The number of cryptocurrency users in Africa grew by almost 2,500% between January 2021 and January 2022, while the average number of monthly transactions went up by 1,400%, a new report by Kucoin has...
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Nepalese Police Investigate Actress Priyanka Karki for Possible Involvement in Crypto Scheme – Featured Bitcoin News
Nepalese actress and model Priyanka Karki is being questioned by the police after her picture was found in promotional material for a cryptocurrency scheme. “The investigation is still underway. We ar...
Bitcoin-Friendly Portugal Welcomes Refugees From Ukraine’s Crypto Sector, Report Reveals – Featured Bitcoin News
With a war raging in their homeland, thousands of Ukrainians, including many involved in the crypto space, have chosen Portugal as their new home. The country is an attractive destination, not only be...
Ron Paul Cautions Government Could Still Ban Bitcoin — Says He’s Influenced ‘a Whole Lot’ by History – Featured Bitcoin News
Former U.S. Congressman Ron Paul says he still believes that the government could outlaw bitcoin mainly because he is “influenced a whole lot by history and the gold history.” Despite his warning, Pau...
Peter Thiel Says His ‘Biggest Mistake of the Decade Was Getting Too Late and Too Little Into Bitcoin’ – Featured Bitcoin News
During a discussion published on March 12, 2022, the billionaire entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Peter Thiel discussed how he built Paypal with fellow co-founders Max Levchin, David Sacks, and Lu...
US Lawmaker Says Bitcoin Is Aligned With American Values, Will Strengthen the Dollar – Featured Bitcoin News
U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions says bitcoin is aligned with American values and will strengthen the U.S. dollar. The lawmaker further noted that the cryptocurrency “is trending to be a more resilient ...
Co-Founder of Bitmex Predicts Gold Rising to $10K, Bitcoin Marching to $1 Million – Featured Bitcoin News
On March 16, Arthur Hayes, the co-founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Bitmex, published a blog post called “Energy Cancelled,” which describes the economics behind the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. H...
Ukraine’s Government Launches Official Website for Cryptocurrency Donations – Featured Bitcoin News
The Ukrainian government has launched an official cryptocurrency donation website to raise funds in support of the Ukrainian armed forces and humanitarian aid programs in the fight against Russia. The...
Bitcoin Will Be Legal Tender in Many Latin American Countries – Featured Bitcoin News
The founder of Skybridge Capital has predicted that “bitcoin will be used by many Latin American countries as legal tender over time, not just El Salvador.” He recently doubled down on his $100K bitco...
Sudan Rejects Russian Illicit Gold Smuggling Allegations – Featured Bitcoin News
Sudan has denied claims Russian entities have smuggled hundreds of tonnes of illicit gold from its territory. Officials have called the allegations fake news and suggested that Sudan is in fact lookin...
Gwyneth, Shaq, Paris, Eminem — A Deep Dive Into the NFT Collecting Habits of the Rich and Famous – Featured Bitcoin News
Over the last year, celebrities have been dabbling in non-fungible token (NFT) collectibles and a few of their purchases have brought them attention. For instance, a number of socialites, luminaries, ...
Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Expects Bitcoin to Hit $100K — Says ‘I Just Really Feel It From All of the Interest’ – Featured Bitcoin News
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak expects the price of bitcoin to hit $100,000. “I just really feel it from all of the interest,” he explained. “The interest in crypto is so high.” Steve Wozniak’s Bitcoi...
Stripe Brings Back Crypto Support After 4 Years — Says ‘Crypto Is Going Mainstream’ – Featured Bitcoin News
Payment giant Stripe has brought back crypto support after it stopped processing bitcoin payments four years ago. The company now says, “Our optimism for the future of crypto was not unfounded … Crypt...
AMC Theatres Now Accepts Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Crypto Payments – Featured Bitcoin News
The world’s largest movie exhibition company, AMC Entertainment, has finally begun accepting payments in dogecoin and shiba inu. Supporters of DOGE and SHIB have been waiting for AMC Theatres to accep...
Bitcoin Is ‘Pure-Gold Mathematics’ – Featured Bitcoin News
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says Bitcoin is “the only one that’s pure-gold mathematics.” He is skeptical of most other cryptocurrencies. In addition, Wozniak is a fan of the metaverse but is less e...
Binance, Coinbase Explain Why Cryptocurrency Won’t Help Russia Evade Sanctions – Featured Bitcoin News
The chief executives of two major cryptocurrency exchanges, Binance and Coinbase, do not believe that cryptocurrency is an effective tool to help Russia evade Western sanctions. CEOs of Binance and Co...
Ukraine Uses Donated Crypto to Pay for Military Supplies — Government Says $50 Million in Crypto Raised in a Week – Featured Bitcoin News
The Ukrainian government announces that $50 million in cryptocurrency was raised within a week since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine. The government has so far spent $15 million in donated crypto...
