Tagged: bitcoin

February 14, 2021 @ 1:40 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A $150 billion Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) investing division, which is well-known for its ability to select growth or high-potential stocks, is reportedly looking into whether it should add Bitcoin (BTC) to its investment strategy. Counterpoint Global, a division of Morgan Stanley Investment Management that has… Read More

February 14, 2021 @ 9:18 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Blockchain.com, a leading crypto wallet provider, block explorer service, and trading platform,  recently noted that there had been signs that “showed” Anthony Scaramucci that Bitcoin was “ready for institutional investment.” Last week, the team at Blockchain.com had welcomed Anthony Scaramucci, founder of SkyBridge Capital and… Read More

February 13, 2021 @ 9:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Consumer sentiment regarding Bitcoin (BTC) as a legitimate payment method has changed significantly following the historic crypto market bull run, which is truly unprecedented. With BTC prices reaching all-time highs (briefly hitting $49,000) on the heels of Elon Musk’s tech firm Tesla’s announcement that they’ve… Read More

February 13, 2021 @ 9:40 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Twitter (NYSE:TWTR) CEO Jack Dorsey confirmed on Friday (February 12, 2021) that he has teamed up with legendary billionaire hip-hop artist and businessman Jay-Z to finance and support projects in Africa and India with Bitcoin (BTC). Money lessons from one of the greatest rappers of… Read More

February 12, 2021 @ 5:56 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

A Nigerian crypto trader is claiming that they sold off all their coins (crypto-assets) following the government’s directives regarding cryptocurrencies. The trader also noted that they’ve now withdrawn all their proceeds, but they haven’t “seen a dime” in their bank account and it’s been more… Read More

February 12, 2021 @ 9:37 am By JD Alois  |  

Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is going all-in on Bitcoin as he announced via Twitter that he has requested the city manager to research a vendor to facilitate Bitcoin payments as well as paying employees in Bitcoin. Crypto insiders quickly embraced the move with Anthony Pompliano… Read More

February 11, 2021 @ 9:51 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Blue Ridge Bank has announced on Wednesday it is providing access to Bitcoin at its branch locations. Cardholders can purchase and redeem Bitcoin at nearly 20 Blue Ridge Bank ATM locations, consisting of both branch and off-site ATMs. The banking group reported that it has… Read More

February 11, 2021 @ 8:02 am By Omar Faridi  |  

John Smith, who has been regularly keeping up with computer science, quantum computing, and cryptocurrency-related developments, claims that the “future of crypto” is quantum-resistant, meaning we must build systems that can protect themselves against the potential attack from quantum computers (QCs) when they become powerful… Read More

February 10, 2021 @ 8:54 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto-asset savings platform ICONFi has introduced its mobile app on Android and iOS. As confirmed in a release shared with CI, available globally, ICONFi aims to offer simple, flexible, and fixed earning products that allow investors to grow and diversify their digital asset holdings. The… Read More

February 10, 2021 @ 10:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The UK National Crime Agency (NCA), working in concert with the US Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and Santa Clara DA’s Office, have arrested eight men, aged 18 to 26, in England and Scotland in regards to SIM Swap hacks… Read More

February 10, 2021 @ 8:58 am By JD Alois  |  

Nexo, a crypto lending platform and exchange, says that assets under management have “surged” to more than $4 billion. The comments may come as no surprise as Bitcoin has rocketed to new highs as Tesla announced it had purchased $1.5 billion in BTC and expectations… Read More

February 9, 2021 @ 10:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Blockchain.com, a leading crypto wallet service, block explorer, and trading platform notes that Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (the Russian revolutionary who founded the Soviet Union) had said that there are “decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Blockchain.com writes… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 8:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Crypto billionaire Jihan Wu recently announced his departure from Bitmain, one of the world’s leading Bitcoin mining firms. Bitmain co-founder Micree Zhan has also managed to regain control of the leading Bitcoin mining conglomerate after fellow co-founder Wu tweeted a “coded” message explaining the “end… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 4:20 pm By JD Alois  |  

The big story today is that Elon Musk’s Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin. The information was disclosed in a 10-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. While the exact timing of the purchase was not disclosed, Tesla is most certainly in… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 10:33 am By JD Alois  |  

  Bitcoin is hitting new highs today fololowing a 10-K filed by Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) that revealed it had purchased $1.5 billion in Bitcoin and may purchase other digital assets in the future. Simultaneously, Tesla said they expect to commence accepting Bitcoin as a method of… Read More

February 8, 2021 @ 7:54 am By JD Alois  |  

Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) has purchased $1.5 billion of Bitcoin, according to a 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The decision was approved by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors. Shares in Tesla traded higher in pre-market trading. Tesla said that under… Read More

February 7, 2021 @ 8:29 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Deepika, who writes blog posts for LocalBitcoins, a peer-to-peer Bitcoin exchange, has asked whether there are any small business owners in India that accept BTC as a form of payment for goods and services. Deepika notes that it can be inconvenient when a small business… Read More

February 6, 2021 @ 11:30 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Authorities in Germany have reportedly “confiscated” over €50 million in Bitcoin (BTC) from a fraudster. But there’s just one problem. The officials are unable to unlock the account because the fraudster won’t give them the password or the SEED phrase needed to gain access to… Read More

February 5, 2021 @ 3:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Primary Venture Partners, a seed-stage VC firm focused on supporting New York City’s “most promising” founders, notes that this past October (2020), they had revealed that Q3 2020 NYC seed activity was “the highest it had been since the record-breaking Q3 2019 quarter.” While third-quarter… Read More

February 4, 2021 @ 7:50 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Finland’s peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange, LocalBitcoins says that 2020 was an “extraordinary” year and during the past quarter (Q4 2020), the BTC price reached its all-time high and has continued to surge this year. Bitcoin (BTC) is trading at just over $38,000 at… Read More