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Bill Gates Added $16B to 2019 Net Worth Despite Giving $35B to Charity, Says Bloomberg

Principal Founder of the Microsoft Corporation, Bill Gates, has been very popular for many years not just for his contribution to the tech space but is also known far and wide for how much wealth he’s been able to amass over the years.Gates who is also known for his many humanitarian efforts including consistent philanthropy, gave away more than $35 billion of his wealth to charity in 2019 alone, according to Bloomberg. Regardless of this, Gates still added $16 billion to his net worth in...

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#709 Bitcoin-Volatilität und Google Trends auf Vier-Monats-Tief & Binance Monero, Zcash, Dash

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 709. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Bitcoin-Volatilität erreicht Vier-Monats-Tief, Bitcoin Suchvolumen gering & Binance setzt auf Monero, Zcash und Dash. 1.) Bitcoin-Volatilität erreicht Vier-Monats-Tiefhttps://blockchain-hero.com/bitcoin-volatilitaet-erreicht-vier-monats-tief/ 2.) Suchbegriff  Bitcoin erreicht auf Google viermonatiges...

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Steve Schwarzman: I Don’t Have Much Interest in Crypto

As the CEO of investing firm Blackstone, CEO Steve Schwarzman says that he’s used to a world where currencies are controlled by a central body, and thus he’s not a huge fan of how crypto is structured. Schwarzman: I Don’t Understand CryptoThis is to be expected from someone who’s been involved in traditional finance for most of his professional life. Having started the company in the mid-1980s, Blackstone has become one of the most successful trading platforms in the western hemisphere,...

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Wells Fargo Set to Debut U.S. Dollar-Pegged Stablecoin on Its Blockchain Platform

American multinational megabank, Wells Fargo, has revealed its plans to launch a digitized platform which will be used for internal settlements. The service, Wells Fargo Digital Cash, as well as the company’s own U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin, are slated for debut in 2020 and targeted at making USD transfers with a broader plan to accommodate transfers in other currencies within the whole Wells Fargo network.Wells Fargo is an American community-based financial services firm that offers...

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#708 Ende für Privacy Coins, BTC Hashrate All-time high & Bitcoin finanziert Nordkorea Waffenprogramm

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 708. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: OKEx verbannt Privacy Coins, BTC Hashrate erreicht Höchststand von 100 Exahash & Kryptowährungen finanzieren das nordkoreanische Waffenprogramm. 1.) OKEx verbannt Privacy Coinshttps://www.btc-echo.de/okex-verbannt-privacy-coins/ 2.) Bitcoin All-Time-High: BTC Hashrate erreicht Höchststand von 100.000.000...

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Twitter Rubbishes Libra Co-Creator’s Crypto-Fiat Pledge

David Marcus, CEO of Facebook's Calibra digital wallet service would rather have the Libra Association take the lead, if only to avoid Congressional hearings. | Source: AP Photo/Andrew Harnik An attempt by the co-creator of Facebook’s cryptocurrency to “debunk” the notion that Libra will not threaten the sovereignty of nations has been greeted with skepticism on...

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Spark Swap Brings BTC/USD Trading Pairs to Customers

Spark Swap, the new crypto startup that raised nearly $4 million in a recent seed funding round, has announced its support for USD, allowing customers to purchase bitcoin units directly through their Lightning wallets. Spark Swap: Harnessing the Power of LightningThe purpose of the funding round was to build a “non-custodial cryptocurrency exchange” atop the ever-popular Lightning Network, which seems to be growing in popularity as of late. Bitcoin is the oldest and most established...

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Binance Futures Platform Suffers 3% Flash Crash amid Market Maker’s Error

Binance CEO CZ has retracted accusations that a sudden 3% flash crash was deliberately and maliciously executed by a market maker. | Credit: Shutterstock.com Earlier today, Binance’s futures platform suffered a flash crash of nearly 3 percent in a matter of just seconds. Initially, Binance CEO Changpeng Zhou (CZ) took to Twitter to announce that the flash crash had...

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New Phone Comes Equipped with Bitcoin Cash Wallet

A new blockchain phone is being released by HTC and Bitcoin.com. What’s special about it? It has a bitcoin cash (BCH) wallet built into it to potentially inspire its customers to get into cryptocurrency usage and trade options. Bitcoin Cash Is Taking OverThe fact that it has a bitcoin cash wallet and not one designed for its parent currency bitcoin makes more sense than one might think. Roger Ver, who owns Bitcoin.com, recently did a 360 when it came to cryptocurrency and, despite several...

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Bitcoin-Pumping Wealth Advisor Licks Chops Over Fed Meeting

A $10 billion wealth advisor predicts the next Fed rate cut will launch the bitcoin price to a new yearly high. There's just one problem. | Source: Jim WATSON / AFP (i), Jan von Uxkull-Gyllenband/Shutterstock (ii). Image Edited by CCN. The Federal Reserve will hold its next policy meeting tomorrow, and analysts predict that the US central bank will adopt its second...

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