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A rumor is circulating that PayPal and other payment processors are looking to pledge support for bitcoin in the coming weeks. PayPal is being joined by Venmo, and the result is bitcoin appears to have surged by another $300 at the time of writing.PayPal and Bitcoin to Join Hands?Just 48 hours ago, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap was trading in the $9,300 range. However, now the currency is selling for well over $9,600. The jump was likely sparked by the sentiment that...

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase above the $9,340 resistance against the US Dollar.The bulls succeeded in clearing the key $9,500 resistance zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours).There was a break above a crucial bearish trend line with resistance near $9,400 on the 4-hours chart of the BTC/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase).The pair traded as high as $9,793 and it is currently correcting gains.Bitcoin price is back in a positive zone above $9,400 and $9,500 against the US...

Freelance coder, philologist and neurobiologist Alexandra Elbakyan is looking for a little help from bitcoin, as platforms like PayPal have turned her down.Alexandra Elbakyan Looks to BTC for Company HelpElbakyan runs a website that provides readers with a multitude of academic papers. This wouldn’t be so bad except that most of these papers typically need to be be subscribed to and paid for, whereas her website is looking to offer them for free. As many as 80 million articles are currently...

We’re already halfway through the year and while bitcoin has done relatively well – having shot back up into the $9,000 range since March – the currency still has a way to go if it’s going to reach some of the end-of-year predictions that analysts have set for it.Bitcoin May Not Reach an End-of-Year High2020 was the year of the highly anticipated third halving, and for many analysts, this was the year in which bitcoin would potentially reach its all-time high again of nearly $20,000. However,...

Max Keiser – a bitcoin investor and host of the Keiser Report – believes that the number one digital currency by market cap will spike to $400,000 per unit in the coming years.Max Keiser: Forget $100K; We’re About to See $400KInitially, Keiser has long touted a $100,000 price for the digital currency. He’s allegedly been predicting such a figure since the year 2011, but now he’s confident the end price for bitcoin will be four times this, and he’s convinced it will happen because the U.S....

Grammy-nominated singer Akon has announced his entry into the cryptocurrency market. The vocalist is looking to create his own digital asset that will benefit those who cannot gain access to traditional financial services and tools.Akon Was Inspired by a Recent TripAkon has been a huge crypto fan for years. He first invested in bitcoin in 2014 but says that his full appreciation for crypto technology didn’t arrive until a few years ago when he took a trip from Dakar to Paris. In his pockets,...

Well, here’s something you don’t see every day. Bitcoin outranked by another coin… You may not believe it, but in China, that appears to be the case.China Isn’t Too Crazy About BitcoinChina has put out a list of its top digital currencies. It’s strange considering how strong of a presence bitcoin holds in the country, but according to the Center for Information and Industry Development (CCID) of China, bitcoin is only the 12th best coin available to traders. This is in sharp contrast to many...

The Fed has announced that it will be purchasing corporate bonds and ETFs, and the crypto community isn’t too happy about the decision.The Fed Comes to the Rescue Again?The choice comes following economic turmoil as the coronavirus has forced the United States – and several regions abroad – to shut down its businesses and operations so that people can avoid contracting the illness. The shutdown was designed to slow the spread of the virus, but now that things are opening up, the media...

Many have gone back and forth regarding how to classify bitcoin. Is it money? Is it simply a speculative asset? How can it be used, and what are most people supposed to do with it when cash and credit cards remain so prominent?Bitcoin Is Money, According to Fed SentimentAccording to economists at the New York office of the Federal Reserve, bitcoin is like an extension of fiat money. In other words, it’s not a new type of money or even necessarily a new coin. Rather, it’s being described as an...

Isaiah Jackson is the author of a book called “Bitcoin and Black America.”Jackson: The Black Community Needs New Financial PoliciesIn a recent interview, Jackson discussed what bitcoin and cryptocurrencies could potentially do to push the African American community forward. He’s adamant that the methods of America’s current financial system do not always pertain to African Americans, and he thinks the community needs its own policies and coins to do business and survive.He comments:We have...