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Avoid Billionaire Michael O’Leary, Who’d Never Invest in Bitcoin, Like a ‘Plague’
Irish airline Ryanair owner billionaire Michael O’Leary bashed bitcoin, calling it a “Ponzi,” nothing new, and advised people to stay away from it. O’Leary, in an interview with The Sunday Times said, “I have never, and would never, invest one cent in bitcoin, which I believe is equivalent to a Ponzi scheme, I would strongly advise […] дальше »
2020-8-26 21:03
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The Herd is Coming: Software Startup Snappa Converts its Cash Reserves into Bitcoin
It has started! MicroStrategy invested $250 million, and then Tahini’s converted all of their cash reserves into Bitcoin. Now, the graphic software startup, Snappa, is replacing 40% of its cash reserves with the largest digital asset. дальше »
2020-8-24 20:14
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62k Bitcoin Options Expiring This Week with Institutional Investors Short-term Bearish
As we enter into the last week of August, it’s time for bitcoin derivatives to expire. This week, 62,000 BTC worth about $730 million of Bitcoin options will be expiring on Friday. June’s $1 billion bitcoin derivatives expiry was a non-event for the price of the digital asset. Now, it’s to be seen how the […] дальше »
2020-8-24 18:16
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Cryptocurrency ‘Could Be The Next Step In The Evolution Of Money,’ Says IMF
In its latest crypto shilling video, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) clubbed every cryptocurrency in one bundle with the focus on payments. It doesn’t differentiate bitcoin from others, combining certain properties of the largest digital asset with other cryptos. дальше »
2020-8-24 16:37
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Dave Portnoy’s Crypto Stint Already Over with Buying at the Top & Selling at the Bottom
About ten days back, Barstool Sports president Dave Portnoy who became a day trader during the coronavirus pandemic, jumped in bitcoin — million dollars deep in it. Earlier this week, in his BlockFi sponsored session, he called himself the “Baron of bitcoin,” stating that he is up to $100,000 in his investment only to declare […] дальше »
2020-8-22 19:44
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Banking Sector Bleeds in 2020 While DeFi Records 900% Growth
In 2020, we saw the Oracle of Omaha, Warren Buffett selling all his positions in banks that included; Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, and others. Given that the banking sector of Dow Jones, Nasdaq, and S&P 500, all three remain under losses, negative 35% returns YTD, it makes sense that even Buffett has jumped […] дальше »
2020-8-21 20:44
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Uber Ex-Security Chief Silently Paid Hackers $100,000 in Bitcoin in Hush Money
Uber Technologies’ former chief security officer was charged with covering up a data breach in 2016 that compromised the personal information of 57 million drivers and users. Ex-CSO Joseph Sullivan is charged with obstruction of justice and failing to report the knowledge of felony, according to a statement from US attorney David L. Anderson in […] дальше »
2020-8-21 18:53
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Bitcoin HODLer Cynthia Lummis Wins Senate Primary in Wyoming
Former Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo. ) has won the first round of the US Senate race. On Tuesday, she won her state's Senate GOP primary and is now one step closer to replacing retiring Sen. Mike Enzi (R). дальше »
2020-8-21 00:38
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Another Company Goes All-in In Bitcoin; ‘A Much Better Alternative To Saving Cash’
After billionaire investor Paul Tudor Jones and MicroStrategy, now a small company, a restaurant called Tahinis that specializes in middle eastern cuisine has jumped into Bitcoin. The company took to its Twitter account to share that they have converted their “entire” cash reserves, originally used as savings, into Bitcoin. дальше »
2020-8-19 19:01
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Skyrocketing Debt Is Creating A Economic Problems; ‘Worst in my Lifetime’ Says Legendary Investor, Jim Rogers
James Beeland Rogers Jr. , a marquee trader, and investor said in an interview with The Economic Times that the extreme debt offered around the world could see the worst economic downturn in his life yet. дальше »
2020-8-18 18:38
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From Bitcoin to ‘Shitcoin’ Dave Portnoy’s Next ‘Pump & Dump’ Target is Easy to Find
Yes! Dave Portnoy has already made a 180k — from bitcoin to shitcoins. It was only last week that Barstool Sports president bought about $1 million worth of Bitcoin, and he has already got the hang of how the crypto market works. дальше »
2020-8-18 16:58
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CME Bitcoin Futures OI Hits New ATH, New Money Flowing in as Network Gets Stronger
The price of Bitcoin struggled to cross $12,000, with no success over the weekend, but by mid day today, it was off to the races. Soaring to $12,450. However, even at its current price level, 95% of bitcoin UTXOs are in a state of profit. дальше »
2020-8-17 22:20
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Epic Games Sues Apple for Preventing Fortnight from Using Bitcoin as Alternative Payment Option
Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite has filed a lawsuit against Apple after the company removed the popular video game from their app stores after it implemented its own in-app payments. According to the lawsuit, Apple’s anti-competitive conduct eliminates alternative payment options like Bitcoin to be used in the game. Epic Games wants to use […] дальше »
