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El Salvador in Central America has just purchased a total of 21 additional bitcoins. The country has made a habit of “buying dips” every time bitcoin’s price goes lower and this incident was no exception. El Salvador Adds to Its BTC Stash The country initially made headlines several months ago when it was announced it was working on a bitcoin-based financial agenda that would see the cryptocurrency – number one in the world – become legal tender. This meant it could be...

Michael Saylor – the CEO of MicroStrategy, the famed software company that has been one of bitcoin’s biggest institutional fans for more than a year – revealed that he has a huge personal bitcoin stash nearing $900 million. MicroStrategy and Michael Saylor Are the BTC Kings MicroStrategy first made headlines in August of 2020. The company purchased approximately $250 million in bitcoin, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. This was at a time when BTC...

Federal prosecutors in the city of San Diego, California have filed a lawsuit to seize more than $150 million in funds that were illicitly seized from the Sony Life Insurance Co. in Japan. The money was transferred through the La Jolla Bank and converted into crypto, where it was later stored in a Coinbase account. Sony Has Been the Victim of a Major Theft The seizure order was issued after the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took back nearly 4,000 units of bitcoin...

Meten Holding Group Ltd. – an English-language training program used regularly in China – has joined a panel of experts to establish a whole new bitcoin mining and research firm. Meten Holding Is Building Its Own Mining Firm The new company will study, build, and sell mining equipment. Among the industry experts that are helping Meten create its new line of business are Mr. Zhijun Liu, VP of Hummingbird Mining Machine, a crypto mining enterprise; Yunning Li, the former...

Brenda Gentry recently resigned from her job as a mortgage underwriter at USAA, something she did for roughly ten years. She has become rather privy to the crypto scene and wanted to give it a try. Now, crypto has become her career, and she’s making about $80,000 per month. Brenda Gentry Has Transitioned to Crypto Full Time As the head of a crypto consulting firm, Gentry launched the business in San Antonio – where she has lived most of her life – after leaving her job....

With 2022 right around the corner, it looks like many analysts are split right down the middle when discussing what could happen with bitcoin and the cryptocurrency space in the coming year. Will the world’s number one digital currency rise to new heights? Or will it come crashing down dramatically? How Will Bitcoin Do Next Year? One figure to warn of a possible crash is Carol Alexander, professor of finance at Sussex University. She believes bitcoin has no fundamental...

Queenie Tan is a finance expert and social media influencer stationed in Sydney, Australia. In a recent video she posted online, Queenie talks about how to purchase cryptocurrency and some of the things people should do to protect themselves when investing. Queenie Tan Discusses Crypto in New Video In a detailed video message to all her followers, Queenie unveiled a beginner’s guide to discussing how one gets involved in buying cryptocurrency. She also talks about the...

Jack Dorsey – the former Twitter head who left that company to focus primarily on Square – is very confident that bitcoin will one day replace the U.S. dollar. Jack Dorsey Believes in Bitcoin The following question was posed on the social media platform by rapper Cardi B: Do you think crypto is going to replace the dollar? Dorsey replied with: Yes, bitcoin will. Dorsey recently exited the Twitter universe he had created as a means of working primarily with Block,...

Are you in need of a face lift or liposuction? Thanks to one Beverly Hills plastic surgeon, you can now pay for your cosmetic procedure in cryptocurrency. Beverly Hills Surgeon Has Agreed to Accept BTC Payments Beginning in January of next year, Dr. Babak Azizzadeh – who runs the Center for Advanced Facial Plastic Surgery in Beverly Hills, California – will begin accepting cryptocurrency payments for anyone looking to fix up their bodies and improve their looks. He...

Manasquan Bank in New Jersey has chosen Bakkt Holdings, Inc. to be its partner platform in offering customers digital currency services. Manasquan Bank and Bakkt… The Perfect Pair? Manasquan Bank is a community-based mutual bank that manages nearly $3 billion in assets. The bank’s retail clients will now be able to sell, buy, and hold digital currencies through the firm’s new services, which are being initiated through Bakkt, a crypto custody enterprise designed...