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Last week in review: Bitcoin goes blockbuster

Messi kicks for crypto, Singapore finally heading towards regulation, and bitcoin goes to the movies. A lot happened in crypto last week, here’s out pick of the best stories to come from it.

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Last week in review: Crypto numbers double in first half

It was a healthy week in the markets, with positive news flowing from the crypto gates. There’s a new high water mark in adoption, a sturdy uptick in hash rate, and Elon is counting his Bitcoin. Here are the week’s biggest headlines.

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Last week in review: Amazon to start accepting payments in crypto?

It was a week of wows, with rumours abound that the world’s biggest retailer could integrate Bitcoin payments and a social media giant announcing the cryptocurrency’s pivotal role in its future. Meanwhile, Jackson, Tennessee, is looking to become the industry’s main hub, and could Tesla be about to pull a U-turn on its bitcoin policy? It was all happening last week; here’s our rundown of the biggest stories.

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Last week in review: Has Apple bought billions in bitcoin?

It was another quiet week in the crypto markets, but adoption shows no sign of slowing. There was a new crypto bill proposed in Paraguay, Fidelity has started preparing for more institutional adoption, and Apple’s bitcoin rumours swirled. There was…

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Multisig and monosig: a quick rundown

When you send bitcoin, you aren’t really moving it between addresses. The bitcoin is essentially stored in a digital vault where it stays regardless of the owner. When you send bitcoin, what you’re actually doing is changing the locks to fit the recipient(s)’s key rather than your own.

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Last week in review: Use of crypto on the rise, finds Visa

After another week of trading sideways, you’d be forgiven for thinking bitcoin has gotten boring. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. We had big retail adoption, more news from South America, and yet another historical NFT.

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Last week in review: Someone bought the internet

While movement in the crypto markets last week was fairly limited, there was still plenty to talk about: the internet was sold to the highest bidder, George Soros hopped on the Bitcoin bandwagon, and India is heading to the moon thanks to a massive spike in crypto investment.

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Last week in review: El Salvador set to give all citizens $30 in bitcoin

It’s been a week of ups, downs and total shockers in the crypto world – most notably the sad loss of longtime crypto advocate, John McAfee. On a brighter note, Central America continues to show love for bitcoin, with an exciting announcement from Paraguay, and some free dosh for El Salvadorians.

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Last week in review: El Salvador, Bitcoin, and volcanoes: a crypto love story

It’s full steam ahead as El Salvador taps into geothermal power for Bitcoin mining. What could be next on President Bukele’s Bitcoin bucket list? Meanwhile, another flurry of institutional adoption makes it a bullish week for crypto, Twitter might be integrating the Lightning Network, and more. Here are the top crypto stories to come out of last week.

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Last week in review: Biden administration pushes for crypto forensics

Hacker group Anonymous has supposedly put Elon Musk in their crosshairs for his crypto Tweets, but is it all it seems? Meanwhile, El Salvador is going all in on Bitcoin, the Biden administration is looking to harness blockchain’s forensic power, and more. Here are our picks of the biggest crypto stories to come out of last week.

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