Bitcoin (BTC)

Dans mon premier article de la série, je recadrais le débat. Si l’on veut faire un progrès écologique, la question n’est pas « Pour ou contre Bitcoin? », mais « Comment faire que Bitcoin soit plus écolo ». Maintenant que la bonne problématique est posée, je vais vulgariser ce qu’est concrètement le minage, basé sur une approche « historique » et de terrain, dépouillé des fantasmes et de chiffres bricolés. La preuve de travail – une...

Seconde partie de l’entretien avec Jacques Favier (voir ici la 1ère partie). « Jacques Favier, normalien et agrégé d’histoire, a fait carrière dans la banque et l’investissement. Il est aujourd’hui consultant en co-fondant la société CATANAE. Il a également créé le « Cercle du Coin« , association francophone sur le bitcoin et la blockchain et anime le site « La Voie du Bitcoin » depuis 2015. Il a créé le « Bitcoin Boulevard », passage du Grand Cerf à Paris. Il est co-auteur de...

Tron price started a fresh decline from the $0.0825 resistance against the US Dollar. TRX price is now trading below $0.0800 and near the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0780 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The pair could start a major increase if there is a clear break above the $0.0780 resistance. TRON price started a fresh decline below $0.0850 against the US Dollar, similar to...

Bitcoin price started a fresh decline from well above $48,000 against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below $47,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $47,000 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could decline heavily if there is a clear move below the $45,555 support zone. Bitcoin price is trading below $48,000 against the US Dollar. BTC might...

Josh Mandel – a Republican senate hopeful running in the state of Ohio – is taking flak for a tweet he posted which seems to compare bitcoin support with support for Christianity. Josh Mandel Loves Bitcoin, but Not Everyone Thinks Alike To be fair, Mandel has long been a bitcoin and cryptocurrency proponent. He has spoken in favor of the asset on social media, though one tweet is landing him in some hot water with followers and haters alike. The post came two days before...

Last Thursday, MicroStrategy – the billion-dollar software firm that became one of bitcoin’s biggest institutional supporters in 2020 – announced that it purchased a lot more bitcoin now that the currency has undergone a heavy slump. MicroStrategy Has Added to Its BTC Stash Not long ago, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap fell from about $51,000 per unit to just over $47,000. The company has said it is simply “buying the dip” and purchasing more BTC...

The price of bitcoin has fallen from around $51,000 to just over $47,000 at the time of writing, and several other forms of crypto are also feeling the heat. Ethereum, for example, has risen about 400 percent since the beginning of the year, though it is set to experience its worst month since March of 2021. Bitcoin Has Taken a Dip According to many analysts, the problems stem from growing Omicron cases – the new coronavirus variant – and from climate change. While many...

Canaan, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of Bitcoin mining equipment, announced strategic collaboration agreements with several mining companies in Kazakhstan as part of its expansion plans in the region. Canaan’s Expansion Roadmap The latest development of Canaan’s joint-mining business plans with Kazakh firms comes a few weeks after a successful launch of the last batch of mining machines online under its first phase of deployment in the nation. As of December 31st,...

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