Twitter announced on Thursday it will use Strike’s Lightning infrastructure to enable tipping using the Bitcoin network. The company said its Tips feature will roll out globally on Apple iOS this week, while Android users will have to wait a few more weeks. With Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey being a massive proponent of Bitcoin, some …
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Small Business Owners Study Says Los Angeles Ranks the Most Crypto-Friendly City in the US
A recent study conducted by the online invoicing company that works with small businesses Skynova explains that the city of Los Angeles (LA) is the “most crypto-friendly city in the United States.” Skynova surveyed close to 600 small business owners and top-level executives from the U.S. in order to get their perception of the cryptocurrency …
Protect Yourself With the Sim Encriptados, Travel to More Than 200 Countries, and Communicate With Security
press release PRESS RELEASE. When people talk about technology, the first thoughts are cell phones, applications, or equipment; but you rarely recall Sim Cards. Those small cards people often despise, thinking that they are only chips that you use to call or have data. Contrary to this, Sim Cards store much more information than you …
Kentucky Sends Cease and Desist Order to Crypto Lending Platform Celsius Over Interest-Bearing Accounts
Six days ago, the securities regulators from New Jersey and Texas cracked down on the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius. Additionally, the Alabama Securities Commission joined in and filed a cease and desist order against Celsius. Now the state of Kentucky is following suit and has filed a cease and desist order against the crypto lending …
Gavin Andresen Publishes Theory of Possible Crypto Future: Whales Shut Down the BTC Network in the Year 2100
On September 21, former Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen published an interesting blog post about “a possible [Bitcoin] future.” The blog post details a theoretical situation for the Bitcoin network in 2061, where most [bitcoin] transactions don’t happen on the [Bitcoin] network. A Theoretical Look at $6 Million Dollars per Bitcoin and the Year 2061 Following …
Newly Launched Altcoin Rallies 36% After Gaining Support From Crypto Exchange Binance
A new blockchain-based gaming altcoin is surging after being listed by the cryptocurrency exchange Binance. Launched in July, Yield Guild Games (YGG) is a play-to-earn decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) designed to allow users to invest in non-fungible tokens (NFT) in virtual worlds. ADVERTISEMENT DAOs are governance systems that rely on computer code to control …
Crypto Analyst Says Two Altcoins Ready To Rally, Bitcoin Bear Case Has Been Invalidated
A popular crypto strategist and trader believes the “bottom is in” after a rough week for many cryptocurrency investors. The analyst, pseudonymously known as Capo, tells his 165,300 Twitter followers that price patterns suggesting Bitcoin (BTC) would fall below the $38,000 support level appear to be invalidated. ADVERTISEMENT “38k seems invalidated. It dumped to …
Robinhood in ‘Much Better Position’ Than Coinbase Long Term Amid Crypto Wallet Plans: Mizuho Analyst
Mizuho analyst Dan Dolev believes financial services firm Robinhood now has an edge over cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase amid plans to add crypto wallets to its stock trading app. Earlier this week Robinhood announced it will start testing crypto wallets in October. ADVERTISEMENT In a CNBC interview, Dolev says Robinhood is in a “much better …
Coinbase CEO Says He Owns a Ton of Bitcoin, Unveils Outlook on Rise of Altcoins
The CEO of crypto trading giant Coinbase says he’s holding heaps of Bitcoin (BTC) and believes the future of altcoins is brighter than ever. Brian Armstrong tells venture capitalist Anthony Pompliano that BTC sparked a revolution in computer science and economics, creating a brand new industry that remains in its early days. ADVERTISEMENT “Bitcoin …
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Price analysis 9/24: BTC, ETH, ADA, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOT, DOGE, AVAX, LUNA
The crypto market’s recovery was rocked on Sept. 24 after news that China’s government is adopting a new set of measures that includes stronger inter-departmental coordination to “cut off payment channels, dispose of relevant websites and mobile applications” to crack down on illegal cryptocurrency transactions efficiently. Although the news has caused a selloff, long-term investors …
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Finance Redefined: Layer-two growth and the SEC’s scrutiny, Sept. 19–23
Welcome to the latest edition of Cointelegraph’s decentralized finance, or DeFi, newsletter. In a week where DeFi’s parabolic growth continued elsewhere, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler threatened to tackle stablecoins. What you’re about to read is the smaller version of this newsletter. For the full breakdown of DeFi’s developments over the …
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Yemen national uses crypto donations to fight starvation amid civil war
A Redditor living in Yemen’s capital city of Sana’a claims to be using cryptocurrencies to buy food packages for families unable to access supplies during an ongoing civil war. According to a Thursday Reddit post from user yemenvoice, the Yemen national has raised roughly $12,000 in crypto donations to be used towards fighting starvation in …
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Top Analyst Plots Path Ahead for Cardano and XRP, Says Three Altcoins Are Now Attractive After Dip
Michaël van de Poppe is sharing his updated forecast for two leading altcoins, Cardano (ADA) and XRP. In his new video, the crypto analyst says that Cardano has hit important price levels, breaching the $1.90 to $2.10 range. ADVERTISEMENT “I’m assuming that Cardano is quite close to being bottomed out at this stage, through …
On-Chain Data Shows Bitcoin Supply Will Not Be Able To Meet Demand: Glassnode Co-Founder
The co-founder and chief technical officer of the crypto analytics firm Glassnode says on-chain data shows that Bitcoin (BTC) is headed straight for a supply crunch. The firm’s latest data shows nearly 2,000,000 BTC has shifted from short-term to long-term holders since April of this year. ADVERTISEMENT Glassnode’s Rafael Schultze-Kraft says the data clearly …
Twitter Launches Bitcoin Tipping Feature on iOS, With Android Coming Next
Twitter just rolled out a new feature that allows users to send payments in Bitcoin (BTC). The social media giant says the new “Tips” option enables Twitter users to send funds to virtually anyone on the platform. ADVERTISEMENT The feature is powered by Strike, an app that processes BTC transactions via the Lightning Network, …
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