Bitcoin (BTC)

The first-ever Portuguese real-estate purchase has been settled for Bitcoin – without involving a conversion back to fiat money. Buying a Home With Bitcoin As reported by the local news outlet Idealista, the deal was for a T3 apartment in Braga, costing the buyer exactly 3 Bitcoin. That’s about 102,000 euros, or 108,000 dollars, at current prices. Until last month, purchasing real estate using cryptocurrencies required buyers to first convert their holdings to euros. However,...

Bitcoin has crossed the halfway line of its third halving, which the community sees as a bullish sign for its price since the issuing rate is reduced by 50%. Less Than 105,000 Blocks Away From Next Halving After Block 735,000 was mined on Thursday by Poolin, earning 0.16215354 BTC ($6,402.45) in fees, Bitcoin officially entered the second half of the third halving cycle. This one – like any other in the past or the future – has 210,000 blocks available to be mined, and half...

Is bitcoin still a good hedge against inflation? According to OK Coin CEO Hong Fang, the answer is a resounding “yes.” Hong Fang: Bitcoin Can Still Fight Inflation The argument of bitcoin serving as a hedge against inflation has been going on for years. This argument especially took precedence during the early days of COVID. At the time, everyone was losing their jobs left and right and were being forced to stay home. Businesses were closing, and the economy was in a...

Bitcoin’s price crashed to levels that we last saw on the day that Russia invaded Ukraine. Moreover, the entire market lost over $150 billion of its capitalization as the past 24 hours caused nothing but mayhem in the industry. Bitcoin’s price is down 9% in the past seven days, and it’s currently trading slightly above $36K. This time last week, the cryptocurrency was sitting slightly below $39K, and the week was going relatively well. The price managed to increase towards...

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has approved yet another proposal for a futures Bitcoin ETF. According to the official document, Valkyrie’s XBTO Bitcoin Futures Fund is the latest such product to have secured approval from the SEC. Valkyrie XBTO Bitcoin Futures Fund was first filed in August 2021, and its approval follows that of Teucrium. However, the launch date has not been disclosed yet. Unlike its Canadian, European, and Latin American counterparts, the US...

« Sur la côte Pacifique du Salvador se trouve El Zonte, un petit village de 3 000 habitants réputé pour le surf. Ses habitants ont été pour la plupart exclus du système bancaire traditionnel et ont pendant des décennies dû faire face à la violence des gangs et pallier au manque d’inclusion financière. Au cours des dix dernières années toutefois, un petit groupe d’individus s’est efforcé d’amorcer un...

Eng Taing is a real estate investor who loves making money. So much so that he’s now getting into crypto. Aside from putting his money into the housing market, he’s now established a new crypto mining firm consisting of about 261 machines. Eng Taing Has Set Up a Successful BTC Mining Firm In a recent article, Taing says that while crypto isn’t necessarily his first love, he sees the industry has a lot of potential. Thus, he wants to be in on the wealth secrets that the...

Bitcoin has broken the $37K support to the downside as the price crashed more than 10% yesterday. This could trigger a bearish scenario towards the $30K demand zone. Technical Analysis By: Edris Daily Chart:  Considering the current market structure, the 100-day and 50-day moving averages seem likely to chart a bearish cross in the next few days, further aggravating the selling pressure. On the other hand, if the price can close above the $37K level soon, the bearish...

Bitcoin cash price started a fresh decline from the $300 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $280 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $281 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair remains at a risk of a downside break below the $270 support zone in the near term. Bitcoin cash price is struggling below $300 against the US...

Italian high-end luxury fashion house Gucci is all set to accept cryptocurrency in five stores in the US later this month. The move comes as the company continues to explore Web 3. Gucci Taps Crypto According to a report by Vogue, Gucci also plans to amplify the pilot to all of its North American stores this summer that the leading luxury brand directly operates. In the beginning, Gucci will accept 12 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Wrapped...