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Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Bisq Processes Its 70,000th Trade
Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Bisq Processes Its 70,000th Trade

On August 20th, peer-to-peer exchange platform Bisq shared it had processed its 70,000th trade, after facilitating 20,000 trades in the previous six months. Bisq hits 70,000 all-time trades. Source: Bisq Bisq processes crypto-to-fiat and crypto-to-crypto trades without a third party. Bisq’s official GitHub page describes the

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Aug 22, 2020
U.S. Dollar Rises as Fed Keeps Interest Rates Low; Places Pressure on Bitcoin
U.S. Dollar Rises as Fed Keeps Interest Rates Low; Places Pressure on Bitcoin

The newly released minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s July 28 and 29th meeting has sent shockwaves through the global financial markets, not stopping at Bitcoin’s price action. The overall tone of the meeting was grim, with committee members expressing concerns over how the ongoing pandemic may

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Aug 20, 2020
Bitcoin Reserves on Exchanges Fall to 14-Month Low
Bitcoin Reserves on Exchanges Fall to 14-Month Low

According to the on-chain market analysis firm Glassnode, Bitcoin reserves on exchanges in August fell to a level unseen since June 2019. This indicates that retail investors are not intending to to sell their bitcoin. When retail investors move to sell their bitcoin holdings, they typically send their funds to

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Aug 19, 2020
Hedge Funds Are Shorting the U.S. Dollar For the First Time in Two Years
Hedge Funds Are Shorting the U.S. Dollar For the First Time in Two Years

According to data from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), hedge funds are net short the U.S. dollar for the first time in two years. The decline in demand for the dollar could benefit Bitcoin in the long term as it is increasingly perceived as a store of value.

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Aug 18, 2020
Bitcoin Cash to "Split" Due to Controversial Miner "Tax" Proposal
Bitcoin Cash to "Split" Due to Controversial Miner "Tax" Proposal

Conflicts within the Bitcoin Cash development community are resulting in another Bitcoin Cash “coin split” – that is, a segment of the Bitcoin Cash community will unilateraly deploy a hard fork upgrade to create a new forkcoin – striking a heavy blow to the already embattled altcoin. The Bitcoin Cash community is

News  •  Altcoins  •  Aug 18, 2020
Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Bisq Processes Its 70,000th Trade
Peer-to-Peer Bitcoin Exchange Bisq Processes Its 70,000th Trade

On August 20th, peer-to-peer exchange platform Bisq shared it had processed its 70,000th trade, after facilitating 20,000 trades in the previous six months. Bisq hits 70,000 all-time trades. Source: Bisq Bisq processes crypto-to-fiat and crypto-to-crypto trades without a third party. Bisq’s official GitHub page describes the

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Aug 22, 2020
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Strategy Establishes $1.44 Billion USD Reserve and Increases Bitcoin Holdings to 650,000 BTC
Strategy Establishes $1.44 Billion USD Reserve and Increases Bitcoin Holdings to 650,000 BTC

Strategy set up a $1.44 billion reserve, raised its Bitcoin holdings to 650,000 Bitcoin, and revised its 2025 outlook.

Tether CEO Pushes Back After S&P Downgrades USDt To Lowest Rating
Tether CEO Pushes Back After S&P Downgrades USDt To Lowest Rating

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino rejected S&P’s USDt downgrade as misguided and based on outdated legacy models.

JPMorgan Prepares Structured Notes Linked to BlackRock’s IBIT With Defined Return Parameters
JPMorgan Prepares Structured Notes Linked to BlackRock’s IBIT With Defined Return Parameters

JPMorgan plans a structured note tied to BlackRock’s IBIT ETF with fixed returns, downside limits, and potential 1.5x gains through 2028.

Measuring Success by Sats per Share Versus Share Price
Measuring Success by Sats per Share Versus Share Price

Mike Crosbie, COO at B HODL, writes that success for a Bitcoin treasury company is defined by growing Sats per Share, not its fiat share price.

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Turkmenistan Approves New Law for Bitcoin and Digital Asset Operations
Turkmenistan Approves New Law for Bitcoin and Digital Asset Operations

Turkmenistan has enacted a new law regulating Bitcoin and digital asset activities with licensing requirements and defined legal status.

Texas Buys $5 Million in Bitcoin in First State-Level Purchase of BlackRock’s Spot ETF
Texas Buys $5 Million in Bitcoin in First State-Level Purchase of BlackRock’s Spot ETF

Texas bought $5 million of Bitcoin through BlackRock’s IBIT ETF as its first step toward a state Strategic Bitcoin Reserve.

New Hampshire Authorizes $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Municipal Bond
New Hampshire Authorizes $100 Million Bitcoin-Backed Municipal Bond

New Hampshire approved a $100 million Bitcoin-backed municipal bond, the first government use of this collateral model.

Taiwan’s Central Bank To Study Bitcoin as Possible Reserve Asset
Taiwan’s Central Bank To Study Bitcoin as Possible Reserve Asset

Taiwan’s central bank will study Bitcoin as a reserve asset in a pilot led by Dr. Ju-chun Ko with support from JAN3 and Samson Mow.

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