Tagged: bitcoin

December 29, 2020 @ 6:38 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Nic Neuman from Casa says that the biggest security problem that Bitcoin (BTC) has is its user experience (UX). This past October 2020 marked the 12th anniversary of Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin whitepaper. During this relatively short period of time, Bitcoin has fundamentally transformed “the way… Read More

December 29, 2020 @ 9:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  NexTech AR Solutions (OTCQB: NEXCF) (CSE: NTAR) (FSE: N29), a Canada-based provider of virtual and augmented reality (AR) experience technologies and services for eCommerce, education, conferences and events, announced on Tuesday it plans to make an initial investment of $2million in Bitcoin and may add… Read More

December 28, 2020 @ 9:23 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

It’s been a very challenging year due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, however, Bitcoin (BTC) is on a record-breaking streak since March 2020, which was when it initially crashed (below $4,000) along with the broader financial markets. But after that, the leading cryptocurrency recovered and… Read More

December 28, 2020 @ 7:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

IOHK (Input Output Hong Kong) has teamed up with Wolfram in order to power Cardano (ADA), a major platform for building decentralized applications (dApps). Cardano has notably joined Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) by integrating into Wolfram’s leading technology and knowledge base, Wolfram Alpha. However,… Read More

December 28, 2020 @ 10:49 am By JD Alois  |  

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire discussed the recent rise of Bitcoin as well as the growing interest in digital assets on CNBC this morning. Allaire said that institutional money and the debasement of fiat currency, as well as sovereign debt, are pushing the world’s most popular… Read More

December 27, 2020 @ 3:37 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The team at Paxful, a peer to peer (P2P) Bitcoin exchange, notes that there are times when we just want to sit back and let someone else “do the heavy lifting for us.” The Paxful team aims to make looking for offers a lot easier… Read More

December 27, 2020 @ 2:18 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange Binance notes in its crypto market overview report that Bitcoin (BTC) continued its previous week’s bull run. The flagship digital currency managed to break its all-time high several times within 24 hours, stopping only slightly above the $24,000 mark on Saturday (December… Read More

December 26, 2020 @ 9:59 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Anthony Scaramucci’s hedge fund SkyBridge Capital has submitted documents to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for what seems to be the firm’s very first Bitcoin (BTC) focused fund. SkyBridge Capital, which manages around $9 billion in client assets, submitted a Form D for… Read More

December 23, 2020 @ 8:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital asset exchange OKCoin recently took a look back at its initiative to support independent Bitcoin Core developers. The crypto trading platform’s developers confirmed that it has now been about a year since they introduced their Open-Source Developer Grant program, an initiative launched to support… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 9:16 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Ron Stoner, a crypto-security expert and newly appointed Head of Security at Casa, a company focused on developing security and custody solutions for Bitcoin (BTC), notes that we’re living in a world that heavily depends on “the connectivity between our physical and digital identities.” Stoner,… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Quontic, a U.S.-based adaptive digital bank, recently announced it is launching Bitcoin Rewards Checking accounts. Founded in 1997, Quontic describes itself as a adaptive digital bank that empowers its customers financially while embracing their diverse circumstances. “Quontic’s mission to break the system for financial… Read More

December 22, 2020 @ 8:04 am By Omar Faridi  |  

MicroStrategy Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), which claims to be the largest independent publicly-traded business intelligence firm, revealed on December 21, 2020 that it has acquired an additional (approximately) 29,646 Bitcoins valued at around $650 million in cash – a move that’s in accordance or consistent with… Read More

December 21, 2020 @ 8:10 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Bitcoin (BTC), the leading cryptocurrency, has entered uncharted territory. The digital asset recently managed to break record highs by surpassing the $24,000 mark. Bitcoin is trading at just below $24,000 at the time of writing. John Lee Quigley, who’s focused on building Bitcoin media and… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 8:31 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Meltem Demirors, the Chief Strategy Officer at CoinShares, a digital asset management firm, has argued that “as evidenced by the recent corruption of all US systems, from the government to corporate, securing networks is very difficult to do persistently.” 1/ as evidenced by the recent… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 6:30 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Cynthia Marie Lummis Wiederspahn, an American politician and attorney who is the U.S. Senator-elect from Wyoming (having been elected to succeed Mike Enzi in 2020), reveals that she’s been doing work on the “rumored” transaction reporting rule (potentially) impacting crypto-assets (currently being contemplated by the… Read More

December 20, 2020 @ 5:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

As the price of Bitcoin (BTC), the flagship cryptocurrency, surpasses its previous all-time high (and recently breaking past the $24,000 mark), a new report reveals that “attitudes” toward the digital asset are “improving” with nearly one in five or 20% of Australians now “owning some”… Read More

December 19, 2020 @ 6:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Gemini Trust Company, LLC (Gemini), a cryptocurrency exchange and custodian, confirmed on December 17, 2020 that this month marked the highly-anticipated launch of Ethereum 2.0 Phase 0. Although the complete implementation of Ethereum 2.0 (Eth2) will be rolled out in different phases, Gemini stated that… Read More

December 19, 2020 @ 1:34 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Decentralized finance (DeFi) tokens took it “relatively slow” this past week when compared to Bitcoin (BTC) while crypto and blockchain industry developments strengthened Ethereum’s (ETH) support, according to a report from OKCoin. The digital asset exchange notes that DeFi tokens are still lagging behind BTC… Read More

December 18, 2020 @ 2:01 pm By JD Alois  |  

Apple Pay seems to be helping investors purchase Bitcoin, at least according to Lumi Wallet. The company reports that one week after launching with Apple Pay, Lumi Wallet saw a 209% growth of in-wallet Bitcoin purchases. Lumi believes this is due to a simpler crypto… Read More

December 16, 2020 @ 10:38 am By JD Alois  |  

Bitcoin has been testing $20,000 for some time now. The world’s most popular crypto neared the hurdle last in 2017. There are plenty of people ready to explain why Bitcoin is so popular once again with justifications including a demand imbalance, geo-political uncertainty, an inflation… Read More