2020-8-17 14:36
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Bitcoin’s ‘Very Attractive’ as a Safe Haven, Many Wealthy Investors & Traders will Turn to it after Labor Day: Wall Street Veteran
Ex-Prudential CEO George Ball says Bitcoin could soon become sought after as a safe-haven asset, and many wealthy investors or traders will consider buying it after Labor Day. In an interview with Reuters, the current chief executive officer of Sanders Morris Harris said he “always” has been an opponent of bitcoin, cryptocurrency, and the technology […] дальше »
2020-8-16 13:22
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Here’s Why Bitcoin Is A Better Bet Than Gold & Even Stocks
Bitcoin again came close to hitting $12,000 yesterday but failed to do so and currently trades around $11,785. While the digital asset has been struggling to reach this level for a fortnight now, bitcoin’s gains since its March lows has helped crypto-focused hedge funds to navigate choppy markets better than their peers focused on bonds […] дальше »
2020-8-15 17:11
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Venezuela Signs In New Taxation Agreement That Will ‘Accept’ Petro Crypto Payments
The Bolivian Council of Mayors signed the “National Tax Harmonization Agreement” on Aug. 12, paving the way to a new system to optimize taxation in the country. According to reports, the new laws will integrate the country’s sovereign crypto, Petro, as one of the tools in the new system. According to reports, of the 335 […] дальше »
2020-8-13 20:49
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Bitcoin Working on Being a Reserve Asset while S&P 500, Yield, & Inflation Takes the Wheel
The equities market is yet again just inches away from its all-time high. Yesterday, the ATH from February was briefly broken only for the S&P 500 to retrace a bit, currently sitting at 3,382. Another small leg higher today, and it will breach the new ATH at 3,387.89. It only took 175 days for the […] дальше »
2020-8-13 20:24
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Institutional Investors Gobbling Up More Bitcoin Than Being Mined This Month
Even since Bitcoin entered August, the price has taken to test the $12,000 level after successfully breaching the key levels, $10,000 and $10,500 last month. But so far, the digital asset hasn’t been able to sustain above $12k despite breaking above it twice, resulting in a crash afterward. We are now back to trading around […] дальше »
2020-8-13 19:46
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Here’s the Larger Trend that Will Continue to Persist in the Markets
Yesterday, the bitcoin price dropped by 6.6% as it went down to $11,150. Today, the prices went down even further only to make it back to $11,500. Denis Vinokourov of Beqaunt said, “The unwind of bullish positioning was clearly evidenced in the options skew, however, the correction was largely limited to the front-end of the […] дальше »
2020-8-13 19:16
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Billion Dollar Publicly-traded MicroStrategy Buys 21,454 Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset
MicroStrategy is now taking a deep dive into the world of bitcoin. The $1.2 billion Nasdaq listed software company has officially announced its position in the largest digital asset. A fortnight after announcing to invest in bitcoin as an inflation hedge, the company has purchased 21,454 BTC at an aggregate price of $250 million, inclusive […] дальше »
2020-8-11 18:21
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Fed Reveals More Details About FedNow to Support Instant Payments in the US
The Federal Reserve unveiled further details about its new real-time payments platform FedNow Service. The platform will enable financial institutions in the US to settle transactions virtually instantly and is set for launch in 2023 or 2024, as per the details revealed last week. дальше »
2020-8-10 17:26
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Deregulating Bitcoin May Increase Speculative Trading Instead of Technical Innovation: Japan’s New Top Financial Regulator
Ryozo Himino, the new top financial regulator of Japan, wants the country to take caution over promoting digital assets, arguing that instead of promoting technical innovation, it may end up fueling the speculative fire. дальше »
2020-8-6 21:08
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Nasdaq-listed Billion Dollar Software Firm Reveals its Plan to Invest in Bitcoin in its Search for Yield & to Hedge Dollar Weakness
MicroStrategy, a business intelligence, mobile software, and cloud-based services provider, is planning to make an investment in bitcoin and other digital assets, as per the Q2 2020 Earnings Call of the company held on Jul 28, 2020. дальше »
2020-8-6 17:50
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Currency Debasement sees BTC Breaking into a New ATH Against Turkish Lira & Argentine Peso
Bitcoin is currently trading around $11,000 on the USD market, still about 75% off from hitting the 2017 peak of $20,000. The world’s largest cryptocurrency might still have a way to go before it could see new highs, but in Turkey, the prices have flown upwards. дальше »
2020-8-6 22:21
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Bitcoin Will Emerge Stronger Out of the Ongoing Crisis: Congressman Tom Emmer
