Bitcoin OG bets surprising sum on BTC hitting $100K before the halving

Brian Armstrong, founder and CEO of United States cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, has confessed that “Bitcoin is my first love” in a series of tweets commemorating the coin’s 10th birthday, Jan. 3.Summing up a thread in which he explained how he entered the industry and built one of its most successful firms, Armstrong wrote:“Bitcoin is one…

Retirees and veterans in El Salvador are worried that the government would start paying their pensions in Bitcoin instead of the U.S. dollar. 883 Total views 88 Total shares Amid El Salvador preparing to officially enforce the country’s Bitcoin (BTC) law in early September, Salvadorans took to the streets to protest over the adoption of…

This seemingly fight-or-flight response to blockchain’s rising ubiquity may be too little, too late. 2438 Total views 12 Total shares SWIFT, the Brussels-based interbank cooperative, has unveiled its first active instant cross-border payment connection — a move that could have major implications for the global payments landscape. The cooperative announced Thursday that United Kingdom-based Lloyds Banking…

A former executive of British investment bank Barclays, Chris Tyrer, has joined Fidelity Digital Assets, the crypto platform of American financial services corporation Fidelity Investments, Finance Magnates reported on April 30.Tyrer began working on digital assets for Fidelity Investments after serving over 13 years at Barclays as Head of Digital Assets Project, Head of Commodities…

Bitcoin (BTC) pioneer Jeff Garzik has said that while the leading cryptocurrency may not have evolved into a means of payment as he first envisaged, it is still “unquestionably a success” as a store of value, in an interview with Bloomberg Nov. 9.   Speaking soon after Bitcoin’s 10th anniversary, Garzik – reportedly the “third-biggest contributor”…

“We could not sleep properly for a few days,” said Jaime Zulueta, as he told Cointelegraph the story of how he and his wife dealt with losing their funds at FTX. 1203 Total views 10 Total shares Own this piece of crypto history Collect this article as NFTWhile it’s undeniable that companies were significantly affected…

The unresolved issues in the bill reportedly included provisions on custodial wallets from the Treasury Department, and concerns from the Securities and Exchange Commission. 49 Total views 12 Total shares Lawmakers in the United States House of Representatives have reportedly pushed back the timeline for considering a bill addressing the potential risks of stablecoins.According to…

Fidelity argued Bitcoin should be considered separately from the rest of the digital asset market as no other altcoin comes close to its properties 88 Total views 27 Total shares Fidelity, the multinational brokerage giant, released a paper on Bitcoin (BTC) titled Bitcoin First. The financial services provider calls for BTC to be treated separately…