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Blackrock CEO Larry Fink: Bitcoin Makes US Dollar Less Relevant, Can Evolve Into a Global Market
3.12.2020
The CEO of Blackrock, the world’s largest asset manager, said that bitcoin “can evolve into a global market.” Moreover, the cryptocurrency has a “real impact on the U.S. dollar,” making the need for the USD “less relevant.” Bitcoin Evolving Into a Global...
Is Spotify Going to Start Accepting Crypto?
3.12.2020
Crypto payments would be music to the ears of some Spotify subscribers.
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Twin Brothers Each Got a $100K Inheritance. One Invested in Bitcoin, One Didn’t
3.12.2020
Their lives have now gone on very different paths.
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A New Crypto Use Case: Betting on an American Nightmare
3.12.2020
How people abroad are betting on Trump refusing to leave the White House. Green means the price went up. Red,Continue Reading
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Last Month Casascius Owners Redeemed the Highest Number of Physical Bitcoins in 3 Years
3.12.2020
On November 30, 2020, bitcoin crossed an all-time price high on a few global exchanges and between spot and derivatives markets there’s been a lot of action. One metric people didn’t notice was the fact that November 2020 saw the most number of redeemed Casascius physical bitcoins...
First AMM Layer2 DEX ZKSwap Announces Testnet Incentive Program with 1 Million ZKS Tokens Rewards
3.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. ZKSwap developed by L2Lab is the first layer2 dex based on ZK-Rollups technology and using the AMM model. The team has recently closed a $1.7 million Angel Round led by Bixin, followed by Longling Capital, SNZ Holding, FBG Capital, Jubi, and Consensus Lab. After launching on...
65% of Traders on Paypal Ready to Use Bitcoin to Pay for Goods and Services: Survey
3.12.2020
At least 65% of people who use the Paypal app to trade bitcoin are prepared to start using the top cryptocurrency to pay for goods and services at the 28 million stores supported by the payments company throughout the world. According to a proprietary survey of 380 Paypal users by Mizuho...
Chinese State-Run Media Believe BTC Price Surge Is Just ‘Hype’ While Praising Blockchain
3.12.2020
Two Chinese state-run media outlets have published a brief news item urging citizens to focus more on blockchain technology than on the “hype” of the recent surging Bitcoin prices across the board. China’s Government to Focus on Blockchain Both Sina and Xinhuanet have stated that...
Network Landmarks, Derivatives Records- 2020 Bitcoin Metrics See a Number of All-Time Highs
3.12.2020
While the price of bitcoin has spiked to levels not seen in three years a number of other factors show that the current run-up is similar to the 2017 bull run. Active bitcoin addresses have neared all-time record highs, while the network’s hashpower has remained high as well coasting along...
Mining City: A Blueprint for Success?
3.12.2020
“Together we grow!” This is the slogan of Mining City, a company with a solid foundation in the cryptocurrency market. Is this catchphrase a real promise, or an overstated declaration? Let’s find out. Brick by Brick Cryptocurrencies are considered by many as the “gold of...
Alliance Bernstein Tells Clients Bitcoin Has a Role in Asset Allocation
2.12.2020
Alliance Bernstein has told its clients that bitcoin has a role in investment portfolios. The head of the Portfolio Strategy team of the firm’s research arm said he has changed his mind about bitcoin after previously stating that it did not have a place in investment portfolios. Alliance...
Visa, Blockfi Launching Credit Card With Bitcoin Rewards — Get BTC Back on All Transactions
2.12.2020
Blockfi has unveiled a credit card with bitcoin rewards in collaboration with Visa. This is “the first credit card that lets you earn bitcoin back with every purchase,” Blockfi detailed. Visa Credit Card Offering Cash Back in Bitcoin Crypto financial services provider Blockfi announced...
Onchain Researchers Suspect Chinese Government Sold Plustoken’s Billion-Dollar Bitcoin Hoard Last Year
2.12.2020
A number of masterminds from the Plustoken scam were sentenced to 11 years in prison for defrauding cryptocurrency investors. Last week, on November 19, a court ruling had shown the Chinese government said that it seized over $4 billion in crypto assets from the Plustoken scam. Meanwhile, onchain...
Report: 33% of US Based ICO Investors Say Founders Intentionally Deceived Them or Withheld Key Information
2.12.2020
A survey conducted by Xangle Research finds that a third (33%) of respondents say founders of an initial coin offering (ICO) in which they invested either intentionally deceived them or withheld key information. A further 17% of the responding ICO investors say they did not know if they had been...
Ethereum & Bitcoin Eye Protocol Upgrades
2.12.2020
Powered by Every week, IntoTheBlock brings you on-chain analysis of top news stories in the crypto space. Leveraging blockchain’s publicContinue Reading
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Revealed: Which of the 10 Biggest Cryptos Performed Best in November
2.12.2020
One altcoin gained more than Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP combined.
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Exchange Blunder Exposes Names and Email Addresses of ‘270,000 Users’
2.12.2020
"You lost a long-term customer today," one disgruntled user wrote.
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Historian Niall Ferguson Says Bitcoin Is Winning the Covid-19 Monetary Revolution
2.12.2020
Historian and senior fellow with the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, Niall Ferguson says bitcoin is winning the Covid-19 monetary revolution. Hailing the virtual currency as a great place for the rich to store their wealth, Ferguson also notes that the bitcoin’s resilience...
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...
Increase Your Potential Profit With the Margin 2X Feature on Remitano Invest
2.12.2020
PRESS RELEASE. With the steady rise of Bitcoin price in recent days, this is arguably one of the best periods for Bitcoin trading and other cryptocurrencies. However, not all willing investors have enough capital to invest in the crypto market and although sometimes it is good to start small...