The government of El Salvador and the American financial technology provider – AlphaPoint – joined forces to improve the technology for the Chivo wallet. The feature allows access to bitcoin for millions of Salvadorans. Chivo Wallet With an Upgraded Version Last year, El Salvador put its name in the spotlight after becoming the first state...Read More
The world’s biggest corporate bitcoin holder MicroStrategy has reported a $146 million impairment charge on its digital asset investment. MicroStrategy Loses $147 Million in an Impairment Charge The day after MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor announced that his company bought 660 BTC worth $25 million, the firm reported a loss of $146.6 million in an impairment...Read More
Meta (formerly Facebook) started the development of its own stablecoin Libra in 2019. Facing public backlash, it tried rebranding it to Libra. Now, Zuckerberg’s company finally gave up, selling Diem’s intellectual property to an investment bank. The former Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey, shared his views on the failed project with Michael Saylor, the man in...Read More
Minnesota Representative, a longstanding crypto supporter, might become the first U.S. Congressman to take his salary in Bitcoin. Rep Emmer to Be Paid in BTC? In a recent podcast interview with popular BTC bull Anthony Pompliano, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) noted that he would take a portion of his salary in Bitcoin. The host asked...Read More
A large chunk of the bitcoins stolen from the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack was moved by the hackers to an unknown wallet earlier today. Bitfinex 2016 Hacked Funds on the Move According to data from the live cryptocurrency transactions monitor Whale Alert, the hackers have moved over 64,000 BTC in 21 separate transactions. The first...Read More
On Jan. 31, El Salvador Treasury Minister Alejandro Zelaya indignantly said that “no international organization is going to make us do anything, anything at all.” He said that Bitcoin was an issue of sovereignty, adding: “Countries are sovereign nations and they take sovereign decisions about public policy,” The comments and critique continued with Mr. Zelaya...Read More
The leading German stock market operator – Deutsche Börse – noted that cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) had been highly attractive options for investors over the past year. The company outlined that the average monthly trading turnover in crypto ETNs surged to more than $1 billion, or +922%, than in 2020 ($115 million). Crypto ETPs with...Read More
The NASDAQ-listed software giant will have a two-day virtual event to educate large businesses about the merits coming from putting BTC on their balance sheets and many more initiatives related to the cryptocurrency. Michael Saylor, MicroStrategy’s CEO and a prominent bitcoin bull, announced the event on his Twitter account on Sunday, informing that it will...Read More
An anonymous UK resident reportedly parted with nearly $200,000 of his savings after a woman he messaged in a dating app conned him. The man admitted he felt so desperate after the scam that he considered taking his life. ‘In The Blink of an Eye, Everything Was Gone’ According to a recent coverage by BBC,...Read More
According to analysts at the multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs, the growing mainstream acceptance might not result in higher prices for digital assets. Instead, the institution opined that the USD value of bitcoin and the altcoins correlate with inflation and other economic events. Bitcoin May Not Go Up Due to Adoption Many experts predict that...Read More
According to data from IntoTheBlock, addresses holding BTC for less than a month decreased their supply as bitcoin slid by $10,000 in less than a week. Bitcoin went through one of its worst corrections in terms of its USD value in the past few weeks. The asset traded above $43,500 on January 20th before it...Read More
Customers of U.S. financial service provider Five Star Bank will soon be able to securely buy and invest in bitcoin (BTC) directly from their bank accounts thanks to a partnership with NYDIG. Five Star Bank to Offer Bitcoin Trading Services New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) has struck a partnership with American-based Five Star Bank...Read More
Christophe De Beukelaer, a Brussels Member of Parliament, has decided to follow the example set out by two US mayors and convert his salary to BTC. However, he will take it up a notch by having his entire 2022 income in the form of the primary cryptocurrency. According to a recent media coverage, Christophe De...Read More
Arthur Hayes – co-founder of BitMEX – just gave an interesting Bitcoin price forecast in his bi-weekly analysis. Despite his expectations that the Federal Reserve won’t raise interest rates, he still doubts Bitcoin’s bottom will arrive until a $28,500 retest. Calling the Fed’s Bluff In BitMEX’s latest post from Crypto Trader Digest titled “Bottomless,” the...Read More
A research team of the American investment management firm ARK Invest envisioned a highly optimistic future for bitcoin. According to them, the price of a single coin could surpass $1,000,000, and the asset’s market capitalization might reach $28.5 trillion by 2030. Bitcoin to Peak at Over $1 Million The Nasdaq-listed company ARK Invest, led by...Read More
