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Major South African Supermarket Chain Accepts Bitcoin Payments (Report)

One of the largest supermarket chains in South Africa – Pick n Pay – reportedly enabled customers to settle their bills in cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin. The offering covers 39 of…

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Instagram Influencer Jay Manzini Pleads Guilty for Draining $2.5M in BTC From Fans

The popular Instagram influencer Jebara Igbara, also known as “Jay Manzini,” pleaded guilty to money laundering, wire fraud, and wire fraud conspiracy. He used the social media platform to promote…

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$1000 Bitcoin Price Fluctuations Following the Latest Fed Interest Rates Hike: Market Watch

The latest Federal Reserve interest rate hike brought more volatility for bitcoin as the asset dipped to $20,000. Several altcoins, including MATIC, Flow, and Filecoin, have skyrocketed by double digits…

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Emergency Hotfix Deployed to Prevent Disruption to the Lightning Network

After the recent v0.15.3. update to the Lightning Network, a critical security vulnerability was discovered by independent cybersecurity researchers that would potentially allow bad actors to stop lnd nodes from…

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Federal Reserve Announces 75 BPS Rate Hike, Bitcoin Rockets to $20,600

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked its benchmark interest rate by another 75 basis points after its regularly scheduled Federal Open Markets Committee meeting.   As usual, Bitcoin experienced volatility upon…

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