MicroStrategy, a business services company based in Virginia, made history this week when it became the first public company to ostensibly purchase bitcoin as an investment. As the BTC Times reported, the company scooped up 21,454 bitcoin with $250 million USD from their balance sheet.
The move was hailed
Since July 29th, Grayscale and MicroStrategy have purchased 14,422 BTC and 21,454 BTC respectively, totaling more than $410 million USD in value at the time of writing. During the same period, Bitcoin miners mined 12,594 BTC. In other words: two institutions bought three times as much bitcoin
Epic Games, the creator of blockbuster shooter-survival game Fortnite, sued Apple after it removed the game from the Apple App Store.
In a statement to The Verge, Apple said Epic Games violated the App Store guidelines by enabling an unapproved feature.
The feature in question seems to be the new
Epic Games, the creator of blockbuster shooter-survival game Fortnite, sued Apple after it removed the game from the Apple App Store.
In a statement to The Verge, Apple said Epic Games violated the App Store guidelines by enabling an unapproved feature.
The feature in question seems to be the new
MicroStrategy, a business services company based in Virginia, made history this week when it became the first public company to ostensibly purchase bitcoin as an investment. As the BTC Times reported, the company scooped up 21,454 bitcoin with $250 million USD from their balance sheet.
The move was hailed
Since July 29th, Grayscale and MicroStrategy have purchased 14,422 BTC and 21,454 BTC respectively, totaling more than $410 million USD in value at the time of writing. During the same period, Bitcoin miners mined 12,594 BTC. In other words: two institutions bought three times as much bitcoin
On August 4th, word began to spread online of a massive explosion in Beirut. By Lebanese government estimates, a reported $10-15 billion USD worth of damage was incurred due to the blast.
The Bitcoin community is banding together in the wake of the mysterious explosion, responding by donating satoshis to
Multiple news outlets have recently run reports comparing the Lightning Network’s liquidity to that of Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), an ERC20 token representing bitcoin issued on the Ethereum blockchain.
The amount of liquidity within WBTC has surged in recent times, seemingly outpacing that of the Lightning Network.
This trend has
Industry executives are buoyant towards the unexpected purchase of nearly $250 million USD worth of Bitcoin by MicroStrategy. It became the first publicly listed company in the U.S. to purchase bitcoin.
Bitcoin, unlike many other cryptocurrencies, has a fixed supply of 21 million. Its finite supply and resulting scarcity
The crypto community has been enthralled in recent days by recent developments regarding Ethereum’s total supply – which remains a mystery despite attempts from Ethereum developers and community members to clarify the confusion.
Pseudonymous researcher “Datavetaren” is now noting that a flaw within the default network structure of Ethereum could
August 7th saw the beginning of what was set to become a week-long debate between the Bitcoin and Ethereum communities about Ethereum’s total supply and monetary policy.
What Happened?
Popular Bitcoin personality Michael Goldstein and Bitcoin researcher Pierre Rochard started questioning whether it was possible to independently verify the
