It goes without saying that this has been one of the most important and also exciting weeks for Bitcoin, in general. The reason for which it was important is that El Salvador officially became the very first country in the world to formally recognize Bitcoin as a legal tender. In other words, no one is...Read More
The use of Bitcoin in El Salvador has not had the best of starts. Still, financial institutions are already doing their best to comply with the law. Bancoagrícola, the country’s largest financial institution, is among the first banks to include Bitcoin-compatible technology solutions and is already adapting its infrastructure to offer Bitcoin services thanks to...Read More
El Salvador made history earlier this week when it became the first country to officially accept Bitcoin as a legal tender. While the community rejoiced about the significance of the news, Fidelity’s Director of Global Macro – Jurrien Timmer – said the move had been overplayed. BTC Adoption in El Salvador is Overplayed Three months...Read More
The third-largest bitcoin wallet has been busy buying the dip. During the current market downturn, the whale entity added almost 500 BTC to its stash. The mysterious third-largest Bitcoin whale bought 490 BTC when it was exchanging hands at around $46,800 in a transaction with a face value of $23 million. WhaleAlert reported that it...Read More
Union Investment – the investment arm of the DZ bank group – takes another small step towards offering crypto investment services to private investors. They will make Bitcoin a small percentage of some of their funds. Union Invest’s Experimentation With Crypto As reported to Bloomberg news, portfolio manager David Barthe said that the company was...Read More
As the global adoption of cryptocurrencies continues to soar, a new bill has been submitted in the Republic of Panama to recognize Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital currencies as alternative payment methods. Panama Proposes Crypto Bill Panamanian pro-crypto congressman Gabriel Silva noted on Twitter that the new bill would enable the freedom to use cryptocurrencies...Read More
President Nayib Bukele announced the milestone on Twitter, telling followers his country “just bought its first 200 coins.” Bukele noted the Central American nation will be buying more bitcoin as the deadline approaches to make El Salvador the first nation to officially recognize a cryptocurrency as legal tender. The president tweeted early Monday afternoon: El...Read More
Vietnam has recently started recording high demand for crypto mining equipment as more people join the sector to mine cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, ether, and others. Interestingly, the mining rig market in Vietnam saw a significant decline a few months ago after bitcoin lost more than 50% of its value and traded below $30,000 due to...Read More
The CEO of blockchain forensics firm Chainalysis is optimistic that the bitcoin price will rise above $100,000 before the end of 2021. $100k by December 2021 In a Bloomberg interview on Thursday (September 3rd, 2021), Michael Gronager, who is also the co-founder of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, asserted that bitcoin and the cryptocurrency market, in general,...Read More
According to a recent research, 17% of Aussies have some cryptocurrency holdings. Bitcoin is still the most popular digital asset while Ethereum and Dogecoin ranked respectively second and third. What is The Crypto Trend in Australia? Finder’s Consumer Sentiment Tracker – a nationally representative survey of 1,000 Australians conducted by Qualtrics – revealed that one...Read More
According to a recent survey, around three-quarters of Russian investors consider cryptocurrencies a better investment tool than gold. Less than 9% opined that the precious metal is superior, while 14% believe “familiar national currencies” are the best choice. Russians Prefer Crypto Than Gold The residents of the largest country by landmass seem to have a...Read More
This week saw Bitcoin’s price surging past $50,000 on a few occasions, while altcoins have been charting double-digit gains all along. Let’s start with BTC. The primary cryptocurrency is up about 7% over the past seven days, and it’s currently sitting above the coveted $50K mark. However, it took it a few attempts to go...Read More
As the cryptocurrency market continues to grow, being a multi-trillion dollar industry, it keeps garnering the attention of famous individuals. Earlier today, popular actress and entrepreneur Reese Witherspoon outlined his first ETH purchase, while Paris Hilton showcased her support for BTC. Reese Witherspoon Buys Some ETH Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon...Read More
With just 5 days to go before El Salvador passes its controversial Bitcoin law, there is still resistance to it, according to a recent survey. A poll by the José Simeón Cañas Central American University (UCA) has revealed that 7 out of 10 El Salvadorans would like lawmakers to repeal the Bitcoin legislation that will...Read More
Code within a recent Twitter beta suggests that the company is integrating a Bitcoin payment option for its new “Tip Jar” feature with the help of the lightning network. Tipping With Bitcoin Though Bitcoin tips are not yet available to beta users, code reveals that it could soon be implemented as a payment option alongside...Read More
