Bitcoin is at the doorstep of $100,000 as post-election rally rolls on
NEW YORK — Bitcoin topped $98,000 for the first time Thursday, extending a streak of almost daily all-time highs since the U.S. presidential election. The cryptocurrency has rocketed more than…
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What to know about Howard Lutnick, Trump’s pick for commerce secretary
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Howard Lutnick, head of brokerage and investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald and cryptocurrency enthusiast, as his nominee for commerce secretary. The nomination would put…
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Man who stole and laundered roughly $1B in bitcoin is sentenced to 5 years in prison
WASHINGTON — A computer expert who stole bitcoin worth billions of dollars at current prices — and then spent years laundering some of the hacked cryptocurrency with help from his…
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Bull doge! Dogecoin soars as Trump announces a government efficiency group nicknamed DOGE
NEW YORK — Wow, much bull market. Dogecoin, the cryptocurrency whose mascot is a super-cute dog that muses things like “much wow,” has been surging in value since Donald Trump…
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Bitcoin has topped $87,000 for a new record high. What to know about crypto’s post-election rally
NEW YORK — As money continues to pour into crypto following Donald Trump’s victory last week, bitcoin has climbed to yet another record high. The world’s largest cryptocurrency topped $87,000…
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Nigeria releases American crypto exec after dropping money laundering case
WASHINGTON — An American cryptocurrency executive held in Nigeria for the past eight months has been released after authorities there announced they were ending his money laundering trial on health…
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