Bitcoin (BTC)

McDonald’s restaurants in El Salvador are now accepting bitcoin payments as part of the country’s push for bitcoin acceptance. The restaurant chain within the Central American nation is working with a firm called Open Node – a bitcoin payment processing enterprise – that will allow it to accept crypto payments via the Lightning Network, a system designed to permit crypto transactions off chain. McDonald’s Will Accept Crypto for Menu Items McDonald’s currently has 19...

Not long ago, Gary Gensler – the head of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) – commented on how the agency would potentially unroll an approval path for a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF). The news had some people dissatisfied given the circumstances of the rollout, and now Michael Sonnenshein – the CEO of Grayscale, one of the world’s largest bitcoin and crypto trusts – is throwing his two cents into the mix. Michael Sonnenshein Shares His Views on a...

Les Français épargnent Durant les confinements de 2020, les Français ont bien plus épargné qu’à l’habitude en accumulant 180 milliards d’euros supplémentaires. Concrètement, cela représente en moyenne 276 € d’épargne par mois pour les Français en 2020. Il existe plusieurs options populaires pour épargner en France. Le Livret A, l’Assurance Vie, et le Compte Épargne Logement sont des options bien connues. Avec l’incertitude liée à la...

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 currently allowed to refuse payment in BTC, and that’s the law. The reason for which it was exciting is that it was particularly volatile. On the day El Salvador made the law...

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Once again, BTC held support at the critical 200-day moving average of around $46k after shaking another round of weak hands. Although the near term charts look bearish, the overall trend in fundamental, technical, and on-chain data remain firmly bullish, indicating Bitcoin will likely head higher in the next few months. Chart by TradingViewBTC Falls While Strong Hands Continue to Buy Spot exchange reserves printed another multi-year low, further indicating strong...

The largest digital asset manager – Grayscale Investments – has announced that the Bitcoin Cash Trust, the Ethereum Classic Trust, and the Litecoin Trust have become SEC reporting products. Thus, the total number grew to six. Speaking to Forbes, Grayscale’s CEO – Michael Sonnenshein – indicated that the company’s portfolio of funds reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission has doubled. He specified that those funds were the Grayscale Bitcoin Cash Trust (BCHG), the...

Bitcoin mit Kreditkarte kaufen bei BTC Direct BTC Direct ist wahrscheinlich die älteste seriöse Bitcoin-Börse der Welt (*). BTC Direct ist auch eine der günstigsten. Denn auf dieser Börse gibts keine Wallets. Das heisst, wer auf BTC Direct handeln will, brauchte bis anhin eine eigene Wallet. Aber in den kommenden Monaten wird BTC Direct neue Features aufschalten. Ein guter...

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Der Bitcoin und weitere Kryptowährungen finden weltweit einen zunehmenden Einzug in den Alltag der Menschen und entwickeln sich zu einer Alternative im Transaktionsbereich. Während der Bitcoin im zentralamerikanischen El Salvador zum gesetzlichen Zahlungsmittel aufgestiegen ist, bietet beispielsweise das Automobilunternehmen Tesla die Zahlung per Bitcoin an. Auch von Seiten der Bildungseinrichtungen steigert sich die Akzeptanz der Kryptowährungen: Einige Universitäten und...