Tag Archives: Bitcoin News

Tim Draper has always been a huge bitcoin advocate, but in a recent interview, he explains why he’s so convinced BTC is headed for the stars and beyond.Draper Says the Lightning Network Will Do Great ThingsIn the past, Draper has stated that bitcoin is likely to hit $250,000 by the time 2022 rolls along. He later altered his prediction a bit to suggest that this figure would instead be reached in the early months of 2023, thereby pushing things back somewhat. However, he stands by his...

The crypto world is seeing a huge influx of gold-backed stable currencies, and now Tether is adding a new one to the mix.Tether Is Getting Involved in GoldThe world could see the new “Tether Gold” cryptocurrency by the time Christmas rolls around this year. What is it about Christmas that seems to bring either great renown or floor-scraping gutter waves to the crypto space?Remember in 2017 during the holiday season when the number one cryptocurrency by market cap (we’re talking about bitcoin)...

You better watch out. You better not cry… If you use crypto and live in Shanghai…Shanghai Seeks to Shut Down Crypto BusinessesAs we get ready for the upcoming holiday season and familiar carols roll through our heads, so do thoughts of crypto, and in China, the digital currency industry is taking another blow to the gut. The government of Shanghai has announced that it will be looking into all cryptocurrency-related activities – such as tokens and trading – to see which crypto businesses need...

Tom Lee has always been very adamant about bitcoin, but in a recent interview, he says that the space is way too small for a bitcoin-based exchange-traded fund (ETF) to work.Lee: Now Just Isn’t the TimeThere have been many attempts to get cryptocurrency ETFs approved over the past several years, but none have been successful. One of the ETF proposals that many believed would really pave the way for future bitcoin and blockchain-based products was the ETF application submitted by Van Eck Solid...

The environmental effects of cryptocurrency mining on our planet are allegedly more costly than we might have thought, according to a new report.Cryptocurrency Mining Report Provides a Dollar FigureThe document, which is entitled “Crypto Damages: Monetary Value Estimates of the Air Pollution and Human Health Impacts of Cryptocurrency Mining” has been published in the scientific journal “Energy Research and Social Science.” It was authored by several researchers at the University of New Mexico...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 750. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Walmart Kanada Blockchain Supply Chain Management, Anonymous will 75 Millionen US-Dollar in Bitcoin spenden & China schränkt Cash Transaktionen ein. 1.) Walmart Kanada führt die größte Blockchain für Supply Chain Management aller Zeiten einhttps://coincierge.de/2019/walmart-kanada-fuehrt-die-groesste-blockchain-fuer-supply-chain-management-aller-zeiten-ein/ 2.) Anonymous...

SEBA, a cryptocurrency bank based in Switzerland, has announced that it is now authorized to handle both traditional fiat currency as well as digital money like bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH).SEBA Offers Both Traditional Money and CryptoCustomers can open accounts with the bank as a means of storing both their traditional funds and their cryptocurrencies. Clients of SEBA typically rank as asset managers, private investors and corporate businesses.Switzerland is one of the most prominent...

Hey Krypto Fans, willkommen zur Bitcoin-Informant Show Nr. 749. Heute geht’s um folgende Themen: Telegram schießt zurück: SEC betreibe „Ad hoc“-Justiz, Canaan Creative $100 Millionen IPO Ziel & Bitfinex plant neue Produkte in 2020. 1.) Telegram schießt zurück: SEC betreibe „Ad hoc“-Justizhttps://www.btc-echo.de/telegram-schiesst-zurueck-sec-betreibe-ad-hoc-justiz/ 2.) Canaan Creative Sets Terms, Plans to Rake in $100 Million in Upcoming US...

Digital wallet provider Ever Coin is offering the Ever Coin 2, a new mobile hardware wallet designed to give people more security when storing their crypto funds.Ever Coin Offering a New Way to Secure Your MoneyKeeping digital money in a hardware wallet is a lot safer than storing it in a standard exchange, which for the most part, remains vulnerable to hackers and other malicious actors. Many times, these hardware wallets require the knowledge of private keys in order to gain access to the...

A new kind of bitcoin trading platform is making its way to the front of the crypto line. Developed by brothers David and Ed Sapper, the platform – known as Block Bid – works as a way of allowing people to utilize crypto the way they would cash on PayPal.Block Bid – The PayPal of Crypto?David, the company’s co-founder and chief operating officer, stated in an interview:It’s engrained in our heads that no matter what website we go to, no matter what we buy, if it’s a PayPal checkout bot on the...