Bitcoin (BTC)

After blaming BTC mining for electricity blackouts and sending spies to hunt down illegal miners, Iran has placed a temporary ban on such endeavors in its borders. According to a Bloomberg coverage, the Iranian government has placed a ban on all cryptocurrency mining endeavors until September 22nd. The ban is effective immediately and comes ahead of the country’s highest energy consumption season. This is Iran’s most strict attempt to reduce crypto mining, which soared in...

The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the trendy ”time to buy Bitcoin” Luno ads. The country’s officials called them ”irresponsible” and sounded an alarm of caution for inexperienced investors. No More BTC Ads The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority introduced severe restrictions for the crypto space in the past year. The British daily newspaper – The Guardian – reported today that ASA continued with its tough stance towards digital assets and banned the...

Tron price extended its decline below the $0.1000 and $0.0900 support levels against the US Dollar. TRX price is now trading well below $0.1000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.0900 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Bitfinex). The pair is likely to face a strong selling interest near the $0.0900 and $0.0920 levels. TRON price is showing negative signs below $0.1000 against the US Dollar,...

It has taken bitcoin five days to recover the most recent losses and jump above $40,000. Most altcoins are well in the green, too, with Ethereum reaching $2,900 and BNB nearing $400. Bitcoin Tops $40K The primary cryptocurrency experienced numerous corrections in the past few weeks. The latest started on Friday following more FUD from China. In a matter of hours, bitcoin fell from $42,000 to a daily low of $34,000. The situation worsened during the weekend, and BTC slumped to...

Bitcoin price started a steady recovery from the $31,120 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now testing the $40,000 resistance zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $36,900 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair is likely to clear the $40,000 resistance and continue higher in the near term. Bitcoin price is attempting an upside break above...

La conférence Surfin’Bitcoin, centrée sur la démocratisation de Bitcoin et son écosystème, aura lieu les 26 et 27 août 2021 au Casino de Biarritz. La première journée sera consacrée aux aspects techniques de Bitcoin, à ses améliorations et aux protocoles dit de « seconde » voire de « troisième couche ». Elle s’achèvera par un cocktail dinatoire. Programme du jeudi 26 août 1. Le Lightning Network et son écosystème2. Bitcoin et la...

Alexandre Stachtchenko, cofondateur Blockchain Partner, Directeur Blockchain & Cryptos chez KPMG France et Co-fondateur & Board-Member de l’ADAN, était lundi sur le plateau de BFM Business. Source : bfmtv.com

It is rare that bitcoin is used for commercial purposes. Despite being initially designed to replace credit cards and fiat for the purchasing of goods and services, it seems like there are so few stories involving bitcoin being utilized as a payment method, and when they come to our attention, they usually stem from several years ago. Such is the case for Alex Taub and the New York Knicks tickets he bought with bitcoin in the year 2013. Alex Taub and His Bitcoin Journey...

At the present time, bitcoin is suffering like it never has before. The world’s number one digital currency by market cap has fallen into oblivion after trading at its highest level of approximately $64,000 per unit in April. It is now currently selling for about $37,000 per unit. Many analysts, it seems, are beginning to write the currency off, but according to former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies could very well live up to...

Up to this point, the hidden narrative is that central banks are somehow threatened by bitcoin… That they are fearful of it, and that they will do all in their power to somehow keep it from spreading or reaching the top of the financial ladder. However, according to Huw van Steenis – a former top advisor to the Bank of England – this is not quite true. Huw vann Steenis: We’ve Got the Wrong Idea About Crypto and Banks Huw van Steenis presently works as a senior advisor to...