# Ripple’s XRP sales suppressed coin price, amended court complaint alleges

# Ripple’s XRP sales suppressed coin price, amended court complaint alleges

“# Ripple’s XRP sales suppressed coin price, amended court complaint alleges ” The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has alleged that Ripple Labs executives Bradley Garlinghouse and Christian Larsen manipulated the XRP price by ramping up or slowing down their coin sales depending upon market conditions. In an amended complaint filed Feb. 18, the plaintiff…

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# Firm in Portugal to accept Bitcoin for electricity bills

# Firm in Portugal to accept Bitcoin for electricity bills

“# Firm in Portugal to accept Bitcoin for electricity bills ” Luzboa, a small energy trading company in Portugal, will soon start accepting Bitcoin (BTC) as payment for electricity. The company’s president Pedro Morais Leitão announced the news to Portuguese publication Expresso on Wednesday, stating that the new payment option should become available this month….

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# Bitcoin accelerates towards T market cap as price hits new all-time high

# Bitcoin accelerates towards $1T market cap as price hits new all-time high

“# Bitcoin accelerates towards $1T market cap as price hits new all-time high ” Bitcoin (BTC) hit yet another all-time high on Feb. 19 as the largest cryptocurrency set its sights on becoming a trillion-dollar asset. BTC/USD 1-hour candle chart (Bitstamp). Source: TradingView Another day, another Bitcoin record Data from Cointelegraph Markets and Tradingview showed BTC/USD…

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# Thailand tourism board targets wealthy Japanese crypto holders

# Thailand tourism board targets wealthy Japanese crypto holders

“# Thailand tourism board targets wealthy Japanese crypto holders ” In its latest effort to revive the Kingdom’s pandemic-battered tourism industry, Thailand’s tourism authority is targeting cryptocurrency holders from Japan. The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) wants to establish the country as the first to go out of its way to welcome cryptocurrency holders, specifically…

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