Bitcoin (BTC)

After losing a substantial share of its market dominance lately, bitcoin has recovered some of the losses by nearing $40,000. This comes even after some altcoins have gained value, including yet another record for Binance Coin above $70.BTC Eyes $40K, Recovers Some Lost DominanceDespite gaining a few thousand dollars since Monday’s dip to $32,000 to about $37,000, bitcoin remained in the shadows while some alternative coins took the main stage. Consequently, they reduced BTC’s dominance over...

Jack Dorsey, a long-term bitcoin enthusiast and unarguably one of the most influential proponents of the digital currency and its underlying technology, is now actively contributing to the bitcoin network. After introducing Bitcoin to Cashapp and announcing plans to release an open, decentralized standard for social media, the Twitter CEO is bringing his admiration for Bitcoin closer to home.Dorsey revealed he is setting up a bitcoin node in a tweet earlier today.Running #bitcoin...

Visa – one of the largest credit card companies in the world – has announced plans to roll out cryptocurrency-buying services soon.Visa Is Working to Make Crypto the Future of MoneyOver the years, the credit card firm has become one of bitcoin’s biggest supporters despite not thinking much of digital assets for a time. Since then, however, it has forged relationships with approximately 35 separate bitcoin and cryptocurrency-related firms and hopes to make it so that digital currency can take...

This week was undoubtedly an altcoin party. Even though Bitcoin is up quite a bit in the past seven days, it was altcoins that stole the show, charting major increases almost every single day.Let’s start with BTC, though. It began the week at around $34,000 and was rather indecisive in the first few days, dipping below $33,000 on a few occasions. However, it was on Tuesday when the price started going up, reaching a weekly high at just shy of $39,000 before settling to where it’s currently...

Finanzexperte von Investing.com sieht Bitcoin schon bald bei 60'000 US-Dollar Ein Finanzexperte des Finanzportals Investing ist der Meinung, dass der Bitcoin möglicherweise bereits im ersten Halbjahr bis 60’000 US-Dollar steigen wird. Die These wird von Anlegern unterstützt. Der Analyst sieht diesen Aufschwung im kontinuierlichen Interesse von Investoren in Kombination mit „günstigem Geld“, welches in das globale Finanzsystem einfließt,...

« Comprendre le Lightning Network est une série de courtes vidéos visant à expliquer le fonctionnement du Lightning Network de Bitcoin. Dans ce troisième épisode, nous nous penchons plus en détails sur l’ouverture de canal au travers d’une transaction Bitcoin.. » Réalisation : Fanis MichalakisChaine Youtube : youtube.com/channel/UCkQn_Fk4uKa41WfQm–lKZw Episodes précédents :1. Fonctionnement d’un canal de paiement2. La notion d’adresse multi-signature Sur le même sujet : le...

This week saw nothing but green on the cryptocurrency markets as it seems everything is surging. Ethereum charted a new ATH, as well as many other altcoins, while Bitcoin attempts to reclaim $38K.BitcoinBitcoin saw a 15% price surge this week as the sentiment starts to turn bullish again for the primary cryptocurrency. The coin had been in a consolidation phase since hitting its ATH price at $42,000 last month. Since then, it has pretty much traded sideways within the confines of a descending...

Depuis le mois de décembre et la hausse du cours du bitcoin, nous recevons régulièrement des messages de personnes qui cherchent à déplacer leurs bitcoins – le plus souvent vers une plateforme de change – mais qui n’ont qu’une vague idée du secret (mot de passe, passphrase ou mots de récupération) qui leur permettrait de retrouver leurs clés privées et de signer une transaction. Autant le dire tout de suite, les fonds liés aux adresses...

News emanating from Nigeria reveals that the country’s central bank has allegedly placed a ban on buying and selling cryptocurrencies.A circular disseminated by the Nigerian Central Bank has revealed the apex bank’s intention to clamp down on bitcoin buying and selling. The Central Bank issued a memo signed by its Director of Finance and Policy Regulation, Kevin Amugo, in 2017, warning against the use of unregulated virtual currencies and highlighted the place of virtual currencies in...

Shortly after reports emerged that bitcoin bull Chamath Palihapitiya will be running for Governor of the state of California, the Social Capital CEO refuted the claims. However, he doubled-down on his criticism against the current Governor Gavin Newsom in a recent podcast appearance.Palihapitiya Will Not Run For Cali GovCryptoPotato reported last week that Chamath Palihapitiya, the founder, and CEO of the venture capital company Social Capital, had decided to run for California Governor. He...