Cryptocurrency enters daily news

Cryptocurrency enters daily news

Johnny Depp as a crypto millionaire, coffee for Litecoin, Uber for Bitcoin and other news

Johnny Depp, one of Hollywood's most versatile actors, has played characters from the lovable Willy Wonka to the eccentric Captain Jack Sparrow. According to Western media reports, the star is now preparing to film the role of Matthew Mellon, a cryptocurrency millionaire who died this year.

According to Page Six, the actor himself has expressed a desire to play this role, although Mellon’s family is not yet willing to give the go-ahead for filming. Mellon, who had been using drugs since 2009, died of a heart attack in April 2018 and is believed to have left behind an inheritance of more than $500 million in the Ripple cryptocurrency, the fate of which remains unknown.

Cup of tea for Litecoin

The director of the “payment company of the future” Flexa told in his Twitter how to use the application with which you can buy coffee at Starbucks for cryptocurrency. Scott Mandel is currently the Director of Communities at the New York-based company. He also admitted to buying drugs with cryptocurrency.

British Police Capture

British police recently confiscated an attacker's bitcoins and converted them into fiat. After conducting a thorough investigation, Surrey police managed to confiscate 295 bitcoins, arresting 31-year-old Serges Teresko on suspicion of money laundering and drug trafficking. The bitcoins were converted into £1.25 million using an international exchange. 

Matthew Durkin, a detective in the Economic Crimes Unit, said to potential attackers: "I hope this gives criminals who use Bitcoin for illegal purposes a clear understanding that they are not as anonymous as they want to think they are. We will find them and prosecute them." currency, but you should be aware that they are still difficult to spend and many merchants simply won't accept them.

The good news is that this could soon change thanks to a collaboration between a London-based startup and Coinbase.com. The crypto exchange is launching a new feature that will allow users in Europe to buy gift cards for crypto and spend them at over 100 retailers - Lewis, Tesco, Amazon, and Uber.

Initially, this feature will only be available in the UK, France, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands and Australia, although Coinbase plans to expand this list in the future.


According to businesscloud.co.uk

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