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…
First Mover: Ethereum, DOGE on Own Journeys as…
Ethereum pauses at record high, bitcoin's rally stalls, DOGE Moons Ether (ETH) prices were lower after surging 10% on Wednesday to a new record, climbing past $1,600 for the first time. The recent gains appeared…
Blockchain Bites: MicroStrategy’s Macro Strategy for Bitcoin Treasuries
Three stories 1. Mining firms are benefiting from the market rally. California’s $441 billion public pension fund increased its stake in bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain (RIOT) nearly sevenfold while Ethereum miners are cranking out record…
GoCrypto launches new crypto-enabled point of sale device:…
GoCrypto, a system enabling merchants and service providers to accept payments with crypto, has announced the launch of elly POS, a point-of-sale terminal that combines cards, crypto, and digital payments on one device, and enables…
Blockchain Bites: The ‘Silver Lining’ for Bitcoin
Three stories India’s Parliament is considering a bill that would ban “private,” non-sovereign currencies, including cryptocurrencies. This is the latest attack on the growing crypto industry in the country after a two-year ban was overturned…
Blockchain Bites: DOGE, Musk, Robinhood, GameStop and Crypto’s…
Three stories 1. Elon Musk changed his Twitter bio to #bitcoin and the crypto jumped 20%, to highs last seen on Jan. 19. The two events are not definitely connected. However, just 15 minutes after…
Believing, not seeing: Institutions still predict $100K Bitcoin…
Despite Bitcoin price cooling off in recent days, with the premier cryptocurrency currently hovering around the $32,000 mark, it is still showcasing strong technicals as well as a thirty-day price gain of nearly 40%. Not…
Hedge fund predicts $115K Bitcoin price and the…
New data from Pantera Capital, an investment firm and hedge fund, suggests that Bitcoin’s (BTC) current price action is closely following the stock-to-follow model’s trajectory and the firm’s analysts believe BTC will reach $115,212 by…
Ripple’s CEO Addresses Key Allegations by US SEC…
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has addressed some of the allegations made by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against his company. He focused on answering five questions on what he calls “unproven allegations” by…
First Mover: $1 Trillion of Cryptocurrencies Shows Booming…
Bitcoin (BTC) rose for a third straight day, pushing early Thursday to a new all-time high price above $38,000 and setting bullish traders’ sights on $40,000. “Momentum has been building over time, and it’s anyone’s…
Ethereum bursts into list of top 100 assets…
A 13% rise in the price of ETH over the past 24 hours has propelled Ethereum onto a list of the top 100 traded assets by market cap for the first time, as measured by…
‘Noxious Poison’ – Bitcoin’s Market Cap Surpasses Warren…
For many years, the business tycoon Warren Buffet has condemned bitcoin as an investment telling people that the crypto asset is nothing but gambling. Two years ago, just before a Berkshire Hathaway 2018 annual shareholder…
Simplex Becomes a Visa Principal Member
Crypto payment processor, Simplex announced on Tuesday that it has become a principal member of the Visa network. This status will allow the company to directly issue Visa debit cards to the users on its…
Bitcoin price blasts past $27K — BTC market…
Bitcoin (BTC) continues its blistering holiday weekend rally, surpassing $27,000 on Dec. 27. What's more, the market capitalization of Bitcoin has surpassed half a trillion dollars for the first time ever. BTC/USD hourly candle chart…
Bitcoin hits $25,000 all-time high milestone, surpassing Visas…
The price of Bitcoin (BTC) surpassed $25,000 on Dec. 25, reaching a new all-time high of $25,020 on Bitstamp and surpassing the market cap of Visa in a historic milestone. Visa, the financial services giant, is valued…
MoneyGram distances itself from Ripple, says it doesnt…
Global money transfer service MoneyGram has clarified the nature of its collaboration with its blockchain partner Ripple following the latter’s recent probe by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. In a press statement issued on…
Digital banking: How DeFi can lower costs for…
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is often characterized as a movement that could unseat traditional banks once and for all — eliminating intermediaries and giving consumers levels of freedom and choice that they’re probably unaccustomed to. But…
G-Wallet Ushers in New Era With Hybrid Wallet
PRESS RELEASE. G-Wallet, a decentralized crypto platform and wallet provider has revealed a series of updates on its blockchain ecosystem. The updates focus on the development of its hybrid wallets and other features offered by…
