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Ron Paul Advises Bitcoin Proponents to ‘Be Vigilant’ of Government ‘There’s Information Collected’
7.12.2020
On December 5, the American author and retired politician, Ron Paul, joined the Stephan Livera Podcast episode 234 and discussed cryptocurrencies and bitcoin at great length. During the interview, the prominent libertarian said when bitcoin came out he was still in congress and he thought the most...
British Politician Nigel Farage Says Bitcoin Is the Ultimate Anti-Lockdown Investment
5.12.2020
British politician and leader of the Brexit Party, Nigel Farage is lauding bitcoin branding it as the ultimate anti-lockdown investment. The controversial politician’s comments are drawn from one edition of his daily ‘Fortune & Freedom’ newsletter whose mission is to help...
Bitcoin’s Rise Causes Shortage of Mining Rigs, Most Units Sold Out, Miners Concerned About Supply
5.12.2020
While the bitcoin economy has swelled in value, the overall network hashrate has gradually climbed higher as miners are making a lot of money confirming blocks. However, obtaining bitcoin mining rigs isn’t so easy these days, and regional reports from China indicate a great number of ASIC...
How Much Money Can You Make on Twitch?
4.12.2020
Streaming videos on Twitch can earn you some pocket money, but making it a full-time job isn’t easy. You’ll probably need around 1,000 loyal subscribers before you’ll want to quit your day job. Read more
Money Reimagined: Bitcoin vs. Gold Is a Battle of Narratives
4.12.2020
The success of a store-of-value asset, like bitcoin or gold, isn't just a matter of durability, fungibility or scarcity. It's about whether people believe in it
Swiss National Bank and BIS complete digital currency proofs-of-concept
4.12.2020
The Swiss National Bank and BIS don't want to miss out on possible blockchain-powered benefits for the financial system
Swiss Wholesale CBDC Trial Shows ‘Feasibility’ for Central Bank Money on Distributed Ledger, BIS Says
3.12.2020
A Swiss experiment on how central bank money can be linked to markets built on distributed ledger technology (DLT) yielded positive results
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...
Undetected Inflation: Your Money Devalues Faster Than You Think
29.11.2020
Marshall Reinsdorf is a senior economist in the International Monetary Fund (IMF)’s Statistics Department and past president of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth.
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Lockdowns, working from home, and physical distancing caused people to spend larger shares of their...
Yield farming is a fad, but DeFi promises to change the way we interact with money
29.11.2020
The sector has a long way to go in terms of accessibility if DeFi really wants to challenge traditional financial institutions
Institutional money may propel Bitcoin to $250K in one year's time, says macro investor
27.11.2020
According to macro investor Raoul Pal, the latest Bitcoin rally is just the beginning of an institutional investor-led bull market
ECB Exec: Sovereign Money Needs To Be Reinvented
27.11.2020
Fabio Panetta. Speech by Fabio Panetta, Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the Deutsche Bundesbank conference on the "Future of Payments in Europe." Frankfurt am Main, 27 November 2020.
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Retail payments play a fundamental role in our daily lives...
Cryptocurrency and Safety Money, Bitcoin Vault Breaks Stereotypes
27.11.2020
Cryptocurrency theft has boomed over the past couple of years and this is no hoax. Over USD 1.40 billion was stolen in the first five months of 2020. If thefts continue to rise at this rate, 2020 may well become the second-costliest year in the history of crypto – lagging slightly behind last...
Will 'money printer go brrr' rob Bitcoin of its all time high?
24.11.2020
What price high must Bitcoin hit to account for the past three years of U.S. dollar inflation?
Lyn Alden on Money Printing, Bitcoin and the End of an 80-Year Debt Cycle
24.11.2020
One of the sharpest analysts in macroeconomics looks at how monetary and fiscal policy are likely to change in the coming years
Christine Lagarde: ‘The European Central Bank Cannot Go Bankrupt or Run Out of Money’
24.11.2020
In remarks that highlight flaws of the fiat currency system, the European Central Bank (ECB) president, Christine Lagarde, says the institution cannot go bankrupt even if it incurs losses running into trillions. According to Lagarde, normal bankruptcy rules do not apply to the ECB primarily because...
Hyperinflation and Rent Controls – 2020’s Telltale Signs of Economic Distress Haunts Many Nations
24.11.2020
If history serves us well, 2020 is likely a precursor to a long and dreadful economic depression throughout a myriad of countries worldwide. During the last year, economists and analysts have been discussing how specifically the United States economy and the U.S. dollar are losing global dominance...
Remitano Makes Cross-Border Money Transfer Much Easier With New “Cash-Out” Feature
24.11.2020
PRESS RELEASE. To simplify banking and meet its users’ Remittance needs across the globe, Remitano, a global escrow-marketplace, has just launched a smart, free, and safe approach for cross-border money transfers. This system will allow users to send and receive money from other countries...
Corporate Bitcoin treasuries are here, which can only mean good things
21.11.2020
It is Bitcoin’s technical characteristics that make it an ideal, diversified corporate treasury holding
Bitcoin Is the Biggest Big Short
20.11.2020
Short-sellers help identify weaknesses in capital markets. Bitcoin helps us see what's wrong with the financial system