Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire claimed to have purchased $100 in BTC on the payment app. PayPal is yet to comment on Allaire’s claim.The CEO of Circle Internet Financial Limited Jeremy Allaire claimed to buy Bitcoin (BTC) worth $100 on PayPal Holdings Plc (NASDAQ: PYPL) in a tweet. Notably, PayPal said in an official announcement that its crypto payment services would begin globally in early 2021.Bought $100 in BTC on @PayPal ! Great milestone for the market! pic.twitter.com/jsxAxTpGgK— Jeremy...
Read More »After Buying 38,250 Bitcoins, MicroStrategy Has Become A Full Node On The BTC Network
After purchasing a sizeable amount of bitcoins for himself and his company, Michael Saylor said that the firm he operates, MicroStrategy, has been running a full node of Bitcoin’s latest core version for over a month. MicroStrategy Runs A Full BTC Node Bitcoin nodes are an essential part of the Bitcoin blockchain peer-to-peer network. Running a full node means validating transactions and blocks. Almost all nodes also help the network by accepting transactions and blocks from...
Read More »Crypto Markets Shed $10 Billion in Hours as Bitcoin Loses $400 (Market Watch)
After a sharp price jump towards $13,650 intraday, Bitcoin has retraced and trades around $13,200. The alternative coins continue to bleed out, and the total market capitalization has dropped below $390 billion. Bitcoin To $13,650 And Back On ECB Stimulus News Following the latest 2020 high, Bitcoin got rejected and lost nearly $1,000 of value in hours a few days ago. Since then, the asset has been struggling with the $13,000 level. After another dip below it, BTC went on a...
Read More »#1003 Marathon und Riot Bitcoin Mining, Kambodscha Digitalwährung Bakong & Iran Sanktionen Bitcoin
Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 1003. Im heutigen Video geht’s um folgende Themen: Marathon und Riot Bitcoin Mining, Kambodscha launcht Digitalwährung Bakong & Iran umgeht Sanktionen mit Bitcoin. [embedded content] 1.) Marathon und Riot kämpfen um Vorherrschaft im Bitcoin Mininghttps://www.btc-echo.de/schlagzeilen/marathon-und-riot-kaempfen-um-fuehrende-bitcoin-mining-position/ 2.) Cambodia Officially Launches Its State-Backed Digital Currency...
Read More »Bitcoin Cash Analysis: Correcting Gains, Key Supports Nearby
Bitcoin cash price rallied and gained pace above the $255 and $260 resistance levels against the US Dollar.The price traded to a new monthly high at $280 before starting a downside correction below $270.There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $260 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair is likely to retest the $255 support zone before it starts a fresh increase in the near term.Bitcoin cash price remained in a bullish zone above $250...
Read More »Crypto Exchange FTX Launches Bitcoin Pairs for Wall Street Stocks Like Tesla, Apple, Amazon
Crypto derivatives exchange FTX will give cryptocurrency traders the opportunity to trade tokenized shares of major companies like Apple Inc. and Amazon. The so-called fractional stocks will soon be available on the company’s platform. Tokenized Shares To Some Of The Biggest As per a recent report, FTX will be partnering with German financial firm CM Equity AG and Swiss-based Digital Assets AG. The cooperation aims to offer traders the so-called fractional stocks – about...
Read More »Iran Becomes First Country To Use Bitcoin As a Medium of Exchange
Following new sanctions by the United States Treasury Department earlier this week, Iran now hopes to use Bitcoin for cross-border settlements, local media reported Thursday. The Iranian government amended its crypto regulations so that miners can redirect cryptocurrencies to Iran’s finance mechanism for international trades as the country’s fiat currency continues to suffer from both the US sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic. Iran Wants Only Legally Mined BTC The amended...
Read More »Bitcoin Is the Face of Change in Nigeria
Bitcoin is gaining serious strength in other countries. The asset is not just a speculative currency, but a tool to potentially fund change and empower those who do not have access to traditional funding services, as people have seen in areas like Nigeria.Nigeria Is Getting a Taste of What Bitcoin Can DoThe country is home to the #EndSARS movement, which is aimed at preventing police brutality. As the movement got larger over the years, it became clear that simply talking about it on Twitter...
Read More »Bitcoin Shows Newfound Strength, Back Above $13,000K
Well, bitcoin has once again impressed traders and exhibited a level of resilience that nobody ever expected. Following a sudden drop into the high $12,000 range, the currency has shot back up above $13K, but now, the asset has reached an even higher point on the financial ladder. At the time of writing, bitcoin – the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap – is trading for over $13,400, the highest it’s been since early 2018.The Strength of Bitcoin Gains New GroundThe last several...
Read More »Cryptomonnaies : Le gouvernement envisagerait de nouvelles mesures contre les plateformes d’échange françaises
Dans un article publié aujourd’hui sur capital.fr, Grégory Raymond rapporte que le gouvernement pourrait adopter, sans passer par le parlement, de nouvelles mesures visant à durcir la règlementation des plateformes d’achat, de vente et d’échange de cryptomonnaies, comme l’avait laissé entendre Bruno Le Maire dans son intervention télévisée du 18 octobre dernier. Selon les informations obtenues par...
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