Bitcoin (BTC)

In the spirit of Christmas, American football rookie quarterback Michael McCorkle “Mac” Jones gifted his teammates with Bitcoin (BTC) as he played the role of Santa Claus on Christmas Eve. Bitcoin as a Christmas Gift Although the amount he shared was not disclosed, Jones gifted bitcoin to 12 of his teammates, making them Bitcoiners for the first time. The list includes Ted Karras, David Andrews, Trent Brown, Yodny Cajuste, Yasir Durant, James Ferentz, Justin Herron, Shaq...

Are you in need of a face lift or liposuction? Thanks to one Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, you can now pay for your cosmetic procedure in cryptocurrency. Beverly Hills Surgeon Has Agreed to Accept BTC Payments Beginning in January of next year, Dr. Babak Azizzadeh – who runs the Center for Advanced Facial Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills, California – will begin accepting cryptocurrency payments for anyone looking to fix up their bodies and improve their looks. He...

Avec : Yorick de Mombynes, conseiller référendaire à la cour des comptes et Bitcoiner invétéré. Réalisation : Univers Bitcoin, « podcast crypto francophone où l’on parle des fondamentaux du bitcoin mais pas que… » A retrouver sur :– Itunes : podcasts.apple.com– Spotify : open.spotify.com– Deezer : deezer.com– Google Podcast : podcasts.google.com– Twitter : twitter.com/Univers_Bitcoin– Youtube : youtube.com ...

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 l’ouvrage Bitcoin, la monnaie acéphale (2017), éditions du CNRS. Aujourd’hui, il...

Entretien avec Charles Guillemet, CTO de Ledger. « Il y a quelques mois, le logiciel espion Pegasus faisait la Une de l’information créant une crise diplomatique autour du monde. Parallèlement, au Donjon, la cellule sécurité de Ledger, Charles Guillemet et son équipe décortiquaient les vecteurs d’attaque de cette solution sur les portefeuilles crypto softwares. Un résultat sans appel : ces derniers sont vulnérables à ce genre d’attaque. Alors, quelles sont les menaces qui...

After nearing $52,000 earlier this weekend, bitcoin has lost some ground but still stands around the coveted $50,000 mark. The altcoins are untypically calm, with ETH close to $4,000. In contrast, MATIC is up by more than 6% on a daily scale. Bitcoin Down to $50K Just days before Christmas, the primary cryptocurrency had dropped to $48,000 after failing to overcome $50,000. However, the bulls came to play at this point and pushed the asset north. In the following hours,...

[PRESS RELEASE – Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22nd December 2021] Metamining is a Bitcoin mining operation that spans over 30,000 machines securing the network and collecting BTC block rewards. The operation resides across the Middle East, benefiting from affordable electricity. However, these units do not require air conditioning but are kept cool through a “water curtain” system that is six times more power-efficient. The company has announced that it evolved into one of...

Manasquan Bank in New Jersey has chosen Bakkt Holdings, Inc. to be its partner platform in offering customers digital currency services. Manasquan Bank and Bakkt… The Perfect Pair? Manasquan Bank is a community-based mutual bank that manages nearly $3 billion in assets. The bank’s retail clients will now be able to sell, buy, and hold digital currencies through the firm’s new services, which are being initiated through Bakkt, a crypto custody enterprise designed...

More and more companies out there are looking to pay their younger workers in crypto as a means of keeping them aboard. Why More People Are Getting Paid in Crypto One example comes in the form of Stephen Gerrits, who is a senior at Clemson University in South Carolina. He has a part-time job with a startup and gets paid in crypto, something he’s clearly pleased about. He said in a recent interview: Why not take the chance or the opportunity to kind of strike it rich, get...

Eco Penguin – a company designed to offset carbon emissions in the crypto industry – is partnering with a non-profit company known as Carbon Offsets to Alleviate Poverty (COTAP). It is the first carbon-offsetting company to accept crypto as a method of payment. Eco Penguin Is Hoping to Limit Carbon Emissions from Crypto The goal is to help all crypto firms accept responsibility for the damage they allegedly cause to the environment. This has been a heavy topic over the...