Bitcoin

Jack Dorsey has begun yet another quest to expand the security and adoption of Bitcoin worldwide. His company Block Inc. has confirmed its plans to develop a global Bitcoin mining system. The CEO confirmed the news in a tweet today, with a team member explaining details on the project in a thread. A Mission To Decentralize Mining According to Thomas Templeton – Block’s general manager for hardware – Block’s goal is to make mining “more distributed and efficient”. This includes…

Another nation may be on the way to adopting a Bitcoin standard, making the cryptocurrency legal tender. Lord Fusitu'a – a former Tongan MP – recently said that he expects his country to pass a Bitcoin legal tender law by the end of the year. The bill is intended to model El Salvador’s Bitcoin law, which made it an official currency in September. Is Tonga Next? Fusitu’a offered his prediction in a tweet on Friday, outlining the steps to put…

Bitcoin recovered slightly over the last 24 hours, hovering above the $42,000 mark. Crypto market cap edged back above $2 trillion on BTC recovery. The largest crypto rose 1.5% in the last 24 hours. Moreover, altcoins posted even more significant gains. The most prominent innovative contract network crypto Ethereum rose by 4% to $3,250. On the other hand, the Binance coin rose by 3% to $465, and Solana rose by almost 5% to $143. Cardano, Avalanche and Polkadot posted even…

On Monday, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and prominent Bitcoiner Preston Pysh were at it again over Twitter. Amid their argument, Cuban asserted that Bitcoin was not and would never be an inflation hedge. Instead, like his Shark Tank co-star Kevin O’Leary, Cuban is primarily interested in a range of other altcoins, including Doge. The Argument The spat began with Cuban wishing that spambots advertising various crypto projects on Twitter would disappear. But, unfortunately, such spam is rampant in crypto…

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the traditional finance world doesn’t appear nearly as bullish on Bitcoin as the crypto community. According to a poll from JP Morgan, only 5% of their clients envision the asset reaching $100 000 by the end of the year. That said, most expect it to recover from its current slump and grow at least 50% within 12 months. Wall Street’s Bitcoin Bets As reported by BNN Bloomberg, JP Morgan’s survey results show a healthy mix of bears and…

Paying no mind to the crypto market’s bearish slump, the sports world is doubling down on its faith in digital, sound money. Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala – players for the Golden State Warriors – are the latest athletes to accept a Bitcoin salary. Coincidentally, the NFL’s Saquon Barkley released a Twitter thread the following day explaining what Bitcoin means to athletes like themselves. The Future of Money Iguodala announced his new Bitcoin salary on Sunday, as part of a…

It looks like Michael Saylor isn’t the only billionaire to make Bitcoin his premier asset holding. Bill Miller – top investor and former chairman of Legg Mason Capital Management – recently revealed that Bitcoin comprises half of his portfolio. He recommended that other investors become at least 1% allocated to the asset, calling it “insurance against financial catastrophe.” Miller’s Growing Bitcoin Position Miller revealed his Bitcoin position in an interview with Wealthtrack on Friday. In explaining his lack of diversification,…

It's been a lousy week for Bitcoin. First, the largest crypto dipped below $40,000 as crypto markets lost $1 trillion in market cap. Technical indicators are not looking good either. Bitcoin metrics are approaching the so-called "death cross." The ominously named technical indicator triggers BTC's 50-day moving average fell below the 200-day moving average. Typically, the indicator signals an even more bearish turn for the asset. It is usually a signal that investor sentiment has shifted lower in traditional markets.…

December of 2021 wasn’t kind to crypto, and it shows on the derivative markets. ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF – the first Bitcoin ETF to arrive in the United States – is now one of history's worst-performing issuers two months after listing. This is despite a euphoric start, during which the fund was the NYSE’s second most excellent opening-day performer of all time. Bullish Opening, Bearish Aftermath As reported by Bloomberg, BITO ranked as a top ten worst performing issuer when…