– Bitmain will build blockchain data center and cryptocurrency mining facility in Texas
– Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) plans to launch a trading platform for digital assets
– Coinbase has launched a program that allows accepting BTC, BCH, ETH and LTC at multiple web stores across the globe
– 44% of Russians have heard of cryptocurrencies, and 13% claim to have a good understanding of them
Bitmain will build blockchain data center and cryptocurrency mining facility in Rockdale, Texas. The official announcement notes that Bitmain expects to bring in 400 local jobs in the first two years, quoting $500 million as the total investment into the economy over an initial period of seven years.
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Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), announced that it plans to launch a new company Bakkt, which will implement Microsoft cloud solutions to create a trading platform for digital assets.
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Dozens of organized trading groups are manipulating the price of cryptocurrencies using services such as Telegram, generating at least $825 million in trading activity over the past six months — and hundreds of millions in losses for those caught on the wrong side, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.
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Coinbase, a major US crypto exchange, has launched a program that allows accepting Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum and Litecoin at multiple web stores across the globe.
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44% of Russians have heard of cryptocurrencies, and 13% claim to have a good understanding of them, reveals survey conducted by research holding Romir.
