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Bitcoin (BTC) hit all-time highs of $20,000 in December 2017 before retracing — but another stock is now echoing its journey to an almost identical degree.Data from markets collated by crypto venture capitalist Mike Novogratz on Feb. 3 shows that Tesla stock ($TSLA) is currently closely mimicking Bitcoin from 2017.$TSLA hits record levelsPlacing BTC/USD from…

Bitcoin is still floating comfortably around $7,000 after a week in which it’s risen more than ten percent. Over at Bitcoin.com, the news is not so good. Candor, a site that lists jobs lost to the coronavirus, has reported that Roger Ver is planning to lay off half his company’s workforce. Ver has dismissed the…

Checkout.com settled $1 billion in stablecoin transactions during its initial pilot phase of Payments Engine. 216 Total views 3 Total shares Following a successful pilot phase, digital asset custody platform Fireblocks has launched its new payment engine for merchants, opening up pathways for businesses to settle and accept cryptocurrency transactions across jurisdictions. Fireblocks’ new Payments Engine…

"I let the pizza guy choose between $5 in fiat or BTC. Needless to say, he chose wisely," said the Redditor. 4881 Total views 17 Total shares A driver who held $5 in Bitcoin (BTC) as a tip for his pizza delivery services has reportedly resurfaced after seven years.According to a post from Redditor btcbible,…

One Twitter user claimed that they are at “war” with the shorts while encouraging others to post more content about the short squeeze. 275 Total views 5 Total shares The Celsius (CEL) community has rallied on Twitter once again to fight off short positions against their favored crypto token despite multiple challenges faced by the…

In a recent interview with Lex Fridman, Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano and co-founder of Ethereum offered his views on Bitcoin. The 33-year-old was less than complimentary, calling it “slow” and in desperate need of an upgrade. Hoskinson also took issue with the recent Bitcoin conference in Miami, comparing the whole thing to a…

Diamonds are some of the world’s most valued gemstones, and the global diamond industry has managed to remain afloat despite being partially eclipsed by the emergence of modern stocks and novel virtual assets.The diamond industry, however, appears to be undergoing a paradigm shift in recent times — incorporating modern technology such as blockchain to improve…

Remittance company SendFriend has received investments from Ripple (XRP), the Mastercard Foundation, MIT Media Lab and Barclays in a funding round, according to a press release published on Feb. 11.In the round, the firm raised $1.7 million from investors — also including Techstars, Mahindra Finance, 2020 Ventures and 8 Decimal Capital — to develop its…

We ask the buidlers in the blockchain and cryptocurrency sector for their thoughts on the industry… and we throw in a few random zingers to keep them on their toes!This week, our 6 Questions go to Denelle Dixon, CEO and executive director of the Stellar Development Foundation.Denelle Dixon is the CEO and executive director of…