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Stellantis – the parent company of the Fiat car brand – is issuing a digital token to drivers of its new 500-vehicle series. Known as Kiri Coin, the asset can be traded for rewards on several different websites and platforms including Apple, Netflix, Spotify and Amazon. Fiat and Crypto: A Perfect Match? The 500 series is designed to be a more economical and environmentally friendly car. Those who drive them will get access to Kiri Coin, which already has a solid...

One analyst at Bloomberg believes Bitcoin is on its way to become a “global digital reserve asset” for investors escaping from inflation. Mike McGlone, a senior commodity strategist at Bloomberg Intelligence recently posted a graph showing the BTC/USD annual average price and the Bitcoin Liquid Index.Bitcoin Chart. Source: TwitterAs shown in the chart, Bitcoin could reach a price of over $400,000 by 2021 considering price behavior in the past. BTC is transitioning from a mere speculative...

Einer der größten Kritikpunkte am Cryptomarkt ist weiterhin die fehlende Mass Adoption als Zahlungsmittel. Als Investment-Asset hat Bitcoin bereits zahlreiche traditionellen Assets überholt. Doch wenn es darum geht, tatsächlich etwas mit Bitcoin zu kaufen, sind die Beispiele entweder rar gesät oder wenig alltagstauglich. Elon Musk ändert dies nun. Bitcoin News: Teslas können jetzt mit Bitcoin gekauft werdenIn dieser Woche kündigte Elon Musk auf Twitter an, dass von nun an Tesla Modelle mit...

Cathie Wood, the founder of Ark Investment Management, this week advised against Bitcoin investors using their holdings to transact.According to the current US tax code, investors must pay capital gains taxes not only when they convert their cryptocurrency to fiat but also when they use cryptocurrencies to pay for goods or services. While it is now possible to buy a Tesla with Bitcoin, users need to be aware of the taxes they could potentially face doing so.Cathie Wood. Source: BloombergWhat...

After several days of price slumps, bitcoin has bounced off and neared the $55,000 level. Despite this increase, though, its market dominance has suffered as most altcoins have added more value in a day. Ethereum has jumped to $1,700, BNB is above $250 again, and Cardano has increased to $1.20.BTC Recovers to $55KThe past several days didn’t go well for the primary cryptocurrency. Following a pro-BTC announcement from Elon Musk’s Tesla, the asset spiked to above $57,000. However, the...

Notorious digital artist Pplpleaser shared a picture of herself crying… but out of joy. All thanks to the booming interest in NFTs.The artist, who has a reputation not only in the DeFi scene but also in the wider, more “mainstream” art industry, put an NFT up for sale on the auction platform Foundation.app. And things went really well.x*y=k: The $500K NFT Sold by PplpleasrPplpleasr’s token depicts an animation of a Uniswap-Esque unicorn on its journey to reach the “Ethereum Promised Land.” On...

Bitcoin has been taking a lot of guff in that it allegedly leaves behind a serious carbon footprint. Many new reports have emerged over the past week claiming the process of extracting new coins does heavy damage to our environment and that it uses more energy than various countries. However, according to figures like Mike Coyler – chief executive of Foundry – bitcoin can somehow serve as a link between present energy and renewable energy, and perhaps the nasty,...

Popular trading app Robinhood has announced it’s looking to add a healthy number of staff members to its cryptocurrency department due to the increasing demand for and interest in digital currencies. Robinhood Will Build on Its Digital Currency Offerings Crypto has no doubt come a long way over the past several months. Bitcoin, for example, was initially trading for less than $4,000 during March of last year. Today, it is worth nearly $60,000. The currency has...

This week was tough across the board as both cryptocurrencies and legacy markets took a beating. Bitcoin was rejected at $60K and dropped all the way down to $50K, but, fortunately, it found support and is now attempting a recovery.The cryptocurrency started the week trading at around $59K and took a shot at the coveted $60,000 mark but failed. It was all downhill from there as BTC retraced all the way down to $50,000 before finding serious support and bouncing back to where it’s currently...

Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind such ventures as SpaceX and electric car company Tesla – is taking a lot of guff for the $1.5 billion bitcoin purchase he engaged in last February. However, he does have a loyal fan in hedge fund manager Anthony Scaramucci, who has come to his defense. Elon Musk Is Taking Some Flack Musk has done quite a bit for the world of cryptocurrency. Buying bitcoin in the way that he did allowed the world’s number one digital...