Check out this week’s Bad Crypto News. The Bitcoin Clock ticks on—less than 52 days now before the next halving—and let’s hope that Bitcoin still has value when that happens. Trader Peter Brandt isn’t optimistic. He sees Bitcoin in a race with gold to hit $1,000. Then again, in January, he thought BTC wouldn’t reach […]
Continue ReadingCrypto asset manager Travis Kling has likened Bitcoin to insurance against U.S. monetary policy and hurricanes. Travis Kling, the chief investment officer of crypto investment firm Ikigai Asset Management, has described Bitcoin (BTC) as insurance against both hurricanes and U.S. fiscal policy. On March 20, Kling tweeted that an oncoming hurricane that will soon hit […]
Continue ReadingU.S-based company looks forward to bring their VPN services to journalists around the world for free. U.S-based Peer-to-Peer VPN Provider Orchid will start offering a private network for free to journalists across the globe, according to an announcement made on March 20. According to Orchid, journalists who have press credentials and proof of status, regardless […]
Continue ReadingIn response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Revenue Service has delayed tax payment deadlines by 90 days, and later the date for filing returns has also been changed. Like other financial markets, crypto investors have seen wild swings and devaluations in recent weeks as Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, issues have hit many people […]
Continue ReadingCryptocurrencies are like beer in more ways than meet the eye. Whether crypto markets are up or down, people will still buy beer. The American beer industry has seen a 600% increase in the number of breweries between 2008 and 2016, according to data from The Atlantic. And the crypto industry really boomed from nothing […]
Continue ReadingSingapore’s central monetary authority issued a new set of guidelines for digital payment token service providers on March 16. Some countries have been late to the party when it comes to recognizing and regulating digital assets. The first time that Singapore’s central bank issued a framework for the regulation of payment-related activities was on Jan. […]
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India’s Minister of Corporate Affairs has revealed that only two cryptocurrency companies have apparently registered with the ministry. A filing submitted in the lower house of India’s parliament — the Lok Sabha — has revealed an investigation into fraudulent practices by so-called “bit coin companies” operating in the country. An official question was submitted by […]
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“The fact that an OECD country is recognizing BTC as a ‘fungible’ asset is progress — a wake-up call to banks, institutional investors, regulators that Bitcoin is here to stay.” — Dan Schatt. The Commercial Court of Nanterre’s Feb. 26 ruling that Bitcoin (BTC) is a fungible, intangible asset sent some ripples through the French […]
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Anthony Pompliano has argued that Bitcoin and gold will recover once the immediate liquidity crisis gripping the global markets has subsided. On March 14, Tyler Winklevoss, the co-founder and CEO of Gemini and prominent early Bitcoin investor, took to Twitter to defend Bitcoin despite the recent market crash. In the tweet, Tyler emphasizes that Bitcoin […]
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Industry experts tout blockchain as a development driver in Africa across a number of sectors at the Blockchain Africa conference. Impressive use-cases of blockchain technology have come to the fore after the conclusion of the 2020 Blockchain Africa Conference in South Africa. The event went ahead as planned in early March despite the global coronavirus […]
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