Vitalik Buterin, the co-founder of Ethereum, the second-biggest cryptocurrency by market cap, has reacted to some of his earlier beliefs in a new year’s tweetstorm. The developer touched on some subjects including the rise of cryptocurrency in Argentina and how stablecoins are thriving in the country, how ethereum scaling is still a pressing concern for him, and the performance of…
Month: January 2022
Bitcoin holdings of public companies have surged in 2021
The quantity of Bitcoin held by private corporations has increased significantly during 2021, building on increases from the previous year. In a Jan. 3 tweet, on-chain analyst Willy Woo claimed that public companies holding “significant BTC have gained market share from spot ETFs as a way to access BTC exposure on public equity markets”. This has been more noticeable since…
New year, same ‘extreme fear’ — 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin (BTC) begins its first full week of 2022 in familiar territory below $50,000. After ending December at $47,200 — far below the majority of bullish expectations — the largest cryptocurrency has a lot to live up to as signs of a halving cycle peak remain nowhere to be found. With Wall Street set to return after stocks conversely ended…
40,000 member players guild raises $6M to make P2E gaming easier
Play It Forward DAO (PIF DAO) has kicked off 2022 by announcing it has raised $6 million from private investors, only six months after launching. The DAO includes a guild of over 40,000 players and 3,000 scholars across the Philippines and Indonesia, all of which are managed via a play-to-earn (P2E) scholar management program. Currently, the DAO has players across…
Bored Ape, Mutant Ape Yacht Club NFT Sales Skyrocket — Floor Prices Spike More Than 40% – Markets and Prices Bitcoin News
After Eminem revealed that he purchased a Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) non-fungible token (NFT) for $452K, both BAYC and Mutant Ape Yacht Club (MAYC) NFT sales have skyrocketed. Metrics indicate that on Sunday, January 2, 2022, MAYC’s seven-day trade volume of $93.02 million is up 93.41% and BAYC’s weekly volume of $78.26 million is up 150.97%. BAYC and MAYC…
More billionaires turning to crypto on fiat inflation fears
Previously anti-crypto investors are increasingly turning to Bitcoin and its brethren as a hedge against fiat currency inflation concerns. One example is Hungarian-born billionaire Thomas Peterffy who, in a Jan. 1 Bloomberg report, said that it would be prudent to have 2-3% of one’s portfolio in crypto assets just in case fiat “goes to hell”. He is reportedly worth $25…
Bitcoin Will Be Legal Tender in 2 More Countries This Year, El Salvador’s President Predicts – Featured Bitcoin News
El Salvador’s president has made six predictions relating to bitcoin for 2022. He expects two more countries to adopt bitcoin as legal tender this year. Meanwhile, he expects El Salvador’s Bitcoin City to commence construction during the year and his country’s volcano bonds to be oversubscribed. Bitcoin Predictions 2022 by President Bukele The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, tweeted…
Wharton’s Professor Warns About Inflation, Predicts Many Rate Hikes, Says Bitcoin Has Replaced Gold for Millennials – Economics Bitcoin News
A finance professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania has warned about inflation and the Fed hiking rates many more times than the market expects. He also said that bitcoin has become the new gold for the millennials. Finance Professor on Bitcoin and Inflation Wharton’s finance professor Jeremy Siegel shared his outlook for various markets that he…
KYC-Free Bitcoin Circular Economies – Bitcoin Magazine: Bitcoin News, Articles, Charts, and Guides
What Is A Circular Economy? A Bitcoin circular economy is a free market where you can trade any products or services for bitcoin, including daily needs like food, jobs and housing. The state censors fiat markets via regulations, permits and KYC. In comparison, a Bitcoin circular economy is peer-to-peer and meritocratic — no state permission or government ID is required…
Billionaire Ray Dalio Insists Governments Could Outlaw Bitcoin – Regulation Bitcoin News
Billionaire Ray Dalio, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, has reiterated his warning that governments could outlaw bitcoin. “In history, they’ve outlawed gold and they’ve outlawed silver and so on, and they could outlaw bitcoin,” he stressed. Ray Dalio Continues to Warn About Governments Outlawing Cryptocurrency Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio talked about bitcoin as he…