Tag Archives: Bitcoin News

Gaucho Group Holdings, Inc. – an e-commerce company that focuses on luxury items such as fine wines, leather goods and estates – has announced a major land sale that is going to be used for producing and growing vineyards. What’s the big clincher? The entire transaction occurred via cryptocurrency. Gaucho Group Is Pushing Crypto Forward The lot was available through a division of Gaucho known as Algodon Wine Estates. The firm concentrates primarily on wine-related...

Apple CEO Tim Cook has confirmed that he is a cryptocurrency owner, though he did not specify which coins he owns, nor did he mention how much his stash is worth. Even more important is that the tech mogul hinted his company is potentially looking into crypto offerings. Tim Cook on Crypto In a recent interview, Cook was approached directly by a reporter and asked if Apple would, at some point, delve further into the cryptocurrency space. The answer Cook gave was somewhat...

The African country of Zimbabwe is allegedly the next nation looking to make crypto legal tender. Regulators have released a statement claiming that they are examining the prospects of allowing bitcoin and its altcoin cousins to be used as forms of payment for goods and services. Zimbabwe Is Looking at BTC as a Currency Clearly, the nation is taking a page out of El Salvador’s book. The Central American region became the first country in the world two months ago to...

Eric Adams – the mayor-elect of New York City – wants cryptocurrency to be taught in schools. He says that digital currencies are the financial tools of the future, and he wants children and younger generations to be financially prepared for what’s likely to come their way. Eric Adams: Crypto Should Be Taught in Schools At this stage, anyone who doubted cryptocurrency is likely kicking themselves in the rear. Bitcoin, for example, is the world’s largest digital currency...

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $65,000 zone against the US Dollar. The price is now trading above $65,000 and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $61,800 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could correct lower towards the $64,000 support zone in the near term. Bitcoin price traded to a new all-time high near $68,560 against the US...

Several mayors are warming up to bitcoin, showing not only that bitcoin is becoming more mainstream and legitimate, but also that the currency is a staple product of political campaigns. Miami mayor Francis Suarez and mayor-elect Eric Adams of New York City say that they are looking to accept their next few paychecks in bitcoin as a means of pushing the crypto agenda further. Adams and Suarez Are at the Center of a BTC Battle Eric Adams was elected mayor of the Big Apple...

Police in Spain are investigating the robbery and assault of a bitcoin millionaire who allegedly had his home invaded and a digital fortune stolen. Zaryn Dentzel – the co-founder of Tuenti, a social media network based in Spain – witnessed more than one million euros worth of BTC disappear in an instant. Zaryn Dentzel Is Being Looked at By Medical Staff Dentzel detailed the experience to media outlets in Madrid, where he lives. The 38-year-old tech entrepreneur was...

El Salvador says it is looking to utilize some of the profits it’s made from holding and trading bitcoin to build roughly 20 schools throughout the country. El Salvador Will Rebuild Its Education System The announcement came by way of Nayib Bukele, the nation’s president. Not long ago, the nation of El Salvador took advantage of a bitcoin dip that saw the world’s number one digital currency by market cap fall to roughly $59,000 per unit. From there, the currency rose...

In a new report, analysts at JPMorgan state that bitcoin has the potential to reach a whopping $146,000 per unit rather soon. JPMorgan Thinks BTC Is Heading to the Moon There have been several predictions as of late that bitcoin will potentially reach six figures in the coming months, but JPMorgan – which at times, has been rather bearish when it comes to bitcoin – is releasing one of the biggest predictions, though there are a couple of things that need to be taken note...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may appear all lovey-dovey with the idea of a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) as of late given its approval of the recent Pro Shares product. Sadly, this would not necessarily be true, as the firm has recently announced it will be pushing another ETF decision into 2022. The SEC Has Delayed Another Decision Regarding a BTC ETF The new ETF comes by way of a company known as Valkyrie. The firm had placed its ETF...