Bitcoin (BTC)

Fort Worth, Texas has become the first city government in all the United States to mine bitcoin. The city is employing three Antminer S9 rigs that will run all day, every day in a technology wing of the region’s city hall. Fort Worth, Texas Is at the Heart of BTC Mining Per city estimates, each rig will require about as much energy as a standard vacuum cleaner. Officials assure residents that the process will be clean. In addition, all three machines will be run on a...

More carnage swept through the crypto markets today, with another $300 million worth of trades liquidated within an hour. This happened as Bitcoin’s price plunged as low as $31,000 – its lowest level since July 2021. According to Glassnode, exactly $314.3 million in trades have been cleared within the last hour and $724.99 million within the last 24 hours. Interestingly, about half of the lost positions were on ETH trades ($154 million) while significantly less were lost on...

En baisse de plus de 7% en une journée et de plus de 12% en deux jours, le bitcoin s’affiche actuellement à un peu moins de 30 000 euros (31 500 dollars) sur le principales plateformes d’échange, son plus bas niveau depuis juillet 2021. A son sommet, le 10 novembre 2021, bitcoin avait atteint les 59 600 euros (68 950 dollars). Evolution du cours du Bitcoin à l’échelle logarithmique (en dollars)...

Venez échanger autour de l’actualité de Bitcoin et des cryptomonnaies au restaurant La Fabrique à Moliets-et-Maa dans le département des Landes. Evénement organisé par l’atelier Fantaisie Noire Où ? – Restaurant La Fabrique, 2655 Av. de l’Océan à Moliets-et-Maa Quand ? – Mercredi 11 mai 2022 à partir de 18h En savoir plus : https://www.instagram.com/p/CdIMMTHKYO3/ ...

Stellar lumen price started a fresh decline from the $0.1880 resistance zone against the US Dollar. XLM price is now trading below $0.1700 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a crucial bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.1610 on the 4-hours chart (data feed via Kraken). The pair could continue to decline if there is a move below the $0.1500 support. Stellar lumen price is trading in a bearish zone below $0.1700 against the US Dollar,...

Ripple price started a fresh decline from the $0.6550 zone against the US dollar. The price is now trading below $0.60 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $0.6000 on the 4-hours chart of the XRP/USD pair (data source from Bittrex). The pair could extend declines if there is a clear move below the $0.550 support zone. Ripple price is struggling below $0.6000 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin....

Many Cubans are now using cryptocurrencies as an alternative means of exchange due to limitations imposed by US sanctions on the country’s traditional payment rails. Over 100,000 Cubans are reportedly using digital assets, largely thanks to mobile internet reaching the country just three years ago.  Cuba’s Crypto Economy NBC News recently interviewed Nelson Rodriguez – a Cuban cafe owner who now accepts both Bitcoin and Ethereum for payments. He said he believes in the...

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced fresh sanctions on a cryptocurrency mixer called Blender.io, which happens to be used by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). OFAC Sanctions Coin Mixer In the official press release, the OFAC revealed that North Korean hackers had used Blender to launder digital assets as well as to carry out state-sponsored cyber attacks. The website was reportedly engaged in the...

Fidelity Investments – one of the largest investment and trading companies out there – has announced that customers can place cryptocurrencies like bitcoin into their 401Ks and retirement funds. Fidelity Allows Users to Invest in Crypto with Their 401Ks Adam Dell – the founder of Domain Money – believes this is one of the biggest boosts crypto has been given in recent years. During an interview, he commented: It’s a recognition that investors are looking for access to...

Dans un courrier daté du 22 avril, Abbas Mahamat Tolli, gouverneur de la BEAC [1] rappelle à Hervé Ndoba, Ministre des Finances de la République centrafricaine qui préside actuellement l’UMAC [2], que la loi « qui consacre la cryptomonnaie comme une monnaie officielle » en Centrafrique n’est pas conforme aux règles en vigueur dans la CEMA [3]. Objet : Loi régissant la cryptomonnaie en République Centrafricaine Monsieur le ministre,...