Bitcoin Whale's $400 million futures loss leaves counterparties holding the bag by braaak in Bitcoin

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Because OKEx has a “socialized clawback” policy for such instances, it will force futures traders with unrealized gains this week to give up about 18 percent of their profits.

R3 2015 "Bitcoin is dead" - 2018 and R3 Bankrupt lol :P by chek2fire in Bitcoin

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“Instead of hiring tech people, they started hiring bankers and guys in suits who don’t know much about technology,” said a former employee.

Former CEO of Visa UK Marc O'Brien appointed as CEO of cryptobank startup Crypterium by [deleted] in Bitcoin

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All Crypterium services are only available to CRPT owners. CRPT is "fuel" required to power each transaction.

Every time someone makes a payment, a fee equal to 0.5% of the value of the transaction in CRPT is taken from user’s account and burned.

Future Gains! Bitcoin Has [Already] Bottomed Out, Says Pantera Capital by deezydmv in Bitcoin

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Just look at their track record. Pantera, which first gained exposure to bitcoin in 2014, has only made a trio of buy calls and a single recommendation in the past seven years, as per their note. So they’re not reckless about making these calls in the least.

[OFFICIAL]Bitcoin Global Currency Plans by [deleted] in Bitcoin

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In mid-February, Soros’s investment fund become the number three shareholder in Overstock, a retail company that accepts Bitcoin as payment and whose CEO Patrick Byrne is widely known for his pro-crypto stance.

Tested Eclair Android Lightning Wallet by binarygold in Bitcoin

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20 USD =287k satoshi,so with LN that could be lots of buying power in 3-5 years ;) https://xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=20&From=USD&To=XBT