2021-1-9 20:05 |
The host of CNBC’s Mad Money responds to gold’s surprising underperformance this week.
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Gold is at a six-year high ($1,431), bitcoin at a 15-month high ($11,385). The backdrop to the rise of both is the rising geopolitical tensions and the cheap money policies of central banks that mean.
2019-6-25 14:07 | |
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The International Monetary Fund describes money as something that serves as a store of value, unit of account, and medium of exchange. Over the years, many things have been used as money including shells, peppercorns, gold and silver.
2019-6-25 13:54 | |
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With Bitcoin gaining popularity among millennials and the fall in attention given towards baby boomer assets like fiat, stocks, bonds, gold, etc. , there have been arguments as to which one is better.
2019-6-24 13:00 | |
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Sucker’s Rally or Bitcoin Bull Run? Earlier this week, legendary gold investor Peter Schiff claimed Bitcoin (BTC) has been experiencing a “sucker’s rally”. In an impassioned tweet, the hard money advocate — who has, for.
2019-6-24 21:38 | |
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Bitcoin has been dubbed a lot of things by many different people. It’s digital gold; a store of value; a cryptocurrency; it’s rat poison; it’s freedom from inflation; it’s borderless. But at its core, the one thing it aims to become the most, is money.
2019-6-11 03:01 | |
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London 4th June, 2019: Today, Kinesis Money announces the initiation of its UK and EU debit card program with Contis Group, the award-winning platform as a service (PAAS) that provides end-to-end banking and payments solutions.
2019-6-7 04:31 | |
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London 4th June 2019: Today, Kinesis Money announces the initiation of its UK and EU debit card program with Contis Group, the award-winning platform as a service (PAAS) that provides end-to-end banking and payments solutions.
2019-6-4 14:09 | |
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By CCN: The most common argument Bitcoin increasing in value is its potential disruption of the haven gold market. One of the loudest evangelists of this belief, Cameron Winklevoss, was again urging people on Twitter not to miss out on this game-changing capital transfer because of a lack of imagination.
2019-6-4 20:40 | |
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The accusation that bitcoin is nothing more than a Ponzi scheme is perhaps the oldest, longest-standing criticism of the digital bearer asset. The basic idea is that there is nothing of value here and the entire purpose of bitcoin’s existence is to enrich Satoshi Nakamoto and the speculators who bought in for a few pennies or dollars in the early days by tricking others into buying in at a higher price.
2019-6-4 19:03 | |
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By CCN: A quick way to crypto fame is to use whatever influence you have and make an insane call about the future Bitcoin price. You don’t have to be right. You can be consistently wrong.
2019-6-1 22:56 | |
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A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value.
2019-6-4 23:41 | |
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A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against Bitcoin. One of the earliest criticisms of Bitcoin was that the underlying token in the system had no intrinsic value.
2019-5-31 23:41 | |
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GoldeNugget is an existing reality, with over 3,000,000. 00 Euro’s already invested in West Africa for earth moving machines for the gold industry. Where you can really feel the dust, the noise, and the smell of business.
2019-5-22 12:12 | |
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In my last op-ed, I discussed how the value we place on items and goods is subjective based on Carl Menger’s Subjective Theory of Value and how these concepts apply to people’s perception of value with things like fiat, gold, and bitcoin.
2019-5-15 22:15 | |
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In my last op-ed, I discussed how the value we place on items and goods is subjective based on Carl Menger’s Subjective Theory of Value and how these concepts apply to people’s perception of value with things like fiat, gold, and bitcoin.
2019-5-15 22:15 | |
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The Difference Between Bitcoin And Gold Both bitcoin and gold are forms of investment, but each has its own qualities and benefits for an investment portfolio. The most notable difference, of course, is that unlike gold which is a tangible asset, bitcoin and other altcoins are intangibles that have a positive money flow. They are […]
2019-5-10 22:29 | |
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The first cryptocurrency is often criticized in terms of technical characteristics. But in fact, it turns out that it is Bitcoin that reaches the level of world fiat money and even the level of a reserve or protective asset – such as gold.
2019-4-30 18:00 | |
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Bitcoin is trading at a price of $5,250 BTC/USD and has been in a 16 month bear market but does not stop the truest believers from advocating for bitcoin's long term goal and purpose. Establishing a store of value for any potential currency is a necessary step in authenticating it. A recent crypto news website […]
2019-4-30 04:04 | |
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A series of op eds by Kyle Torpey addressing some of the oft-repeated arguments against BitcoinBitcoin’s core value proposition is that it is an uncontrolled, apolitical money.
