After China recently banned all crypto-related activities in the country, crypto exchange Huobi Global had to limit mainland Chinese citizens from registering on the platform. As a consequence, the Huobi pool – the eighth biggest BTC pool- is now moving a massive amount out of their funds, possibly to cover the client withdrawal needs on the exchange. $4.21 Billion Flowing Out From Miners Data from research company IntoTheBlock shows that Huobi Pool has recently moved almost...
Read More »Elon Musk Urged The US Government to Do Nothing with Crypto Regulations
Tesla’s CEO – Elon Musk – believes authorities are unable to “destroy” the digital asset industry. He advised the American government to let crypto “fly” instead of implementing legislation on it. Additionally, he gave his reasons why China has a hostile stance on cryptocurrencies. ‘Just Let It Fly’ In a recent interview with Kara Swisher, the prominent entrepreneur and business magnate – Elon Musk – shared his thoughts on some of the hottest topics in the digital asset...
Read More »Verifone Partnered with BitPay to Provide In-Store Crypto Payments
The American fintech company – Verifone – will enable cryptocurrency payment options to its clients through a collaboration with the bitcoin payment service provider – BitPay. The service will be available later this year as initially it will be introduced only in the United States. The New Crypto Opportunity According to a recent press release, the solution would allow customers to employ cryptocurrency settlements on Verifone’s in-store and eCommerce Cloud Services...
Read More »Miami Working on Allowing Tax Payments in Bitcoin, Promised Mayor Suarez
A few months after hinting that Miami residents could soon be able to pay their taxes with bitcoin, the city’s mayor – Francis Suarez – said the process has begun as his team will issue the request in October. Separately, Suarez also touched upon the most recent actions undertaken by the Chinese government, adding that the US could take advantage of this “huge mistake.” Miami Citizens to Pay Taxes in BTC? Being a BTC and ETH holder for a while, Francis Suarez has become one...
Read More »Adoption: Spanish PortAventura to Become the First Amusement Park Enabling Bitcoin Payments
The Spanish amusement and leisure park – PortAventura World – would be the first in its field to add bitcoin payments as an option to its clients. The initiative would start from the next season and would initially allow crypto settlements at the resort’s hotels. In addition, the medical diagnostics and solutions company – Todos Medical – jumped on the cryptocurrency bandwagon by enabling its patients to purchase wellness products in digital assets. PortAventura Dives into...
Read More »China’s Long History of Bitcoin FUD: Timeline
Right from the very first year bitcoin came into existence, the Chinese government has gone after the primary cryptocurrency, hammering it with bans after bans while citing countless risks supposedly associated with it. In over a decade, the Republic of China has also managed to increase its FUD (short for fear, uncertainty, and doubt) in the industry, and each time, crypto had seen a massive hit. Just last week, bitcoin’s price fell by more than 5% within hours, owing to...
Read More »Nayib Bukele: Chivo Bitcoin Wallet Has Now More Active Users Than Any Salvadorian Bank
In just three weeks, roughly one-third of El Salvador’s population has started to employ the Bitcoin wallet Chivo actively. As such, the country’s president updated that more people will soon be using the app than they have bank accounts in all local banking organizations combined. The smallest and most densely populated Central American country made history earlier this year when it announced it will legalize bitcoin within its borders. The move received many controversial...
Read More »Volatile Weekend: Bitcoin Plunged to $40.7k, and Spiked to $43k In Minutes (Updated Market Watch)
After the relatively positive Saturday, the bears have returned to the market and pushed bitcoin south to below $41k. The alternative coins have also suffered badly, with ETH dropping beneath $2,800. Update: shortly after the first publishing of this market update, Bitcoin managed to recover from the massive dump – which resulted in a current daily low of $40.8k, according to Bitstamp. The primary cryptocurrency saw a decent recovery: In less than one hour, BTC spiked almost...
Read More »Rich Dad Poor Dad’s Author Now Invests in ETH After BTC and Gold
Robert Kiyosaki – founder of Rich Global LLC and Rich Dad Company – recently told his followers to invest in Ethereum before “the biggest crash in history.” Thus, the author of the best-selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad added ETH to BTC, gold, and silver as his most-preferrable investment instruments. Kiyosaki’s Plea: Invest in Crypto The multi-millionaire businessman and author issued his warning earlier this week on Twitter. He made an extremely pessimistic forecast for global...
Read More »Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest Buys $89M Worth of TWTR After the Bitcoin Tips Integration
Ark Investment Management has doubled down on its support for the social media platform led by Jack Dorsey. Interestingly, the latest substantial shares purchase came just a day after Twitter announced it would enable BTC tips. As reported by Benzinga, Cathie Wood’s investment manager has purchased nearly 124,000 shares of Twitter on Friday. With the TWTR closing prices, this amount equaled $88.74 million. Ark Invest used two of its most popular ETFs – the Ark Innovation ETF...
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