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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
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
News • Bitcoin • Nov 19, 2020
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,
News • Bitcoin • Nov 18, 2020
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
News • Bitcoin • Nov 18, 2020
Ricardo Salinas Pliego, a Mexican billionaire with a net worth of $12 billion according to Forbes, confirmed he has invested 10% of his liquid portfolio in Bitcoin. On November 18th, Pliego recommended the book “The Bitcoin Standard” and told his 810,000 followers that he invested a portion of his
News • Bitcoin • Nov 18, 2020
As the BTC Times reported, the implementation of the Schnorr/Taproot consensus rules were merged into the Bitcoin Core repository in October. The next step will be to discuss how the upgrade is to be activated on Bitcoin’s mainnet. This discussion is now taking a step forward, with Bitcoin
News • Bitcoin • Nov 16, 2020
Skybridge Capital, an alternative assets investment fund run by former Goldman Sachs banker and previously White House official Anthony Scaramucci, just revealed its intention to invest in Bitcoin. As first spotted by technology analyst Kevin Rooke, the firm submitted a series of filings to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
News • Bitcoin • Nov 15, 2020
Wall Street is becoming increasingly bullish on Bitcoin. This much was made clear just recently when an analyst at Citibank, Tom Fitzpatrick, signaled his belief that Bitcoin will hit $300,000 in this market cycle. Alex Krüger, an economist closely tracking the cryptocurrency market, leaked the analyst's note
News • Bitcoin • Nov 15, 2020
At the Economics of Payments IX conference in November 2018, European Central Bank (ECB) executive board member Benoît Cœuré described Bitcoin as "the evil spawn of the financial crisis." Cœuré's remarks, in unison with Bank of International Settlements (BIS) general manager Agustín Carstens' statement that
News • Bitcoin • Nov 14, 2020