Bitcoin underwent some volatile days over the past week, facing its first geopolitical severe conflict throughout its relatively short lifetime. The macro fear has yet to cool down, but judging by the last few days, bitcoin surprised the investor with a huge bounce back from $34K. This buying pressure was from FTX and Bitfinex exchanges and pushed the price to $40K, in correlation with Wall Street’s Thursday reversal (Nasdaq saw a 7% intraday surge). The uncertainty and fear...
Read More »Jack Dorsey’s Block Announced 47% Increase in Gross Profit in Q4 2021
Jack Dorsey’s fintech startup Block (formerly known as Square) disclosed its gross profit for Q4 2021 stood at $1.18 billion, which is an increase of 47% year over year. In addition, the company’s sellers have adopted more of Square’s ecosystem over time, the firm added. Exceeding Results The American financial services and digital payments company – Block, Inc. – announced its revenue for the past year totaled $4.42 billion. In comparison, analysts estimated this number to...
Read More »Crypto Donations to Ukraine Exceed $13 Million
Amid being invaded by its eastern neighbor, which caused significant disruption to its financial networks, Ukraine and its authorities sought donations in cryptocurrencies. The community and other people responded swiftly with reports indicating that more than $13 million worth of digital assets were sent to the provided addresses. Ukraine Seeks Help in Crypto After weeks of increasing tension between the two former Soviet states, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a...
Read More »El Salvador’s Bitcoin-fueled Vet Hospital Opens This Week
Nayib Bukele’s administration announced that the veterinary hospital built by bitcoin profits will open on Saturday (February 26). The President revealed that each treatment will cost $0.25 worth of BTC. Not Just Daydreaming Apart from becoming the first county to embrace bitcoin as legal tender, El Salvador has also purchased the primary cryptocurrency on a macro-economic level. In October 2021, the government disclosed they will use its $4 million profit (at that time) from...
Read More »Weekend Recovery: Bitcoin Touched $40K, ETH Spikes 6% (Market Watch)
The cryptocurrency and financial markets took a severe hit shortly after Putin ordered a “special military operation” on the territory of Ukraine. However, the markets are pricing the future, and following Biden’s speech that confirmed the US would not apply any severe sanctions – global markets and crypto quickly recovered. Thursday saw a 7% intra-day gain in wall street, and Friday also saw a green spike on Wall Street’s screens. The primary digital asset currently hovers...
Read More »Pantera Capital Explains Why Bitcoin Could Rally Soon
Despite the recent turbulence in the cryptocurrency market, Pantera Capital envisioned a surge in bitcoin’s price in the following weeks. According to the investment firm, ‘Tax Day’ could be one of the propellers. Moreover, the cryptocurrency industry might soon separate from traditional financial markets and start trading independently, the company added. Light in The Tunnel Bitcoin’s last several months have been quite bearish. While many proponents expected to see it...
Read More »Political Sanctions Against Russia and the Crypto Market’s Reaction
Western and Asian leaders have revealed more sanctions on Russia after its forces invaded Ukraine. Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, the European Union, and Japan have all slapped Moscow with fresh embargoes on Friday, fiercely condemning the military aggression that’s unfolding in Ukraine. Amidst the crisis, Ukraine urged the West to ban Russia from SWIFT, the high-security network that expedites payments among some 11,000 financial institutions in over 200 countries. Earlier...
Read More »Senator Ted Cruz Explains Why He Is Bullish on Bitcoin Amid Canadian Controversy
The American politician serving as the junior United States Senator for Texas – Ted Cruz – said he is a bitcoin supporter because the authorities cannot control it. He opined that China imposed its total crypto ban for the same reason. In addition, he opposed Justin Trudeau’s Emergency Act, by which the Canadian government froze the assets of the Freedom Convoy protesters. Communists Don’t Like BTC Because They Can’t Supervise It The 51-year-old member of the Republican party...
Read More »Russia Invades Ukraine and the Massive Bitcoin Volatility: The Week’s Crypto Recap
The past week was riddled with volatility, largely induced by the geopolitical turmoil. Russia declared a military operation against Ukraine and invaded the country’s borders on Thursday – February 24th. In a move that shocked many and was expected by some, the two countries are actively engaged in the first war in Europe for quite some time. Needless to say, this shook financial markets. On Thursday, global stocks traded in the red, and this caused further mayhem in the...
Read More »Bitfury Sets Up a Bitcoin Mining Facility in Canada
Amsterdam-based bitcoin mining firm – Bitfury – announced it will launch a new 28MW digital asset mining site in Ontario, Canada. The facility will launch with an operational capacity of 16MW, while an additional 12MW will be added by the end of May. Bitfury’s Next Mining Center The technology company focused on digital asset mining currently has mining sites in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and North America. According to a recent press release, it will double...
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