Bitcoin

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World News

Bitcoin will be mined, minted, made in US – Trump

VAM News July 29, 2024 0 Comment

The Republican nominee is seeking support from an industry frustrated by US regulations. “The Biden-Harris administration’s repression of crypto and bitcoin is wrong, and it’s very bad for our country,” Trump said to cheers...

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Business World News

Bitcoin now $69,000

VAM News March 6, 2024 0 Comment

THE price of Bitcoin, on Tuesday, hit an all-time high, after crossing $69,000. Bitcoin traded at $69,191, surpassing its previous record of $68,991, reported in November 2021. However, shortly after the price surge to...

2 Minutes

Technology World News

Bitcoin dormant for 11-years surfaces amidst crypto crisis

Agency1 November 15, 2022 0 Comment

As the world woke up to the crash of FTX, a crypto exchange platform based in the Bahamas, about 3,500 dormant bitcoins from a wallet created on October 7, 2011, moved for the first...

1 Minute

World News

Elon Musk’s Tesla Offloads N580.3 Billion Worth of Bitcoin

VAM News July 21, 2022 0 Comment

Elon Musk-owned electric car maker, Tesla offloaded about N380.230 billion worth of bitcoin in the second quarter of 2022, according to Coin Desk. According to Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, the company sold most of...

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Business World News

Bitcoin Tumbles to 18-Month Low as $200 Billion Wiped Off Crypto Market

VAM News June 13, 2022 0 Comment

Bitcoin, the world’s largest crypto by market cap, has dropped 12 per cent to $24,138. According to CoinMarketCap, the price of bitcoin stood at $24,063 on Monday at 11:00 GMT+1. On June 6, bitcoin...

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Business

Nigeria among 44 countries meeting in El Salvador to discuss Bitcoin– Report

Akanji Philip May 16, 2022 0 Comment

Nayib Bukele, president of El Salvador, has announced a meeting of 44 countries to discuss Bitcoin and several topics. The meeting will take place in El Salvador today. The president announced this...

2 Minutes

Business World News

Bitcoin slumps as China bans all cryptocurrency transactions

VAM News September 24, 2021 0 Comment

The Chinese government has intensified its crackdown on cryptocurrencies by declaring that all crypto-related transactions are “illegal”. On Friday, Bitcoin fell by 5.49 percent to about $42,000, while ethereum slumped by 7.71 percent to...

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Economy National

CBN’s proposed digital currency vs Bitcoin: What you need to know about eNaira

VAM News August 5, 2021 0 Comment

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced that it will launch the pilot scheme of its digital currency (eNaira) by October 1, 2021. Rakiya Mohammed, CBN director of information technology, had disclosed this...

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Economy World News

Bitcoin Rises Above $40,000 In Mid-June

VAM News July 28, 2021 0 Comment

The world’s largest cryptocurrency, Bitcoin by market capitalisation surged above $40,000 for the first time since mid-June. According to data obtained from coinmarketcap.com, the price of the cryptocurrency traded 7.1 percent higher on Wednesday...

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Economy World News

Jeff Bezos’ Amazon Denies Plan to Accept Bitcoin From Clients

VAM News July 28, 2021 0 Comment

Bad news for bitcoin investors as Amazon denied the claim that it is planning to incorporate cryptocurrency as a payment option to its eCommerce business. Bitcoin price had gone up by 14.5% following a...