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Philips will be auctioning a world-famous artwork called “Laugh Now Panel A” created by the anonymous street artist Banksy. Jonathan Crockett – Asia Chairman at the company – announced that BTC or ETH would also be accepted as a means of payment on the auction. Philips Enters the Crypto Community In a recent Bloomberg interview, Jonathan Crockett highlighted that Philips would accept the largest cryptocurrencies – bitcoin and ether – to purchase Banksy’s ”Laugh Now Panel A”....

Residents of the Chinese capital will receive 40 million renminbi ($6.2 million) of the digital currency. They can use two banking apps to apply to win one of the 200,000 so-called ”red packets”, each containing 200 yuan, as part of a lottery. Simultaneously, the governor of Russia’s central bank called digital currencies the future of money. Another CBDC Trial in China In yet another attempt to test its CBDC, the Chinese officials decided to distribute 40 million renminbi...

Guggenheim Partners may invest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency assets through its latest fund called Guggenheim Active Allocation Fund. A recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission revealed the giant’s plans to receive the exposure through cash-settled derivatives instruments. CryptoPotato reported last year Guggenheim’s filing in which the behemoth sought SEC approval to allocate up to $500 million in bitcoin through its Macro Opportunities Fund. The large...

Bitcoin’s declining price is actually “great news” for Robert Kiyosaki – the author of the global best-seller Rich Dad Poor Dad. In a recent tweet, the investor even asserted that he might start buying again more portions of the primary cryptocurrency should the price fall to $27,000. I Might Buy More BTC at $27K: Kiyosaki The 74-year old Kiyosaki is an American businessman and author, perhaps best known for his 1997 best-seller book – Rich Dad Poor Dad. Since last year, the...

Jeff Currie – the Global Head of Commodities Research at Goldman Sachs – shared his thoughts on Bitcoin being a gold replacement. According to him, digital assets are substitutes for copper. From Gold to Copper In a recent CNBC interview, Jeff Currie warned that cryptocurrencies are risky and people should not consider them as a gold substitute. He opined that copper is a much more similar asset to be compared to digital assets: ”Digital currencies are not substitutes for...

After consecutive months of exceptionally high transaction fees, the costs on the Ethereum and Bitcoin blockchain networks have dropped to multi-month lows. This came after the latest massive price crash and recovery attempts. Bitcoin and Ethereum Fees Calm The Ethereum network became synonymous with high fees following the substantial boost in popularity of decentralized finance, non-fungible tokens, and other operations running on top of it. As previously reported, the...

Bitcoin is down by a sharp 3% over the past 24 hours. The cryptocurrency bounced from $31,185 (downside 1.618 Fib Extension) last week but failed to overcome resistance at $40,765 (bearish .382 Fib & 200-day MA). From there, BTC headed lower into the weekend but sustained support at $34,760 after spiking as low as $33,520. The daily chart looks pretty choppy, but the short-term 4-hour chart provides a clear symmetrical triangle pattern forming. Yesterday, BTC bounced from...

BitMEX announced a $100,000 grant for the Korean-based Bitcoin scaling researcher – Calvin Kim. Furthermore, the crypto derivatives exchange informed about an additional $50,000 donation from its partner – the Human Rights Foundation. BitMEX’s $150K Renewal In a recent statement, the popular Bitcoin derivatives trading venue BitMEX announced it had renewed Calvin Kim’s developer grant until June 2022, supporting him with an additional $100,000. In August 2020, the exchange...

Bitcoin has become too big of an asset to escape regulatory frameworks, argued the governor of Sweden’s central bank – Stefan Ingves. At the same time, the nation’s finance minister confirmed that the country is already looking into implementing tighter rules around cryptocurrency exchanges. BTC: Too Big Not to Be Regulated During a recent speech cited by Bloomberg, Riksbank Governor Stefan Ingves joined the trend of central bankers commenting on bitcoin amid its recent...

BTC miners in Argentina are thriving by taking advantage of cheap, subsidized energy. Countries with low utility rates have been great spots for crypto miners, and the resurgence of capital controls is boosting profits for miners in Argentina. The news was first reported by Bloomberg, later republished in the Buenos Aires Times. Miners Taking Advantage of Cheap Electricity  Experts like Nicolás Bourbon, a crypto-miner in Argentina, have said this is an opportunity to take...