Bitcoin has broken record levels against at least nine world currencies as its USD price marches toward $20,000. Bitcoin (BTC) is just a few thousand dollars from its all-time high near $20,000 USD. While much of the crypto industry watches Bitcoin’s price action in U.S. dollar terms, however, BTC has already achieved all-time high prices […]
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“Offering travelers the ability to pay via Bitcoin feels like the right move at the right time.” A California-based visa and passport processing company announced it would be accepting Bitcoin as a form of payment as the U.S. State Department’s operations are beginning to return to normal. According to a Nov. 6 announcement from passport […]
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The country is relatively new to crypto adoption, but is building momentum quickly. Colombia now has the largest number of Bitcoin (BTC) ATMs in Latin America. According to CoinATMRadar, Bogota, the nation’s capital, has 34 ATMs, followed by Medellin with 11, and Bucaramanga and Cali with 4 each. Other cities with one ATM at least include […]
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Max Keiser, Wall Street veteran and host of The Keiser Report, shares his thoughts on Bitcoin price breaking $13,000 and the U.S. election in an exclusive interview with Cointelegraph Markets. Paul Tudor Jones. Did his investment into Bitcoin spark a new bull cycle? Max Keiser: First, we need to go back to the Genesis Block and […]
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Data published by Arcane Research suggests that major P2P crypto platforms have struggled to take off in Iran and Lebanon. Data published by Arcane Research suggests that despite demand for peer-to-peer crypto trading platforms in the middle east, regulations and lack of infrastructure is slowing down adoption. But undocumented migrants in western countries have been […]
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Bitcoin price hits a new record high in seven national currencies of 500 million people. Compiled by entrepreneur and market commentator Alistair Milne, exchange rate figures show that at this week’s highs, Bitcoin was worth more in seven currencies than ever before. Countries where #Bitcoin has hit a new ATH in their local currency: Brazil […]
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Crypto isn’t inherently good in just its development and proliferation; the community must address the reasons causing financial exclusion. On Sept. 27, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong sought to center his employees’ work around the company’s core mission: “to bring economic freedom to people all over the world.” Armstrong argues for a narrow interpretation of Coinbase’s […]
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This company presents an alternative to “sketchy” Telegram channels for second-hand mining equipment. Asic Jungle has launched a beta version of what it calls “the first-ever mining hardware marketplace” for cryptocurrency mining hardware. The company’s CEO Artem Bespaloff told Cointelegraph that he has created a trusted platform for second-hand mining equipment that operates without any […]
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We’re in the middle of the greatest wealth transfer in human history, with DeFi finally solving the problem of financial inclusion. Programmers have found a way to replace the core service offerings of Wall Street and an army of corporate lawyers with 800 lines of smart contract code. The “De” in DeFi stands for “decentralized,” […]
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Venezuela may have the most crypto volume, but this country bests all of Latin America when it comes to retail crypto transactions. A recent study showed that Latin America represents 7% of the entire global cryptocurrency economy. Out of that segment, Mexico has captured almost 11% of all retail crypto payments since July 2019. El […]
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