New to Crypto? Get Your Christmas Treats at…
The Cryptocurrency community is all set to have A Very Crypto.com Christmas The flagship cryptocurrency, Bitcoin is at its all-time high which further reinforces cryptocurrency’s position as a strong investment instrument. While those hodling Bitcoin…
Mastermind of $25 Million Crypto Debit Card Scheme…
The mastermind behind a $25 million cryptocurrency debit card scheme has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison, in addition to three years of supervised release. The authorities have also seized his…
LPNT’s Strategy For Increasing LPN TOKEN’s Utilization, Circulation,…
2020’s Crypto Performances: The Biggest Token Losers and This Year’s Top-Performing Cryptocurrencies Digital currency markets have climbed significantly in value all year long, despite the gloomy global economy and the aftermath of Covid-19 responses. Bitcoin…
Pornhub’s Premium Services Now Default to Crypto Payments,…
During the first week of September, the world’s largest adult web portal Pornhub expanded its payment options by adding bitcoin and support for three other cryptocurrencies. However, after Mastercard and Visa severed ties with Pornhub…
Verge, XVG price get a helping hand as…
Verge (XVG), the cryptocurrency now infamous for its links to the porn industry, is on the up again — thanks to a classic fiat money scandal. As adult entertainment giant Pornhub confirmed this week, payment…
Mastercard Severs Ties With Pornhub — Is Mainstream…
Global payment companies Mastercard announced on December 10, 2020, its official decision to ban their customers from using credit and debit cards to arrange purchases on one of the biggest adult websites. Visa has taken…
BBC gets into blockchain tokens with Doctor Who:…
Cointelegraph has been espousing the potential of nonfungible tokens for years. As you might expect from the leading independent digital media resource on all things blockchain and crypto. But when a world-renowned organization like the…
Testnet of Facebook’s Much Vaunted Stablecoin Only Executes…
The Facebook fronted stablecoin, Diem (formerly Libra)’s dismal testnet results undercut the assertion that the digital currency is a threat to global financial stability. This is the conclusion that can be deduced from a Diem…
First Mover: Ether Eyed as Value Play With…
Bitcoin was rising back toward the all-time high price of $19,920 notched earlier this week. “So far, prices remain constrained, either with sellers unwilling to part with their coins at any lower price or buyers…
ABEY Chief Scientist Highlights the Future Of Crypto…
When Bitcoin ballooned to $20,000 the last time around, the network became so congested, slow transactions put a damper on the excitement surrounding the cryptocurrency industry, and the hype and the valuations it drove all…
Blockchain Bites: Record-Breaking ‘Active’ Bitcoin Users as Wall…
Hi all, thought we’d try something different in today’s edition of Blockchain Bites. Yesterday and today saw a flurry of news that seemed disparate and unconnected but may actually tell a bigger story about changing…
Blockchain Bites: Ethereum 2.0 Beacon Chain Ships, Libra…
Ethereum 2.0 hit a major milestone as its “Beacon Chain” went live. Libra “seizes the day” and rebrands to Diem. Google searches for “bitcoin” have doubled since last month. Top shelf Coinbase <> MicroStrategyMicroStrategy has…
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WhiteBIT Exchange Offers Margin Trading and Up to…
Are you looking for a platform with advanced crypto trading capabilities, top-notch security and high liquidity? WhiteBIT exchange offers a margin trading terminal, smart staking and many other features and advantages. As part of its…
Bitcoin at $15K is now bigger than PayPal,…
In early September of this year, the market capitalization of Bitcoin (BTC) was hovering at around $190 billion when the BTC price was hovering around $10,000. In the past two months, however, the price of…
Crypto Long & Short: Why the PayPal Rally…
The bigger you are, the bigger the splash when you jump in the water. And when it comes to mainstream payments companies, there are few bigger than PayPal. In case you’ve been totally avoiding the…
Visa-Owned Plaid Has a Hidden Passion for DeFi
Visa-owned fintech enabler Plaid, which connects traditional bank accounts to thousands of digital platforms, including crypto exchange Coinbase, is quietly working with at least two decentralized finance (DeFi) startups. Plaid’s head of UK, Keith Grose,…
Blockchain Bites: MakerDAO’s Do or Dai Moment, Bitcoin…