Government Now Accepts Over 70 Crypto Assets – Featured Bitcoin News
Crypto payment processor Coingate and International Business Settlement (IBS) have started an arrangement with the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) that enables well-wishers to send donations to Ukraine...
Elon Musk Says Starlink Will Not Censor Russian News Sources Despite Government Requests – Featured Bitcoin News
Spacex CEO Elon Musk says that Starlink has been told by some governments to block Russian news sources. However, he affirmed, “We will not do so unless at gunpoint.” Elon Musk Refuses to Censor Russi...
Citadel Plans to Start Making Markets in Crypto in Coming Months, CEO Ken Griffin Says – Featured Bitcoin News
Citadel CEO Ken Griffin, a bitcoin skeptic, admits he has not been right on his crypto call. He now says: “It’s fair to assume that over the months to come, you will see us engage in making markets in...
Coinbase CEO Says Ordinary Russians Use Crypto as a Lifeline as the Ruble Collapses – Featured Bitcoin News
The CEO of the Nasdaq-listed crypto exchange Coinbase says ordinary Russians are using cryptocurrency as a lifeline now that their own currency, the ruble, has collapsed. The executive also does not s...
Airbnb Looking to Support Crypto While Focusing on Free Housing for 100,000 Ukrainian Refugees – Featured Bitcoin News
Airbnb confirms that it is looking to support cryptocurrency. The company has also offered to provide housing for up to 100,000 Ukrainian refugees. According to the European Union, about four million ...
AMC Theatres to Accept Dogecoin and Shiba Inu Payments in Coming Weeks, CEO Says – Featured Bitcoin News
The CEO of the world’s largest movie exhibition company, AMC Entertainment, has announced that AMC Theatres will accept two meme cryptocurrencies, dogecoin (DOGE) and shiba inu (SHIB), in the coming w...
Drilling at West Africa Abujar Gold Deposit Garners Over 503 Grams Per Tonne – Featured Bitcoin News
Ivory Coast or Côte d’Ivoire’s Tietto Minerals recently said it had drilled and extracted as much as 503.85 grams per tonne from 83 metres at its Abujar Gludehi deposit. The drilling result moves the ...
Crypto Donations Pour in After Ukraine Government Asks for Bitcoin and Ether — $17 Million Raised so Far – Featured Bitcoin News
Ukraine has raised more than $17 million in cryptocurrency donations since Russia began its invasion. Over $10 million were donated directly to the crypto wallets posted by the Ukrainian government ab...
US Senator Says He’s Bullish on Bitcoin Because It’s Decentralized, Uncontrollable – Featured Bitcoin News
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz says one of the reasons he is so bullish on bitcoin is because it is decentralized and not controllable. He added that “China recently banned bitcoin because they can’t control i...
Executive Leaves Goldman Sachs for Coinbase — Says It’s Time to Embrace Crypto, Create Economic Freedom – Featured Bitcoin News
An executive at Goldman Sachs is joining Coinbase after 16 years at the global investment bank. “It’s time to embrace the crypto economy,” he said, adding that the change is a “once in a lifetime oppo...
Bitcoin Donations Pour in to Help Ukrainian Military Fight Russia — Over $5 Million in BTC Raised – Featured Bitcoin News
Cryptocurrency donations have poured into a nonprofit organization that provides support to Ukrainian soldiers after Russia launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine. More than $5 million in bitcoin ha...
Canadian Police Begin Unfreezing Accounts Tied to Freedom Convoy as Trudeau Revokes Emergencies Act – Featured Bitcoin News
Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has ended the use of the Emergencies Act invoked last week to deal with the Freedom Convoy trucker protest. The Canadian police have also instructed financial ...
El Salvador’s Tourism Rises 30% After Bitcoin Became Legal Tender – Featured Bitcoin News
El Salvador’s tourism has grown more than 30% after adopting bitcoin as legal tender, according to the country’s ministry of tourism. “Cryptocurrency multiplies the opportunities to do business with m...
Ruby on Rails Creator Capitulates on Bitcoin After Seeing Canadian Government’s Response to Freedom Convoy – Featured Bitcoin News
The creator of Ruby on Rails says the situation in Canada is “terrifying” and “a real wakeup call.” He admits that he was wrong about bitcoin and cryptocurrency. “A few months ago, I would not have fo...
UK Law Firm Gunnercooke Says It Now Accepts Crypto Payments – Featured Bitcoin News
U.K. law firm, Gunnercooke, claims to be one of the first major law firms in the country to accept crypto payments. Crypto Asset Payments A United Kingdom-based commercial law firm, Gunnercooke, has b...