Bitcoin (BTC)

L’Afrique parle Bitcoin organise ce soir un Space Twitter consacré au mempool * de Bitcoin. Où ? – Sur Twitter Quand ? – Dimanche 19 mars à 21h00 Avec @urbantech21M, @nourou4them, @pyupaXBT, @GloireKW, @Green_Hashrate, @AlexandroBtc, @MamanBitcoin, @eNLigths * Le mempool, ou memory pool, c’est l’espace, répliqué sur chaque noeud, réservé aux transactions candidates qui seront (le plus...

Argentina’s annual inflation rate surpassed 100% in February, marking a 30-year high since the nation’s hyperinflationary period in 1991.  Meanwhile, Bitcoin has appreciated against the Argentine Peso by 20% over the past year, despite posting a 34% drop against US dollars over the same period.  Government data released on Tuesday showed a Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase of 6.6% across the month alone, alongside a 13.1% year-to-date rise. The rapid debasement of the...

2023 has led to several opposing thoughts when it comes to bitcoin, the world’s number one digital currency by market capitalization. Bitcoin Could Have a Very Good Year For some, the asset could go as high as $250,000. Tim Draper would attest to this, while others – such as Mike Novogratz – think the asset will be in good shape if it just ends the year at $30K. In any case, there are many resounding differences in what industry heads believe could come about over the...

L’Entonnoir du bitcoin est un Live stream Twitter à retrouver tous les dimanches à 18h00. On y parle exclusivement de Bitcoin et de son actualité. Où ? – Sur Twitter Quand ? – Dimanche 12 mars 2023 à 18h00 Au programme : – Les solutions commerçant de Swiss Bitcoin Pay avec @Jimmy_SBP– Retour sur la crise bancaire et son accélération avec @Theo_Mog– La carte des meetups de btcmap.org– Deux...

Balaji Srinivasan, a venture capitalist and former CTO of Coinbase, claimed that the US economy would enter a phase of hyperinflation in 90 days, catapulting BTC to $ 1 million.  Balaji, whose crypto venture Earn.com was acquired by Coinbase in 2019, also offered to pay $1 million in BTC to the best 1,000 tweets that alert about stealth financial crisis.   Balaji Bets BTC to be at $1 Million  Yes. Just moving money for the bet. We can do it via smart contract, but for...

Bitcoin’s dominance continues to increase as most of the alts have slumped today, while BTC maintains above $27,000. ATOM, LDO, and APT are among the most substantial losers today, dropping by up to 7%. Bitcoin Dominance Spikes to New Peaks The US banking crisis, in which three banks were closed within days, and the subsequent bailout speculations as well as US Fed lending $300 billion to certain banking institutions, pushed BTC north this week. The asset stood just inches...

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed that Americans parted with over $10 billion last year due to online fraud. Wrongdoers drained $2.57 billion of that amount via cryptocurrency investment schemes.  Crypto Scams on the Rise Despite the predominantly bearish year for the cryptocurrency industry, 2022 was fruitful for criminals. They stole nearly $2.6 billion from American consumers using investment schemes related to bitcoin and other digital assets. In...

The “Vietnam Crypto Market Report 2022” revealed that 16.6 million Vietnamese own digital currencies, with bitcoin being the most popular asset. Another research conducted by Chainalysis placed the Asian country as the world’s cryptocurrency adoption leader, with a score of 1.000. Close to the Top The study, reported by a local media outlet, estimated that 16.6 million Vietnamese had purchased cryptocurrencies (approximately 17% of the country’s population). 31% of those have...

Charlie Munger – the righthand man of Warren Buffett (CEO of real estate giant Berkshire Hathaway) – has never been a bitcoin fan, and after his latest interview, it’s likely he never will be. Charlie Munger Makes His Hate of Crypto Clear During a recent discussion, Munger said of bitcoin and crypto: Sometimes I call it crypto-crappo and sometimes I call it, well, crypto sh*t. At 99 years of age, Munger has been around for some time. He’s probably gotten used to the way...

El Salvador’s government has launched another initiative repping its support for Bitcoin adoption and development of the broader network.This time, it’s a Bitcoin/ lightning developer training program funded by VC firm Fulgur and stablecoin issuer Tether.  As announced by El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office on Wednesday, the “CUBO+” program is an advanced Bitcoin engineering program that is several months long and offers credit and potential placement for those qualifying for the...