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ForkLog 15 22.06.2021

Salvadoran Opposition Declares Bitcoin Legalisation Unconstitutional

The law recognising the first cryptocurrency as a legal means of payment could be unconstitutional and harmful to El Salvador. This view is laid out in a lawsuit filed by a group of citizens, El Mundo reports.

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ForkLog 9 21.06.2021

Sotheby’s to accept cryptocurrency as payment for a rare diamond

Sotheby’s, founded in 1744, will auction a rare diamond in Hong Kong, with bids accepted in USD, Bitcoin or Ethereum.

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ForkLog 17 21.06.2021

Charles Hoskinson: Bitcoin will lose to Ethereum in the competitive race

Bitcoin is too slow compared with Ethereum and other PoS-based networks, and will lose in the competition. This was stated by Charles Hoskinson, head of IOHK—the company behind Cardano—in Lex Fridman's MIT podcast.

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ForkLog 21 21.06.2021

The ‘Big Short’ figure warns of a crash in the cryptocurrency market

Investor Michael Burry, who predicted the 2007 mortgage crisis, warned followers of a crash in the cryptocurrency market.

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ForkLog 23 21.06.2021

MicroStrategy buys 13,005 more BTC

The software analytics provider MicroStrategy purchased 13,005 BTC for roughly $489 million. This was reported by CEO Michael Saylor.

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ForkLog 23 21.06.2021

Nassim Taleb criticises Bitcoin and clashes with community members

The philosopher and author of the cult work The Black Swan Nassim Taleb published an article in which he stated that Bitcoin is not money or a store of value and is not suitable for hedging inflation.

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ForkLog 70 21.06.2021

Is Bitcoin Mining Profitable with Solar Energy?

We studied the profitability of solar-powered mining and outlined the prospects for greener cryptocurrency mining.

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ForkLog 26 19.06.2021

Pantera Capital chief: now is a good time to buy Bitcoin

Bitcoin has been cheaper relative to its trend than at any other time in 20.3% of its history. Now is an excellent time to buy Bitcoin, according to Pantera Capital founder Dan Morehead.

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ForkLog 14 18.06.2021

Brock Pierce recounts El Salvador visit on behalf of the industry; community responds with criticism

Veteran of the Bitcoin industry and billionaire Brock Pierce said he led the "official delegation of Bitcoin ambassadors" to El Salvador. The tweet drew criticism from representatives of the cryptocurrency community.

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ForkLog 19 18.06.2021

Galaxy Digital becomes liquidity provider for Goldman Sachs in Bitcoin futures

Galaxy Digital, the cryptocurrency trading bank led by Mike Novogratz, has become a liquidity provider for Goldman Sachs in Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, according to a press release.

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ForkLog 20 18.06.2021

BBVA launches Bitcoin storage and trading service in Switzerland

One of Spain's largest banks, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), with assets of $856 billion, launched a service for trading and storing digital assets in Switzerland.

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ForkLog 24 18.06.2021

Goldman Sachs called bitcoin an ‘unfit investment’ after recognizing it as an ‘asset class’.

Cryptocurrencies do not possess long-term value and are not a class of assets — such a thesis is contained in Goldman Sachs' new report. A month ago, analysts at the investment bank arrived at opposite conclusions, writes Cointelegraph.

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