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Lightning to strike Shopify merchants with addition of BTC payments
Chicago-based payment application Strike has integrated with global e-commerce giant Shopify so merchants can accept Bitcoin (BTC) payments via the Bitcoin Lightning Network. The Lightning Network (LN...
E.U. Makes Sudden Move Against Crypto ‘Threat’ After The Price Of Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB, XRP, Cardano, Solana And Luna Make Huge Gains
The European Union (E.U.) has banned the provision of high-value cryptocurrency services to Russia as part of the latest sanctions salvo in response to the invasion of Ukraine. Subscribe now to Forbes...
Mexico’s Third Richest Person Has 60% of His Liquid Portfolio in Bitcoin
Ricardo Salinas Pliego – the third-wealthiest person in Mexico – revealed he had allocated 60% of his liquid portfolio to bitcoin and bitcoin equities. The billionaire is a strong opponent of fiat cur...
Robinhood Reveals Plan For Lightning Network Support Over Bitcoin Transactions – crypto.news
Robinhood announced on Thursday of its plans to integrate the Bitcoin Lightning Network into its platform in order to facilitate faster Bitcoin transactions. It also announced that members on its beta...
GAIMIN Delivers a Decentralized Approach to the Increasing Requirement for More Data Processing Power – Sponsored Bitcoin News
sponsored With the current concerns around global energy usage, combined with increasing requirements for data processing services, many countries previously supportive of centralized data processing ...
Mexico’s Third Richest Man Says No To Bonds, Yes To Bitcoin
Ricardo Salinas Pliego is the third richest man in Mexico who has been making headlines for his stance on bitcoin. The billionaire saw Elektra, a supermarket chain, become the first to accept bitcoin ...
SEC Approves Teucrium Bitcoin Futures ETF Application; Now What?
On Wednesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) broke precedent by allowing Teucrium to issue a bitcoin futures exchange-traded fund (ETF), begging the question of whether this sets a ...
Payments Giant Cash App Unveils New Feature That Allows Users To Get Paid in Bitcoin (BTC)
Mobile payments titan Cash App is launching a new feature that will allow users to get paid in the leading crypto asset Bitcoin (BTC). Speaking at the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Cash App’s cryp...
Two More Regions to Adopt Bitcoin as Legal Tender: Report
The autonomous region of Portugal – Madeira – and Prospera – a jurisdiction on Honduras’ Roatán island – will reportedly adopt bitcoin as an official payment method inside their borders. Residents fro...
US Treasury Sec. Believes CBDCs Might Outperform Bitcoin In The Future
The US treasury seems to be highly in favor of a US Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) over other digital assets like Bitcoin. Treasury secretary Janet Yellen has stated that CBDCs and stablecoins c...
Tesla, Block, and Blockstream to mine BTC using solar power
TL;DR Breakdown Blockstream and Block break ground on a solar-battery Bitcoin mine in Texas powered by Tesla Inc. West Texas creates a haven for alternative energy supply. Tesla Inc., payment firm Blo...
Ethereum Likely to ‘Flip Bitcoin’ At Some Point, Says Galaxy Digital Exec
Jason Urban, Co-Head of Galaxy Digital Trading, believes that Ethereum will likely flip Bitcoin going forward. In a recent interview with Kitco News at the Bitcoin Conference 2022, Urban explained tha...
BTC/USD Dips Below $44,000 Level
Bitcoin Price Prediction – April 8 The Bitcoin price is back under $43,000 after losing an important trend line that has supported the cryptocurrency’s uptrend. BTC/USD Long-term Trend: Ranging (Daily...
Tesla, Blockstream, and Block Team Up to Mine Bitcoin in Texas
Block, formerly named Square, and Blockstream team up to mine bitcoin off Tesla-supported solar power in Texas, as reported by CNBC. Bitcoin mining is seen as an activity that incentivizes the monetiz...
Web3 Security Firm Certik Raises $88 Million in Series B3 Financing Round Led by Tiger Global and Others – Bitcoin News
Certik, a Web3 and blockchain auditing and security firm, has raised $88 million in its recent B3 funding round. The round, which was led by Tiger Global and included Goldman Sachs as an investor in t...
