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Fed Chair Blames Coronavirus, Not ‘Usual Suspects’ for Crashed Economy
14.5.2020
The latest words from Jerome Powell suggest that there is little need to address monetary policy to avoid another market crash
17,000 Quadrigacx Users Seek $307M from the Failed Canadian Crypto Exchange
13.5.2020
About 17,000 people have filed claims for refunds from the collapsed Canadian digital asset exchange Quadrigacx. Altogether, the claims, denominated in both cryptocurrency and fiat, amount to nearly $307 million. According to a document released Tuesday by Ernst & Young, the court-appointed...
Transak Announces Integration with Chainlink Oracle to Bridge Smart Contracts with Crypto/Fiat Payment Gateways
13.5.2020
Crypto/fiat onramp aggregator Transak announced on Tuesday that it has integrated with leading decentralized oracle network Chainlink, making its onramp aggregator solutions available to smart contracts. Chainlink confirmed this via a tweet stating that developers can now use Chainlink oracles...
Binance Now Supports Deposits and Withdrawals in South African Rand
12.5.2020
In yet another expansion initiative, Binance adds support for deposits and withdrawals in South African rand
Bitcoin’s Third Halving Complete: Reward Cut Surprisingly Faster Than Previous Time Estimates
11.5.2020
The Bitcoin blockchain has experienced its third block reward halving on May 11, 2020, at approximately 3:21 p.m EST, even though quite a few countdown clocks estimated that the halving would occur on May 12. Bitcoin miners now get 6.25 BTC per block rather than the 12.5 BTC they acquired before...
Exchange Crypto with 0% Fees in Lumi Wallet
11.5.2020
Everybody’s sick of commissions. Lumi Wallet is renouncing them, introducing 0% Fees on all in-wallet operations. All you need to get rid of hidden fees is the Lumi Wallet app and the promocode – BTCNEWS. Why is Lumi doing this? Decentralized finance has undeniable advantages over fiat...
Quantitative Hardening: Dissecting the Third Bitcoin Halving, 3 Key Data Points to Watch
10.5.2020
In a touch more than 24-hours time, the third bitcoin halving will take place on May 12, 2020, on or around 9:50 p.m. ET. Miners will see their revenues slashed in half from 12.5 coins to 6.25 BTC after the halving and speculators wonder what will happen after the event. Currently, according...
OKCoin Brings Two Industry Vets Onboard Amid Global Expansion
9.5.2020
A recent play sees international fiat digital asset exchange, OKCoin, bringing top brass from Blockchain.com and Coinbase to its front office
BitMEX CEO Expects Investors to Follow Paul Tudor Jones’ Move to Bitcoin
9.5.2020
BitMEX’s CEO expects that Paul Tudor Jones will bring more big investors to the crypto market by investing in Bitcoin
Square’s Cash App Reports BTC Quarterly Revenue Exceeds Fiat’s, Soaring 367% to $306 Million
8.5.2020
Square’s Cash App reported Wednesday, that bitcoin (BTC) revenue during the first quarter of the year, soared 367% to $306 million from $65 million a year ago. Quarter-on-quarter, the figure is up 71%. The increase is thanks “to growth in the number of active bitcoin customers, as well...
Billionaire Paul Tudor Jones Buys Bitcoin to Hedge Against Inflation
7.5.2020
Paul Tudor Jones, the billionaire founder of hedge fund Tudor Investment Corporation, reportedly revealed that Bitcoin is part of his portfolio
Dollar Vigilante Founder Talks Covid-19 and Economic Crisis: ‘The Modern Financial System Is at the End of It’s Rope’
7.5.2020
Jeff Berwick is an entrepreneur with a lot to say these days and he’s released a number of videos discussing the coronavirus pandemic and the government-induced lockdowns. Berwick is the founder of The Dollar Vigilante, an anarcho-capitalist media outlet focusing on gold, silver, mining...
US Debt Hits $25T — Stimulus Checks That Bought Bitcoin Now Worth $1.6K
7.5.2020
The Federal Reserve’s Zimbabwe-esque policy sees the country’s debt mountain reach unimaginable heights, adding $1 trillion under one month
Bitcoin Revenues in Square’s Cash App Top Fiat Revenues for First Time in Q1
6.5.2020
Bitcoin profit through Square’s Cash App was $7 million in the first quarter of 2020. It earned $8 million in bitcoin profit through the whole of 2019
Latest Fiat-Crypto Exchange Launches In India as Local Trade Volumes Soar
6.5.2020
A new fiat-crypto exchange has launched in India, two months after the country’s stringent ban on banks’ dealings with crypto businesses was lifted
MyCryptoMixer 2020 – The Best Bitcoin Mixer Necessary To Protect User’s Anonymity and Privacy
5.5.2020
Governments and law enforcement agencies have been alerted to the possible illicit use of the pseudonymous Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrencies ever since the notorious darknet marketplace Silk Road was shut down permanently by FBI, which seized more than 144,000 BTC derived from transactions made...
7 Days Left Until the Great Bitcoin Halving: Hashrate Jumps Over 140 Exahash, Miner’s Hoard
5.5.2020
Just recently the price of bitcoin jumped over the $9,000 per coin zone, but retracted back a hair not too long afterward. On May 3, the research and analysis firm Glassnode reported that the overall BTC hashrate touched another all-time high above 140 exahash per second. As miners continue to hash...
Iran Ditches the Rial Amid Hyperinflation as LocalBitcoins Seem to Trade Near $35K
4.5.2020
Iran’s parliament votes to institute a new currency as coronavirus and sanctions hyperinflate the rial and local Bitcoin prices skyrocket relative to official exchanges
Buy Bitcoin to Escape Fiat ‘Debasement’ Says New Grayscale Report
1.5.2020
Promises of unlimited money-printing lead the world’s largest crypto asset manager to sound the alarm to investors, promoting Bitcoin as a solution
Citizens Burn Banks, Print Their Own Money as Fiat Founders
30.4.2020
Source: a video screnshot, Youtube/FRANCE24 English
As conventional currencies struggle to cope with the coronavirus pandemic, citizens around the world are railing against traditional finance, and looking for new alternatives to cash.
In Europe, an Italian town has taken to minting its...