Tag Archives: Bitcoin News

2022 has been a rough year thus for crypto investors in the sense that bitcoin and many of its altcoin cousins have had a hard time keeping their prices stable. However, the year has also been difficult because thieves have become so prominent in the space. At the time of writing, it appears crypto thieves have stolen more than $1.2 billion in crypto funds in 2022, and we’re not even at the halfway point. Why Are Thieves So Prominent in the Crypto Industry? Mitchell...

It’s always disappointing when someone decides bitcoin isn’t any good. No matter how much the world’s number one digital currency has accomplished in the last few years, it seems there will always be doubters, and amongst them are Berkshire Hathaway executives Warren Buffett and his vice chairman Charlie Munger. Warren Buffett Still Hates Bitcoin At a recent shareholder meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, Buffett was quick to strike down bitcoin and comment about how weak it...

Switzerland is a country that’s doing all it can to aid bitcoin’s reputation. The nation is home to the town of Zug, which hosts what’s known as “Crypto Valley,” a region that takes part of its name from Silicon Valley in northern California. Switzerland Is Doing All It Can for Crypto While the latter is known for housing some of the world’s largest tech companies – such as Facebook, Google, and Microsoft – the former hosts several crypto and blockchain firms that are...

Eric Adams – the mayor of New York City – has suggested doing away with the dreaded BitLicense as a way of allowing New York to become more competitive in the crypto and blockchain worlds. Will New York Get Rid of the BitLicense? The BitLicense was first introduced in 2014. The document made things very hard for crypto companies seeking to establish presences in the Big Apple. It also made it very difficult for them to gain customers. Under the BitLicense, things became...

Leading African PR firm African Media Agency is forming a partnership with Tech Next, a tech-based media enterprise that seeks to educate its readers on digital currency and blockchain trends. African Media Agency Will Help Crypto in Africa Get Bigger In addition, the partnership will provide visibility to Coinference 2022, which is set to occur in early October of this year. Coinference is a special conference that takes place to assist the growing cryptocurrency arena....

The Blockchain Group is working to prevent members of Congress from passing legislation that would place sanctions on oligarchs or individuals in Russia for using cryptocurrency. The organization claims that these people are not using crypto for illicit purposes and thus they do not deserve to be punished. The Blockchain Group Seeks to Prevent Various Crypto Laws Sanctions have been placed on Russia since the country allegedly invaded Ukraine last February. There are...

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...

Crypto continues to grow like crazy. Every day, it seems like the arena gets a little bigger and a little better, but how does one know which investments are worth their time? Kiana Danial – the author of “Cryptocurrency Investing for Dummies” and the founder of Invest Diva – lays it all out for those looking to enter the crypto space for the first time. Kiana Danial Talks About How to Know Which Crypto Is Real and Ripe In a recent interview, Danial says a currency’s...

For bitcoin and cryptocurrency fans, the name Nayib Bukele should ring several bells. As the president of El Salvador, the man was tasked with integrating bitcoin as legal tender in his country. Nayib Bukele Should Be Admired for His Bitcoin Plans Bukele has clearly done this for no other reason than to keep his people financially safe and independent. He’s not only a bitcoin believer, but a true leader in that he has taken it upon himself to do something quite difficult...

The Central African Republic (CAR) has become the second country after El Salvador to declare bitcoin legal tender. Customers can walk into any store or company and purchase goods and services with bitcoin and owners and managers must be accepting of the digital currency. The Central African Republic Says “Yes” to Bitcoin In a statement, Obed Namsio – the chief of staff of Faustin Archange Touadera, the President of the Central African Republic – said that a bill had...