2019-4-30 20:16 | |
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Max Keiser recently was featured in an article, stating that “Bitcoin is Peer-to-Peer Gold. ” Keiser explained that the value is entirely based on “the level of ‘dystopianism,’” adding that the first bank to commit fraud by participating is JPMorgan.
2019-4-28 02:57 | |
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A treasure hunt for $1 million worth of bitcoin is officially underway. In a cryptic, rambling message broadcasted to the Blockstream Satellite on April 13, 2019, an anonymous user challenged the rest of the Bitcoin community to a million dollar hunt for what they called “Satoshi’s Treasure,” a contest which will “test the resolve, courage, intelligence, and savvy [sic] of would-be hunters,” the game master claimed.
2019-4-16 23:28 | |
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Over the years, Bitcoin has gained a reputation for having a “toxic” community of users around it. This accusation is mostly thrown at Bitcoin by proponents of altcoins and those who have supported various Bitcoin hard fork attempts in the past.
2019-4-5 16:23 | |
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Tuur Demeester, the Founding Partner of Adamant Capital, spoke about the different phases of Bitcoin [BTC], in an interview with Stephan Livera. Demeester stated that for him, Bitcoin was “slowly maturing” into a “full-fledged reserve asset, a full-fledged digital gold and a full-fledged money,” adding that this was not achievable in a day, but in phases.
2019-4-2 23:30 | |
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Depending on what country you live in, your cryptocurrency will be subject to different tax rules. The questions below address implications within the United States, specifically, but similar issues arise around the world.
2019-3-29 18:20 | |
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Mike Novogratz, a Bitcoin proponent and the founder of Galaxy Digital, spoke with Anthony Pompliano about Bitcoin becoming a store of value and exceeding Gold’s market cap. They also spoke about the Federal Reserve’s view on Bitcoin and blockchain technology.
2019-3-27 01:30 | |
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It’s been ten years since Bitcoin first came into existence. Though it is yet to gain regulatory clarity, it is making advances towards becoming a store of value and medium of exchange. Given the fact that fiat currencies itself don’t have an average life expectancy of more than 30 years, even the reserve currency couldn’t […]
2019-3-26 16:27 | |
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The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), a supranational banking watchdog, has warned that the growth of crypto assets like bitcoin pose a threat to banks and global financial stability, despite “very limited direct exposures.
2019-3-14 01:30 | |
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The payment system is a hot topic among several tech giants, such as WeChat, Paxos, Facebook, and Andrew Yang. Just last week, Facebook’s CEO introduced its new strategy concerning messaging and privacy.
2019-3-12 17:30 | |
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The future of cryptocurrency is bright and cryptocurrencies are trending all over the world as the internet payments have been accepted by many companies. Cryptocurrency is trending payment and investment asset just like how people invest in mutual funds, real estate, market shares, silver, and gold nowadays.
2019-3-2 06:43 | |
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Activist group Blockchain Advocacy Coalition (BAC) has sponsored a bill in California’s 19th State Assembly District, set to allow legal cannabis businesses in the district to pay their state taxes using cryptocurrency.
2019-3-1 20:16 | |
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QuadrigaCX Exchange’s founder, Gerald Cotten, passed away more than two months ago, and with his death, the keys to the exchange’s cold storage allegedly went to the grave with him.
2019-2-26 22:21 | |
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Since it came to life in early 2009, Bitcoin has begun disrupting the world of finance. Over the years, this decentralized digital currency came to mean different things for different people.
2019-2-18 18:30 | |
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Writing for Market Watch Tuesday, Aaron Hankin asserts that Bitcoin’s price plunge along with the NASDAQ and other equities benchmarks in Q4 2018 proves Bitcoin is more like a tech stock than digital gold as some Bitcoin proponents have characterized it.
2019-2-2 17:44 | |
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Our current economic system can be compared to a merry-go-round that has us consuming, trapped in debt and spending as quickly as we earn. What is fiat currency? Why do we use it and who controls it? And how does it compare to gold and bitcoin? It is worth going back to basics, to better understand […] The post Back to Basics: What Is Money? appeared first on Bitcoin News.
2019-1-29 23:00 | |
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Pantera Capital’s co-CIO and core developer at Augur, Joey Krug, wrote a recent article about Bitcoin and why he believes that the most popular digital currency will not succeed as money. According to him, blockchain technology might not be able to catalyze a revolution in the payments industry. Although Bitcoin could become digital gold, it […]
2019-1-16 07:32 | |
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The future of cryptocurrency is bright and cryptocurrencies are trending all over the world as the internet payments have been accepted by many companies. Cryptocurrency is trending payment and investment asset just like how people invest in mutual funds, real estate, market shares, silver, and gold nowadays.
