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Ethereum Is Beating Bitcoin In More Ways Than One

Interest in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, including ethereum, is booming—fueled by unprecedented central bank stimulus measures and rocketing demand for alternative finance. The bitcoin price, up around 30% so far this year, is being left in the dust by huge gains seen by some smaller cryptocurrencies. Ethereum, the second most valuable cryptocurrency after bitcoin, has […]
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Political Director For Ron Paul Quietly Mines Bitcoin And Builds New Blockchain Company

From his ‘Silicon Prairie’ in Des Moines, Iowa, the former Political Director for the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign, Craig Bergman now runs a company called Vortex Blockchain Technologies Inc. (Vortex) as President and CEO. In a phone interview, Bergman discusses how he is quietly mining bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for now, while he catches […]
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DeFi Boom Has Saved Bitcoin From Plummeting

Concept of DEFI. Getty As noted in prior publications, bitcoin has disappointed many onlookers with muted price action, post-halving, for which multiple narratives have taken blame. However, despite the aforementioned “finger pointing,” no analyst has suggested that bitcoin price could be much lower without one large phenomenon occurring over the past 3 months, DeFi explosion. […]
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As Bitcoin Struggles, This Minor Cryptocurrency Has Soared 1,000% In Just Over 12 Months

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have seen a surge in popularity in recent months due to unprecedented economic stimulus measures, with some smaller cryptocurrencies seeing massive gains. The bitcoin price, after quickly rebounding from a coronavirus-induced crash in March, has been treading water at just under $10,000 per bitcoin since May and has been on a slight […]
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‘Let’s All Get Rich’—Teen TikTok Traders Want To Send ‘Joke’ Bitcoin Rival Dogecoin To The Moon

The world of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies has been set alight this week by the sudden surge of dogecoin—a “joke” cryptocurrency that’s doubled in value in the last two days thanks videos posted on controversial China-based app TikTok. Dogecoin, a tongue-in-cheek bitcoin rival named by Tesla TSLA chief executive Elon Musk as his “fav” cryptocurrency last […]
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Bitcoin Volatility Reached Lowest Since February Last Month

Bitcoin markets suffered a notable malaise in June. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images) Getty Images Bitcoin price volatility declined in June, falling to its lowest in four months as the cryptocurrency’s markets experienced relative calm. While the world’s most prominent digital currency enjoyed some notable gains, rising roughly 10% on June 1, it traded primarily between […]
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Trump’s Former Sanctions Chief Joins Bitcoin Investigation Firm Advisory Board As Part Of Expanded $49 Million Investment

Sigal Mandelker, then-U.S. Treasury undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, speaks … [+] during a 2018 conference on cyber law enforcement at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. The U.S. Justice Department charged nine Iranian citizens with hacking hundreds of companies and academic institutions to steal more than $3.4 billion in trade secrets and […]
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Bitcoin Investor Brock Pierce Announces 2020 Presidential Run, Promises Stimulus Check Overhaul

The U.S. is gearing up for the looming 2020 election amid a bleak economic backdrop blighted by the coronavirus pandemic. A crowded Democratic primary field has given way to former vice president Joe Biden, the presumptive nominee, who is set to take on Donald Trump for the White House in November. Now, following outspoken rapper […]
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U.S. Senate Debates Digital Dollar; New Mystery Bitcoin Fund Disclosed

Get Forbes’ top crypto and blockchain stories delivered to your inbox every week for the latest news on bitcoin, other major cryptocurrencies and enterprise blockchain adoption. Senator Tom Cotton advocated for the digital dollar as a means to get ahead of China. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images CRYPTO MARKETS Bitcoin flatlined into the end of 2020’s second quarter with […]
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Crypto Bull Anthony Pompliano Just Convinced Comedian Bill Burr To Buy Bitcoin

