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Interest In Bitcoin Spikes as PayPal, JPMorgan, and Kanye West Praise BTC
26.10.2020
Google searches for “bitcoin” (BTC) spiked last week, reaching almost three-month highs, after BTC-related positive news from PayPal was supported by favorable statements from banking giant JPMorgan and celebrity Kanye West, while the price hit a new yearly high.
However, people were...
Interest in Bitcoin Soars in Egypt Amid Economic Crisis and Unemployment
3.10.2020
A growing number of Egyptians are reportedly turning to bitcoin amid rising unemployment and the economic crisis. An Egyptian bitcoin community is seeing a huge spike in the number of members interested in bitcoin mining and trading. Egyptians Increasingly Attracted to Bitcoin Many Egyptians...
The Tell Tale Signs of a Scam Crypto Website: Bitcoin-Up.Live
13.9.2020
From late March 2020, when the global pandemic Covid-19 paralysed many economies, the appeal of cryptocurrencies has grown. Several statistics show increased interest from downloaded wallet apps to peer-to-peer traded volumes. In many ways, this interest in bitcoin and altcoins is evidence that...
Boomer and Gen-X Interest in Bitcoin Surges During Pandemic
2.7.2020
Boomers and Gen-X investors have increased their Bitcoin investments by a factor of nine since the start of the global lockdown
Crypto 101: How to Send and Receive Bitcoin Cash Via the Bitcoin.com Wallet
16.6.2020
During the last few months in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak and faltering global economy, many individuals have shown an interest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. However, oftentimes people can find the process a bit daunting because they are not used to using crypto assets and have...
Data Shows Bitcoin Options Markets Are Maturing Much Faster Than Futures
10.6.2020
Data from the crypto analytical firm Skew.com shows that bitcoin options are maturing much faster than the futures markets launched in December 2017. Skew’s data shows that the open interest in bitcoin options has risen significantly in the last few months. Bitcoin options “are starting...
Institutional Interest in Bitcoin to Keep Rising After BTC Halving
14.5.2020
Bitcoin underwent its third halving and institutional demand continues to be on the rise
Market Wrap: Interest in Bitcoin Rises as Prices Near $10K, but Can It Continue?
8.5.2020
Casual investors are hearing about bitcoin more often while professionals are taking advantage of a growing derivatives market
First Mover: Search Interest in Bitcoin’s Halving Reaches Fever Pitch as Price Hits $10K
8.5.2020
Google Trends, a barometer for gauging interest in trending topics, shows searches for "halving" or "bitcoin halving" are far higher than for the same event in 2016
Open Interest in Bitcoin Options Hits USD 1B as Traders Seek Insurance
8.5.2020
Open interest (OI) in bitcoin (BTC) options surpassed USD 1 billion ahead of the halving, with an exponential increase seen across all major marketplaces over the past week. Meanwhile, the bitcoin put-to-call ratio is also on the move, revealing some bearishness in the market.
Although not unusual...
Interest in Bitcoin Spikes Worldwide During COVID-19 Crisis
30.4.2020
Bitcoin might not be the most stable asset out there, but it is more stable than some economies
3 Debit Cards Nigerians Can Use to Spend Cryptocurrencies in Stores and Online
20.3.2020
Options to acquire cryptocurrencies in Nigeria have been growing in number, along with increasing interest in bitcoin. Nigerians are also starting to see more opportunities to spend their coins in brick and mortar stores and at online merchants. Three crypto debit cards are now available to...
How Popular Is the Dark Web in India? A Look at Increasing Tech Use and Free Market Potential
7.3.2020
Now that the Reserve Bank of India’s banking ban on cryptocurrencies has been lifted by a recent Supreme Court decision, there is reinvigorated interest in bitcoin within the South Asian nation. Exchanges can reconnect to banking institutions and offer the support they formerly did to their...
How to Increase Womens (And Men's) Interest in Bitcoin + More News
10.12.2019
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92% of surveyed women said that they would be more likely to invest if Bitcoin had a longer...
Data Shows Institutional Interest in Bitcoin Has Diminished
5.10.2019
Last spring and the beginning of summer 2019 saw digital asset markets spike considerably in value, and many speculators assumed the rise was due to institutional investors. However, BTC and a variety of other popular digital asset prices started plummeting in August. Reports now detail that...
Africa’s Interest in Bitcoin Remains High as 15 States Plan to Adopt the ‘Eco’ Currency
2.7.2019
By 2020, a large group of West African countries plan to adopt a single fiat currency called the eco. After a meeting in Abuja held on June 29 between the 15 member-country regional bloc, the implementation of a new single currency, after debating the monetary unit for years, was agreed. Despite...
CME: Open Interest in Bitcoin Futures Contracts Hit All-Time High
20.6.2019
Open interest in CME Bitcoin futures contracts are reportedly at an all time high, possibly due to increasing institutional-level investments
Interest in Bitcoin Spikes Following Major TV Show in the U.S.
20.5.2019
Anderson Cooper. Source: a video screenshot, 60 Minutes
Google searches for 'bitcoin', 'what is bitcoin' and 'how to buy bitcoin' increased after one of the most popular American television shows, 60 Minutes aired a program dedicated to the most popular cryptocurrency on Sunday. Meanwhile,...