MakerDAO has voted not to compensate victims of the “Black Thursday” flash crash, a former Pantera partner is launching a new crypto-focused hedge fund and bitcoin may be headed to the doldrums as the U.S.…
The Moss Piglet Dilemma: Paypal Bans Payments to…
The popular payment provider Paypal has been known for cutting off a number of merchants and organizations over the years. This week, the public found out that Paypal has been censoring merchants that sell items…
Visa Exec Says ‘Opt Out With Bitcoin’ Slamming…
On Thursday, 17 top Federal Reserve officials explained that the committee plans to let inflation run hotter than usual, or above the benchmark 2% rate for a duration of time. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s speech…
Visa exec says buy Bitcoin as dollar index…
Bitcoin (BTC) is inches away from getting the same boost that helped it hit $12,500 earlier this month, data shows. On Aug. 28, the U.S. dollar currency index (DXY), fresh from losses caused by a…
Today’s Cryptocurrency Trusts and Hedge Funds Amid Financial…
On July 22, 2020, the United States Office of the Comptroller of the Currency published a letter clarifying that national banks and federal savings associations can indeed take custody of cryptocurrency assets. In the letter, Bitcoin…
Crypto Long & Short: Where Fintech Ends and…
An interesting op-ed by Leah Callon-Butler in CoinDesk this week got me to change my mind about something pretty fundamental. She asked: “Is crypto fintech?” My instinctive answer was “no!” For me, fintech is technology…
Visa Moving to Integrate With Digital Currency Platforms
Visa says it is working to integrate digital currencies with its existing global network of 61 million merchants. The global payments technology giant is working with two licensed and regulated digital currency platforms, Coinbase and…
Blockchain Bites: OCC’s Crypto Letter, Eth 2.0’s ‘Official’…
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Wirecard: Crypto Card Users’ Funds Locked as UK…
UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on Friday suspended the license of Wirecard Card Solutions (WCS), a unit of troubled Wirecard AG, which is responsible for issuing Visa cryptocurrency debit cards. It means some users of…
Wirecard CEO Quits as Crypto Card Firm Reveals…
Wirecard chief executive officer quit as the crypto card payments firm revealed that the €1.9 billion ($2.1 billion) missing from its accounts may not exist. CEO Markus Braun resigned on June 19, after nearly 20…
Bitpay Reveals Crypto-to-Fiat Prepaid Mastercard, Firm’s Flagship Visa…
On June 11, 2020, the cryptocurrency payment services provider, Bitpay announced the firm is launching a prepaid Mastercard that can be loaded with a variety of digital assets. The Atlanta-based company says the card can…
Bitcoin Trader: Google Helps Scam Crypto Trading App…
Bitcoin Trader has been heavily promoting itself as the best and safest automated cryptocurrency trading app that can help people earn $1,300 a day. Numerous fake reviews and scam checks on Bitcoin Trader are highly…
Cash or Plastic? Countries Where Crypto Debit Cards…
As a sector, plastic cryptocurrency cards have had a bumpy ride. While for some they are the perfect way to spend those hard-stacked sats, it has evidently been a struggle for crypto companies to provide…
Facebook’s Calibra Rebrands to Novi, Details Wallet Tie-Up…
In the approach to the launch of Facebook’s Libra payments ecosystem, a key subsidiary has been given a new name and a new look. According to an announcement on Tuesday, Libra’s wallet provider Calibra has…
First Mover: Bitcoin’s 2020 Rally Sends Message to…
Bitcoin's rally last week as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index of U.S. stocks floundered served to underscore just how different the conversations are right now in digital asset markets and traditional finance. As high-profile investors including Stanley Druckenmiller…
First Mover: Bitcoin Rally Sends Message to Capitalists…
Bitcoin's rally last week, as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index of U.S. stocks floundered, served to underscore just how different the conversations are right now in digital-asset markets and traditional finance. As high-profile investors including Stanley Druckenmiller and…
Investing in the Right Crypto Could Generate 7x…
Crypterium (CRPT), the namesake utility token of the award-winning fintech startup, is listed as one of the most valuable assets of the year 2020. The well-known crypto expert and editor of Palm Beach Research Group…
5 Reasons Why Institutional Investors Refuse to Join…
For the past two years, crypto-media outlets and Bitcoin (BTC) advocates have placed heavy emphasis on the need for institutional investors to embrace the cryptocurrency sector. The oft-stated belief was that institutional inflow would lead…