Bitcoin and cryptocurrency interest has boomed over recent months—pushed on by an unprecedented global central bank stimulus response to the coronavirus crisis. Bitcoin advocates have criticized government and Federal Reserve-led central bank measures, with some high profile investors turning to bitcoin as an inflation hedge. Now, comedian Bill Burr, one of the world’s biggest comics […]
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$5.3 Billion Hedge Fund Expands Bitcoin Mining Investment

Bitcoin cryptocurrency representation is seen in this illustration photo taken in Poland on June 18, … [+] 2020 (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Core Scientific announced yesterday that the hedge fund and investment manager Horizon Kinetics increased its partnership with the U.S. based blockchain hosting provider. Horizon upgraded its cryptocurrency […]
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Bitcoin As A Payment System — Crypto Cards And The Rocky Road They Travel

(Photo Illustration by Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The financial space was rocked by the news that German fintech group Wirecard filed for insolvency owing €3.5bn. Not only a financial failure but also a seemingly “elaborate and sophisticated fraud,” according to EY, the company’s auditor for more than a […]
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$190 Million Bitcoin Fund Tied To Former ‘Sheriff Of Wall Street’ Solidifies Role As Institutional Leader

Benjamin Lawsky, then-superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services, speaks … [+] during a Senate hearing in April 2015. Lawsky now works at a company with ties to what appears to be a new leader in institutional cryptocurrency investing. AP Photo/Mike Groll New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG) today disclosed, in an […]
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Tesla Needs The Bitcoin Lightning Network For Its Autonomous ‘Robotaxi’ Fleet

Illustration of generating artificial lightning in Nikola Tesla’s laboratory. Tesla, the technology … [+] company, should implement the Bitcoin Lightning Network as the primary payment rail for its Robotaxi autonomous fleet. Bettmann Archive Ever since Tesla TSLA announced its plan for an autonomous “Robotaxi” ride-sharing network in April 2019, the company propelled itself beyond just […]
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How Bitcoin May See An Unexpected Boost From A DeFi Token Bubble Burst

Night Takeoff Of The American Space Shuttle. 3D Illustration. Getty Decentralized finance—better known as “DeFi”—has become a buzzword in the cryptocurrency industry over recent weeks. Migrating financial services to a decentralized platform has been viewed by many as a killer use case for cryptocurrency, specifically Ethereum. Jon Jordan, communications director at DappRadar, said in an […]
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Kraken Granted $150k To Open Source Bitcoin Project BTCPay

Kraken’s $150k grant is the largest ever received by the open source project BTCPay Server. BTCPay One of the Bitcoin ecosystem’s most highly-regarded open source projects just bagged another substantial grant to build out its technology stack.  BTCPay Server, a self-hosted Bitcoin payment processor and technology solution, is the recipient of a $150,000 grant (paid […]
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Legendary Investor Jim Rogers Warns Governments Will Have To ‘Eliminate’ Bitcoin

Bitcoin has made its fair share of enemies since it was created a little over ten years ago. The bitcoin price, soaring to around $20,000 per bitcoin in late 2017, thrust cryptocurrencies into the global limelight, prompting governments to clamp down on their use and companies such as Facebook to create their own. Now, legendary […]
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New Bitcoin Mining Machines Hit US As Major Firm Inks Deal With Bitmain

An Antminer ASIC mining machine produced by Bitmain. © 2018 Bloomberg Finance LP A principal player in North America’s Bitcoin mining sector just inked a deal for a mammoth import of next generation mining equipment from Malaysia, a move in step with other North American mining companies which are scaling operations to compete with their […]
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PayPal’s Reported Interest In Bitcoin Trading Comes Amid Covid-19 Induced Bounce

PayPal is reportedly gearing up to offer bitcoin trading through its payment apps. SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images PayPal PYPL doesn’t want to be left out of any cryptocurrency bounce and is reportedly gearing up to enable its hundreds of millions of customers to buy and sell digital tokens. Coindesk, citing three people familiar with […]
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