 'Equilibrium Price' in New Paper

Two economists have developed a model for pricing bitcoin and other assets in decentralized financial networks.

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Lightning + NFC? The New Plan to Bring Bitcoin to Retail

A new proposal explores the combination of the lightning network and NFC to move the layer-two bitcoin tech forward.

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Why Ripple's XRP Outperformed the Other Top Cryptos This Week

Ripple's XRP is now outperforming its peers and could continue scaling key levels against bitcoin, the technical charts suggest.

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Resistance Ahead: Bitcoin Bulls Must Break $8,500

Bitcoin needs to take out resistance at $8,500 to confirm a long-term bearish-to-bullish trend change, the price charts indicate.

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