The government of El Salvador voted in favor of creating a $150 million Bitcoin Trust. Its role: to convert BTC to USD so the local population can balance their cryptocurrency exposure. The initiative comes less than a week before the Latin American country starts using bitcoin as legal tender. Getting Ready for The BTC Adoption...Read More
The success of DeFi (decentralized finance) blockchain apps has not escaped the notice of Square Payments (NYSE: SQ) CEO Jack Dorsey. The engineer, businessman, and BTC advocate recently announced that his blockchain project, TBD, will enter the space by creating a Bitcoin DEX. Vitalik Buterin “Skeptical” About Bitcoin DEX In a recent interview, Ethereum co-founder...Read More
Kevin Wadsworth – co-founder of the technical analysis company Northstar & Badcharts – opined that the current cryptocurrency bull market would “conclude before the end of the year” and bitcoin would reach a price of around $100K. The top executive also stated that the primary digital asset’s USD value might exceed $1 million in 2025....Read More
The Brazilian Federal police exposed a local financial pyramid scheme and confiscated nearly $30 million in cryptocurrencies. The operation marked the largest seizure of digital assets in the history of Brazil. The New Record According to a report by CNN Brazil, the local authorities organized a special mission, called “Operation Kryptos,” to halt a fraudulent...Read More
Microstrategy just bagged $177M more BTC between July 1st and August 23rd. That brings Michael Saylor’s company’s total hodlings to $5.3 billion USD worth of bitcoin. Other big corporate buyers include Tesla, Square, and Galaxy Digital Holdings. The business intelligence company can’t get enough bitcoin. And it’s not the only extremely relevant and proactive company...Read More
El Salvador will, in ten days, adopt Bitcoin as an official currency. It’s making massive investments in projects to develop end-user products to hold and spend bitcoin. The opportunities of this venture are enormous, though some warn there are risks. El Salvadorians Will Soon Find Imports Attractive Because Bitcoin is a deflationary cryptocurrency, and the...Read More
It was a compelling week in the cryptocurrency markets. It took bitcoin more than three months, but it finally did it this week – reaching the $50,000 price line for the first time since May. However, it also took less than 24 hours for the bears to get back in action and push it beneath...Read More
The mysterious BTC whale, who was recently frequently sending lots of coins to Coinbase, has changed the strategy on the largest cryptocurrency. On-chain data shows that they have accumulated more than 500 bitcoins on Thursday and Friday. Bitcoin Whale Back to Buying CryptoPotato has previously reported some of this particular whale’s behavior – whose Bitcoin...Read More
Despite the bearish rhetoric prevalent among crypto analysts until recently, Morgan Stanley, one of the largest banks in the United States, has been gaining exposure to Bitcoin by investing millions of dollars through its various funds. Even though the information was publicly available, Twitter User MacroScope was one of the firsts to share it on...Read More
Financial Services Commission (FSC) Chairman nominee Koh Seung-beom opined that digital assets would not work successfully as financial instruments. He went further, stating they “could not function as a real currency.” Are Digital Assets Real Money? Koh Seung-beom – nominated by the Korean President to be the next Chairman of the FSC – expressed his...Read More
The US Securities and Exchange Commission could finally greenlight a Bitcoin futures ETF in the next two months, predicted analysts from Bloomberg. The strategists outlined the recent withdrawals for Ethereum futures ETF applications as the primary reason behind their optimism. Bitcoin Futures ETF in the US Coming Shortly? The topic of whether or not the...Read More
While the U.S. is stagnant regarding the approval of an ETF, Europe is already moving ahead with the first Bitcoin futures launched by ETC Group, a leading provider of digital asset-backed securities. Europe’s First Bitcoin Futures According to an announcement, Eurex – Europe’s largest derivatives exchange – will list the first Bitcoin ETN (exchange-traded note)...Read More
US multinational investment banking giant Citigroup is reportedly considering trading bitcoin futures, stating that it has witnessed an increased interest in BTC from its institutional clients. CME Looking to Trade CME Bitcoin Futures According to a report by CoinDesk on Tuesday (August 24th, 2021), an anonymous source within the bank revealed that Citi is working...Read More
Palantir says it’s preparing for a black swan event with its massive gold purchase this month. Bloomberg reports the company also accepts bitcoin and gold as payment, but no one has paid in either. The Peter Thiel cloud computing company is also interested in accumulating bitcoin, Per a recently report: “The company spent $50.7 million...Read More
The US-based NASDAQ-listed business intelligence company MicroStrategy continues with its bitcoin acquisition spree, as the company recently purchased over 3,900 BTC. Consequently, the firm now holds nearly 109,000 bitcoins in total. Tweeting on Tuesday (August 24th, 2021), MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor revealed that the firm has added 3,907 bitcoin to its stash, bought at an...Read More
