Bitcoin (BTC)

« Vingt-et-un millions : c’est le nombre maximal théorique de bitcoins qui doivent être émis. Défini au sein du protocole, ce nombre a fait couler beaucoup d’encre et est devenu emblématique dans la culture de Bitcoin. Mais d’où vient-il au juste ? Contrairement à l’euro et aux autres monnaies traditionnelles, le bitcoin possède une politique monétaire prédéterminée. Les nouveaux bitcoins sont...

It’s been quite an interesting couple of weeks in the cryptocurrency market. Somewhat surprisingly (or not), the meme coin DOGE has seen more retail interest than Bitcoin in the US, propelled by a series of events ranging from Elon Musk tweeting about it regularly and the craze surrounding Wall Street Bets.Dogecoin Searches Top Bitcoin’s in the USDogecoin, believe it or not, is currently the 12th largest cryptocurrency in the world by means of total market capitalization. Sitting on a...

Avec : Yves Bennaïm est écrivain-essayiste et crypto-évangéliste Suisse. Au programme : « L’émergence des CBDCs (monnaies digitales de banque centrale) et l’environnement macro-économique. » Réalisation : Univers Bitcoin, « podcast crypto francophone où l’on parle des fondamentaux du bitcoin mais pas que… » A retrouver sur :– Itunes : podcasts.apple.com– Spotify : open.spotify.com– Deezer : deezer.com– Google Podcast : podcasts.google.com–...

Bitcoin’s endurance above the $30,000 level despite a few brief dips beneath it will help the asset to resume its bull run and head towards $50,000 soon, asserted Bloomberg strategists. In their February report on the cryptocurrencies’ performance, the analysts also highlighted the substantial inflows towards BTC, while gold ETFs have stalled in attracting fresh funds.Bitcoin Vs. Gold: Inflows And OutflowsThe notion that the primary cryptocurrency has been gradually claiming shares of gold’s...

More institutional investors are betting big on bitcoin as the digital currency rallied. From gaining acceptance by corporations as a primary reserve asset, the cryptocurrency is now making its way to the portfolio of some of the world’s largest hedge funds.Last month, Bridgewater Associates founder and Ray Dalio called bitcoin an “amazing accomplishment” and hinted at the possibility of his hedge fund adopting bitcoin as a hedge against currency devaluation. For Bill Miller, however,...

Cryptocurrency trader Scott Melker stated that technical analysis supports the prediction that Bitcoin may soon surge to $63,000.The total crypto market value after taking a nosedive for a couple of weeks took a swift turn to record an all-time high value of above $1.21 trillion on February 6, 2021. These huge gains were largely contributed by the Bitcoin price after it nearly broke its all-time high of around $42,000 set in January 2021.Ethereum supported the movement with an incredible...

The crypto market is heating up again. After trading whipsaw for over a week, Bitcoin and altcoins are showing signs of rallying. Bitcoin is up 5.5% to $38,288 while ETH gained over 8% to $1,695. ETH performed better than Bitcoin since 2020, increasing over 724% for the year.Although Bitcoin is in the spotlight, many analysts shared that ETH could outperform BTC in 2021. For one thing, according to Grayscale, the proposed EIP-1559 fee and burn mechanism of ETH could be a bull catalyst that...

After another increase that took BTC to $41,000, the cryptocurrency has retraced beneath the coveted $40,000 level. The crypto market cap reached ATH above $1.2t but has retraced as most altcoins have also corrected slightly. Cardano is the main exception, with a massive 20% surge to a new 3-year high.Bitcoin Touched $41K But RetracedThe primary cryptocurrency was gradually increasing in value since Monday’s dip until it broke above $37,000 a few days back. However, the bulls pulled it...

Michael Saylor’s crusade to bring the Bitcoin gospel to as many entrepreneurs around the world as possible seems to be paying off, with thousands of people willing to listen to his message at various virtual conferences.And it seems his latest call was particularly successful. In a tweet dated February 6, the famous businessman revealed that more than 22,000 people registered for his “MicroStrategy World 2021” event. During this event, he discussed several topics related to Bitcoin, from...

The mayor of Miami Francis Suarez is fascinated by bitcoin and says he’s working hard to bring the world’s number one digital currency to the city in droves.Suarez Sees Miami as a BTC HubRight now, he’s looking to do this by attracting new financial and tech startups to the region. He wants to combine the best elements of New York City and Silicon Valley and establish South Florida as the USA’s next big tech hub. In addition, he’s got a few other ideas that he’s playing with right now that...