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Bitcoin has always had support from billionaire investor and former hedge fund manager Mike Novogratz. However, in a recent interview, he seemed to hint that the currency does not have any value all by itself like standard fiat. Rather, it is valuable simply because the people who use it and invest in it say it is. Mike Novogratz on What Gives BTC Value During his discussion, Novogratz said that bitcoin primarily has value thanks to the community it has established. He...

Not too long ago, El Salvador announced that it would make bitcoin legal tender. Thus, the Central American nation became the first to permit bitcoin’s full use as a currency. However, now it looks like the country’s plans have hit a snag as the World Bank is saying it will reject El Salvador’s request. The World Bank Will Not Help El Salvador To be fair, El Salvador does not necessarily need permission from the World Bank to implement bitcoin’s status as a payment...

Is bitcoin about to experience a “short squeeze?” According to many analysts, the answer is yes. A Short Squeeze Is in BTC’s Future, Analysts Say A short squeeze is when an asset that has been doing poorly suddenly skyrockets in price due to several traders making bets against it. As of late, the world’s number one digital currency by market cap has been trading in the doldrums, losing close to $30,000 off its price since reaching its latest all-time high of...

Tesla is going through a bit of a slow period right now, and according to analysts of Morgan Stanley, this may be because of Elon Musk and his obsession with bitcoin. Elon Musk Is Driving Tesla Shares Down Elon Musk has gone back and forth in recent months regarding the world’s number one digital currency by market cap. The South African entrepreneur sent the currency sky high in the month of February when he decided to purchase approximately $1.5 billion worth of the...

63-year-old venture capitalist Tim Draper has always been there to support BTC. In a recent interview, he stuck to his guns and claimed, once again, that bitcoin was likely to hit the $250,000 mark by the end of 2022 or the beginning of 2023, something he has mentioned time and time again in the past. Tim Draper On Where BTC Will Go The price of bitcoin has not been in the best place. Recently, the currency – which was trading for about $64,000 per unit last April – fell...

Suze Orman is a personal finance guru that knows a thing or two about bitcoin. She also has some very clear ideas about how someone should invest in it and how much they should buy. Suze Orman Discusses How BTC Investing Should Be In a recent interview, Orman claims that bitcoin should not be viewed as a currency, even though that is what it was designed to be. She says that for now at least, people need to be looking at it as a long-term investment if they want to...

The value of bitcoin has jumped somewhat over the past few days given that Elon Musk – the South African entrepreneur behind billion-dollar companies such as Tesla and SpaceX – has changed his tune once again on bitcoin and cryptocurrency mining. Elon Musk Wants to See More Clean Energy Use Elon Musk has taken a lot of guff in recent weeks given that he rescinded a decision to accept bitcoin payments for Tesla-based goods and services before the company even began...

According to a new survey unveiled by Bank of America, fund managers still do not trust bitcoin and see it as a major bubble despite the massive price bust that has occurred over the past month. Bank of America Survey Doesn’t Paint BTC in a Positive Light Bitcoin was initially trading at an all-time high in mid-April of this year. The world’s number one digital currency shot up to approximately $64,000 per unit, reaching its highest peak in its 12-year history, though at...

Bitcoin has always had its naysayers. From the day it was born in January of 2009, some people have refused to become BTC believers, one of which is Nouriel Roubini – playfully known as “Dr. Doom” for his angry and negative sentiment towards bitcoin. Nouriel Roubini Still Hates BTC As the largest cryptocurrency in the world, bitcoin has garnered quite a few fans over the past 12 years, but Roubini is not feeling the love that others are experiencing, and today is no...

Bitcoin has spent the last few days shooting up. The currency has again crossed the $40,000 line after trading in the mid-to high $30,000 range, the lowest it has been in several months. All is looking better, and analysts are hoping this is the start of another rise to the top for the world’s number one crypto by market cap, and yet according to Willy Woo, things are not quite where they need to be. Willy Woo Sees $200K for BTC Woo had originally believed that bitcoin...