Bitcoin (BTC)

It’s official – 2021 is the year of institutional cryptocurrency. While banks including Goldman Sachs and Deutsche Bank rush to expand into cryptocurrency services for their clients, firms such as MicroStrategy and Tesla are scooping up BTC worth billions to add to their balance sheets.Now, speculation is rife that Apple may be next, with Tim Draper including the Cupertino tech giant on his list of firms likely to make a move into crypto. But how likely is it?BTC As a Store of WealthAs a tech...

Einer der größten Kritikpunkte am Cryptomarkt ist weiterhin die fehlende Mass Adoption als Zahlungsmittel. Als Investment-Asset hat Bitcoin bereits zahlreiche traditionellen Assets überholt. Doch wenn es darum geht, tatsächlich etwas mit Bitcoin zu kaufen, sind die Beispiele entweder rar gesät oder wenig alltagstauglich. Elon Musk ändert dies nun. Bitcoin News: Teslas können jetzt mit Bitcoin gekauft werdenIn dieser Woche kündigte Elon Musk auf Twitter an, dass von nun an Tesla Modelle mit...

Cathie Wood, the founder of Ark Investment Management, this week advised against Bitcoin investors using their holdings to transact.According to the current US tax code, investors must pay capital gains taxes not only when they convert their cryptocurrency to fiat but also when they use cryptocurrencies to pay for goods or services. While it is now possible to buy a Tesla with Bitcoin, users need to be aware of the taxes they could potentially face doing so.Cathie Wood. Source: BloombergWhat...

After several days of price slumps, bitcoin has bounced off and neared the $55,000 level. Despite this increase, though, its market dominance has suffered as most altcoins have added more value in a day. Ethereum has jumped to $1,700, BNB is above $250 again, and Cardano has increased to $1.20.BTC Recovers to $55KThe past several days didn’t go well for the primary cryptocurrency. Following a pro-BTC announcement from Elon Musk’s Tesla, the asset spiked to above $57,000. However, the...

Bitcoin has been taking a lot of guff in that it allegedly leaves behind a serious carbon footprint. Many new reports have emerged over the past week claiming the process of extracting new coins does heavy damage to our environment and that it uses more energy than various countries. However, according to figures like Mike Coyler – chief executive of Foundry – bitcoin can somehow serve as a link between present energy and renewable energy, and perhaps the nasty,...

Popular trading app Robinhood has announced it’s looking to add a healthy number of staff members to its cryptocurrency department due to the increasing demand for and interest in digital currencies. Robinhood Will Build on Its Digital Currency Offerings Crypto has no doubt come a long way over the past several months. Bitcoin, for example, was initially trading for less than $4,000 during March of last year. Today, it is worth nearly $60,000. The currency has...

This week was tough across the board as both cryptocurrencies and legacy markets took a beating. Bitcoin was rejected at $60K and dropped all the way down to $50K, but, fortunately, it found support and is now attempting a recovery.The cryptocurrency started the week trading at around $59K and took a shot at the coveted $60,000 mark but failed. It was all downhill from there as BTC retraced all the way down to $50,000 before finding serious support and bouncing back to where it’s currently...

Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind such ventures as SpaceX and electric car company Tesla – is taking a lot of guff for the $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase he engaged in last February. However, he does have a loyal fan in hedge fund manager Anthony Scaramucci, who has come to his defense. Elon Musk Is Taking Some Flack Musk has done quite a bit for the world of cryptocurrency. Buying bitcoin in the way that he did allowed the world’s number one digital...

It was a tough week in the cryptocurrency market as the majority of it is in the red. The big exception this week is THETA which skyrocketed and found a place in the top 10.BitcoinBitcoin is down by a total of 8% over the past week of trading as the cryptocurrency currently trades at $53,330. It attempted to break resistance at $60,000 last weekend but failed. As a result, it started to head lower on Sunday and went on to break beneath the March ascending trend line on Monday.After that,...

While the cryptocurrency landscape in India is still faced with regulatory uncertainty, the government has directed that companies should disclose details of their crypto transactions and holdings.Possible Crypto Regulation for India?According to a document published on March 24, both public and private firms in India care to disclose details of their cryptocurrency activities during the financial year. The new rule follows an amendment made by the country’s Ministry of Corporate Affairs to...