Bitcoin (BTC)

Union Investment – the investment arm of the DZ bank group – takes another small step towards offering crypto investment services to private investors. They will make Bitcoin a small percentage of some of their funds.  Union Invest’s Experimentation With Crypto As reported to Bloomberg news, portfolio manager David Barthe said that the company was considering adding Bitcoin to their funds in small amounts, comprising 1-2% of their portfolios. This will be starting at an...

Zeitweise lag der Bitcoin-Preis mehr als 10'000 US-Dollar im Minus. Im Verlaufe des Nachmittags pendelte sich der Kurs bei 46'000 US-Dollar ein. Heute, der 7. September, ist ein historischer Tag für Bitcoin. Denn das erste Land der Welt, El Salvador, hat Bitcoin zum legalen Zahlungsmittel gemacht. Ein entsprechendes Gesetz war vor drei Monaten verabschiedet worden und tritt...

As of late, bitcoin and cryptocurrency are being used all the time to pay for travel expenses such as flights and hotel stays, but is paying for these items with crypto a good idea? Travel and Bitcoin: A Solid Match? For many, the idea of using bitcoin and its altcoin cousins to pay for goods and services is a dream come true and the realization of a strong financial vision. These currencies were initially designed to take over and push fiat, checks and credit cards to...

As the global adoption of cryptocurrencies continues to soar, a new bill has been submitted in the Republic of Panama to recognize Bitcoin (BTC) and other digital currencies as alternative payment methods. Panama Proposes Crypto Bill Panamanian pro-crypto congressman Gabriel Silva noted on Twitter that the new bill would enable the freedom to use cryptocurrencies in the Central American country. The bill, according to Silva, was prepared by different parties, including...

La plateforme canadienne Bull Bitcoin permet désormais à ses utilisateurs d’acheter et de vendre des bitcoins en utilisant le Lightning Network. « Lors de l’achat de Bitcoin, nous encourageons par défaut l’utilisateur à utiliser notre protocole de retrait LNURL avec lequel la plupart des portefeuilles Lightning sont compatibles. L’application Bull Bitcoin générera un code de retrait LNURL que...

The world of cryptocurrency is buzzing as of late. Assets like bitcoin are really rising through the ranks once again, with the world’s number one digital currency hitting $50,000 for the second time over the past few weeks, but there appears to be one asset at the time of writing that’s outdoing all the others. That asset is Cardano, aka the ADA token, which became the world’s third largest digital currency last month and is now trading for a whopping price of about...

Le processeur de paiement OpenNode a annoncé aujourd’hui un partenariat avec Mc Donald pour permettre à tous les établissements de l’entreprise situés au Salvador d’accepter les paiements en bitcoin via le Lightning Network. Une nouvelle aussitôt confirmé par Aaron van Wirdum de Bitcoin Magazine : « Je viens d’entrer dans un McDonald à San Salvador pour voir si je pouvais payer mon...

In a completely unexpected turn of events, Bitcoin’s price crashed to below $43,000 in a matter of minutes. This happens on the day El Salvador officially recognizes it as legal tender in what many called the “Bitcoin Day.” In a matter of hours, Bitcoin’s price crashed from above $52,000 to below $43,000 in a violent red candle and a massive sell-off. Chart by TradingViewIn two consecutive candles, bitcoin’s price lost about $7,000 of its value. Since then, it has somewhat...

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As of today, Bitcoin acceptance becomes a legal business requirement in El Salvador. In response, the country’s largest newspaper has included a Bitcoin price tracker on its homepage. The Price Tracker In full display on the newspaper’s homepage, a live Bitcoin price tracker is visible on the upper right-hand side of the screen. It measures Bitcoin’s worth in USDT (Tether), a stable coin pegged to the US dollar. This price tracker will be a convenient tool for citizens now...