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The bitcoin price is surging higher today as Tesla, the world-famous electric vehicle manufacturer, has moved $1.5 billion from its cash position to bitcoin. According to SEC filings, the firm is buying bitcoin to provide "more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash.” It was
While many within the Bitcoin space lauded MicroStrategy for its bold move into Bitcoin in 2020, an analyst at Citi was less impressed by the business intelligence firm's decision to make Bitcoin its primary treasury reserve asset. In early December, Citi's Tyler Radke expressed concerns over
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week ordered banks to close the accounts of any entity using cryptocurrencies. Now, the institution justifies its actions with a list of reasons. According to a February 8th report by Nigerian news outlet The Nation, the local central bank’s acting director of
News - Bitcoin - Feb 08, 2021The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) last week ordered banks to close the accounts of any entity using cryptocurrencies. Now, the institution justifies its actions with a list of reasons. According to a February 8th report by Nigerian news outlet The Nation, the local central bank’s acting director of
News - Bitcoin - Feb 08, 2021The bitcoin price is surging higher today as Tesla, the world-famous electric vehicle manufacturer, has moved $1.5 billion from its cash position to bitcoin. According to SEC filings, the firm is buying bitcoin to provide "more flexibility to further diversify and maximize returns on our cash.” It was
News - Bitcoin - Feb 07, 2021While many within the Bitcoin space lauded MicroStrategy for its bold move into Bitcoin in 2020, an analyst at Citi was less impressed by the business intelligence firm's decision to make Bitcoin its primary treasury reserve asset. In early December, Citi's Tyler Radke expressed concerns over
News - Business - Feb 02, 2021Visa has partnered with First Boulevard, a neobank focused on the financial empowerment of the United States black community, to conduct crypto asset application programming interface (API) tests. According to a February 3rd announcement, First Boulevard will be the first bank to have access to Visa's crypto API,
News - Bitcoin - Feb 02, 2021On Tuesday, MicroStrategy submitted a filing to the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating that the firm has taken an additional $10 million position in bitcoin: "On February 2, 2021, MicroStrategy Incorporated (the “Company”) announced that it had purchased approximately 295 bitcoins for $10.0 million in
News - Bitcoin - Feb 01, 2021Investment management firm Ruffer Investment Management sold a portion of its Bitcoin investment for millions of profit to keep a risk-free long position on the crypto asset. According to a February 2nd report by UK news outlet The Telegraph, the investment manager has sold $650 million worth of bitcoin after
News - Bitcoin - Feb 01, 2021Following a cryptic statement on Friday and an update to his Twitter profile, Elon Musk elaborated on his new-found interest in Bitcoin over the weekend. During a session on audio chat platform Clubhouse, Musk responded to a question about his opinion on Bitcoin that in 2013, a friend made a
News - Jan 31, 2021Tech mogul and the world’s richest person Elon Musk apparently joined the ranks of Bitcoin proponents. Less than an hour ago, Musk changed his status on Twitter to the Bitcoin hashtag and seemingly suggested that his involvement in Bitcoin was inevitable in a cryptic tweet. He wrote: “In retrospect,
News - Bitcoin - Jan 28, 2021