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Brief analysis of the BTC exchange rate on the morning of December 19, 2017. We also present a newcomer to our review - the Monero cryptocurrency pair.
From the point of view of Shariah, Bitcoin transactions carry elements of gharar (transaction uncertainty) and maysir (high degree of risk inherent in gambling). In Islamic law there is also a concept that only the State prints money, and in the case of mining, this concept does not work. Currently, no Shariah standard has been developed for cryptocurrencies, since there are also no compelling arguments to ban them as haram.
Users of the Google Home wireless smart speaker with voice control have discovered that in addition to the usual Google assistant, the device contains “Mr. Satoshi.”
The top financial regulator, the US Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), says Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies do not pose a threat to existing financial systems around the world. The FSOC's 152-page report said that while cryptocurrencies are used by very few people, their underlying blockchain technology has enormous industrial potential.
As can be seen from the BTC/USD price chart, on December 15, Bitcoin made another daring attempt to reach a new high. The first easy catch was the height of 18 thousand, and then 19 thousand US dollars per bitcoin.
“My goals and motivations in life have nothing to do with having XX million or being super rich. So I decided to do something different: donate the majority of my Bitcoins to charity. I call it the “Pineapple Fund,” wrote this anonymous philanthropist.
Under the new rules, European users will no longer be able to trade cryptocurrencies anonymously through exchanges, and their ability to use prepaid cards, which lawmakers say have been used to finance militant attacks, will be limited.
Financial services company Bloomberg has added three new cryptocurrencies - Ethereum, Ripple and Litecoin - to its Bloomberg Terminal app.
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