Bitcoin News Roundup for Aug. 10, 2020
With the price of bitcoin knocking on $12K, CoinDesk’s Markets Daily is back with another time-saving news roundup.
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This episode is sponsored by Crypto.com, Bitstamp and Nexo.io.
Today’s stories:
Bitcoin pushed above $12,000 as President Donald Trump ordered emergency economic aid measures that might just be a precursor to a new spending bill worth trillions of dollars.
The attacker attempted to double-spend roughly $3.3 million during the second attack.
Ethereum Classic’s recent 51% attacks highlight the value of large open-source networks such as Bitcoin and Ethereum – it’s about more than hashrate.
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