Colorado has set forth a new law that will allow people to pay for taxes and fees with cryptocurrency. Colorado Says “Yes” to Crypto Payments for Tax Fees Governor Jared Polis announced the news late last week, commenting: In Colorado, we’ve been laying the groundwork to be a center of crypto and blockchain innovation for a number of years. We see it as a critical part of Colorado’s overall innovation ecosystem. The initiative pushes forward the primary goals of bitcoin...
Read More »Du Jun of Huobi Fame: Bitcoin Will Remain in a Funk Until 2024
Bitcoin hasn’t been doing too well as of late. The invasion of Ukraine by Russia and several other factors have caused the world’s number one digital currency by market cap to fall heavily over the past week or two, and now – according to Du Jun, the chief executive of crypto exchange Huobi – bitcoin isn’t likely to experience another bull run until the end of 2024. Du Jun of Huobi Thinks Bitcoin Will Stay Low for Nearly 3 Years Du Jun recently made headlines when he...
Read More »Online Romance Scam Tricks Woman Out of $300K in Bitcoin
Bitcoin is great and having a romantic relationship with someone can also be rather rewarding, but as we’re learning in recent days, the two don’t always go together. A woman that used the dating app Hinge now has an empty wallet after someone posing as potential boyfriend material scammed her out of more than $300,000 in bitcoin. Bitcoin Was the Target, Not a Romantic Relationship The unnamed woman – who is 33 years of age at the time of writing – says that she became...
Read More »Bitcoin Drops Following Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
It looks like Russia has invaded Ukraine. The announcement was made early this week and the results are a lot of fear hanging in the air and the price of bitcoin continuing to behave in a bearish manner. Bitcoin Incurs a Major Slip The currency was ultimately doing better than it had been in previous weeks. Bitcoin had shot up to $40,000+, and after traveling south during the final two months of 2021, it appeared that maybe 2022 was going to be the time for bitcoin to...
Read More »How Crypto Can Help with Remittance Payments in Africa
It looks like cryptocurrency could really help with remittance payments and boost worker salaries in Africa. Study in Africa Shows the Power of Crypto A study was conducted in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. In this nation – and several other nations of Africa – a new industry referred to as microwork has emerged over the past ten years. Microwork is the practice of breaking up large tasks into smaller ones so they can be tackled by many people at once. This is a huge...
Read More »Tinder Swindler Simon Leviev Says He Earned His Money Through Crypto Investments, Not Scams
31-year-old Israel resident Simon Leviev – known allegedly for his notorious fraud schemes as the “Tinder Swindler” – says he has made a lot of his money through crypto investing and legitimate business ventures rather than cheating people. Leviev Explains His Side of the Story In a recent interview, Leviev says he purchased bitcoin when the currency was very young. Obviously, the asset has shot up in price since then, and it is due to these price spikes that he has...
Read More »A Coinbase Security Flaw Was Stopped Just in Time
Popular cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has a white hat hacker to thank after he discovered a potential security flaw that could have resulted in devastating losses for customers. Coinbase Could Have Been Stuck in a Rut The security engineer who discovered the problem goes by the name Tree of Alpha. A real name is unknown at the time of writing, though this white hat hacker has ultimately garnered a bounty of about $250,000 from Coinbase due to his recent discovery....
Read More »Francis Suarez: Miami Coin Isn’t Going Anywhere
Despite its record-low price, Miami Coin is going to stick around for some time according to Mayor Francis Suarez. The Price of Miami Coin Is Low Miami Coin is a new digital asset built for the city of Miami in Florida. The currency has only been around for a few months but is part of the region’s goal to become one of the most crypto-oriented cities in the United States. Suarez initially had the currency commissioned to give residents an opportunity to pay utility bills...
Read More »Crypto Exchange Huobi Says It’s Returning Soon
Chinese crypto exchange Huobi is planning to make its way back into the cryptocurrency spotlight. Like the Terminator, Huobi Is Saying “I’ll Be Back” Huobi shut down a few years ago as a means of complying with new regulations set forth by state regulators in China. One of the company’s co-founders – Du Jun – says that the firm is learning from past mistakes and that it’s looking to fix all the missteps it took. One of the big goals of the company is to focus on areas...
Read More »Bitcoin Cash Analysis: Risk of Fresh Decline to $260
Bitcoin cash price started a fresh decline from the $345 resistance against the US Dollar. The price is now trading below the $310 zone and the 55 simple moving average (4-hours). There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $310 on the 4-hours chart of the BCH/USD pair (data feed from Coinbase). The pair could continue to recover if there is a clear move above the $310 resistance zone in the near term. Bitcoin cash price is struggling below $310...
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