A computer scientist and economist who co-founded the Bitcoin Association Switzerland, Luzius Meisser, has spoken out about the direction of the cryptocurrency industry, pointing to stablecoins as the next big mover. Meisser, who is also on the board at brokerage firm Bitcoin Suisse AG, was speaking at the Crypto Finance Conference in St Moritz on 16 January when he said …
Rumors that Russia might be pondering the possibility of buying Bitcoins as a means of fighting US-imposed economic sanctions have been strongly denied by the Russian authorities, according to local news blog Forklog. In the past few days, it has been suggested that a Russian economist with ties to the Russian government had said that the country was about to …
Bitcoin developer Jimmy Song has pointed the finger towards recent Gilets Jaunes (yellow vests) protesters in Paris as an illustration of how big government mismanagement can be overcome by using the right tools, but not by violence. Song suggests that the missing tool, not yet being utilized by the French in anti-government protests, is cryptocurrency, believing that currencies such as Bitcoin are …
Analysts are looking ahead to the potential for a sustained bull run on cryptocurrency markets in 2019, and many are expressing an expectation this will be the signal for Wall Street and institutions to up investment. Many see large-scale investment being re-examined in 2019 after being scared off by Bitcoin’s December dip. Wall Street notably stood back prior to the …
Listen to the 14 January 2019 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we continue with market analysis and discuss how the Ethereum Constantinople hard fork has been delayed. Follow the Bitcoin News Daily Podcast on Anchor, iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Radio Public, Pocket Casts, Overcast, Castbox, Breaker. We broadcast a new episode every day, covering the …
Listen to the 14 January 2019 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, look at the markets as the Ethereum Constantinople fork rapidly approaches. We also discuss the breaking news that Cryptopia has been hacked. Follow the Bitcoin News Daily Podcast on Anchor, iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Radio Public, Pocket Casts, Overcast, Castbox, Breaker. We broadcast a …
French crypto artist Pascal Boyart‘s Bitcoin competition came to an end yesterday when two diligent participants cracked the code, winning USD 1,000 in BTC. Boyart set the challenge seven days ago hiding the public keys to the BTC in his mural based on Delacroix’s original “Liberty Leading the People” in honor of yellow vest protesters standing up against government cuts …
Listen to the 13 January 2019 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast we do an in-depth analysis on the coming Ethereum fork. Also, we discuss how USD Coin may eventually overtake Tether. Follow the Bitcoin News Daily Podcast on Anchor, iTunes, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Radio Public, Pocket Casts, Overcast, Castbox, Breaker. We broadcast a new episode …
Bitcoin: the cryptocurrency that started them all. Created as the first decentralized, peer-to-peer payment system independent of a third party mediator, the appeal to manage personal finances without requiring a traditional bank account is a concept that has appealed to many, to say the least. But as Bitcoin reaches its tenth anniversary and continues to mature as a financial instrument, the …
Listen to the 12 January 2019 BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast below. On this edition of the BitcoinNews.com Daily Podcast, we do a deep dive market analysis on a mostly stable day in the crypto space. The big story is the Ethereum Constantinople Hard Fork is only days away, yet only 16% of miners have upgraded in preparation for the fork. This suggests that …
