Benefits of cryptocurrency when travelling between countries

via Cryptocurrency News & Discussion https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/133vzg0/benefits_of_cryptocurrency_when_travelling/ I'm in the UK and I've just been away with work to Germany for a couple days (less glamorous than it sounds). There were numerous occasions through the trip where I thought 'wow this would have been easier if a common / shared token was used'. An example was a colleague wanting to buy […]

Drug dealer ordered to pay back dark web cryptocurrency millions

via Cryptocurrency News & Discussion https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/133cq0z/drug_dealer_ordered_to_pay_back_dark_web/ How do these people not have private keys stored in a way that they can't be forced to give them up? Like memorise your 25 words and teach them to your loved ones dude. submitted by /u/Loose_Screw_ [link] [comments]

The fact that banks started restricting access to crypto when crypto demand hit its highest levels tells you everything you need to know

via Cryptocurrency News & Discussion https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/132u85w/the_fact_that_banks_started_restricting_access_to/ It is actually very ironic that many of these banks are in the UK, given the whole UK push to be a crypto hub. Major banks in Lloyds Banking Group, USBC UK and Starling bank have the strictest restrictions on crypto. NatWest is limiting crypto transactions above 1000 pounds. HSBC has also limited transactions. […]

Companies are starting to convert landfill methane emissions into Bitcoin mining energy on-site

via Cryptocurrency News & Discussion https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/12ymmjp/companies_are_starting_to_convert_landfill/ The premise is that landfill sites emit Landfill gas (LFG) as organic material decomposes, which is made up of about 50% methane gas (the main component of natural gas, commonly used for heating and cooking). It’s collected through systems at the landfill and undergoes processing to make it usable for electricity production, which can […]

If you purchased one bitcoin in Argentine Pesos on October 24th 2021 and sold today, you would be in profit.

via Cryptocurrency News & Discussion https://www.reddit.com/r/CryptoCurrency/comments/12xhkhl/if_you_purchased_one_bitcoin_in_argentine_pesos/ ARS = Argentine Pesos Exchange rate taken from this website One bitcoin on October 24th 2021 was $6,029,009.00 ARS ($60,893.00 USD) today the cost of one bitcoin is $6,088,862.00 ARS ($27.643.00 USD). $59,853.00 ARS in profit. Current official exchange rate is 1 ARS = 0.0046 USD ($1 USD = $217.4 ARS) The unofficial exchange […]