Bitcoin (BTC)

Il y a trois ans exactement l’ancienne star de la téléréalité Nabilla Benattia vantait les mérites du bitcoin sur son compte Snapshat. Plus exactement elle faisait la promotion d’une obscure société de trading andorrane, apporteur d’affaires de la plateforme eToro : « Les chéris, je sais pas si vous avez entendu parler du bitcoin, genre cette sorte de nouvelle monnaie virtuelle… Et en fait je connais l’une des filles qui travaillent...

Dans une large mesure, les seuls points qui comptent vraiment pour mesurer le succès de Bitcoin sont l’usage qui en est fait et ce qu’en pensent décideurs et prescripteurs. Or l’usage de Bitcoin ne fait qu’augmenter et se démocratiser, tandis que l’année 2020, aux Etats-Unis au moins, s’est caractérisée par un changement de narratif très positif à l’endroit de Bitcoin. Article de Cyril Fievet à...

Singapore has announced plans to regulate all cryptocurrency activity from here on out.Singapore to Oversee All Crypto BusinessesThe Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has issued new guidance on crypto usage and states that all companies that engage in crypto transactions or offer crypto trading and custody services will have to garner a license through the Payment Services Act. This new rule was passed in early January of this year. The idea is to put a halt on all crypto-related...

Allzeithoch oder All Time High: Der Wert des Bitcoin ist heute erstmals auf über 40’000 US-Dollar gestiegen. Am Donnerstagabend wurde die Kryptowährung zeitweise für 40’380 Dollar gehandelt. Damit stieg der Bitcoin-Wert binnen nur fünf Tagen um 10’000 Dollar. Am Samstag hatte der Wert der Kryptowährung erstmals die Schwelle von 30’000 Dollar überschritten. Ab sofort ein Billionen-Markt Vor allem der...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has published a new letter stating that banks are now permitted to utilize stable coins to perform what the letter refers to as “bank-permissible functions” including, but not limited to, payment activities.Stable Coins Are Headed for the TopIn other words, banks may now use and accept stable coins as means of payment, as can their customers. This is a huge step forward in what cryptocurrency was initially designed for; to be used as a...

Bitcoin has broken yet another massive milestone. Just moments ago, the price managed to hit the coveted $40,000 mark for the first time in history.Bitcoin’s price shows absolutely no signs of slowing down from the incredible parabolic move.Moments ago, it managed to hit the significant milestone, breaking the coveted $40,000 mark.This makes for a daily increase of around 14%.BTC/USD, $40K on Bitstamp. Source: TradingViewAs CryptoPotato reported earlier today, a senior Bloomberg strategist,...

Bitcoin has been on a massive surge over the past few weeks. At the time of writing, the asset has reached a new all-time high of more than $35,000, putting 2017’s price of just over $19,000 to complete shame. The fact is that the price of bitcoin is near double what it was three years ago, and the currency is now trading at a level that few analysts ever saw possible within this timeframe.Bitcoin Has Nearly Doubled Its Size in Three YearsBut there are many things that have been pushing...

Mike McGlone, Bloomberg’s Senior Commodity Strategist, believes that bitcoin appears as a better investment opportunity than gold as of January 2021. The intelligence analyst said that it’s more likely BTC to reach $50,000 per coin than retrace to the old highs of about $20,000.Bitcoin Better Than Gold?Bloomberg’s strategist is among the few mainstream analysts that had remained bullish on BTC even when cryptocurrency was struggling during the year-long bear market in 2018. When the asset has...

Following the latest price developments for bitcoin, the cryptocurrency’s market cap has entered the top ten assets by market capitalization. More recently, BTC has closed the gap with Elon Musk’s electric vehicle and clean energy company, Tesla.Bitcoin Nears Tesla’s Market CapThe cryptocurrency has been on a remarkable run since October 2020. It ended last year with gains of over 300% after finally managed to break above $20,000 and head into uncharted territory.So far, bitcoin has continued...

One of the major cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges, BitMEX, has completed the month-long process of verifying its entire user base. The development comes shortly after the platform said it would provide its clients with faster transactions via a new integration system update.100% of Volume on the BitMEX Platform Fully Verified In a recent post, BitMEX has announced it has finished its User Verification Program. The project’s implementation is an attempt to make the platform one of the most...