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Elon Musk’s ‘50% Clean Energy’ Bitcoin Mining Goal Will Be Complicated To Verify
14.6.2021
On Sunday, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk tweeted that when there’s “confirmation of reasonable (~50%) clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend, Tesla will resume allowing Bitcoin transactions.” However, there’s a big problem with this goal, as nobody knows...
Bitcoin Eyes USD 40K Amid Musk Statement, Taproot Confirmation
14.6.2021
The most popular cryptocurrency, bitcoin (BTC), almost touched USD 40,000 today as Tesla's Elon Musk send a positive message, while activation of an important Bitcoin upgrade was confirmed.
Monday morning (UTC time), BTC surpassed USD 39,800 before correcting lower. At 03:31 UTC, it trades at...
Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Resume Accepting Bitcoin When Miners Confirm 50% Clean Energy Usage
14.6.2021
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced that when there is “confirmation of reasonable (about 50%) clean energy usage by miners with positive future trend,” his electric car company will start accepting bitcoin for payments again. Elon Musk Reveals When Tesla Will Resume Accepting Bitcoin...
ABEYCHAIN 2.0: Driving the Next Generation Blockchain Ecosystem
26.5.2021
Scalability is one of the problems facing public blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum. This is because their architecture is not sufficient to handle the increased number of users. Ethereum, in particular, has been plagued with slow confirmation times and high transaction fees leading many...
Kenya Based Technology Firm Switches to Pancakeswap, Cites High Gas Fees on Uniswap
17.5.2021
In its bid to help users avoid high gas fees on Uniswap, a Kenya-based fintech firm, UTU, recently launched a liquidity pool on the decentralized exchange (dex), Pancakeswap. This launch enables prospective UTU coin buyers to acquire the token “with low fees and fast confirmation...
US SEC Expected to Impose ‘Fair Amount’ of Regulation on Cryptocurrencies, Says Former Chairman
19.4.2021
Former SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt says that he expects a “fair amount” of crypto regulation coming from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) following the confirmation of the new chairman. Former SEC Chair Expects ‘Fair Amount’ of New Crypto Regulation Harvey Pitt...
A Forex Broker Transfers 1,200 BTC Belonging to the Mirror Trading International to a South African Liquidator
1.4.2021
Fresh reports from South Africa suggest that a total of 1,200 bitcoins belonging to the now-defunct Mirror Trading International (MTI) were recently transferred from FX Choice to an appointed liquidator. The reports add the transfer had been sanctioned by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority...
Another Binance Smart Chain Project Turtledex Rug Pulls With Tokens Worth $2.5M Confirmed Stolen
22.3.2021
The team behind Turtledex protocol, a Binance Smart Chain (BSC) project has reportedly rug pulled its investors shortly after raising 9,000 Binance tokens worth $2.5 million. Immediately following the confirmation of the theft, the value of the protocol’s native token TTDX, reportedly plunged...
Gensler confirmation as SEC chair would be good for crypto, says Hester Peirce
11.3.2021
SEC commissioner Hester Peirce is optimistic that the U.S. will eventually offer more clarity for cryptocurrency investors
Biden’s SEC Chair Pick Gary Gensler Reveals Policies on Bitcoin and Crypto Regulation
3.3.2021
Gary Gensler, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has revealed his policies on bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies if confirmed as the SEC chairman. Gensler is a professor at MIT who teaches cryptocurrencies. He previously served as...
Cashing Out Bitcoin Using ATMs: Popular Youtuber Successfully Turns $16K in BTC Into Cash
26.1.2021
On January 23, 2021, the popular Youtuber Mambafx published a video of himself withdrawing $16,000 in cash from bitcoin ATMs. The video shows how it took multiple bitcoin ATMs to complete the process but by the end of the 17-minute film, Mambafx withdrew over $16k by selling bitcoin to...
A New SEC Chair Who Actually Understands Bitcoin and Crypto?
13.1.2021
After his most recent stint teaching about blockchain at MIT, former CFTC head Gary Gensler is reportedly the next SEC Chair
Is China Poised to Nationalize Alibaba?
12.1.2021
The International Business Times reports China might nationalize Alibaba. Here’s what that has to do with China’s digital currency efforts
Did This Bitcoin Cycle’s FUD Phase Just Begin?
11.1.2021
As the price crashes more than 20% in 24 hours, NLW describes the “wall of worry” around regulation that might characterize this cycle’s FUD
Why I Changed My Mind on Bitcoin
10.1.2021
A reading of two recent essays by former bitcoin skeptics who have changed their tunes
Was This The Craziest Week in Bitcoin History?
9.1.2021
Transformative regulatory guidance, important macro tailwinds and, of course, a stunning run-up past $40,000
BRRR: Biden Readies a New $3T Stimulus Package
8.1.2021
What a new package including more direct payouts to citizens plus big infrastructure spending mean for bitcoin and markets as a whole
Can Bitcoin Just Keep Going Up?
7.1.2021
With bitcoin (briefly) passing $40,000 for the first time, the question becomes: Can it keep going or is a reset necessary?
What Georgia’s Elections Mean for Bitcoin
6.1.2021
As the Democrats appear to be headed to victory, how does their new U.S. Senate majority impact markets as a whole and bitcoin more specifically?
Most Important Crypto Regulation Yet? Banks Can Treat Public Blockchains Like SWIFT and ACH
5.1.2021
A new interpretive letter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency paves the way for stablecoins and public blockchains to be fully integrated in the financial infrastructure