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It looks like the institutional presence behind bitcoin just got a whole lot bigger thanks to Grayscale. The institutional investment platform is about to enter its third quarter and has announced that the last three months have attracted nearly $1 billion in overall investments, meaning the company has garnered some of its highest numbers yet.Grayscale Is Reaching New HeightsOne of the big questions that continues to meander throughout the bitcoin and crypto space is, “Are institutional...

It’s rough whenever money is not put to proper use, but according to one source, that appears to be what happened in Texas recently when a man allegedly used a PPP loan to get his fingers on cryptocurrency.PPP Loans Are Not to Be Played Around WithThe Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) has reached a new pinnacle over these past few months as the spread of COVID-19 continues to allegedly ravage the economies in America and beyond. In the United States, several steps have been taken to ensure...

Documentation stemming from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) suggests that Zap – a company that has partnered with credit card company Visa – has garnered more than $3 million to establish further bitcoin payment protocols.Zap Is Rolling in DoughThe funding round occurred in April of this year and was led by Green Oaks Capital and Morgan Creek. Zap is currently building a new platform atop the Lightning Network that could potentially make it much easier for users to pay for goods...

Another massive bitcoin hack is in the books, though this one is a bit different in that it involves Twitter, one of the largest social media platforms across the globe.High-Profile Twitter Accounts OvertakenTo be fair, Twitter has been utilized to garner illicit bitcoin funds before from unsuspecting victims. Elon Musk – who was one of the more prominent figures at the center of this event – can vouch for that, though never has such an attack as the one that occurred 48 hours ago been...

Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 927. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Ripple-Kurs auf 10.000 US-Dollar, Microsoft und Wave haben neue Partnerschaft & Bitcoin wird von Altcoin Innovationen profitieren. Die heutige Show wird gesponsert von Bitwala – Die einfachste Art Bitcoin zu kaufen und verkaufen – Jetzt kostenloses Konto eröffnen und 20 Euro Startguthaben erhalten – https://bit.ly/Bitwala-Banking 1.) Ripple-Kurs bei 10.000...

Does bitcoin and crypto have a prominent place in the Middle East? Just ask Ghass Mo, a freelancer who now calls Kurdistan, Iraq home after leaving his native Syria due to the ongoing civil war.Ghass Mo Suggests a Growing Crypto Presence in the Middle EastMo has been working as a bitcoin freelancer for the past two years. He does not earn any standard fiat for his work, but is instead paid in BTC, which he then uses to support his family back home. Describing what he does, he explained:I get...

Amiti Uttarwar is looking to pave the way for more women to get involved in the crypto space.Uttarwar Reminisces on How Her Career Came to BeOne of the biggest arguments going against the bitcoin and blockchain market is that it is predominately inhabited by men, but Uttarwar, in her role as a bitcoin core developer, is trying to help the industry she’s come to love so much branch out a little.The daughter of Indian immigrants, Uttarwar says her parents struggled to make it to America, with...

Hey Informanten, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 926. Heute sprechen wir über folgende Themen: Massiver Twitter Hack Bitcoin Scam, US Armee will Blockchain ausspähen & PayPal liefert einen kleinen Einblick in die Krypto-Pläne Die heutige Show wird gesponsert von Bitwala – Die einfachste Art Bitcoin zu kaufen und verkaufen – Jetzt kostenloses Konto eröffnen und 20 Euro Startguthaben erhalten – https://bit.ly/Bitwala-Banking 1.) Hidden Messages Found in...

The town of El Zonte in El Salvador is one of the first to resort entirely to bitcoin to keep its economy and infrastructure stable.El Zonte: A Town of Bitcoin EnthusiastsThe digital funds came by way of an anonymous donor who ultimately discovered some lost bitcoin he had purchases several years ago. Following several attempts to remember his password, the donor ultimately gained access to the wallet and partnered with a San Diego native named Michael Peterson to shell out annual, six-figure...

Bitcoin may be the world’s number one cryptocurrency by market cap, but it’s Ethereum that seems to be all the rage amongst both crypto enthusiasts and developers everywhere as of late.Ethereum Is Getting Bigger and BiggerEthereum is only the world’s second largest cryptocurrency, but it is the number one competitor to bitcoin. Still a relatively new currency by comparison (it was unveiled in 2015), the asset has established itself as the leading asset in the smart contracts space, attracting...