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Bitcoin ’s Top Rival Is Up 90% and Ready to Ditch Mining

EghtesadOnline: Marco Streng’s computer servers are what make Ethereum tick. Thousands strong, they whir day and night, solving the complex math riddles that are essential to verifying transactions on the hottest new platform in the world of cryptocurrencies and blockchains. Without these machines, or those deployed by Streng’s biggest rivals, there would be no Ethereum.
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Publish Date:28/February/2017 | 14:16

High-Speed Traders Are Taking Over Bitcoin

EghtesadOnline: Zhou Shuoji is not a bitcoin believer. He says the cryptocurrency will never replace its traditional forebears, and he calls most of its proponents fanatics.
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Publish Date:17/January/2017 | 04:54

Big China bitcoin exchange says no government pressure on outflows

EghtesadOnline: The head of a major bitcoin exchange in China says few people there use the cryptocurrency to get around rules on how much money they can take out of the country, and despite a publicized meeting with the central bank last week the exchange, BTCC, hasn't been told explicitly to check capital outflows.
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Publish Date:09/January/2017 | 24:33

Iranian Banker Calls for Bitcoin Use

EghtesadOnline: Tejarat Bank’s chief executive has called for Iranian banks and payment service providers to prepare the grounds for using Bitcoin in the country.
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Publish Date:05/January/2017 | 06:02

Bitcoin Hits All-Time High as Currency Controls Drive Fear

EghtesadOnline: Bitcoin hit an all-time high Wednesday, according to Bloomberg data, thanks to continued adoption in China and other parts of the world where traditional currencies are tightly controlled.
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Publish Date:05/January/2017 | 04:27

Bitcoin Mining Taking Toll on Iran Power Network

EghtesadOnline: The production of a single unit of bitcoin withdraws about 200 million rials ($1,400) in state subsidies, the Energy Ministry’s spokesman for the power department said.
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Publish Date:01/July/2019 | 10:53

Iran Bitcoin Users Affected By US Sanctions

EghtesadOnline: Iranian sources say that some of them are no longer able to access the cryptocurrency swap platform ShapeShift, even when using virtual private networks (VPNs). As such, the sanctions appear to be already impacting Iranians who want to make lawful use of cryptocurrencies.
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Publish Date:01/December/2018 | 10:45

Bitcoin Finds a Bottom During Equity Market Turmoil

EghtesadOnline: What’s supposed to be the most volatile asset in the universe is proving to be a bastion of stability compared with wild swings and carnage in global equities this week.
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Publish Date:10/February/2018 | 24:24

Cryptocurrencies Fluctuate as Regulatory Pressure Increases

EghtesadOnline: Cryptocurrencies continued to whipsaw investors, sending Bitcoin to its lowest level since October before recovering, as worries over tighter regulation by U.S. authorities and central bankers elsewhere gave traders fresh reasons to exit after a brutal start to 2018.
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Publish Date:06/February/2018 | 14:44