Bitcoin (BTC)

Bitcoin continues its recovery attempts by touching $59,000, while most of the altcoins have remained stagnant since yesterday. Avalanche is once again the most significant gainer. AVAX charted a new all-time high (again) and is close to surpassing Dogecoin in terms of market cap. AVAX on a Roll Most altcoins plummeted in value in the past week or so and tried to bounce off yesterday. Ethereum, for example, went below $4,000 for the first time in over a month shortly after...

Just months after adopting BTC as legal tender, the small Central American country plans to create a Bitcoin City with the help of Blockstream and Bitfinex. Separately, the country said it will buy $500 million more of BTC. Bitcoin City in El Salvador The country made the news earlier this year by indicating that it will vote to accept the primary cryptocurrency as legal tender. Despite enhanced backlash from global organizations like the IMF, El Salvador’s authorities...

Cryptocurrency is growing heavily as of late, though it’s probably safe to say that a lot of people still aren’t terribly familiar with it. They’re unaware of how it works, how to trade, or even what companies are emerging that are pushing the crypto and blockchain agendas. That may change now that PR firms like Parrot Media Consultants are getting involved. Parrot Media Is Helping Crypto Move Forward Parrot Media is a public relations firm that is starting an entirely...

The Israeli pensioner Esther Freeman has reportedly turned an ILS 10,000 Bitcoin investment, worth roughly $3K at that time, into ILS 1,000,000 (~$324K) in eight years. However, Hapoalim Bank – one of the largest in the country – denied accepting the profits as the initial investment source might have had a connection to illegal financial operations. Cash Is The Problem In 2013 a 69-year old retired citizen of Israel, Esther Freeman, decided to enter the cryptocurrency market...

For many, bitcoin has become the prime investment tool. If you want to strike it rich and have all your wealth solidly in one place, one needs to invest in the world’s primary digital currency by market cap. That’s the attitude several traders have, but it’s not shared by all. A few – such as Kyle Bass – believe that the big money has already been made in BTC, and the time has come to move on. Kyle Bass On Bitcoin… It’s Days Are Numbered Bass is the founder and chief...

According to Tony Richards – Head of payments policy at the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBI) – the assumption that 5% of the local population are Dogecoin owners is exaggerated. He also does not think that cryptocurrencies present a threat to the Australian dollar or the country’s financial network. Crypto Investors in Australia Are Not That Many The results of a recent survey revealed that one in every six Aussies is a cryptocurrency holder. Taking a closer look at the...

Die Social Media Plattform Twitter hat ihr Bitcoin Projekt ausgeweitet. Bisher war das sogenannte Bitcoin Lightning Tips Feature nur über iOS verfügbar – es wurde vor wenigen Monaten gelaunched. Doch nun wurde es auch für Android freigeschaltet. Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Lightning Tips auf Twitter jetzt auch für Android verfügbarDas Feature nutzt Jack Maller’s Strike Lightning Wallet auf der Social Media Plattform seit September 2021. Doch Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey gilt schon seit Jahren als...

Le collectif informel « Bitcoin Strasbourg » organise une soirée tarte flambée au restaurant « au Cheval Noir » qui accepte les paiements en bitcoin on-chain et via le Lightning Network sans passer par le moindre tiers de confiance grâce à son propre nœud Umbrel. Où ? – Restaurant « au Cheval Noir » – 38, rue de la République à Hoenheim Quand ? – Mardi 23 novembre 2021 à 19h00 Inscription...

Extrait de l’intervention de Hillary Clinton au Bloomberg New Economy Forum qui s’est achevé hier à Singapour : « Il y a un domaine auquel j’espère que les Etats nations prêteront plus d’attention, c’est l’essor des cryptomonnaies. Ce qui ressemble à une tentative très intéressante et quelque peu exotique de générer de nouvelles monnaies afin d’échanger avec elles, a le potentiel de saper les...

Following a few days of price nosedives, bitcoin finally bounced off and added more than $2,000 of value. Most altcoins are also well in the green, with Shiba Inu adding double-digit percentages and Avalanche registering a new ATH. Bitcoin Reclaims $58K The past several days didn’t go well for the primary cryptocurrency. Shortly after tapping $69,000 for its latest price peak, the asset headed straight down and lost $9,000 in days. This culminated in a drop to $60,000 on...