It is the fact that no one has centralized control over Bitcoin that makes it stand out in comparison to fiat currencies that are tightly controlled, said US Congressman Tom Emmer on “Pomp Podcast.” Born in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, the situation isn’t much different from the ongoing distressed economic scenario which […] дальше »
2020-8-6 21:15
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Mad Rush to BTC Coming Soon as Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy Declares ‘I Want to Buy All the Bitcoins’
Dave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, has now turned his attention to Bitcoin as he said, “I want to buy all the bitcoins.” Portnoy took to Twitter to rant about how he doesn't know how to buy bitcoin and doesn't want to deal with hardware wallets in order to keep his assets safe. He […] дальше »
2020-8-5 19:40
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Yet Another Crypto Hedge Fund Bites the Dust
Crypto hedge fund Neural Capital has lost half of its money since launching during the bull run of 2017. The firm is now in the process of refunding money to investors, reported CoinDesk citing three people familiar with the matter. дальше »
2020-8-4 18:49
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Bitcoin Celebrates USD’s Loss of Power as The Dollar Records its Worst Month in a Decade
USD first took a hit in mid-March from 102.7 along with all the other asset classes, be it bitcoin, gold, or stocks. But before that month was over, it was back on the rise only to range till May. But then it yet again started sliding to reach 93 on June 30, although on Friday, […] дальше »
2020-8-1 18:55
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People Using Cash-Savings to Load Up on Bitcoin as Protection in a Record Low-Interest Rate World
The 10-year Treasury note yield fell to its record low stretches, not seen in 234 years, according to Deutsche bank. “The U.S. has been through depressions, deflations, wars, restrictive gold standard regimes, market crashes and many other major events and never before have we seen yields so low back to when the Founding Fathers formed […] дальше »
2020-8-1 17:22
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The Bigger the Hit to a Country’s GDP, the Higher the Stock Market Jumps
The US economy shrank by an annual rate of 32.9% between April and June, the sharpest contraction triggered by the coronavirus pandemic since the second world war. This economic shock in April, May, and June was over three times as sharp as the previous record of 10% in 1958 and about four times the worst […] дальше »
2020-7-31 21:22
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Pantera Bitcoin Fund Clients, Including Institutional & HNWI Investors, Are HODLers
The blockchain investment fund, Pantera Capital, has completed its seven months, and its Bitcoin fund has generated a lifetime return of 15,140% net fees and expenses, “outperforming bitcoin over the same period. дальше »
2020-7-30 20:37
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Bitcoin: No More Selling Pressure from $5.7 Bln PlusToken Ponzi Scheme as Chinese Police Arrest 82 Key Members
Chinese police have finally arrested all 27 primary suspects involved in the Plus Token Ponzi scheme. The investigation led by the Ministry of Public Security successfully arrested all the major suspects and 82 key members of the case, reported Chinese financial news outlet CLS. дальше »
2020-7-30 16:52
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Bitcoin Matured from Retail-Roots to Larger & More Conservative Institutional Investors Allocating: Coinbase H1 Report
“11 years from its inception, Bitcoin continues to lock in its network effects,” states Coinbase’s H1 report that points out how the world's leading digital asset storing $176 billion in value weathered a macroeconomic shock that saw it crashing to $3,800 only to rise back to $10,000. дальше »
2020-7-26 19:01
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Non-Event But Still Increased Exposure: Bitcoin Defined as ‘Money’ Under DC Federal Court
Bitcoin is a form of “money” under Washington D. C. Money Transmitters Act, a federal court said on Friday. The ruling was made in a criminal case against Larry Dean Harmon, who operated an underground bitcoin trading platform for running an unlicensed money transmitting business under D. дальше »
2020-7-25 17:14
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Ex-Nissan Chief’s Son Paid $50,000 in Cryptocurrency via Coinbase to Help him Escape
Anthony Ghosn, son of Carlos Ghosn, the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman, made about $50,000 in cryptocurrency payments to an American man who helped his father escape criminal charges in Japan. The Jr. дальше »
2020-7-25 22:44
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Banks Can Now Hold Bitcoin, Here’s Why It’s ‘Insanely Bullish’
As we reported yesterday, a leading banking regulator, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), has officially declared in a letter that national banks can from now provide crypto custody services. дальше »
2020-7-23 15:28
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Fed Nominee Judy Shelton is Pro-Crypto & Could Push Bitcoin Past $10,000
Yesterday, after a long time, Bitcoin finally made some moves at a time when everything from stocks, gold, and silver is surging to new highs. However, we are still stuck below $9,500, and $10,000 is still not a reality. дальше »
2020-7-22 19:47
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Whale Alert Analysis Reveals Satoshi Stacked $10.9B Worth of Bitcoin (1.125M BTC)
Satoshi Nakamoto mined around 1,125,150 Bitcoin in the early days, according to a new on-chain analysis released by the Whale Alert. Based on the current market prices, the value of this BTC stash is an estimated $10. дальше »
