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…
MakerDAO’s Embrace of Centralized Stablecoins Offers Risks and…
There are two kinds of stablecoins. The centralized type is implemented on a blockchain but anchored to Wall Street and the Federal Reserve. Dai, a decentralized stablecoin governed by the Maker Decentralized Autonomous Organization (or…
MicroStrategy CEO Assures Bitcoin Holders He Will Not…
MicroStrategy CEO Michael Saylor has directly addressed concerns that he will dump Bitcoin at the first opportunity. In a tweet sent yesterday, Saylor sought to reassure the Bitcoin community by saying he is in it…
Market Wrap: Bitcoin Drops to $10.2K; Scaling Solution…
The bitcoin market continues to display weakness; xDai total value locked shows interest in Ethereum scaling solutions. Bitcoin (BTC) trading around $10,285 as of 20:00 UTC (4 p.m. EDT). Slipping 1.8% over the previous 24…
A New Social Contract for the Digital Age
January 2030. Looking back a decade, the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-2022 did more than take five million lives and devastate the global economy. It revealed with searing clarity, weakness not just in our political leaders,…
‘Other companies will follow’ — MSTR stock up…
The Nasdaq-listed firm MicroStrategy (MSTR) is continuing to purchase hundreds of millions of dollars worth of Bitcoin (BTC), resulting in its company stock price to gain over 9% on Sep 16. MSTR stock recovers to…
Can Crypto Become a Blessing in Disguise for…
The economic crisis caused by the new coronavirus pandemic has wreaked havoc on most industries and asset classes, with only individual industries and safe-haven assets seeing growing profits. The cryptocurrency market was no different: in…
Macroeconomic Trends Boost Bitcoin and Gold, US Dollar…
According to a number of reports and commentary from financial analysts, the world is “drowning in U.S. dollars” after the Federal Reserve decided to pump billions of dollars into the hands of 14 central banks…
$1 Trillion in Housing Bonds: US Real Estate…
The U.S. real estate market is facing a conundrum, as there’s now a tidal wave of renters who can’t pay rent and a massive number of mortgage defaults stacking up like never before. Amid the…
Bitcoin price to $500,000: Winklevoss lays out ultimate…
Tyler Winklevoss, one of the first reported Bitcoin (BTC) billionaires and the co-founder of Gemini, believes the ultimate bull case for Bitcoin means reaching a target of $500,000. The theory for a $500,000 long-term Bitcoin…
$50 Billion in Cryptocurrency Left China Amid Escalating…
Over $50 billion in cryptocurrency flowed out of China over the past 12 months amid trade wars, a new study finds. East Asia is the world’s largest cryptocurrency market; its crypto trading volume is driven…
Rich Dad, Poor Dad Author Says ‘Major Banking…
Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the best-selling book “Rich Dad, Poor Dad,” explained this week that time is running out as a “major banking crisis is coming fast.” The best selling author says now is…
Law Firm Sees Crypto Investors Flocking to St.…
This week news.Bitcoin.com spoke with Jennifer Harding Marlin from the St. Kitts & Nevis islands law firm JH Marlin. The business specializes in all types of law practice and citizenship by Investment (immigration) is very…
South Korea’s Largest Bank to Offer Digital Assets…
South Korea’s largest commercial bank, known as Kookmin Bank (KB), will begin offering Bitcoin custody services through a new partnership with Hashed, a blockchain venture fund, and Cumberland Korea, a cryptocurrency exchange. The news of…
South Korea’s Largest Bank Unveils Bitcoin Custody Services
KB Kookmin Bank (KB), the largest commercial bank in South Korea, has agreed on a deal with blockchain venture fund Hashed and crypto exchange Cumberland Korea to offer bitcoin custody services. In January, the government-owned…
Price Analysis 8/7: BTC, ETH, XRP, BCH, BSV,…
The U.S. Federal Reserve has been contemplating a change in the way it responds to a possible increase in inflation. Previously, the Fed would kickstart tightening if its models forecast a 2% inflation increase. However,…
Yes, You Can Use An IRA For Bitcoin…
This is a promoted article. For many, the value proposition of Bitcoin is easy to understand, especially in relation to more traditional investments. Bitcoin has a programmatically fixed supply, it exists outside of any central…
Why Banks Keep Blocking Cryptocurrency-Related Transactions
The COVID-19 crisis has brought many new users to the world of cryptocurrencies. One of the main concerns for users, however, is whether their bank cards may be blocked due to the purchase of a…
