0339 GMT April 16, 2021
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Bitcoin surged to a fresh record high of more than $63,000 on Tuesday, as investors awaited the highly-anticipated stock market debut of cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase.
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Bitcoin rose above $60,000 to approach record highs on Saturday, breaking out of a two-week tight range and propelled by talk of constrained new supplies against evidence of wider adoption.
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Online brokerage Robinhood said on Thursday that 9.5 million users traded cryptocurrency on its platform during the first quarter of 2021, a near sixfold rise from the previous quarter.
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The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) will soon issue a license to import goods with domestically formed cryptocurrencies through authorized banks and exchange offices.
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Iran is cranking up pressure on illegal crypto mining, requiring digital currency miners to register their rigs with the government.
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Cryptocurrency mining is now an official industrial activity in Iran after winning approval from the country’s cabinet.
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A new report by the American Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) said the US’ geopolitical adversaries are deploying blockchain technology to help avoid sanctions and counter US financial power.
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