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Bitcoin’s impressive performance has shut the mouths of several skeptics who have had to acknowledge that -at least since the last few years- there is some merit in investing in this cryptocurrency. Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, is NOT in this group. The well-known businessman has again doubled down on his views on Bitcoin, asserting that from his perspective, the cryptocurrency lacks any intrinsic value, and he does not advise taking it as a serious investment. The CEO...

The People Power Party – the opposition party in South Korea – has reportedly proposed a one-year delay on the upcoming taxation rules on trading with digital assets. The lawmakers also intend to revise the tax rate percentage suggesting that investors who generate profits of more than $42,000 should pay 20%, while the initial legislation taxes gains above $2,900. Not Ready for It According to the current propositions, South Korea will start taxing profits from trading with...

Although the price of bitcoin has increased by more than 35% in the past two weeks or so, retail investors have yet to return to the scene. Google trends data shows that the number of queries on the search engine is still a long way away from the previous heights. No Retail Hype Yet: Google Trends On September 30th, BTC dropped below $41,000 for the third time that week. Now, less than two weeks later, BTC trades above $56,000 after marking a new five-month high at $57,000...

Bitmain – one of the world’s largest manufacturers of bitcoin mining machines – revealed it would no longer deliver crypto mining rigs to mainland China addresses. However, the firm would continue shipping its products to overseas destinations. The Crypto Ban Reached Bitmain The Chinese crackdown on cryptocurrency mining and trading has affected Bitmain as well. The Beijing-based company announced on its WeChat account that it will halt shipping its Antminer crypto mining...

The infamous US whistleblower – Edward Snowden – criticized CBDC’s potential impact on the financial network. He labeled them as a “perversion of cryptocurrency” and a “cryptofascist currency,” as they could grant a lot of power to the governments and leave less freedom to the people. CBDC – ‘a Cryptofascist Currency’ The computer programmer who worked as a subcontractor for the National Security Agency (NSA) – Edward Snowden – opined strongly against the potential use cases...

If you didn’t like the way Nayib Bukele was implementing his Bitcoin policy in El Salvador, maybe his latest actions will change your mind, or at least make you admit he wants to be a bit cute. After experiencing his first days in the green, the president of El Salvador revealed he was going to use the proceeds of his country’s BTC investment to build a massive pet hospital. The self-described coolest dictator in the world shared the news on his Twitter account a few hours...

Bitcoin stands at $55,000 today, as of writing these lines. This means it’s about 90% up since the beginning of 2021. While that’s impressive on its own, what’s even more notable is BTC’s performance compared to other well-known investment tools such as some of the most popular stock market indexes, the world’s largest companies, and precious metals like gold and silver. BTC vs. all others – YTD 2021. Source: TradingViewS&P500 and Nasdaq Left Behind The primary...

This analysis takes a closer look at some of Bitcoin’s structural market metrics and compares the current cycle to that of 2017. The following is compiled by on-chain analyst CryptoVizArt for CryptoPotato. Bitcoin’s NVT NVT estimates the values of the network using its on-chain investor volume. As crypto analyst Willy Woo initially introduced this model, NVT Price is calculated by multiplying on-chain volume by the 2-year median value of NVT-Ratio (Market cap / Total on-chain...

The latest cryptocurrency adoption cases are coming from the fashion brand – PacSun, as well as the charity organization – Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation. PacSun Also Caught The Crypto Wave One more firm that enabled digital asset settlements is PacSun. The major brand in the fashion and retail space added bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies using the leading blockchain payment provider – BitPay. Namely, those are Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Wrapped Bitcoin...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin spoke out against President Nayib Bukele’s compulsory bitcoin usage for merchants and businesses, saying it was against cryptocurrency’s “ideals of freedom.” Buterin commented in response to a Reddit article titled “Unpopular opinion: El Salvador President Mr. Nayab (Nayib)  Bukele should not be praised by Crypto community.” The Ethereum co-founder did not fail to call out “Bitcoin Maximalists,” whom he believed praised the El Salvadoran...