Chinese Authorities Confiscate $15 Million in Cryptocurrencies, Arrest…
Chinese authorities have seized cryptocurrencies worth about $15 million while bringing down a scam involving fake Huobi tokens. In addition, ten people were arrested while luxury cars and real estate were confiscated. The police in…
Renters Threaten US Real Estate Market, 20 Million…
The aftermath of the coronavirus-provoked business shutdowns in the United States caused a number of market observers to focus on the U.S. real estate and rental markets. As the federal moratorium on evictions reaches its…
European Blockchain Ecosystem Needs €350 Million for the…
A study report by Leadblock Partners, an appointed representative of Sapia Partners LLP, finds an accelerating growth of the European blockchain ecosystem. The findings of the Leadblock Partners study suggest European respondents have a funding…
PayPal Crypto Rumors, RIP Wirecard, Telegram Settles: Hodler’s…
Coming every Sunday, Hodler’s Digest will help you track every single important news story that happened this week. The best (and worst) quotes, adoption and regulation highlights, leading coins, predictions and much more — a…
US Real Estate Market Crisis: 4.3 Million Mortgage…
The U.S. economy continues to look bleak as the American citizens and small businesses nationwide struggle to keep up with the government’s rules toward Covid-19 guidelines. In just 13 weeks, over 45 million Americans filed…
Bitcoin Risks 20% Drop as Outlook for ‘Stimulus…
The Dow Jones plummeted by 2.84% on June 26, recording a 9.27% fall since the month’s peak. As risk-on assets face the fear of a correction, the vulnerability of a near-term Bitcoin (BTC) price pullback…
MakerDAO Weighs Accepting Real-World Assets as Crypto Loan…
Decentralized finance (DeFi) could soon boast a real-world use case. MakerDAO, the organization behind the dollar-pegged stablecoin known as DAI, is in the process of voting on whether to further diversify the collateral it accepts…
Why Family Offices Should Consider Digital Assets for…
Constantin Kogan is a venture partner at BitBull Capital and has been a cryptocurrency investor since 2012. He has over 10 years of experience in corporate leadership, technology and finance. He contributes to the digital…
A Lot of Binance Exmployees Opt to be…
The CEO of crypto exchange Binance, Chagpeng Zhao (CZ) acknowledged that “a lot” of employees opt to be paid in BNB, rather than fiat. I’m REALLY curious to know what % of employees from Binance…
Central Bank Digital Currencies Need Decentralization
Igor Mikhalev is an expert principal at BCG helping clients develop business models with blockchain technologies and digital currencies. Kaj Burchardi is a Managing Director with BCG and leads the blockchain practice of BCG/Platinion globally.…
Market Wrap: Traders ‘Buy the Dip’ as Bitcoin…
Bitcoin fell for a second day, extending a downdraft triggered by Wednesday’s revelation that a member of the cryptocurrency community from the blockchain’s earliest days in 2009 had moved a long-dormant cache of coins. As…
Covid-19 Economy Fuels Faith in Crypto: Trust In…
The market research organization, The Tokenist, recently published a report called “Comparing Public Bitcoin Adoption Rates in 2020 vs 2017.” The study’s findings give a comprehensive look at the cryptocurrency ecosystem between 2017 and now.…
Money Reimagined: Fed Spending Is Good for Asset…
In early March 2012, three years after the biggest financial disruption in 80 years, with 8% of the U.S. workforce unemployed, with four million American homes foreclosed and with Europe tearing itself apart over fiscal…
Money Reimagined: Picasso Up, Main Street Down
In early March 2012, three years after the biggest financial disruption in 80 years, with 8% of the U.S. workforce unemployed, with 4 million American homes foreclosed, and with Europe tearing itself apart over fiscal…
Market Wrap: Bitcoin at $9.9K as Halving Chatter…
The price of bitcoin continues its rise ahead of next week’s anticipated halving. That event is trending as a topic on social media, even as few appear to be considering what may happen after it's…
Silvergate Adds 46 More Crypto Clients in Q1…
Silvergate Bank added 46 crypto customers in the first quarter and saw fee income and deposits increase from those customers because of “Black Thursday,” according to its earnings report released before market open on Wednesday.…
DeFi Money Market (DMM) launches mETH for 6.25%…
DeFi Money Market (DMM), a protocol to earn interest on any Ethereum-asset backed by real-world assets represented on-chain, today announced the launch of mETH, an interest-bearing token created by depositing ETH into the DMM Ecosystem.…