Bitcoin (BTC)

The CEO of Visa – Alfred Kelly – is weighing in on where he sees bitcoin going in the next few months.Kelly: The Payment World Is About to Really Open UpNo doubt bitcoin has had a rather strong year (it’s probably been the only thing that’s remained strong throughout 2020). Things aren’t necessarily looking up for cash, checks and other traditional payment methods once the coronavirus is dead and gone. Kelly believes that the world is likely going to transition to digital payments in such a...

Many people keep thinking bitcoin could reach its all-time high of roughly $20,000 by the end of the year. Another analyst at Citibank published a new report claiming that bitcoin could potentially reach a price of $318,000 by the end of 2021. Clearly, everyone thinks the future of bitcoin will be a bright one, but for another person – Ark Investment CEO Cathie Wood – bitcoin is truly the future of money, and all these other predictions are being trumped by her belief that the cryptocurrency...

It looks like bitcoin has found another big fan. The second-richest person in Mexico – Ricardo Salinas Pliego – says he has just made a major investment in the digital currency, but it looks like it wasn’t FOMO or even a newfound love of crypto that inspired him to get involved. Rather, it was fear of his own government.Pliego Has Ten Percent of His Portfolio in BTCThis year has been negative in many ways, though it can easily be said that 2020 was the year for bitcoin. The currency has...

It is now a well-known fact that payments giant PayPal is knee-deep in the Bitcoin market. In today’s interview with CNBC, CEO Dan Schulman explained his rationale behind the world’s top cryptocurrency value. He also elucidated on why his company is placing giant buying bets on BTC.The Utility Surrounding Bitcoin And Cryptocurrencies Is What Imparts Them ValueUpon being asked to explain the inherent value of bitcoin, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman immediately said that BTC and the aggregated class...

Le Cercle du Coin, association francophone sur le Bitcoin, les monnaies décentralisées et les blockchains, reprend durant ce second confinement (qui menace de s’éterniser) ses tables rondes virtuelles. Il vous convie à suivre la neuvième qui aura le lundi 30 novembre de 17h00 à 19h00. Le format est semi-participatif, les intervenants (membres du Cercle ou « invités ») discuteront d’un sujet et les spectateurs (membres du Cercle ou...

Despite the significant yields available in DeFi, many institutional and mainstream retail investors are hesitant to enter, due to the risks factors associated with DeFi. Ether.Insure is here to change the situation.On 23rd of November, Coinspeaker interviewed Allan Henderson, Co-Founder of Ether.Insure, on his views about where the entire DeFi space is headed.With Bitcoin coming close to its previous all-time high, how has this impacted the DeFi space?Positive price movements breed positive...

The world of crypto is increasingly moving towards a larger intersection between the traditional world of finance and that of cryptocurrency.The crypto industry is gaining momentum again with Bitcoin soaring to new heights. It will likely touch the figures as high as that from the bull run of 2017-2018. With all eyes of the financial world in the crypto market again, we will see intense competition among companies. At the end, we will see a few players emerge out as winners. The battleground...

Bitcoin bulls have managed to buy up another dip today after prices slumped $650 during the morning’s early hours. This is the second significant price crash to have taken place over the last 48 hours, with BTC tumbling $1,000 yesterday to a low of $17,600 before correcting (marked by a white arrow on the following chart).According to popular crypto analyst Willy Woo, there has been a substantial spike in the number of ‘Bitcoin days destroyed’ recently. This refers to the number of bitcoins...

Sean Ono Lennon, the son of John Lennon, believes that Bitcoin empowers people in a way they haven’t experienced before.In a recent conversation with Max Keiser, Lennon also noted that BTC is a breath of optimism in an otherwise destructive year.Lennon: Bitcoin Empowers PeopleThe son of the founder and co-lead vocalist of the Beatles, John Lennon, is a British-American musician and songwriter with several albums. Apart from following his father’s footsteps in music, Sean Ono Lennon is...

Konstantin Anissimov, Executive Director at CEX.IO, shares his insights about the Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) weekly price movements.Bitcoin Generates 18.24% in Weekly Returns as Buying Pressure SkyrocketsThe flagship cryptocurrency has entered a new bullish cycle that seems to be supported by a massive influx of institutional capital into the cryptocurrency industry. As billionaires like Stanley Druckenmiller and Paul Tudor Jones shift towards Bitcoin as a hedge against a weakening US...