Argentina aims to learn from El Salvador's Bitcoin success

Marcus Swanepoel, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Luno, says that most of its users use Bitcoin (BTC) as an instrument for investing and speculating. Transacting, however, comprises a small share of the cryptocurrency’s use cases, he explains. Bitcoin usage: 90% digital gold, 10% digital cashSwanepoel said during an interview with CNBC published on Aug. 26, that only…

Binance cited allegations of the mishandling of consumer funds and an investigation from regulators as reasons for exiting the agreement. 1043 Total views 2 Total shares On Nov. 9, less than 48 hours after Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, announced his intentions to bail out troubled competitor FTX, the firm stated that…

The market capitalization of Bitcoin (BTC) has added $194 billion in 2023. Its 66% year-to-date (YTD) growth is vastly outperforming top Wall Street bank stocks, particularly as fears of a global banking crisis are rising.BTC market cap daily performance chart. Source: TradingViewMoreover, Bitcoin has decoupled from U.S. stocks for the first time in a year,…

A Wikipedia page on Australian blockchain firm Power Ledger bites the dust. Anti-crypto activist David Gerard — author of Attack of the 50-Foot Blockchain — has once again used his influence as a senior Wikipedia editor to remove a blockchain related entry about Australian firm Power Ledger.In his latest blog posting, the Wikipedia editor appeared…

The Bitcoin (BTC) hash rate - the total computing power of the bitcoin network - reached new all-time highs this week, data from monitoring resource Blockchain.com confirmed on June 19.As the Bitcoin price set a new annual record above $9,000, hash rate, which can be taken as a measure of how much interest there is…

The world’s largest Bitcoin (BTC) conference, Bitcoin 2023, in Miami, Florida, passed without major fanfare this year. Past conferences announced nation-state adoption, massive crypto integrations in the United States, and islands and territories worldwide embracing Bitcoin. Nonetheless, at Bitcoin 2023, one partnership with a potentially significant impact on the world’s 15th-largest economy flew under the radar.We're thrilled…

Traders are bracing themselves for more pain in September but are looking to October and November with renewed optimism.

BitMEX, the world’s second largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume as of press time, believes that amid the ongoing global coronavirus crash, Bitcoin faces its biggest challenge and the opportunity to prove its potential during the global financial crisis.The 2020 coronavirus financial crash could be the biggest opportunity Bitcoin has ever seenOn March 17,…

A blockchain-driven startup believes that blockchain technology has the potential to be more than a “one trick pony designed for investors” – setting the objective of creating cutting-edge technology for fast transactions, and delivering “practical services for real people.”According to ARK, its entire ecosystem has been built around encouraging the mass adoption of cryptocurrency through…