Bitcoin City Wie der Präsident von El Salvador (Bukele) angekündigt, findet morgen Dienstag eine internationale Bitcoin-Konferenz statt. Teilnehmer aus über 44 Ländern werden erwartet – darunter viele afrikanische Staaten wie Ghana, Ägypten oder Nigeria. Themenschwerpunkt wird finanzielle Inklusion sein. Genauer gesagt die Frage, inwiefern Bitcoin hierzu einen Beitrag leisten kann. Noch immer haben viele Menschen in armen Ländern keinen Zugang zu...
Read More »Can Litecoin Reenergize Users With New MimbleWimble Upgrade? (Opinion)
Litecoin has launched the new privacy-focused MimbleWimble upgrade. The changes have proliferated across the network for use by LTC wallets and nodes. Will it bring new enthusiasm to the flagging PoW coin? Released earlier this month after a majority of nodes approved the MimbleWimble (MWEB) update, the upgraded implementation will be able to transact with new MWEB privacy features. The upgrade was completed at Litecoin block height of 2 million. Lower Fees, More Privacy,...
Read More »Bitcoin-Preis bald 20’000?
Fällt der Bitcoin-Preis bald auf die Marke von 20-000 US-Dollar? Sicher ist, es herrscht Panik an den Märkten: Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index is 10 – Extreme FearCurrent price: $29,287 pic.twitter.com/KcdzHqbfb2 — Bitcoin Fear and Greed Index (@BitcoinFear) May 14, 2022 Bitcoin ist allerdings noch nicht im Mainstream angekommen. Daher ist der aktuelle Preiszerfall auch eine grosse Chance, gerade für Neueinsteiger. Denn viele machen den Fehler, und kaufen auf einem Allzeithoch. Dabei ist...
Read More »Bitcoin-Suchanfragen steigen 178 %
Diese Themen interessieren die Welt: Google Trends liefert Daten über die Suchinteressen. Die Berichte in den Zeitungen und Blogs zum Thema Bitcoin und Startups waren zwar eher negativ. Dennoch stieg das Suchvolumen nach dem Keyword „Bitcoin“ um 178 Prozent. Oder mit anderen Worten: Google-Suchanfragen für „bitcoin“ sind in den letzten Wochen um 178% gestiegen, und dies weltweit (!). Was ist Bitcoin? Hier eine ziemlich intelligente...
Read More »Binance goes Austria: Konkurrenz für Bitpanda?
Bitcoin wird gerade in Europa immer beliebter: Der neue Binance Direktor der DACH-Region von Binance verkündete auf LinkedIn den Start einer Österreichischen Tochtergesellschaft. Die nach Handelsvolumen grösste Bitcoin-Börse der Welt, Binance, hat eine eigene Österreich-Tochter gegründet. Dies ist natürlich eine Kampfansage an eines der wohl grössten Startups, welche Europa in diesem Jahrzent hervogebracht hat: Bitpanda. Und vielleicht auch ein...
Read More »Warren Buffet indirectly a bitcoin-holder?
Warren Buffett und Barack Obama im Weißen Haus, Juli 2011. Foto: The White House from Washington, DC, Public Domain, Wikipedia Investment legend Warren Buffet, now well into his 90s and known as a great opponent of bitcoin, has an indirect bitcoin investment to his name. Berkshire Hathaway, Buffet’s investment firm, has a large position in Brazil’s Nubank, which has decided to invest 1 percent of its reserves in bitcoin. It remains to be seen...
Read More »Bitrefill Allows Americans to Pay Bills with Crypto
Residents of the United States now have the option of paying bills, utilities, mortgage payments, and even taxes with cryptocurrency. This ability is made possible through Bitrefill, a Swedish tech startup that got its start offering services in El Salvador, which was the first country to declare bitcoin legal tender (this occurred last September). Bitrefill Will Allow U.S. Citizens to Pay with Crypto At the time of writing, Bitrefill allows Americans to pay their bills...
Read More »Litecoin (LTC) Price Analysis: Bears Aim Test of $50
Litecoin started a fresh decline from the $85 resistance against the US Dollar. LTC price is now trading below $75 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $66 on the 4-hours chart of the LTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could accelerate lower towards the $52 and $50 support levels in the near term. Litecoin price is gaining pace below $70 against the US Dollar, similar to bitcoin. LTC...
Read More »El Salvador buys the dip and teases Bitcoin City
Bitcoin City The price of bitcoin dropped below 30,000 euros last night. With this drop, El Salvador saw the opportunity to buy the dip. The country’s president has no ‚paper hands‘ and, in addition to this purchase, is showing off the new plan for Bitcoin City – a city, at the foot of a volcano, that is entirely dedicated to bitcoin. Purchase of 500 bitcoin El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, announced last night that El Salvador has once again...
Read More »AMC CEO Reveals the Total of Crypto Payments Made in Q1
Adam Aron – CEO of AMC Theatres – revealed that cryptocurrencies and other digital payment methods accounted for more than a third of the online payments for the company during Q1, 2022. The largest movie theatre chain in the world accepts several digital assets, including Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin, Bitcoin Cash, Dogecoin, and Shiba Inu. AMC’s Decision to Embrace Crypto Labeled a Success Last year, the entertainment firm jumped into the digital asset ecosystem by allowing...
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