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Panthers’ Russell Okung Becomes First NFL Player to Be Paid in Bitcoin
29.12.2020
Okung’s $13 million salary is being split fifty-fifty between bitcoin and fiat by way of Zap’s Strike product
Megan Thee Stallion Hops On Jack Dorsey's Bitcoin Train With USD 1m Ticket
18.12.2020
Megan Thee Stallion. Source: Twitter/@theestallion
At the time when bitcoin (BTC) is hitting its new all-time highs, yet another celebrity has clambered aboard the BTC gravy train, which is now building up an unseeingly unstoppable head of steam – as rap star Megan Thee Stallion took to Twitter...
Jack Dorsey's Square commits $10M to green energy for Bitcoin mining
8.12.2020
The new Bitcoin Clean Energy Investment Initiative will aim to make mining more eco-friendly
Jack Ma’s Ant Group, Three Other Digital Banks Get OK to Operate in Singapore
4.12.2020
The approved digital banks will be able to start operating from Singapore in early 2022
Project gives away 14M tokens in digital universal basic income experiment
2.12.2020
GoodDollar believes that "digital basic income can work at scale, while effecting positive change on a global level.”
Coinbase Says It Brokered Microstrategy’s Influential $425 Million Bitcoin Buy
2.12.2020
U.S. crypto exchange Coinbase said Tuesday that it brokered Microstrategy’s $425 million bitcoin purchase earlier this year. Until now, it has not been clear who facilitated the deal. Microstrategy’s first bitcoin (BTC) haul of $250 million bought in August was executed over five days...
Almost 80% of Square’s Cash App Q3 revenue was from Bitcoin
6.11.2020
Square’s Cash App has increased Q3 Bitcoin revenue by 1,100% after more than $1.6 billion Bitcoin was purchased by users
Bitcoin Advocate Jack Dorsey to Stay On as Twitter CEO
3.11.2020
Dorsey's leadership position had been under scrutiny after activist investor Elliott Management took a major stake in Twitter in February
Bitcoin bull Jack Dorsey keeps role as Twitter CEO following board review
3.11.2020
The crypto-friendly social media platform keeps its pro-Bitcoin CEO
Partisan dunks eclipse Section 230 in Senate hearing on social media giants
28.10.2020
Though the hearing did not focus on solutions, open source looks like a real way of addressing the committee's concerns about transparency and accountability
If Bitcoin Passes $14K, Analysts Say Traders ‘Should Look to $20,000’ Instead of Looking Back
27.10.2020
While bitcoin prices touched all-time 2020 highs on Tuesday, a few analysts say they are expecting only a few more hurdles to surpass the 2017 all-time high (ATH). For instance, the market analyst from Etoro, David Derhy, says to look to $20,000 instead of back at $12,000. A few traders and popular...
Kevin Hart Learns Bitcoin Is a Legit Investment, Not ‘Voodoo Money’ in an All-Star Telethon
26.10.2020
Popular actor Kevin Hart gave bitcoin a boost this weekend during an all-star telethon to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA). Hart told viewers that cryptocurrency is a legitimate investment right after he called it “voodoo money.” Kevin Hart Shouts Out About Bitcoin...
Alibaba’s Jack Ma praises the disruptive nature of digital currencies
26.10.2020
The current conservative international financial system doesn't suit young people or young economies, says Ma
$10 Billion in BTC Reserves: Companies With Bitcoin Treasuries Command Close to 4% of the Supply
21.10.2020
The web portal bitcointreasuries.org now shows close to two dozen firms with a large number of bitcoin reserves. Currently, the aggregate total bitcoin held in reserves by the 23 companies listed is roughly 785,999 BTC worth well over $10 billion dollars. This past August the billion-dollar firm...
Nigeria Protest Group Asks for Bitcoin Donations After Regulators Blocks Bank Account
15.10.2020
A Nigerian protest group called Feminist Coalition is asking well-wishers to make donations via bitcoin after authorities reportedly blocked the organization’s bank account. Feminist Coalition is one of the many groups spearheading protests against alleged police brutality by a Nigerian...
Twitter's Jack Dorsey urges Bitcoin donations to fight police brutality in Nigeria
15.10.2020
The CEO of Twitter and Square has urged Bitcoiners to join the fight to end the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria
Here Are the Top Public Companies That Have Adopted Bitcoin as a Reserve Asset
11.10.2020
When Microstrategy Inc. bought $425 million bitcoin in the last two months, the decision became an important stamp of institutional approval of the top crypto’s credentials as a mature, safe-haven asset. The American technology firm had just made bitcoin its primary reserve asset to hedge...
Blockchain may solve Twitter and Facebook’s moderation issues says Aragon exec
9.10.2020
Would decentralized governance save social media platforms from polarizing its users with its politics?
The Market Reacts to Square’s $50M Bitcoin Buy
8.10.2020
Reactions from Bitcoin Twitter and beyond as Square puts 1% of its treasury assets into bitcoin
Square’s Major Bitcoin Buy: Puts 1% of Total Assets Worth $50 Million in BTC
8.10.2020
Square Inc. has put 1% of its total assets in bitcoin worth about $50 million. The company believes that “cryptocurrency is an instrument of economic empowerment and provides a way for the world to participate in a global monetary system.” Square’s Major Bitcoin Buy Square Inc....