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Bitcoin transactions may be taking longer to clear and cost more than usual for some, but that may be because the network is handling more than it has in a long time. According to data from monitoring resource transactionfee.info, this month has seen Bitcoin process a record number of
In a written response to the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Janet Yellen elaborated on her view of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, to which she attributes the potential to "improve the efficiency of the financial system." Former Federal Reserve chair Yellen has been nominated by President-Elect Biden to
BlackRock may plan to get involved in Bitcoin, two filings made by the firm with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) suggest. The world's leading asset manager, counting $7.43 trillion in assets under management at the end of 2019, filed two Statements of Additional Information (SAI) on
News - Business - Jan 19, 2021BlackRock may plan to get involved in Bitcoin, two filings made by the firm with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) suggest. The world's leading asset manager, counting $7.43 trillion in assets under management at the end of 2019, filed two Statements of Additional Information (SAI) on
News - Business - Jan 19, 2021Bitcoin transactions may be taking longer to clear and cost more than usual for some, but that may be because the network is handling more than it has in a long time. According to data from monitoring resource transactionfee.info, this month has seen Bitcoin process a record number of
News - Bitcoin - Jan 19, 2021In a written response to the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Janet Yellen elaborated on her view of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, to which she attributes the potential to "improve the efficiency of the financial system." Former Federal Reserve chair Yellen has been nominated by President-Elect Biden to
News - Bitcoin - Jan 19, 20212020 was the year Bitcoin caught the eye of institutions. While many were skeptical when MicroStrategy famously converted its corporate treasury reserves to Bitcoin, it didn't take long for Michael Saylor's move to awake the interest of other corporations and financial institutions. As the developments of
News - Bitcoin - Jan 15, 2021Allegations against financial services institution Deltec and stablecoin issuer Tether, one of Deltec’s customers, spread rapidly this week as a story first published by CoinDesk implied that Deltec had used Tether’s funds to buy bitcoin. The article in question refers to a recently published year-in-review video by Deltec,
News - Business - Jan 15, 2021Bitcoin proponents are already in awe at the size of the United States' latest $1.9 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill, but for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), it is not enough. Speaking at the twelfth Russian Gaidar economic forum on January 15th, IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva told world
News - Bitcoin - Jan 15, 2021Value investor Howard Marks appears to be revisiting the topic of Bitcoin. In a memo to clients at alternative investment management firm Oaktree Capital Management, the company's co-founder wrote about a conversation with his son Andrew Marks that involved a discussion about Bitcoin. Marks describes his son as
News - Economy - Jan 12, 2021