2020-7-22 17:54
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Wirecard Manager Hiding in Russia With A ‘Significant’ Amount of Bitcoin Stashed
Former Wirecard board member – Jan Marsalek, who has been in hiding for weeks, has fled to Russia with “significant” amounts of bitcoin stash, which he bought from Dubai where the company had dubious operations, according to a report by the German news outlet. дальше »
2020-7-21 19:05
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Bitcoin Tokenized on Ethereum ‘Dominates the Off-Chain Space,’ Pushing ETH’s Fees Higher Than BTC
In 2020 so far, Ethereum made 80% gains, more than 3x the gains recorded by Bitcoin. However, ETH moves compared to bitcoin have been tighter over the years. During 2015-17, the price of ETH appreciated 6% to 8% versus bitcoin when the leading digital asset went up and a 4% to 6% fall on days […] дальше »
2020-7-19 18:36
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Cloudflare Outage Took Down Much of the Internet But Bitcoin Kept Running
Several websites were unavailable Friday after Cloudflare Inc. suffered an outage. The company said the problem had been fixed. Cloudflare provides services like security, load balancing, video streaming, and domain registration for the internet. дальше »
2020-7-19 16:22
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Good For Bitcoin? BTC is Now Trending after Exploding on Twitter
A ton of blue check twitter accounts got hacked to promote bitcoin-related scams. Hijacked accounts claimed that they were going to give people bitcoin or double their stash after they sent some to an address first. дальше »
2020-7-17 20:35
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Bitcoin Adoption Explosion in Africa, Led by Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa
Bitcoin continues to gain traction in Africa, with Kenya being the most bitcoin maximalist country, with 94. 7% dominance. The top 10 list also contains Nigeria at the 5th spot and South Africa at the 6th spot. дальше »
2020-7-5 18:41
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Barstool’s Dave Portnoy Doesn’t Understand Bitcoin, It’s ‘Mario Brothers’ But I ‘Can’t Get Enough’ of it Either
Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy, who has recently become a day trader, then bought one stock before the coronavirus lockdown shared his views about Bitcoin. After the lockdown shut down sports and closed local casinos, the value of Penn’s stock tanked that Portnoy owns “a ton of” — Penn National Gaming bought a considerable stake in […] дальше »
2020-6-20 19:09
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Bitcoin is Money, But Not a New Type of Money; It’s An Exchange Mechanism: NY Fed Reserve
“Bitcoin Is Not a New Type of Money,” says the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in its latest paper, where it talks about bitcoin instead of being a new type of exchange mechanism that can support the transfer of monies and other things. дальше »
2020-6-20 17:51
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New Theory Claims ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ Helped Run Drugs for Kingpin Pablo Escobar
Since the launch of the Bitcoin mainnet back in 2009, the most intriguing aspect of the top cryptocurrency has been its pseudo-anonymous founder, Satoshi Nakamoto. The creator of Bitcoin has remained anonymous even after Bitcoin peaked at its highest back in 2017, which has given rise to speculation, conspiracy theories, and of course, impersonators. Many […] дальше »
2020-6-9 23:45
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Grayscale is Buying Up All Minted Bitcoin Since Halving
Grayscale Investments’ Bitcoin purchases have doubled since May 11th, the fund accumulating more than miners can generate in a day. Grayscale Investments is currently buying up to 1,112 bitcoins every day, researcher Kevin Rooke has revealed in a new post on the fund’s seeming increasing appetite for the crypto asset. дальше »
2020-5-29 16:26
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Over 310,000 Bitcoin moved off crypto exchanges since Bitcoin’s crash to $3,800
Users have moved over 310,000 bitcoins from exchanges since mid-March Over 310,000 bitcoins have been moved from cryptocurrency exchanges since March 12, 2020, a date that has earned the moniker “Black Thursday. дальше »
2020-5-27 14:52
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Retail investors increase their holdings as Bitcoin’s price hovers below $9,000
Increase in the number of addresses with less than 0.1 bitcoins means most small investors are using the downturn in prices to increase their Bitcoin holdings Even as the bears push prices to their lowest levels since the halving, it appears the market is taking current price levels as buying opportunities, especially small investors that […] The post Retail investors increase their holdings as Bitcoin’s price hovers below $9,000 appeared first on Coinjournal. дальше »
2020-5-26 18:13
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Institutional Investors Are Scooping Up All the Newly Minted BTC, Leaving Not Much Left to Buy
Over the last three months, Grayscale Investments bought up to 33% of all newly minted bitcoin. The asset manager continues to stockpile the world’s leading digital asset for its clients having added nearly 70,000 BTC to its Bitcoin Trust Fund between February to May 17, reads a researcher’s post on Reddit. The researcher noted, “The […] дальше »
2020-5-24 16:49
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