The first woman to gain more than a million YouTube subscribers is now going all-in on bitcoin to promote financial freedom to her loyal fanbase. “I kind of view bitcoin as similar to YouTube, which…
Bitcoin price balances at $10K: Discussing BTC’s next…
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has been ranging between $9,800 and $10,500 for nearly a week after a short fall from almost $12,100 seen on Sept. 1. As BTC struggles to show any distinctive price…
Fed Chair Powell’s Flexible Inflation Views Were Already…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell did not raise many eyebrows Thursday morning when he announced the U.S. central bank would encourage some periods of inflation above its 2% target in certain circumstances to boost the…
Are Crypto Platforms Taking Personal Data Protection Seriously…
The security of custody measures on digital assets platforms has been a huge matter of concern for the last several years, and rightfully so. These days, large-scale cryptocurrency exchange hacks are a relatively rare occurrence;…
Wirex Launching in US After Receiving State Money…
Wirex has received its first money transmission license in the U.S., where the company is now gearing up to launch its “next-gen cryptocurrency platform linked to a spending card.” US Expansion Wirex announced Friday that…
Goldman Sachs Cryptocurrency: Possible Collaboration With JPMorgan and…
Goldman Sachs is considering creating its own cryptocurrency. Having recently appointed a new head of digital assets, the company indicated a possible collaboration with other companies, including JPMorgan and Facebook. JPMorgan has created the JPM…
Stimulus Is Failing: Global Banks to Break Support…
Central banks worldwide have injected further stimulus into the economy, as European Union (EU) leaders recently approved a $2.1 trillion budget, the Bank of England boosted stimulus injections in mid-June, and the Federal Reserve announced…
Goldman Sachs Warns Investors About Failing USD, But…
This article originally appeared in our Weekly Bits newsletter. If you want our news and analysis before anyone else, make sure you subscribe now! This week, one of the world’s preeminent investment banking enterprises signalled some…
First Mover: Ethereum a Victim of Its Own…
Rising congestion on the Ethereum blockchain has driven up transaction fees tenfold this year to the highest since early 2018. That’s pressuring the network’s developers to speed up crucial upgrades, while possibly creating an opening…
Blockchain Spreads Its Vines to Root Out Counterfeit…
For wine collectors, provenance is everything. With as much as 20% of all wine circulating the globe deemed to be fake, it’s hardly surprising. In days past, sniffing out a bogus burgundy required a good…
Where, Oh Where Has Bitcoin Volatility Gone? Part…
The first half of 2020 has been wild for just about everyone in every asset class. In early March, when it became evident that COVID-19 was a seismic event, asset markets across the globe crashed.…
Bitcoin is At Mercy of S&P 500, as…
Bitcoin faces a critical second half of the year as its correlation with the S&P 500 index nears 43 percent. While both markets have rallied impressively from their March 2020 lows, they are far from…
Wells Fargo Expects a Stock Market Sell-Off —…
Wells Fargo anticipates U.S. corporate pensions will move $35 billion into fixed income. Analysts believe this may cause a sharp sell-off in the stock market and given the correlation between Bitcoin and stocks, this could…
Wells Fargo Expects a Stock Market Sell-Off —…
Wells Fargo anticipates U.S. corporate pensions will move $35 billion into fixed income. Analysts believe this may cause a sharp sell-off in the stock market and given the correlation between Bitcoin and stocks, this could…
IMF Predicts Banks Will Struggle at Least 5…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has predicted that banks will struggle to generate profits at least five years after the global economy recovers from the coronavirus-led economic crisis. The IMF explained that banks were struggling…
FastBitcoins Launches Dollar-Cost Averaging Feature
So far, Bitcoin adoption in 2020 has been defined by the phenomenon of “stacking sats.” The notion of quickly and seamlessly converting fiat into bitcoin in small, regular increments has lowered a perceived barrier that…
First Mover: Bitcoin Now Crushing Gold After Biggest…
Bitcoin has lagged gold this year as investors looked for hedges against inflation – especially with the Federal Reserve creating trillions of dollars of fresh money to offset the devastating economic and market toll of…