Bitcoin (BTC)

Minnesota Representative, a longstanding crypto supporter, might become the first U.S. Congressman to take his salary in Bitcoin. Rep Emmer to Be Paid in BTC? In a recent podcast interview with popular BTC bull Anthony Pompliano, Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) noted that he would take a portion of his salary in Bitcoin. The host asked Rep. Emmer whether he would use a service that converts some of his earnings into the primary cryptocurrency. “Why not?” the Congressman said. “I think...

Experts at the Portland division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are telling people what they can do to avoid cryptocurrency scams, which have seemingly become much more prominent and aggressive over the past few years. The FBI Says Crypto Scams Are On the Rise It seems like crypto-based crime has become a serious issue given that the prices of many leading digital currencies such as bitcoin have surged in recent years. Just two months ago, the world’s...

Acinq vient d’annoncer la sortie d’Eclair 0.7.0, son implémentation (Scala) du Lightning Network. Outre des corrections de bugs et des amélioration mineures, cette nouvelle version :– active par défaut les « Anchor outputs » (sorties d’ancrage) qui permettent, si besoin, d’augmenter les frais afin d’être toujours en mesure de fermer un canal dans les délais quel que soit l’encombrement du réseau....

History shows that January tends to be a rather negative month for bitcoin in terms of price performance. The 2022 edition didn’t go well either, as it became the third-worst January in the past decade with a near 17% decline. January 2022 Ended With Substantial Retracement Ever since the middle of November, when the entire crypto landscape seemed highly bullish riding the waves of the first-ever Bitcoin futures ETF launching in the US, the market has been in a knockdown...

BTC briefly accounted for almost 42% of the overall crypto market cap in late January, according to the statistics from CoinMarketCap and TradingView.Bitcoin (BTC), since the jump, has been the biggest thing in the crypto scene. Its dominance for some time was unrivaled as the digital coin somewhat decided the outcome of the market with its performances, taking altcoins along for a ride in either win or loss scenarios.The influx of new altcoins into the crypto market, all with the same...

While Bakkt faces 90% erosion in its market cap, the company spokesperson confirms that they are well capitalized for their long-term plans.While cryptocurrency prices have plummeted severely over the last two months, crypto asset management platform Bakkt (NYSE: BKKT) has witnessed a deeper correction in its stock price. Shares of Bakkt Holdings Inc (BKKT) are down by more than 90% since October 2021.While the BKKT stock was trading above $40 by October end, it was available under $4.0 last...

A large chunk of the bitcoins stolen from the infamous 2016 Bitfinex hack was moved by the hackers to an unknown wallet earlier today. Bitfinex 2016 Hacked Funds on the Move According to data from the live cryptocurrency transactions monitor Whale Alert, the hackers have moved over 64,000 BTC in 21 separate transactions. The first transfer was of 1 BTC, worth $38,750 at the time, perhaps as a test transaction. The hackers then made subsequent transfers of varying amounts. The...

In Zeiten, in denen der Klimawandel immer stärker den sozio-politischen Diskurs beeinflusst, war es nur eine Frage, wann auch der Einfluss des Bitcoin Minings auf das Klima in den Fokus rücken würde. Eine Analyse von CoinShares hat nun herausgefunden, dass der BTC etwas weniger als 0,08 Prozent des globalen CO2-Ausstoßes produziert. Bitcoin News: Bitcoin Mining verursacht 0,08 Prozent der globalen CO2-ProduktionDas Mining Network verursachte ungefähr 42 Megatonnen Kohlendioxid im letzten...

Man kann viel über die Bitcoin-Börsen erzählen. Aber eines ist gewiss: Die hauseigenen Token, welche die Exchanges herausgaben, haben fast allesamt besser abgeschnitten als Bitcoin selber. Oder mit anderen Worten, wer an Börsen wie KuCoin, Bitpanda und Binance glaubte, konnte doch gutes Geld mit deren Token verdienen. Und jetzt wird es ganz spannend: Heute, am 1. Februar 2022 emittiert nun mit BitMEX eine der bekanntesten Bitcoin-Börsen einen eigenen Token. BitMEX Token sind in einem Airdrop...

Bitcoin: 42 Prozent der Befragten haben Kryptowährungen entweder bereits genutzt oder stehen ihnen positiv gegenüber Ich hatte vor kurzem einmal bei VISA nachgefragt, wie und wo man an VISA-Akzeptansstellen und Point of Sale mit Bitcoin bezahlen kann. Und die Antwort, welche ich erhielt, lässt aufhorchen: Wichtig sind m.E. folgende Punkte: Visa arbeitet inzwischen mit 60 Krypto-Plattformen zusammen und unterstützt sie dabei, Visa Karten...