Tag Archives: Bitcoin News

Have you ever made a friend of an enemy? Was there ever anyone or anything that you just couldn’t stand, yet you wound up becoming inseparable down the line? People like Katie Haun can relate to this story.Katie Haun: Why She Now Loves BTCHaun is a former federal prosecutor that had been required to examine mafia cases and other major crimes that were plaguing the rural U.S. At one point, an employer adamantly requested that she study bitcoin and see if there was a plausible way of “shutting...

Tom Lee of Fundstrat fame is back in the news again. This time, he’s explaining why institutional players have been so reluctant to get involved in digital assets.Lee: Crypto’s Not Big Enough for InstitutionsIn a recent interview, Tom Lee explains:There’s a mechanical issue for crypto in terms of infrastructure that’s needed, but there’s probably also a size of market issue.He believes that cryptocurrency might be “too small” for institutional players, who are used to investing in major...

Despite the recent turn of events, despite bitcoin once again falling into the $8,000 range, the currency is still 2019’s best performing asset according to a new report.Bitcoin Is Still at the Top of Its GameThe currency shocked enthusiasts this April when it spiked to the $5,000 range. Many traders and investors thought that day would never come. After all, 2018 had been filled to the brim with humiliating losses that ultimately caused the coin to lose more than 70 percent of its overall...

As we have seen in the crypto world, nobody is safe from crypto-based ransomware, and in the case of one Spanish city – Jerez de la Frontera – that lesson is being learned all over again.Jerez Under FireA hacker has apparently taken an entire city hostage. The computer network of Jerez de la Frontera has been locked up by a malicious actor who is demanding bitcoins in exchange for loosening his or her hold on the system. The attack first began on Tuesday night with what were deemed small...

Eccentric millionaire John McAfee is in the news again. This time, the 2020 presidential candidate found himself mocking Justin Sun on Twitter, saying that he had a bad habit of hyping up events that ultimately never occur.McAfee Points the Finger at SunMcAfee is referring to the $4.5 million lunch Sun allegedly had planned with Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett. Over the summer, the lunch was marketed in a way one might advertise a bitcoin hard fork. The situation was being looked at by...

It would seem like crypto and politics don’t always go together, but thanks to Agatha Bacelar, this is potentially changing.Bacelar: Crypto Is a Solid ToolAgatha is a 27-year-old Brazilian immigrant in San Francisco. She’s currently challenging current Representative and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi for a spot in the American Congress. What’s her big claim to fame? She’s accepting crypto payments through Coinbase from those looking to fund her campaign.Bacelar has a set a crypto funding...

Some people don’t seem to enjoy bitcoin no matter how far it goes, but when one of those people is Jared Kenna – a man who ultimately got rich off of it – the odds don’t look too great.Jared Kenna Discusses His “Bitcoin Plight”Kenna is one of bitcoin’s earliest millionaires, but his presence within the crypto tech world has ultimately faded over the past three years. This has been for several reasons, the biggest one being that he’s lost his “love for the industry,” according to a recent...

Perhaps institutional players aren’t that hard to come by. Perhaps they are interested in crypto after all, and perhaps they do want to diversify their portfolios with new technology.Institutional Investors Are More “Forgiving” Than We ThoughtThat’s the sentiment of a London-based OTC firm known as BCB Group. According to a new report issued by the organization, institutional investors are still intrigued by bitcoin and its crypto cousins despite the nasty price falls we’ve been witnessing as...

Last month, Google made a shocking announcement: that it had developed a supercomputer that could potentially solve very long and complicated mathematical equations. For some analysts, this meant only one thing: that bitcoin was about to become obsolete.A Supercomputer that Makes BTC Obsolete?Data pertaining to the computer was eventually published to NASA’s website, though the information was ultimately taken down potentially because it had not yet been confirmed.As we all know, bitcoin...

There’s no denying that bitcoin has great promise. Since it first emerged on the financial plane roughly ten years ago, the currency has come a long way and is changing the world of monetary trading as we know it.Bitcoin and Its Carbon EmissionsUnfortunately, not everyone is convinced that it has something to offer. One of the big problems with bitcoin that continually gets in the way is its carbon footprint, which according to some analysts is bigger than one might expect. In the past, it’s...