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China's Central Bank Calls Bitcoin "Investment Alternative"
China's Central Bank Calls Bitcoin "Investment Alternative"
News  •  Politics  •  Apr 18, 2021 by Thomas M

China's unclear stance on Bitcoin has dictated the last few years for local Bitcoin firms and holders, but now the country's central bank seems to be shifting its tone. At a CNBC-hosted panel at the Boao Forum for Asia in Beijing on Sunday, Li Bo, deputy

Turkey Bans Bitcoin Payments Amid Currency Crisis
Turkey Bans Bitcoin Payments Amid Currency Crisis
News  •  Politics  •  Apr 17, 2021 by Fab

On Friday, the Turkish central bank introduced a ban on performing payments with cryptocurrencies, citing several concerns such as their possible use for illegal activities. The ban will go into effect on April 30th. The Turkish lira has hit record lows in purchasing power over the past months, putting pressure

What Caused Bitcoin's Flash Crash? Here Are Some Theories
What Caused Bitcoin's Flash Crash? Here Are Some Theories

Industry insiders are calling it "Bloody Sunday". Over the weekend, the price of bitcoin lost 12% of its value, dropping from $61,300 to a low of just over $53,800 within 24 hours, and many are speculating about the causes behind such a selloff. Among the theories

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Apr 18, 2021
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What Caused Bitcoin's Flash Crash? Here Are Some Theories
What Caused Bitcoin's Flash Crash? Here Are Some Theories

Industry insiders are calling it "Bloody Sunday". Over the weekend, the price of bitcoin lost 12% of its value, dropping from $61,300 to a low of just over $53,800 within 24 hours, and many are speculating about the causes behind such a selloff. Among the theories

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Apr 18, 2021
China's Central Bank Calls Bitcoin "Investment Alternative"
China's Central Bank Calls Bitcoin "Investment Alternative"

China's unclear stance on Bitcoin has dictated the last few years for local Bitcoin firms and holders, but now the country's central bank seems to be shifting its tone. At a CNBC-hosted panel at the Boao Forum for Asia in Beijing on Sunday, Li Bo, deputy

News  •  Politics  •  Apr 18, 2021
Turkey Bans Bitcoin Payments Amid Currency Crisis
Turkey Bans Bitcoin Payments Amid Currency Crisis

On Friday, the Turkish central bank introduced a ban on performing payments with cryptocurrencies, citing several concerns such as their possible use for illegal activities. The ban will go into effect on April 30th. The Turkish lira has hit record lows in purchasing power over the past months, putting pressure

News  •  Politics  •  Apr 17, 2021
What to Make of Coinbase's Choppy Market Debut
What to Make of Coinbase's Choppy Market Debut

It happened. After weeks filled with headlines and anticipation ahead of Coinbase’s direct listing on NASDAQ, the stock is now live — although the launch didn’t prove quite as successful as many had expected. About two weeks after the initial announcement, Coinbase gave its long-awaited stock market debut on

News  •  Business  •  Apr 16, 2021
Signal Is Integrating a Cryptocurrency, and Bitcoiners Are Not Amused
Signal Is Integrating a Cryptocurrency, and Bitcoiners Are Not Amused

On Tuesday, privacy-focused messenger Signal published a blog post introducing a number of beta features, among them "Signal Payments," which it described as “a new feature that enables you to send and receive privacy focused payments.” To facilitate these payments, Signal uses payment network MobileCoin, which — as the

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Apr 07, 2021
Italian Man Arrested For Paying Bitcoin to Hitman to Kill His Girlfriend
Italian Man Arrested For Paying Bitcoin to Hitman to Kill His Girlfriend

An Italian citizen was arrested after allegedly hiring a hitman in exchange for bitcoin. According to a news article published by European policing entity Europol on April 7th, Europol-assisted Italian communications crime law enforcement Polizia Postale e Delle Comunicazioni jointly arrested a local citizen suspected of paying about €10,000

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Apr 07, 2021
Fidelity, Square, Coinbase, and Paradigm Launch Crypto Council
Fidelity, Square, Coinbase, and Paradigm Launch Crypto Council

Fidelity, Square, Paradigm, and Coinbase are joining forces in a new lobby group seeking to help shape Bitcoin regulation, according to a press release published on Tuesday. The Crypto Council for Innovation (CCI) says it seeks to "unlock the promise of crypto." Referring to itself as a "

News  •  Bitcoin  •  Apr 05, 2021
Brink Awards Grants to Three Developers to Support Open-Source Development
Brink Awards Grants to Three Developers to Support Open-Source Development

The three open-source developers Jesse Posner, Alekos Filini, and Hennadii Stepanov are receiving a grant from independent organization Brink, according to a press release shared with the BTC Times. Founded by Bitcoin Core contributor John Newbery and Bitcoin Optech contributor Mike Schmidt last year, Brink focuses on supporting Bitcoin developers

News  •  Technology  •  Mar 30, 2021
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