2019-1-14 15:40 | |
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Giant recording studios with millions of dollars worth of gear and gold records lining the walls incite a certain nostalgia in those of us who grew up in a time when Berry Gordy and Rick Rubin were as well known as the stars they produced.
2019-1-12 00:31 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC) isn’t the world’s first stab at digital money. In fact, the idea of running society with digital cash has been around for three decades, if not more. David Chaum, an American cryptographer, founded DigiCash in 1990, but it failed not one decade later.
2019-1-5 03:00 | |
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Disruption of the global monetary order Trust in currencies is vital for the global economy to function. In the past, when metal money was prevalent, people exchanged gold and silver coins because they were inherently valuable.
2019-1-5 17:10 | |
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October 31, 2008, and January 3, 2009. The two dates have cemented themselves with Promethean significance into Bitcoin’s lore. On the October 31, Satoshi Nakamoto published the Bitcoin white paper, a constitution of sorts for his revolutionary monetary system and its intrinsic currency.
2019-1-3 07:14 | |
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In May 2012, the first print copy of Bitcoin Magazine — the original publication devoted exclusively to Bitcoin — made its debut. Founded by Vitalik Buterin and Mihai Alisie, that first edition with its iconic Anonymous mask on the cover has become one of the most sought-after collectibles in the Bitcoin space.
2019-1-3 07:01 | |
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To commemorate the one year anniversary of 2017’s Bitcoin (BTC) peak, Bloomberg, who has recently become a topic of controversy in the cryptosphere, hosted a “Bull vs. Bear” panel.
2018-12-21 20:32 | |
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Stablecoins are currently the fastest growing sector of the cryptocurrency market, worth $186 billion; these constitute cryptocurrencies whose values are pegged to real life commodities like gold or the US dollar.
2018-12-2 13:15 | |
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Having met the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August 2018, officials of VanEck, SolidX and Cboe BZX Exchange have met with the Commission again, in the latest attempt to convince the regulator to approve the nation's first bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), according to an official presentation submitted to the SEC.
2018-12-1 01:17 | |
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The Unknown Advantages Of Bitcoin Mining Often, Bitcoin mining is criticized for consuming huge amounts of electricity. In fact, some people say that the inefficient use of energy resources make the entire process uneconomical.
2018-11-23 04:18 | |
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The energy costs of bitcoin mining are often cited as canceling out the. We must also consider the savings made, in avoiding some of the hidden costs of the alternative. Gold Standard Critics of gold originally made the same arguments — that the mining and storage cost of gold meant paper money was more economical.
2018-11-22 08:00 | |
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When the towers in New York fell, I became obsessed with economics. I wanted to follow the money to understand what happened on that dreadful day. During that time of inquiry, I found myself very interested in Austrian economic theory.
2018-11-21 19:26 | |
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The market for cryptocurrency tax services is growing rapidly, and it is providing forward-thinking tax professionals with an opportunity to capture oversized profits.
2018-11-15 16:58 | |
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As Bitcoin approaches its 10th anniversary, its community, old and new, has begun taking stock of how a decade has come to alter or define the cryptocurrency — and what Bitcoin has done to alter or define the decade.
2018-11-7 19:56 | |
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Bitcoin (BTC/USD) may be struggling to hold onto the last bull market’s gains with the benchmark cryptocurrency’s price just below $17,000, and more than 66% down in the past year. While the ‘digital gold’ has lost two-thirds of its value in the past year, gold has declined by about 3% year-to-date.
Gold should help crypto investors hedge against the risks of highly unstable prices of cryptos like Bitcoin, the CEO of Newcrest Mining said.
Unfounded hype? This time around, investors have begun to realize the value proposition of Bitcoin and Ether.
Can you invest in the precious metal industry with Bitcoin? What about other cryptocurrencies? The answer to both questions is “Yes”. Since the creation of Bitcoin in 2008, its price has increased.
Bitcoin has been pitched as, and has the potential to be a lot of things: a global crypto currency; a store of value; and digital gold. However, as one of the world’s most prominent precious metal-focused investment firms drops crypto as a whole, Bitcoin’s positioning as digital gold may be in trouble.
A new business model that uses the blockchain is delivering traceability to precious metals. Even though precious metals such as gold and silver are scarce, they are also highly liquid. Not only do they have financial value, but they have cultural and emotional value too.