Gene Simmons, the legendary KISS bassist, has made another dip into cryptocurrencies. The famous musician has expressed his belief in Cardano, presuming 2021 would be “the most productive year” for the altcoin.Believing in the Future of CardanoRock star Gene Klein, aka Gene Simmons, has appeared in online social media with yet another pro-cryptocurrency commentary. This time KISS’s legendary bass guitarist has expressed his opinion on Cardano and its native digital coin ADA.In his recent...
Read More »Bitcoin is a Poor Hedge Against Equities, JPMorgan Analysts Say
JPMorgan Chase & Co strategists have warned that BTC’s price could be in bubble territory as it’s significantly higher than their estimated fair value. Furthermore, the analysts believe that bitcoin, and other cryptocurrencies, have failed to serve as a hedge to equities.JPM’s Swinging BTC OpinionAfter being somewhat positive on BTC for months, claiming that the asset has taken some of gold’s market share because of the skyrocketing demand, JPM has changed its tune on the...
Read More »Famous Gold Bull Jeffrey Gundlach Says Bitcoin is a Better Investment
Popular gold advocate Jeffrey Gundlach, CEO of DoubleLine Capital, has thrown his weight behind Bitcoin (BTC), stating that the crypto asset is a better investment than the precious yellow metal.Gundlach tweeted earlier today that despite being a strong gold bull and a long-term U.S. dollar bear, he has chosen to be neutral on both for the past six months. Gundlach Makes U-turn Earlier this year, Gundlach declared his hatred for Bitcoin, joining other traditional financial experts to call...
Read More »Bitcoin Price Now Stands at $80,000 in Nigeria
Cryptocurrency trading has continued to thrive in Nigeria despite the ban imposed by its Central Bank. The Central Bank Of Nigeria had earlier issued a circular warning financial institutions against enabling bitcoin transactions. The digital asset currently trades 52% above the global price in Nigeria.Statistics show that bitcoin is currently trading at a 52 percent premium in Nigeria. The premium is as seen on the leading cryptocurrency platform, Luno. While the global price stands north...
Read More »Bill Gates Shares His Thoughts on Bitcoin and Digital Currencies
While predicting that the future of payments lies with digital currencies, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates highlighted a “neutral view” on bitcoin. Nevertheless, he suggested that the digital form of money would need to enable transaction reversals and complete visibility.I Don’t Own Any Bitcoin, Says GatesThe 65-year old US business magnate, author, and philanthropist seems slightly more optimistic on bitcoin now compared to a few years ago. During the year-long bear...
Read More »BTC Has a 10x Potential, Says The Motley Fool and Plans to Buy Bitcoin Worth $5M
The private financial and investing advice company The Motley Fool has announced plans to allocate $5 million in Bitcoin.The Motley Fool Joins The BTC PartyThe Virginia, US-based company announced its intention to buy BTC in its Twitter account earlier. It reads that “we are buying $5 million in Bitcoin on our own balance sheet.”The Motley Fool also provided several reasons behind its decision. The firm believes that the cryptocurrency will “store value more effectively than gold over the...
Read More »Tax Payments With Bitcoin and Ethereum Now Available in Switzerland’s Canton of Zug
Residents located in the canton of Zug, one of the 26 cantons in the European country, will be able to use Bitcoin and Ethereum to pay their cantonal taxes as of this week. This comes just months after the canton partnered with Bitcoin Suisse to enable the innovative initiative. CryptoPotato reported the partnership between the two parties in September 2020. At the time, Bitcoin Suisse, the crypto broker headquartered in the same canton, agreed to convert the BTC and ETH holdings to Swiss...
Read More »Bitcoin Price to Top $100,000 in 2021, Said SkyBridge Capital’s Anthony Scaramucci
Despite warning investors of BTC’s notorious volatility, Anthony Scaramucci from SkyBridge Capital predicted a 100% price boost for the asset by the end of the year and entering a six-digit price territory. He argued that the demand for the asset has skyrocketed lately and admitted that his investment firm holds over $500 million in BTC.$100K By 2021’s End, Scaramucci SaysEver since the billion-dollar hedge fund SkyBridge Capital announced plans to launch a Bitcoin Fund in late 2020, the...
Read More »World’s Largest Asset Manager BlackRock Confirms They’re Looking Into Bitcoin
The world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock, is looking into Bitcoin. This was confirmed by the managing director of the company, Rick Rieder, today.Rick Rieder, the managing director of BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, confirmed that the company is looking into Bitcoin. “We’ve started to dabble a bit into it,” he said, refusing to put a target allocation the company has.In the interview with CNBC’s SquawkBox, Rieder did say that diversifying one’s portfolio in the current...
Read More »MicroStrategy Ups the Stake: Will Raise $900 Million to Buy Bitcoin
MicroStrategy has announced the pricing of its offering of $900 million aggregate principal amount of 0% convertible senior notes due 2027. As it happened the last time the company made such a move, it plans to allocate all funds into bitcoin after the offering closes on February 19th, 2021.CryptoPotato reported yesterday that the NASDAQ-listed business intelligence giant MicroStrategy said it would offer a $600 million convertible senior notes offering to qualified institutional investors....
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