Bitcoin (BTC)

Sur la chaîne américaine CNBC, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, le célébrissime auteur du livre Black Swan, s’en est récemment pris au bitcoin, et à travers lui aux cryptomonnaies en général, en déclarant : « Ca a toutes les caractéristiques d’un schéma de Ponzi. Tout le monde sait que c’est un Ponzi. » Eh bien non. Malgré tout le respect que j’ai pour Taleb, moi je ne le sais pas. D’ailleurs je me méfie...

Sometimes college isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. While a degree is often viewed as important in the eyes of companies and businesses that are hiring necessary talent, for others, there are more significant things in life like being able to save one’s money, having a stable future, and being independent. For college dropout Natalie Arabian, her education became something of a side hustle when compared with her crypto aspirations, and she was eventually made to choose...

Regulators in the United States believe stable coins will be the first digital assets to come under scrutiny. Stable Coins Are the Object of Regulators’ Suspicions Stable coins are digital currencies that are not as volatile as standard forms of crypto like bitcoin or Ethereum. They are tied to fiat currencies like USD, the yen, and the euro, and thus experience far fewer price swings. This has made them “staples” of any crypto portfolio looking to ease selling pressure...

Over the week, several major news outlets ran stories covering the basics of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. One by CBS news claimed, “Crypto is not easy to spend.” That might have been true just five years ago, but in 2022, many national chain stores already accept Bitcoin. Here is a list of nine companies that accept bitcoin for payment today. Cryptocurrency Payments Infrastructure is Already Here The following paragraph from the CBS Sunday Morning News article gives the...

The price of bitcoin – following several weeks of looking better – is now back in the doldrums and is trading for just over $40,000. This is a huge step down considering earlier in the month, the currency was trading for as high as $48,000, making many traders believe that another bull run was right around the corner. Bitcoin Isn’t Doing So Good To be fair, bitcoin is technically in a stronger position given that the asset was initially at around $39,000 a little earlier...

This week lawmakers in Brazil pushed to advance a bill that would legalize and regulate cryptocurrency— the National Congress of Brazil’s House bill 4401/21. Senator Iraja Abreu, who sponsored a Senate version of the bill (Senate bill 3825/19), dropped his version in favor of the House bill, carrying some provisions over to 4401-21. Bom Trabalho! (That’s Portuguese for “Good work!”) Employing some deft parliamentary maneuvering, Abreu advanced the bill through Brazil’s...

L’entonnoir du bitcoin est un Live stream à retrouver tous les dimanches à 18h00 sur Twitter. On y parle exclusivement de Bitcoin et de son actualité. Au programme du dimanche 17 avril 2022 : – Le dernier rapport d’Arcane Research sur Lightning– La conférence Bitcoin Miami– Les différents types de wallets Lightning Où ? – Sur Twitter Pour écouter les épisodes précédents :...

The cryptocurrency market continues to be untypically calm, with bitcoin failing to make a decisive move while still standing above $40,000. Most of the altcoin space is in a similar position, except for Filecoin, which soared by double digits. Bitcoin Stands Still at $40K It was just over ten days ago when the primary cryptocurrency failed at $47,000 and started its gradual descent. In a matter of days, the asset found itself dropping to $45,000 and $43,000. Somewhat...

Zaimella – a global firm that produces personal care products like diapers for babies and children – is announcing a new crypto initiative that will provide customers with ten percent off its products if they are willing to pay in bitcoin. Zaimella Will Provide Discounts to Crypto Users CEO of Zaimella USA Humberto Sanchez explained in an interview: Zaimella was founded on the belief that quality personal care products should be accessible to everyone. Inspired by...

According to a study conducted by the digital asset exchange aggregator – Coincub – Germany is the most crypto-friendly country for Q1,2022. The previous leader – Singapore – holds the second position, while the USA took third place. Germany Emerges as a Crypto Hub Coincub noted that the ranking of the top digital asset-welcoming nations has changed over the past several months. “Germany’s acceptance of cryptocurrency and groundbreaking decision to allow crypto investments...