Bitcoin (BTC)

Rhonda – an Australian nurse – lost all her savings after being lured into a fake bitcoin investment. The fraudulent scheme stole hundreds of thousands from the devastated Sydney woman just months before her retirement. Dreams of Retirement Were Dashed An Australian nurse revealed in a recent interview for 2GB radio how a cryptocurrency scam swindled out her entire life savings, sounding a note of caution to other investors about the red flags she should have been mindful...

Bitcoin is no longer regarded as a niche asset as its high price fluctuations impact the stock markets, concluded researchers from Singapore’s DBS Group Holdings Ltd. In a recent paper, they outlined the increased correlation between the two markets ever since BTC started to appreciate in value in late 2020. Bitcoin Is No Longer a Fringe Asset The primary cryptocurrency went through a significantly bullish period from the start of October 2020 to mid-April, in which its value...

« Lorsqu’on évoque l’adoption commerciale de Bitcoin, on voit parfois la loi de Gresham [1] être mise en avant pour expliquer pourquoi les gens utilisent des euros plutôt que des bitcoins. Dans cet article, nous allons examiner ce que dit cette loi économique, ce que dit la loi inverse (la loi de Thiers [2]) et dans quelle mesure ces deux lois s’appliquent au bitcoin. » Article de Ludovic Lars à...

Nouvel ajout à la liste des établissements français qui acceptent les paiements en bitcoins : Dimo, diagnostic immobilier. « Dimo diagnostic a été créé en 2016 par Benjamin Lorin. Les équipes d’experts de dimo sont spécialisées et certifiées pour réaliser les diagnostics immobiliers pour des projets de type vente, location, avant travaux et avant démolition. Dimo est un acteur local reconnu en...

Bitcoin 2021 conference will be held in Miami with a host of attendees and reputable keynote speakers, including politicians, regulators, celebrities, Bitcoin proponents and investors in the crypto industry. The event was originally scheduled for April 30 –  May 1 in Los Angeles. However, the venue and date were changed due to the second wave of COVID-19 and vaccine rollout. This week, Bitcoin 2021 will take place between June 3 and 5 at Wynwood’s Mana Convention Center in...

Christopher Hui – Hong Kong’s Treasury Secretary – agreed with the government’s intentions to implement certain crypto regulations in the megapolis as he believes Hong Kong would ultimately benefit from them. This Is The Right Decision In a recent speech, the Treasury Secretary of Hong Kong – Christopher Hui, backed up the proposal of the Financial Services and the Treasury to ban retail cryptocurrency trading. He said that the move was a well-thought decision and its...

Bitcoin’s enhanced volatility resumed in the past 24 hours as the cryptocurrency fell to its lowest price level in five days beneath $35,000. Most alternative coins also experienced similar dips and increased BTC’s market dominance to above 43%. Bitcoin Dipped Below $35K After recovering from its most violent losses to $30,000, the primary cryptocurrency was riding high for a few consecutive days. The asset challenged $40,000 on a few occasions and even briefly jumped above...

The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a lawsuit against five individuals in connection with BitConnect for promoting and selling unregistered securities. BitConnect is a notorious cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that stole billions of dollars from investors, making it one of the biggest scams in the crypto industry. The SEC alleges that the defendants helped market BitConnect’s global unregistered securities sales, raising over $2 billion from...

Iran has officially banned bitcoin mining. In a recent statement, the country’s president Hassan Rouhani says that the nation has been the victim of numerous blackouts over the past several months and officials are claiming the extraction of new digital coins could be the cause. Thus, the government is not willing to take any chances and is setting a ban in place before things can potentially get worse. Iran Ends All BTC Mining… For Now Bitcoin mining has been under...

Selon un responsable de l’Office national de réglementation de l’énergie du Sichuan, les régulateurs de l’énergie de la province rencontreront prochainement les compagnies d’électricité locales pour recueillir des informations sur le minage de bitcoin. Le Sichuan, riche en ressources hydroélectriques, est la deuxième plus grande province pour le minage de bitcoins de Chine après le Xinjiang, contribuant à près de 10% du hashrate...