Google Alert - Cryptocurrency

	Cryptocurrency As-it-happens update ⋅ February 28, 2018
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	Shoppers would welcome an Amazon cryptocurrency, survey says MarketWatch "Just a little over half of the respondents, 51.7%, answered 'yes' to the idea of using an Amazon-created cryptocurrency — perhaps dubbed Amazon Coins — for future purchases on the website," the LendEDU survey found. "Additionally, of those with Amazon Prime, 58.27% said they would consider ... Flag as irrelevant
	Bill Gates says cryptocurrency is 'a rare technology that has caused deaths in a fairly direct way' Business Insider Gates also said that cryptocurrency has "caused deaths in a fairly direct way," noting the ease with which drugs can be bought online using digital currencies. "Right now cryptocurrencies are used for buying Fentanyl and other drugs so it is a rare technology that has caused deaths in a fairly direct way. Bill Gates: Cryptocurrency is 'super risky' over the long-term - CNBC Bill Gates Reveals Why He's Not a Fan of Cryptocurrency - Inverse Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Self-proclaimed bitcoin creator sued for allegedly stealing $5 billion worth of crypto, other assets CNBC A man who has claimed to be the creator of bitcoin is being sued over an alleged scheme to steal $5 billion worth of cryptocurrency and other assets from a former business partner. Australian entrepreneur Craig Wright in 2016 said he was Satoshi Nakamoto, the mysterious inventor behind the world's ... Self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor accused of swindling $5 billion of cryptocurrency - Los Angeles Times Bitcoin: Man who claimed to be cryptocurrency's inventor accused of stealing $5bn - The Independent Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Steve Wozniak: Bitcoin Scammer Stole My Cryptocurrency Investopedia (blog) co-founder and technology czar Steve Wozniak said his bitcoins were stolen through a cryptocurrency credit-card scam. Wozniak (a.k.a. "the Woz") made the surprising revelations at the Economic Times' Global Business Summit in India. (See also: Bitcoin Mining Market Hacked: $70M Stolen from ... Flag as irrelevant
	'Crypto Hunt' Channels 'Pokemon GO', Marries Gaming And Cryptocurrency For The Masses Forbes From Crypto Kitties to digital game platforms letting you mine and purchase games with alt coins, or developers adjusting the difficulty of their game by the fluctuating price of bitcoin, cryptocurrency is invading gaming in a big way. A newcomer has the potential to be quite a phenomenon -- imagine if a ... Flag as irrelevant
	These US Cities Have the Most Crypto Investments Per Person Fortune But a new survey from analysts at Status Money shows that Florida's largest city is actually a big player in the crypto world, boasting the most cryptocurrency investments per person as of December 2017. California hubs, such as Sunnyvale, and major metro areas like Manhattan don't even crack the top ... Flag as irrelevant
	Venezuelan Leader Claims Big Demand for Petro Cryptocurrency CoinDesk Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro said the government has received more than 171,000 certified purchase orders for the petro, the country's forthcoming cryptocurrency. In a Twitter post, the country's leader claimed that 40.8 percent of the purchase orders were in U.S. dollars, 6.5 percent were in ... Flag as irrelevant
	E-Commerce Giant Rakuten Is Launching Its Own Cryptocurrency CoinDesk It's not clear at this time when the cryptocurrency will be launched, according to a report from TechCrunch. Still, the firm intends to eventually make Rakuten Coin available for use within all of its businesses, which in addition to its global marketplace includes a travel company, an on-demand video ... Rakuten will roll its $9B loyalty program into a new blockchain-based cryptocurrency, Rakuten Coin - TechCrunch Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
	Telegram May Launch Secret $850M Second Cryptocurrency Token Pre-Sale Investopedia (blog) The company is planning to raise another $850 million in a "secret second pre-sale" for its new TON token, according to The Verge. This pre-sale would happen before the official ICO launch date and would bring the funds raised for the new cryptocurrency up to more than $1.6 billion before the public ... Flag as irrelevant
	AMD gains ground on Nvidia thanks to cryptocurrency miners Digital Trends Cryptocurrency miners continue to change the landscape of the GPU market, and it looks like they may have even pushed AMD's GPU sales to record highs. According to Tech Radar, AMD's GPU market share rose from 27 percent to 33 percent in the tail end of 2017, and Nvidia's market share fell from ... Cryptocurrency miners bought 3 million graphics cards worth $776 million in 2017 - PC Gamer Full Coverage Flag as irrelevant
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