British MP Matt Hancock: No Country Can Stop Crypto Revolution
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British MP Calls for ‘Liberal’ Crypto Regulation — Says ‘No Country Can Stop This Revolution’ – Regulation Bitcoin News

British Parliament Member Matt Hancock has called for “liberal” cryptocurrency regulation, noting that no country can stop the crypto revolution. “I hate the patronizing idea of regulators telling people what they can and can’t do with their money,” the lawmaker stressed. British MP Wants ‘Liberal’ Crypto Regulation Matt Hancock, a Conservative member of parliament and former British health secretary, reiterated…

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Can you earn passive income running a Lightning node?
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Can you earn passive income running a Lightning node?

The prerequisites to run a Bitcoin Lightning node include an amount of Bitcoin to fund your Lightning channel, fiat money to buy the hardware equipment(s), and a Lightning-compatible wallet. Remember that Lightning nodes are non-mining nodes, which means you aren’t mining Bitcoin but are vital to validating Bitcoin blocks. Validation Nodes are the most common name for these. MyNode and…

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SAND Gains Almost 20% in Wake of Tech Giants' Metaverse Announcement
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SAND Gains Almost 20% in Wake of Tech Giants’ Metaverse Announcement

The Sandbox’s SAND token, just days after tech companies including Meta and Microsoft announced the formation of something called the Metaverse Standards Forum, is up almost 20%. SAND, over the last 24 hours, had gained 19% to $1.31 as of this writing, according to data compiled by CoinMarketCap. Similarly, over that same span, Decentraland’s MANA token had gained almost 9%…

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Hardware Worth $1.9 Million Stolen in Russia’s Crypto Mining Capital – Mining Bitcoin News

Russian law enforcement is looking into the alleged theft of mining hardware valued at around $1.9 million. The powerful computing equipment disappeared from a crypto mining hotel in Irkutsk, the owners of which have been accused of large scale fraud. 100 Russians Lose Mining Machines Worth 100 Million Rubles Police in the Russian Irkutsk Oblast have launched an investigation of…

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Sam Bankman-Fried provides bailouts, ‘Bitcoin dead’ searches soar, and debate over hidden themes behind BAYC continues: Hodlers Digest, June 19–25

Coming every Saturday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a week on Cointelegraph in one link. Top Stories This Week     SBF and Alameda step in to prevent crypto collapse contagion Sam Bankman-Fried stated…

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Bitcoin may still see 'wild' weekend as BTC price avoids key $22K zone
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Bitcoin may still see ‘wild’ weekend as BTC price avoids key $22K zone

Bitcoin (BTC) focused on $21,000 into the weekend amid warnings that volatility could still consume the market before Monday. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView S&P 500 sees second best week of 2022 Data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro and TradingView showed BTC/USD broadly higher in its recent trading range after U.S. stocks ended the week strong. As noted by markets…

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Report: Goldman Sachs Looks to Buy Distressed Assets From Celsius, Crypto Lender Seeks Restructuring Advice
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Report: Goldman Sachs Looks to Buy Distressed Assets From Celsius, Crypto Lender Seeks Restructuring Advice

After the crypto lending platform Celsius halted operations on June 12, at 10:10 p.m. (ET), two days later the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) quoted “people familiar with the matter” who said Celsius was hiring restructuring lawyers. At the time, the WSJ said Celsius was looking to hire the bankruptcy and restructuring law firm Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP.…

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A String of 200 ‘Sleeping Bitcoins’ From 2010 Worth $4.27 Million Moved on Friday – Bitcoin News

While the price of bitcoin is holding above the $21K per unit range, four bitcoin block rewards mined in 2010 were spent for the first time in over 11 years. The four block rewards were mined between September and October 2010 and the 200 bitcoin worth $4.27 million were transferred to an unknown wallet. 4 Consecutive Block Rewards Spent on…

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