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California City Official Uses Bitcoin Cash to Purchase Cannabis

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Berkeley City Councilmember Uses Bitcoin Cash to Purchase CannabisIn California, cryptocurrency payments are making headway in the cannabis industry as Berkeley City Councilmember Ben Bartlett became the first elected official to purchase cannabis using a digital asset. On Tuesday, Bartlett utilized bitcoin cash (BCH) and Cred’s LBA token to facilitate the transaction at the Ohana Cannabis dispensary in Emeryville. Also Read: Bitmain Launches […]

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Bitcoin’s Early Days: How Crypto’s Past Is Much Different Than the Present

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Bitcoin's Early Days: How Crypto's Past Is Much Different Than the PresentOver the last 24 hours, cryptocurrency enthusiasts have been discussing a transaction that saw 94,000 BTC sent to an unknown wallet. The hoopla over the large transaction shows how things have changed significantly over the last decade. Back in cryptocurrency’s early days, between 2010-2012, large bitcoin transactions like this weren’t such a big deal and […]

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The White House Just Blamed Bitcoin for America’s Opiate Crisis

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The White House Just Blamed Bitcoin for America's Opiate CrisisThe opioid epidemic is the new devil Bitcoin is being blamed for inflaming, to be added to the already long list of heinous crimes crypto is supposedly responsible for, like terrorism, money laundering, and trafficking. While it’s painfully clear that the U.S. dollar is a much more common tool for these unethical and illicit activities, […]

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