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Hoax Walmart statement leads to Litecoin surge

By Staff Writer

Sep 14 2021 6:53AM

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Hoax Walmart statement leads to Litecoin surge

US retailer Walmart said that a press release announcing a partnership with Litecoin, which briefly led to a nearly 30 percent surge in the cryptocurrency's price, was fake. The retailer said it was looking into how such an announcement, which was published by press release distributor ...

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