Bitcoin (BTC)

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 pyramid scheme operating in the area of Rio de Janeiro. After inspecting 15 different locations, the Federal Police...

According to recent research, every third British citizen fears that a potential digital pound could bring more harm than benefits to the UK economic system. In contrast, 24% believe the so-called Britcoin would turn to be a successful financial instrument. Britcoin Brings More Suspicion Than Excitement The US journalism company Politico surveyed 2,500 British adults to determine their opinion on issuing a digital version of the local pound currency. The majority of the...

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 in the high tech or investing sector to be this incredibly bullish Bitcoin. In fact, Michael Saylor says he was...

Nouvel ajout à la liste des établissements français qui accepte le bitcoin (et autres cryptomonnaies) : MORPH, t-shirts en coton bio fabriqués en France. « Notre marque a été créée dans le but de répondre aux problèmes de taille ou de coupe. Nos t-shirts MORPH sont spécialement conçus pour s’adapter à toutes les morphologies des hommes et mettre en valeur leur corps. » En savoir plus :...

Bitcoin attempted to reach $50,000 once more in the past 24 hours, but it was rejected, which drove it south hard. Most altcoins have stalled, which has enabled SOL to outplace Polkadot as the 8th largest cryptocurrency following another impressive surge and ATH. SOL’s Latest ATH Takes it to N8 Most alternative coins have performed rather similarly to bitcoin in the past few days. As such, they have remained relatively stagnant on a daily scale, despite the intraday...

Cryptocurrency scams were reportedly the most common type of fraud in Australia during the first six months of the year. Locals parted with roughly $25 million after becoming victims of such fraudulent schemes. ‘If Something Sounds Too Good to Be True, It Probably Is’ According to a recent report by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), investment scams have risen to record levels in the country this year. Interestingly, frauds involving digital assets...

Leading software firm MicroStrategy has purchased another $177 million in digital currency and bitcoin. This brings the company’s total investment to a whopping $5.3 billion at the time of writing, making it the biggest institutional holder and supporter of BTC over the past year. MicroStrategy Now Holds More than $5 Billion in BTC MicroStrategy initially began investing in bitcoin about a year ago in August of 2020. Since then, it began a series of purchases that...

A new politician running for office in Illinois is accepting cryptocurrency donations for her campaign. Holly Kim, a registered democrat, is running for another term as Lake County Treasurer, and is officially the first politician in the state to say “yes” to bitcoin and various altcoins to boost her campaign. Holly Kim Loves Her Crypto The process began when a supporter gifted her with three dollars in Litecoin. The supporter also said that they would be sending more...

Florida has gained access to another cryptocurrency exchange today through Blockchain.com, making this the third official exchange Floridians can utilize for trading, buying, and selling digital assets. Florida Citizens Are Now Permitted to Trade Through Blockchain.com Valued at approximately $5 billion at the time of writing, Blockchain.com is based in London but is looking to hire dozens of people in Miami, a city known as a growing tech hub and crypto base. Thus far,...

PayPal jetzt mit Bitcoin Kauf und Verkauf – weitere Währungen unterstützt PayPal sorgt in der Krypto-Welt erneut für positive Nachrichten: Das Unternehmen plant den Nutzer*innen in Grossbritannien den Kauf und Verkauf von Kryptowährungen zu ermöglichen. Bereits im Oktober 2020 kündigte PayPal diesen Schritt für den amerikanischen Markt an, was für den Bitcoin-Kurs den...