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Skybridge Bitcoin Fund Launches With $25 Million: Anthony Scaramucci Expects ‘Avalanche of Institutional Investors’
23.12.2020
Global investment firm Skybridge Capital has launched a bitcoin fund with $25 million. The founder of the company, Anthony Scaramucci, is bullish about bitcoin. “It’s the first inning,” he said, adding that “You are about to see that wave of early adoption by...
Early Bitcoin dev misses out on $1.3B after selling too soon
20.12.2020
"I'd be a billionaire now if I hadn't sold the 55,000 bitcoins I mined on my laptop in 2009-2010 way too early."
Bitcoin’s Early Days: Reporter Recalls $200K Sushi Dinner After Spending 10 BTC, Former Bitcoin Dev Sells 55,000 BTC for Under $30 a Coin
19.12.2020
As bitcoin touched an all-time price high this week, the tech reporter at the New York Times, Kashmir Hill, recalled how she spent 10 BTC ($224k) for a sushi dinner for a couple of dozen strangers. Hill wrote about the dining experience in a recent article called “How I Blew My Bitcoin...
Beat (Stupid Sexy) Sephiroth In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate And Unlock Him Five Days Early
18.12.2020
Sephiroth officially joins the Super Smash Bros. Ultimate cast next week, but players eager to open their presents early can unlock this surprisingly shirtless Final Fantasy VII villain right now by simply kicking the crap out of him.Read more
Crypto Billionaires: Ripple’s Jed McCaleb World’s 40th Richest Person, Cofounder Sells 29 Million XRP Last Week
11.12.2020
According to onchain data analytics researchers, one of the founders of the company Ripple, Jed McCaleb allegedly sold 29.5 million XRP in a single day. McCaleb, an early cryptocurrency investor, and self-made entrepreneur is one of the richest men on the planet. There are a number of investors...
Crypto Friendly CFTC Chairman Tarbert Intends to Resign ‘Early Next Year’
10.12.2020
CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert intends to leave the role early in 2021, opening the door for President-elect Joe Biden to name a new top commodities regulator
Some People Are Playing Cyberpunk 2077 A Day Early On Xbox By Switching Time Zones
9.12.2020
Cyberpunk 2077 doesn’t officially release until 12:01 a.m. on December 10, but Xbox owners are already playing the game by manipulating their console’s time and location data.Read more
Wells Fargo Investment Institute Report Compares Bitcoin to the 1850’s Gold Rush
9.12.2020
On Monday, the U.S. bank Wells Fargo’s wholly-owned subsidiary and registered investment adviser the Wells Fargo Investment Institute published an investment strategy with a page dedicated to the crypto asset bitcoin. The institute’s contributing author and Head of Global Asset...
No… Bitcoin’s Price Did Not Set an All-Time High. Here’s Why
1.12.2020
It might be a little too early to crack open the champagne — for several reasons.
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BlockFi Announces Early 2021 Launch for Bitcoin Rewards Credit Card
1.12.2020
BlockFi CEO Zac Prince said it will be the first credit (not debit) card in the cryptocurrency industry
No, You Can’t Buy Shares in Bitcoin
29.11.2020
With bitcoin going through an extended bull-run, scammers and con artists have been on hand to exploit a general fear of missing out (FOMO). Many early adopters of bitcoin became multi-millionaires by simply holding the digital asset. New Scam Tactic Consequently, many bitcoin investment scams have...
Facebook’s Libra Crypto Gets Ready to Launch in January as a Single Coin
28.11.2020
Facebook’s libra cryptocurrency is reportedly preparing to launch with a single cryptocurrency, a scaled-down version of its original plan. The launch date for Facebook’s libra could be as early as January. Launch Date for Facebook’s Libra The cryptocurrency libra, proposed...
Researcher Publishes Never Before Seen Emails Between Satoshi Nakamoto and Hal Finney
28.11.2020
Just recently three previously unpublished emails from Bitcoin’s inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, have been made public. The emails reveal the correspondence between Satoshi and the early Bitcoin developer Hal Finney. The communications between Nakamoto and Finney stem from November 2008...
Three Things You Didn’t Know About AVIF
26.11.2020
AVIF, the file format based on the AV1 video codec, is the latest addition to the next-gen image formats. Early reports and comparisons show good results compared to JPEG and WebP. However, even if browser support is good, AVIF is still on the bleeding edge in regards to encoding and decoding....
Market Update: Crypto Prices Drop Fast, Bitcoin Loses $2K, Correction Considered Healthy
26.11.2020
The price of bitcoin and a great number of digital assets plunged in value during the early morning trading sessions on November 26, 2020. Bitcoin’s price dropped from a high of $19,319 on Wednesday evening only to lose over $2,000 during the course of the morning hours (EST) on Thursday...
Bitcoin Indicator Suggests Bull Market Is Still in Early Phase
18.11.2020
The Mayer Multiple indicator suggests the bull market is still far from peaking, even as bitcoin closes in on its all-time high
Origin Defi Protocol Suffers Massive Flash Loan Attack- OUSD Stablecoin Value Plunges 85%
18.11.2020
The OUSD stablecoin issuer, Origin Protocol is the latest Defi protocol to fall victim to a flash loan attack. The attack, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, on November 17, resulted in the disappearance of tokens worth millions of dollars. Confirming the attack, one of...
Robinhood Gearing Up for Potential IPO in Early 2021: Report
17.11.2020
Robinhood is looking for a banking team to partner in an IPO that could come next year
Bitcoin Mining Difficulty Jumps, SEC Boss Leaves Early + More News
16.11.2020
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Today, Bitcoin (BTC) mining difficulty, which is the measure that shows how hard it is to compete for mining rewards, increased...
Belarus’ Largest Bank Launches Cryptocurrency Exchange Service
14.11.2020
The largest bank in Belarus, Belarusbank, has reportedly begun providing a cryptocurrency exchange service, allowing customers to buy bitcoin using Visa cards. Belarusbank’s new cryptocurrency exchange service is in collaboration with bitcoin exchange service provider Whitebird, several local...