Tag: Crypto

U.S. Added 256K Jobs in December, Blowing Past 160K Estimate

The employment market in the U.S. picked up steam in December, with job growth topping economist forecasts by a mile and the unemployment rate unexpectedly dipping. The economy added 256,000 jobs last month, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday, topping forecasts for 160,000 and up from 212,000...
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XRP, XLM and DOGE See Recovery in Stateside Demand

This week, the crypto market has witnessed a notable positive shift, particularly in prices for major alternative cryptocurrencies XRP, DOGE and XLM. These tokens are once again priced more or less the same on the Nasdaq-listed Coinbase, considered a proxy for the stateside demand, and the offshore giant Binance,...
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Russia to Sell $10M in Bitcoin Seized in Hack Case

Russian authorities are reportedly looking to liquidate a major Bitcoin stash seized during investigations into an international cybercrime gang that operated between October 2010 and February 2018. According to local reports, the government will initially dispose of about $10 million worth of BTC and plan to sell more than...
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Lummis to Lead SBC’s Crypto Subcommittee Under Trump

Rumor has it that the US Senate Banking Committee (SBC) plans to create a crypto-specific subcommittee under Trump’s proactive administration. FOX Business reports the initiative comes from the SBC’s new chair, Republican Senator Tim Scott, and is a ‘top priority.’ Scott considers Senator Cynthia Lummis, who advocated for Trump’s...
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