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently urged El Salvadoran authorities to remove Bitcoin’s legal tender status. They called it a threat to market integrity, financial stability, and consumer protection. Criticizing the Bitcoin Law The IMF publicly revealed its warning in a website statement earlier today, after concluding its Article IV consultation with El Salvador on...Read More
It’s been less than half a year since El Salvador’s bitcoin experiment began. So far, though, it’s not going as well as the small Central American nation has hoped, at least in terms of its investments in the cryptocurrency. El Salvador’s Historic Bitcoin Endeavor It’s safe to say that El Salvador and its president Nayib...Read More
The American businessman and author – Robert Kiyosaki – is not concerned about the recent price drop in the cryptocurrency market. He described bitcoin’s plunge as “great news” and vowed to increase his exposure to the asset should its USD value dip to $20,000. ‘Profits Are Made When You Buy’ The 74-year-old Kiyosaki, best known...Read More
Investors of Core Scientific Inc. (a leading US bitcoin mining company) have reportedly approved a plan to get listed on Nasdaq. The firm started trading under the symbol CORZ. Nasdaq’s Newest Member According to a recent report by Bloomberg, the blockchain infrastructure provider – Core Scientific Inc. – will proceed through an estimated $4.3 billion...Read More
The largest e-commerce firm in Latin America – Mercado Libre – acquired shares in the 2TM Group (a parent company of the cryptocurrency platform Mercado Bitcoin). Separately, it made a “strategic investment” in another digital asset-oriented organization Paxos. Jumping into Crypto Once Again The leading Argentinean e-commerce platform Mercado Libre, which has displayed a pro-crypto...Read More
El Salvador’s president – Nayib Bukele – was recently worried that his country missed out on buying cheaper bitcoin. However, the latest dipped allowed the nation to accumulate 410 more BTC. The small Central American country made history last year when it became the first nation to adopt the primary cryptocurrency as legal tender inside...Read More
The recent market correction doesn’t seem to be a one-day thing, as the entire crypto space is covered in red once more. Consequently, over-leveraged traders continue to get liquidated with almost $700 million in hours. CryptoPotato reported yesterday’s market crash in which bitcoin dumped by $5,000 in a day to a six-month low at $38,000....Read More
An individual Ethereum miner who mined a complete block hit the jackpot by receiving 170 ETH for his efforts. Converted in USD value, the reward equals nearly $540,000 (calculated by the time when the block reward was mined). Beating the Odds Despite some people claiming that Ethereum mining (still being proof-of-work) is harmful to the...Read More
The cryptocurrency lending platform – Nexo – joined forces with the Nasdaq-listed digital asset company – Bakkt Holdings. As a result, the latter will custody a portion of Nexo’s Bitcoin and Ethereum holdings in the Bakkt Warehouse. Bakkt’s Newest Partnership The Bakkt Warehouse comprises both online (“warm”) and offline (“cold”) digital asset storage. The company...Read More
Eric Adams – newly elected mayor of New York City – is following through on his promise to receive his first paycheck in Bitcoin. Some of his salary will even be converted to Ether – the second-largest cryptocurrency. The Paycheck Promise The City of New York confirmed the payment decision from its official site earlier...Read More
As per ex-parliament member Lord Fusitu’a, the island nation is on course to adopt bitcoin as legal tender by November 2022. For now, though, the cryptocurrency is being used to transfer funds to Tonga, which was hit by a Tsunami recently. Bitcoin Donations for Tonga A tsunami measuring 1.5 meters triggered by the shockwave hit...Read More
A confirmed scam address impersonating MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor has received over $1.1 million in bitcoin in January alone. The CEO of the NASDAQ-listed company later revealed that his team reports such addresses almost constantly but to little-to-no avail. Impersonating scams in the crypto industry are a growing threat in which the perpetrators pretend to be...Read More
The Northwest Arkansas Council has stepped into the world of crypto by giving away $10K worth of bitcoin to professional workers. The only condition: they have to settle in the region. Move-in and Get Bitcoin Northwest Arkansas is widely regarded as one of the top places to live in the United States due to its...Read More
The State Bank of Pakistan (the nation’s central banking institution) and the Federal government are reportedly contemplating imposing a complete ban on all cryptocurrency endeavors. The authorities claimed that digital assets are illegal, are not able to facilitate trade activities, and could be used to finance acts of terrorism and launder money. Pakistan to Ban...Read More
Former member of parliament of Tonga, Lord Fusitu’a, revealed that the country’s legal tender bill for Bitcoin is “modeled on” and is “almost identical” to that of El Salvador. Bitcoin and Tonga According to the latest tweets, Lord Fusitu’a hinted at the tentative arrival of Bitcoin as a legal tender for the Pacific island nation...Read More
