MicroStrategy shocked the world in August when it announced it would deploy $250 million from its balance sheet to buy bitcoin. The move represented the first time a publicly-traded corporation had bought bitcoin for investment purposes.
MSTR, the company's stock, immediately rallied following the announcement as the market
As Bitcoin has seen a strong surge in recent weeks, gaining 86 percent since September alone, when it sat around $10,000, online gamblers increasingly look to asset as a way to take profits.
According to Bloomberg, Winning Poker Network, a network of online gambling sites, is paying 90 to
The past few weeks and months have been marked by a strong increase in the regulation of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Global regulators cracked down on exchanges while agencies like the Department of Justice released reports highlighting the risk of crime enabled by cryptocurrencies.
On Wednesday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
The past few weeks and months have been marked by a strong increase in the regulation of Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. Global regulators cracked down on exchanges while agencies like the Department of Justice released reports highlighting the risk of crime enabled by cryptocurrencies.
On Wednesday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong
MicroStrategy shocked the world in August when it announced it would deploy $250 million from its balance sheet to buy bitcoin. The move represented the first time a publicly-traded corporation had bought bitcoin for investment purposes.
MSTR, the company's stock, immediately rallied following the announcement as the market
As Bitcoin has seen a strong surge in recent weeks, gaining 86 percent since September alone, when it sat around $10,000, online gamblers increasingly look to asset as a way to take profits.
According to Bloomberg, Winning Poker Network, a network of online gambling sites, is paying 90 to
The Dutch central bank (DNB) recently imposed stringent anti-money laundering (AML) restrictions on Dutch exchange Bitonic, as made public by the company itself. Now the firm is fighting back.
Bitonic, which describes itself as the "first Dutch Bitcoin company," revealed last week that the DNB has mandated the
At Friday's European Banking Congress, German Finance Minister Olaf Schulz stated that it was essential to make progress in readying Europe's and Germany's banking systems for the digital era, but that such actions did not extend to privately issued cryptocurrencies.
"I do not
The world's largest asset manager has taken notice of Bitcoin.
Rick Rieder, CIO of Fixed Income at multi-trillion asset manager BlackRock, on Friday spoke about Bitcoin on CNBC's Squawk Box, stating "Bitcoin is here to stay."
When asked about Bitcoin's recent price
Messaging app and aggregator IM+ app has integrated the Lightning Network as part of its services, as per a release shared with the BTC Times. It will partner with Bitcoin rewards app sMiles for the effort.
IM+ aggregates social networks and messengers such as Telegram, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, and Slack,
China Construction Bank (CCB), the world’s second-largest financial player by market cap, has postponed the issuance of Longbond, a $3 billion blockchain-issued bond that would track the price of government bonds, as per a new announcement.
“Per the request of the issuer, Longbond Ltd., the listing of Longbond SR
