Bitcoin (BTC)

David Lindberg – Chief Executive of retail banking at NatWest – warned investors to beware of dealing with digital assets in Britain. In his opinion, the market there is full of fraudsters who create fake cryptocurrency exchanges to lure users into thinking they are investing. ‘Fraud And Scams Are an Industry’ One of the top executives at the leading British bank NatWest – David Lindberg – alerted that the UK is not the best place for crypto investing. To him, the Kingdom is...

Cryptocurrencies are on the verge of losing their edge in European countries as members of the EU (European Union) are now looking into banning all anonymous crypto trades. The European Union Is Working on New Crypto Regulations The process is designed to ensure all monetary transactions are safe. The organization is seeking to end all financial crime such as money laundering and terrorist financing and representatives believe this will lead to a stronger environment for...

Continuing a long streak of crypto companies that have gone public, popular trading app Robinhood is the latest digital currency enterprise to announce an IPO (initial public offering). The company is alleging that it will garner as much as $2 billion in new funds from the event it is planning to hold in the next few months, according to a statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Robinhood Is Set for Its Public Debut Shares will start out at...

Most blockchain-based startups have seen funding from venture backers, despite the current cryptocurrency market downturn, recording over $4 billion in Q2 alone. This massive venture capital backing is in keeping with the established trend of VC funding for blockchain firms as investors look to be part of the new wave of disruption associated with decentralized finance. VC Backers Continue to Dole Out Funding for Blockchain Startups According to CNBC on Thursday (July 22,...

Since the false breakdown below 30k and back up, BTC has shown signs of an early trend reversal. This week’s close (on Sunday – midnight) is definitely a one to watch closely, as it will likely determine the next major direction for BTC. The first bullish signal was the low volume close below $30k on July 20th. On-chain data strongly suggested that short-term holders, retailers, and small miners were selling, while larger entities continued to accumulate and hold. Bullish...

Bitcoin saw a great few days following the B Word event where Elon Musk, Jack Dorsey, and Cathie Wood spoke quite fondly of it. It’s up 15% in five days, and it appears to be preparing for a test of $34K. Bitcoin Price Gaining 15% In a Few Days This was a very turbulent week for bitcoin’s price, which didn’t seem like it was off to a good start a few days ago. In fact, on Tuesday, the price plummeted down to around $29,200, causing nothing but fear and panic in the market....

Dans un article publié mercredi sur le blog de Blockstream, Christian Decker a dévoilé le projet Greenlight, un wallet Lightning simplifié permettant, à la façon de Phoenix Wallet, d’envoyer et de recevoir très simplement des satoshis via le Lightning Network en gardant le contrôle des fonds mais sans avoir à se soucier de la gestion des canaux de paiement. « Débuter avec Bitcoin peut être difficile, en particulier pour ce qui concerne...

Nouvel ajout à la liste des établissements qui acceptent les paiements en bitcoin (et autres actifs numériques) : Viagerbel, expert du viager en Belgique. « Depuis 25 ans, Viagerbel s’est imposée comme la référence en viager immobilier en Belgique. Nous offrons un accompagnement personnalisé et sur-mesure aux seniors désireux de vendre leur maison ou leur appartement et aux...

Nouvel ajout à la liste des établissements français qui acceptent les paiements en bitcoin : Tropia, mobilier contemporain (boutique en ligne). « Des meubles élégants, simples et modernes. Qualité, robustesse avec des collections en provenance du Danemark. Concevez votre maison avec les meubles qui vous conviennent vraiment. Nous avons une vaste gamme de meubles de la plus haute qualité. C’est...

Bitcoin is in a very dark place at the time of writing. After trading for a new all-time high of $64,000 per unit in mid-April of this year, the currency has once again (for the second time in the past few months) dropped below the $30,000 range and is now trading for just over $29,000. This means that in just three months alone, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has lost more than $35,000 off its price and more than 50 percent from its value. Bitcoin...