Bitpay CCO Sonny Singh: We Do a Bitcoin Transaction Every 10 Seconds in the World

Aug 1, 2018

Inspired by bitcoin’s possibility to change the world, BitPay was first founded in 2011 when bitcoin's still in its early days, to provide bitcoin payment processing services for merchants. It has been one of the largest bitcoin payment processors since the company reached the milestone of 10,0...

Ethnic Chinese U.S. Presidential Candidate Accepts Bitcoin Donations

Jul 29, 2018

July 24, Andrew Yang, an U.S. Democrat presidential candidate tweeted that he is accepting donations in bitcoin, etherem and any other cryprocurrency based on the ERC20 standard for his 2020 presidential elections with a maximum donation of $2,500 for an individual. Yang is the second ethn...

Bitcoin Price Drops On ETF Denial

Jul 27, 2018

Not the much-anticipated Van Eck SolidX CBOE ETF which is currently under consideration and an outcome expected as from August, the SEC's denial of the Winklevoss ETF has sent the price of Bitcoin down by almost 4%. The proposal by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders ...

Bitcoin Moving Too Fast?

Jul 25, 2018

Bitcoin price has rapidly surged over $8,300 - it added another $500 within a 24-hour period. Moving at this fast pace, a correction should be expected as the 10-day upswing in the price - especially in the last few days - continues. Aside the filed Bitcoin ETF application whose outcome is...

So Much Ado About Bitcoin ETF Approval

Jul 24, 2018

It is being said here and there: the awaited Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) could be approved by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Though there is no firm basis to this optimism, the excitement surrounding the purported approval is being credited for catalysing the price...

Bitcoin’s Major 3-Day Highlights

Jul 20, 2018

It all started with a sudden spike in the price of Bitcoin when it was least expected this week. The top cryptocurrency gained more than $2.5bln to its market cap in less than an hour and added $500 to its unit price of $6800 on Tuesday July 17. Bitcoin's dominance of total crypto market cap a...

$410,000 Worth Crypto Donation Raised In 7 Days – Bitcoin Donation’s Globally Accepted

Jul 19, 2018

Today, it is possible for any bitcoin owner siting anywhere to send financial help to a cause - immediately and without any hurdles which were abundant previously like high transaction costs and complicated formalities. Receiving donations in bitcoin seems to get popular in these days. A...

Crypto As Future Money: Witnesses’ Accounts Before US Reps In Brief

Jul 19, 2018

On Wednesday July 18, four witnesses discussed before the US Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade one-panel hearing on how digital currencies may feature in the future of money. Its chair, Mr. Andy Barr cites the restriction on cryptocurrencies in China and Vietnam, their embrace...

Crypto Regulation In 2018: Hold On!

Jul 18, 2018

2018 was touted to be the year of regulation in the crypto space. Some market reports shared the view that the gaze of major countries will be on the industry to make their assessment and proffer ways to clear several issues usually associated with the evolving space. However, not much has been se...

Get One Bitcoin, Litecoin Founder Advises Investors

Jul 17, 2018

Coming from the founder of a cryptocurrency that has been around for a while, Litecoin's Charlie Lee's latest tweet for investors to own at least one Bitcoin before any other - including Litecoin - has been met with mixed feelings. Their bone of contention with the tweet which says that ...