Bitcoin (BTC)

Elon Musk – the head honcho behind SpaceX and Tesla – got under crypto enthusiasts’ skin this week when he submitted a very strange tweet about bitcoin.Elon Musk Is Up to His Old TricksThe world’s number one cryptocurrency has a very bad habit of attracting unwanted attention and controversy wherever it goes. While many are in favor of the digital asset, others see it as something to utilize in malicious actions or as a means of stirring the wrong kinds of feelings within the industry.It is...

Indeed, the first impression is not always the last impression, at least, Nigerians have proven that with Bitcoin. Bitcoin started gaining traction in Nigeria after the infamous Mavrodi Mondial Moneybox (MMM) Ponzi scheme of 2016, which promised a 30% monthly return on investment, both in fiat and Bitcoin. Many got scammed, and some found themselves in unthinkable debt after investing in MMM and other Ponzi and pyramid schemes that followed. One would think that such a terrible first...

Craig Wright behauptet immer noch, Erfinder des Bitcoins zu sein. Als Satoshi Nakamoto habe er den BTC entwickelt und als er erkannte, was aus seiner Kreation geworden ist, erfand er den Bitcoin SV, als „wahren Bitcoin“ – so zumindest seine Geschichte.Cryptocoin News: Bitcoin SV mit fast 50 Prozent KursplusAuch die Rechtsstreitigkeiten im Zusammenhang mit Wright und seiner vermeintlichen Identität als Satoshi nehmen kein Ende. Und sie waren nun Auslöser für einen Boom des Bitcoin SV (BSV),...

While BTC recorded modest 5% gains, its was the OG’s many offshoots which benefitted most from the weekend’s pump. Bitcoin SV (BSV) led the pack with a 38% surge leading into Saturday. Even Bitcoin Diamond (BCD) emerged from obscurity to rake in the gains. It was a good day for Bitcoin on Saturday, but not necessarily BTC. While Bitcoin (BTC) did record modest 5% growth, it was the digital currency’s many forks ands offshoots which benefited most from the weekend...

Intervention d’Adli Takkal Bataille et Jacques Favier de l’association le Cercle du Coin au festival P2p.paris le 9 janvier 2020. « Bitcoin et P2P se soutiennent mutuellement. Bitcoin s’appuie sur un réseau P2P, les noeuds du réseau communiquant entre eux sans avoir à passer par des serveurs centraux. Réciproquement, en faisant de la création monétaire un instrument de rémunération des noeuds chargés de la validation des transaction, Bitcoin a inauguré un mode radicalement...

Bitcoin sees the highest attention in the past 5 months according to data by Google Trends. The world’s leading cryptocurrency has been making strides amid retail investors once again, as its price keeps going on rollercoasters regularly since the beginning of the year.Interest In Bitcoin Highest Since September 2019Bitcoin’s price has been particularly turbulent in the first ten days of this year. On January 1st, BTC was trading at around $7,170 but it went through a violent drop a few days...

Bitcoin had seen a grand opening to the new decade, following a decent surge of roughly $1000 in the first days of 2020.After reaching a high of $8400 last Wednesday, Bitcoin had encountered resistance and quickly turned around. However, the coin continues to look healthy and positive, consolidating safely above the $8000 benchmark.Yesterday we saw Bitcoin gearing down towards the $7700 support, along with the crucial mid-term descending trend-line (that was started forming during June 2019,...

MoneyGram, ein Partnerunternehmen von Ripple, setzt seit Sommer 2019 für internationale Überweisungen XRP ein und hat nun ein Rekordwachstum gemeldet. Dass tatsächlich XRP für dieses Anstieg verantwortlich ist, ist jedoch zweifelhaft. Bereits Anfang August des vergangenen Jahres wurde bekannt, dass MoneyGram xRapid von Ripple einsetzt. Ungefähr zur gleichen Zeit erwarb Ripple MoneyGram-Aktien...

As we all know, bitcoin has spent the last few days gaining steam and jumping into higher ranges. While we’ve been quick to assume it has something to do with the political unrest due to tension between the U.S. and Iran, another source is claiming something different.The Bitcoin Hash Rate May Have Something To Do with ThisBitcoin first began jumping upward on January 3 following a U.S. drone strike on Iran that killed off one of the latter country’s top generals. From there, bitcoin – which...

Another bitcoin price prediction is in the books. This time, the words come from Sonny Singh, an executive with Bit Pay.Singh Predicts Big Things for BTC This YearIn a recent interview, Singh explained that he thinks 2020 will be the year in which bitcoin strikes $20,000 territory again. Thus, crypto enthusiasts will see three 20s this year; $20,000 in 2020. One wonders if this is meant to be funny…On the one hand, it’s good news. Bitcoin – which recently fell back into the $7,000 range...