Tag: bitcoin
China Aims to Eradicate Cryptocurrency Trading with Ban on Foreign Platforms
China is to block all websites linked to cryptocurrency trading and initial coin offerings (ICOs) in a bid to clampdown on the market. Last September,…
Bitcoin Drops 12% in Value Below $8,000 Amid Fresh Concerns of a Regulatory Clampdown
The cryptocurrency market is once again in the red across the board with bitcoin falling below $8,000 during Monday morning trading. After a tough week…
BitPay Invoices are now Compatible with SegWit Wallets
BitPay is always working hard to improve their service. For a Bitcoin-oriented company, the integration of SegWit has taken quite some time. Then again, the…
Economist Who Predicted Financial Crash Calls Bitcoin the ‘Mother of All Bubbles’
An economist who predicted the 2008 financial crisis has said that bitcoin was ‘the mother of all bubbles’ after dropping 12 percent in value on…
19-Year-Old Bitcoin Millionaire Says: If You Don’t become a Millionaire in 10 Years ‘It’s Your Own Fault’
Bitcoin millionaire Erik Finman has made a bold comment and said that if you’re not a millionaire in 10 years ‘it’s your own fault.’ The…
Bitcoin is No Substitute to Replace Gold, Says World Gold Council
Bitcoin is ‘too volatile’ to replace gold, according to the World Gold Council. Even though there have been claims from some that bitcoin will eventually…
India Wants to ‘Eliminate’ the Use of Cryptocurrencies, Embraces the Blockchain
India’s government has become the latest to say that it doesn’t consider cryptocurrencies as legal tender and that it will take measures to ‘eliminate’ the…
Former US Senator: Bitcoin Could ‘Alter the World’ and ‘Neuter’ Central Banks
A former governor for New Hampshire and three-term senator has said that bitcoin could ‘alter the world’ and ‘neuter’ central banks. In an opinion piece…
Bitcoin is the ‘Gateway Drug’ to Cryptocurrencies as Interest Wanes, Says Analyst
The co-founder of DataTrek Research has said that bitcoin is the ‘gateway drug’ to all cryptocurrencies as interest in it begins to wanes. Speaking to…
