Category: Bitcoin

Bitcoin was invented in 2008 by  Satoshi Nakamoto, an unknown person or persons, and is the world’s first digital money (cryptocurrency).

Bitcoin transactions are on a secure, decentralized blockchain-based network. Its a new kind of money that’s instant, private, and free from traditional bank stranglehold

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3 convincing signs the Bitcoin bears have stopped selling

The price of Bitcoin surged higher on May 26, breaching the $40,000 level for the first time in five days as traders brushed aside concerns about China’s crypto ban and the United States’ crypto tax proposal. The benchmark cryptocurrency reached an intraday high of $40,855 before turning lower owing to profit-taking sentiment. In the meantime, analysts

Goldman Sachs Predicts Ethereum Will Overtake Bitcoin As Store of Value

Investment banking goliath Goldman Sachs says that Ethereum (ETH) will likely beat Bitcoin (BTC) as a store of value. Excerpts from the bank’s research paper shared by Santiago Roel Santos, general partner at blockchain-focused investment firm ParaFi Capital, highlights Ethereum’s fundamental advantages over Bitcoin. “Given the importance of real uses in determining store of value,

UK ad organization bans crypto exchange’s ‘time to buy’ Bitcoin advert

A major advertising industry organization in the United Kingdom has ruled on an ad campaign telling people “it’s time to buy” Bitcoin (BTC). The Advertising Standards Authority, a self-regulating ad organization, officially halted an advertising campaign by cryptocurrency exchange Luno for being misleading and irresponsible. “The ads must not appear again in the form complained

China to socially blacklist Bitcoin miners in Inner Mongolia region

China has ramped up efforts to quash cryptocurrency mining in its Inner Mongolia region by introducing new penalties for those caught engaging in the illegal activity. Officials unveiled new draft rules that would see harsher punishments applied to those caught mining Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, per a report by the South China Morning Post.

Is a bigger crypto rally looming?

The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has surpassed $40,000 on May 26, breaking above a key sell area for the first time in five days. Traders expect a broader rally to come and a bullish market structure to form if Bitcoin continues to rise above $42,000 and Ether (ETH) reclaims $3,000.  BTC/USD (orange) and ETH/USD (blue)

‘I’d rather Bitcoin over bonds’: Billionaire investor Ray Dalio

Billionaire investor and famed hedge fund manager, Ray Dalio, has stated he would prefer to purchase BTC over bonds during a recent interview at crypto conference Consensus. Speaking on May 6 in an interview that was aired on Monday, May 24, the co-chairman and co-CIO of Bridgewater Associates describe Bitcoin as a superior instrument for

Crypto-exposed stocks slide as BTC-bolstered treasuries shed value

The fallout from this month’s violent crypto market meltdown appears to have flowed into the stock markets, with publicly listed firms with exposure to crypto assets seeing significant losses during May. The month saw Bitcoin (BTC) and other leading cryptocurrencies crash by at least 50%, with BTC plummeting from roughly $60,000 on May 10 to