This week two well known tech executives revealed they have been dabbling in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. In a recent interview, Skype cofounder Jaan Tallinn detailed that he held bitcoin and ethereum in his personal finances, while the Intercom cofounder…
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Poolin Launches Initiative To Activate Taproot, Encouraging Other Mining Pools To Join
Top 2 Bitcoin mining pool Poolin wants Taproot, and hopes other pools do too. Poolin, the Chinese mining pool that currently controls around 13 percent of all hash power on the Bitcoin network, is preparing for Taproot, the proposed protocol…
Bitcoin price must break this level to extend 6-week winning streak
Bitcoin price may be nearing exhaustion after recording its sixth consecutive weekly green candle. Bitcoin price has been showing significant strength as Bitcoin (BTC) rallied by more than 60% in a matter of six weeks, surging from $10,000 to $16,500 and…
Dash claims ‘inaccurate categorization’ as ShapeShift delists privacy coins
The delisting of Dash and Zcash has some wondering about the future of privacy coins on major exchanges. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that regulators are starting to pay close attention to cryptocurrencies this year. For instance, as the…
$1T market cap is ‘next big resistance’ for Bitcoin — Bloomberg analyst
Bitcoin price has a clear run to an order of magnitude in gains, Mike McGlone argues as $16,000 is quickly reclaimed. Bitcoin (BTC) hitting its all-time highs of $20,000 again is not the end, but the start of its explosion…
Citibank Executive Says Bitcoin Will Trade at $318,000 by End of 2021
Citibank Group’s Global head of Citifxtechnicals product, Tom Fitzpatrick expects to see the price of bitcoin peaking at $318,000 by end of 2021. Although he concedes that his prediction might seem improbable, Fitzpatrick argues that such a surge will still…
Jay Clayton will step down as US SEC chair by year’s end
The chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission is set to move on after three-and-a-half years in the role. Jay Clayton, who has served as the chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission since May 2017, will be…
$3 billion blockchain bond sale delayed ‘until further notice’
It is not currently clear when or if China Construction bank’s debt issuance sale will be rescheduled. The listing of China Construction Bank’s blockchain-based debt issuance bonds has been delayed “at the request of the issuer” until further notice, according…
Bitcoin chose decentralization and immutability over payments, says Fidelity
Fidelity Digital Assets has published its response to commonplace criticisms of Bitcoin. “Bitcoin has failed as means of payment” is one of the prevalent criticisms of Bitcoin (BTC) that Fidelity Digital Assets is seeking to rebut. In a blog post…
Citibank analyst makes tentative $318K Bitcoin prediction for December 2021
However improbable this seems, it would represent the “weakest” major rally so far, at a 102 times increase from low to high. A recent Bitcoin (BTC) technical analysis prepared by CitiFX for its institutional clients points to a potential high…