“There Will Be Many Things You Did Not Predict”: Jordan Peterson Critiques Bitcoin at Bitcoin 2022
Key Takeaways Jordan Peterson offered some mild criticisms of Bitcoin at Bitcoin 2022 this afternoon. Peterson expressed worry that something as revolutionary as Bitcoin would almost necessarily inclu...
BitMEX Co-Founder ditched Bitcoin for ETH-predicts $10,000 soon
The former CEO of BitMEX has voiced confidence in Ethereum’s ability to beat the odds and reach $10,000, a 3x increase over current pricing, citing various grounds for his belief. Before the end...
Former SoftBank CEO Devotes 10% of His Portfolio to Bitcoin (BTC)
Marcelo Claure, the former chief executive of SoftBank, says he now devotes 10% of his entire holdings to Bitcoin (BTC). During a panel discussion at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference, Claure argues that go...
Bitcoin price forecast for April 8: what 5 analysts are projecting
Bitcoin is looking to hold above $42.6K after a retreat below the support area at $43,000 in intraday deals on Friday. The BTC-USD pair is currently hovering near the $42,750 price level, which could ...
Van Eck: Bitcoin Will Reach a Price of $1.3 Million
Bitcoin has been rocking as of late. While the currency is nowhere near where it was just five months ago – at that time in November of 2021, the world’s number one digital asset was trading for about...
Marathon Digital relocate the Montana BTC mine to use sustainable power sources
The Nevada-based firm plans to relocate its coal-fired Hardin, Montana business to a location that uses non-carbon emitting energy sources. The move is intended to assist the corporation in meeting it...
Strike Partners Shopify, NRC, and Blackhawk to Enable Bitcoin Payments
Strike, a digital payment system, announced at the ongoing Bitcoin 2022 event in Miami that it has partnered with three mainstream companies to promote Bitcoin adoption. Strike Partners Shopify, NRC,...
Jordan Peterson cautions against ‘unbridled enthusiasm’ for Bitcoin
Psychologist and author Jordan Peterson spent a significant portion of his Bitcoin 2022 fireside chat playing devil’s advocate against the Bitcoin ecosystem. Peterson insisted he wasn’t expressing a p...
Jack Mallers Announces Strike Partnering With POS Giants To Allow Bitcoin (BTC) Payments at Major Retailers
The CEO of Lightning Network wallet Strike says the payments platform is teaming up with point of sale giants Shopify, NCR and Blackhawk Network to revolutionize the payments industry. In a speech at ...
Get Ready For A Bitcoin Short Squeeze? Longs Pile Up As BTC Struggles
Bitcoin has been hinting at lower levels during today’s trading session. The benchmark crypto was rejected at around $48,000 and has been unable to reclaim its previous highs. Related Reading | Galaxy...
Bitcoin dips below $43k – UST backing not enough as Fed turns hawkish
The market price of bitcoin stayed pretty much flat for most of the first week in April. But as the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled higher and faster interest rate hikes, and quantitative tightening of ...
Legislation to reduce risks from El Salvador’s Bitcoin Law
Two House members have submitted legislation aimed at reducing the dangers to the US financial system as a result of El Salvador’s adoption of Bitcoin (BTC) as a legal tender. Legislation’s companion ...
Shopify Merchants Can Now Accept Bitcoin Payments Globally
Leading digital payment solution Strike recently announced the integration of Shopify to its Bitcoin’s Lightning Network. As a result of the integration, eligible U.S. Shopify merchants can now receiv...
BTC/USD Orbiting Technical Levels Following Pullback: Sally Ho’s Technical Analysis 9 April 2022 BTC
Bitcoin (BTC/USD) awaited fresh technical sentiment early in the Asian session as the pair orbited the 43462 area following its recent sell-off, right around the 61.8% retracement of the recent apprec...
PayPal CEO says being only pro-blockchain was anti-Bitcoin (BTC)
PayPal’s CEO, Peter Thiel, has argued that being only pro-blockchain was anti-Bitcoin. Thiel was speaking during the Bitcoin 2022 conference that has attracted attention from the entire cryptocurrency...